Filip Kuba has signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the Panthers. The terms of the contract come via Twitter from his agent, Rich Evans.
Kuba, 35, had 32 points and was a plus-26 in 73 games with the Ottawa Senators last season. He played most of the season with Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson as his defense partner. Kuba has 323 points in 792 NHL games dating to the 1998-99 season.
“Filip is an experienced player who adds further depth to our blue line,” general manager Dale Tallon said in a statement. “He is a big, strong and responsible, shutdown defenseman who averaged more than 23 minutes of ice time per game last season. We are confident that he will fit very well into our top six and help our power play. We look forward to his contributions to our team.”
The Panthers also re-signed two AHL players to one-year, two-way contracts: forward Greg Rallo and goalie Dov Grumet-Morris.
"Greg and Dov were both integral parts of our organization's success last season and we're excited to have them back on board for next year,'' said Panthers assistant GM Mike Santos, who is GM for the San Antonio Rampage, Florida's AHL affiliate.
"The experience they earned in the AHL playoffs will continue to benefit the organization.''
Florida Panthers Executive VP & General Manager Dale Tallon announced today that the club has agreed to terms with G Scott Clemmensen on a two-year contract extension.
“Scott is a high-character, hard-working player who is a true professional in every sense,” said Tallon. “He stepped in and played very well in some tough games for us last season, including recording wins against Los Angeles, Vancouver, San Jose, Washington and Philadelphia. We are very pleased to have him back with our club and look forward to his continued contributions to our organization both on and off the ice.”
Martin Brodeur; goalie; longtime Devil proved that 40 is today's 30 after another outstanding playoff run; would serve as nice mentor and bridge to Markstrom era.
Zach Parise; left wing; another Devil likely to stay in Newark; 30-goal scorer who does it all is in prime of career and worth a long-term investment.
Derek Whitmore; left wing; under-the-radar affordable winger played for Panthers coach Kevin Dineen in Portland and has successive seasons there with 25-plus goals.
P.A. Parenteau; right wing; hidden gem on Long Island; 29-year-old notched 67 points, including six power-play goals, and wouldn't break the bank.
Alexander Semin; right wing; enigmatic Russian, 28, with six 20-plus goal seasons, including 40 in 2009-10, could bolster Panthers' 27th-ranked offense.
Mikael Samuelsson; right wing; a physical specimen at 35, coveted by Dineen after supplying leadership, toughness and playmaking expertise on the power play.
Jiri Hudler; center; crafty 28-year-old with championship DNA coming off 25-goal, 25-point season would bolster Panthers in the middle on power play, but not known for faceoff prowess.
Ryan Suter; defenseman; shut-down blueliner and favorite of Santos when in Nashville together, coming off career-high 46-point season and plus-15; would fit well on any team, especially if the Panthers can't re-up Garrison.
Bradley played in just 45 games with the Panthers last year because of a couple of injuries – including a concussion suffered in February against the Ducks. That injury basically ended his season even though he practiced with the team during the playoffs.
Lehet, hogy olcsóbban megúsznátok, de sokkal komolyabb minőséget képvisel mindkét kapusnál Luongo (mondom ezt úgy, hogy a "régi" kapus generációból Théo a kedvencem)
According to TSN's Bob McKenzie, the Florida Panthers have placed right wing Matt Bradley on unconditional waivers, presumably for the buyout or termination of his contract.
Bradley had signed a two-year, $1.9 million with the Panthers last summer, but had just three goals and five assists in 45 games, and didn't score a point while playing nine of the Capitals' 14 playoff games.
TSN also reported the team placed center Mike Santorelli on waivers. Santorelli had nine goals and 11 points in 60 games last season, after scoring 20 goals in 82 games in 2010-11.
Szerintem a Théo+Clemmy tandemet inkább emocionális értékek mint racionalitás miatt szeretnéd
Lou a liga egyik legjobb kapusa és nálatok a felesége közelsége és a szurkolói szeretetnek köszönhetően ismét parádézna.
Garrisont dícsértem szezon közben, de a fizetési igényével úgy érzem kissé elszállt vele a ló ( jól olvastam, 5 millió/év )
Samuelsson viszont miért nem marad? Ezt nem is értem...leader akiben bőven benne van még pár év (ha egészsége engedi)
Clemmensen "elküldésével" egyértelmű, hogy a management teljes gőzzel dolgozik Luongo megszerzésén. Mivel kijelentette, hogy hozzátok akar jönni kizárólag (gondolom erősen közrejátszott a felesége is) elég jó tárgyalási pozícióban vagytok, hacsak a Nucks nem akar közel 10 millát kapusokra költeni.
Théo egy év backup, Markström egy év AHL és utána mehet Luongo mögé tanulni
Tallon said that Garrison is the only Panthers free agent he's dealing with, meaning that Clemmensen, and forwards Mikael Samuelsson, Krys Barch, Marco Sturm and John Madden will be allowed to test free agency.
Florida Panthers Executive VP & General Manager Dale Tallon announced today that the club has tendered qualifying offers to nine of their restricted free agents: D Mike Caruso, D Roman Derlyuk, D Keaton Ellerby, G Brian Foster, D Dmitry Kulikov, F Michal Repik, F Eric Selleck, F Kris Versteeg and F James Wright.
McCabe, the Panthers captain from 2009-11, officially joins the hockey development department July 1.
McCabe, who retired after not playing last season, helped Tallon during the trade deadline and was seen around the Panthers for a good part of the year.
“He wants to learn the business,'' GM Dale Tallon said. “And I think it's great.''
McCabe will help fellow former captain Brian Skrudland work with Florida's young talent on both the junior and minor league level. McCabe basically replaces former teammate Cory Stillman who recently left for Carolina.
Who: Mike Matheson, defenseman
How acquired: First round, 23rd overall
Age, hometown: 18; Pointe-Claire, Quebec
Scouting report: The 6-foot-1 defenseman is off to national power Boston College in the fall and should play at least two seasons with the Eagles. Matheson is a good skater and has some zip to his shot.
Who: Steven Hodges
How acquired: Third round, 84th overall
Age, hometown: 18; Delta, British Columbia
Scouting report: Hodges is a good sized center with a sense of scoring as he put in 21 goals for Victoria of the Western Hockey League this past season.
Who: Alexander Delnov, left wing
How acquired: Fourth round, 114th overall
Age, hometown: 18; Moskva, Russia
Scouting report: Delnov only scored 11 goals for his junior team in Russia this season, but he played well at the under-18 World Championships where he caught Florida's attention.
Who: Francis Beauvillier, left wing/center
How acquired: Sixth round, 174th overall
Age, hometown: 18; Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
Scouting report: The Panthers feel Beauvillier will get better as he gets stronger although they like his decision making and play on both ends of the ice.
Who: Jonatan Nielsen, defenseman
How acquired: Seventh round (via trade with Dallas), 194th overall
Age, hometown: 18; Anderstorp, Sweden
Scouting report: At 6-3, Nielsen has good size although he's not looked at to put up many points offensively. He is good with the stick, however, and could develop.
On the first day of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft at the Consol Energy Center, the Florida Panthers selected D Michael Matheson with the club’s 23rd overall choice.
Rounds 2-7 begin on Saturday at 10 a.m. (EST) with Florida holding an additional four draft picks. Florida owns one pick each in the second, third, fourth, and sixth rounds.
Matheson, 18, recorded 27 points (11-16-27) in 53 games with the Dubuque Fighting Saints (United States Hockey League during the 2011-12 season, leading his squad’s defensemen in scoring. He also added five points (4-1-5) in five playoff games in his first year with the club. In 2010-11, the six-foot-one, 178-pound defenseman registered 38 points (14-24-38) in 35 games for LAC St-Louis.
The Pointe Claire, QC native represented Canada at the 2011 Under-18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and played for Team Quebec at the 2011 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, where he finished with eight points (2-6-8) in six games. Matheson has committed to play for Boston College for the fall of 2012.
18 éves, 6"1' magas, 178 font súlyú védő az első húzásunk.
-The Panthers open the 2012-13 season at home against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Oct. 13. It is the first time Florida has opened a season at home since the 2006-07 season.
-The defending Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings visit South Florida on Saturday, Mar. 30.
-The Panthers will take on the defending Eastern Conference Champion New Jersey Devils at home on Thursday Dec. 13 and Saturday, Jan. 19.
-The Panthers will conclude the 2012-13 season with a trip north of the border against Montreal (Apr. 9) and Winnipeg (Apr. 11) before hosting Pittsburgh in the season finale on Apr. 13.
-The Panthers 2012-13 schedule includes 10 Sunday contests, nine Monday games, 15 Tuesdays, four Wednesdays, 19 Thursdays, 10 Fridays and 15 Saturday contests.
-For the first time since the 2008-09 season, the Panthers will not host the Montreal Canadiens on New Year’s Eve, but will instead host the NY Rangers at 6:00 p.m.
-Florida plays host to the Washington Capitals in a special 3:00 pm start on Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 21.
-The Panthers longest home stand of the season is seven games (Feb. 24-Mar. 10).
-The Panthers longest road trip of the year is five games, occurring twice. The first trip will consist of games against Buffalo (Jan. 3), Pittsburgh (Jan. 4), Winnipeg (Jan. 6), Montreal (Jan. 8) and Toronto (Jan. 10). In their second five game trip of the season, the Cats will take on Pittsburgh (Mar. 19), NY Rangers (Mar. 21), New Jersey (Mar. 23), Ottawa (Mar. 25) and Toronto (Mar. 26).
-The Cats will host three games in October, seven in November, seven in December, four in January, nine in February, eight in March and three in April.
-The Panthers will play 13 sets of back-to-back games next season.
-The Panthers will play 15 games in both December and March, their busiest months of the season.
-The Panthers will have seven days off from Jan. 22 - Jan. 28 for the NHL’s All-Star break. The All-Star Game will be held in Columbus on Jan. 27. The Cats begin play after the break as they travel to Tampa Bay (Jan. 29).
The Florida Panthers have signed minor league defenseman Jason DeSantis to a one-year, two-way contract.
DeSantis, 26, played in 66 games with the St.John's IceCaps of the AHL last season. He was third on the club with 43 points and 58 PIM. He also appeared in 10 games in the 2012 Calder Cup playoffs, recording three assists.
DeSantis (5-11, 185) is a native of Oxford, Mich. He has played in 151 career AHL contests for Philadelphia, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and St. John's. he played four years of college hockey at Ohio State.
"It definitely is a great honor. There's a lot of people that I looked up to and there's elite, elite level players that could have had a chance and maybe at some point should have won the award, but I'm glad that we broke the trend as a defenseman and we'll see where it goes from here."
Tallon also said that he has made an offer to re-sign unrestricted 34-year-old free-agent goaltender Scott Clemmensen and is in the process of formulating an offer to free-agent defenseman Jason Garrison and forward Mikael Samuelsson.
Clemmy, ha olvasod a posztot, írj alá légy szíves!
To no one's surprise the Panthers and General Manager Dale Tallon have agreed to a multi-year contract extension after the GM of the Year candidate helped transform a floundering franchise into Southeast Division champions while ending an NHL-record 10-season playoff drought in just his second season at the helm.
A fórumban a kiadvány regiszrált látogatói kapnak lehetőséget magánvéleményük kifejezésére.
Ezen vélemények nem tükrözik a kiadó szerkesztőségének álláspontját.
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