Panthers defenseman Steven Kampfer, who has been out since Dec. 12 with a knee injury, skated with the team Tuesday morning and Gallant said he could be back during the next six-game road trip which runs from Jan. 5 to 17.
Panthers second-line center Nick Bjugstad, who led the team with 24 goals last season, joined his team's morning skate Sunday for the first time since being sidelined by migraines after a practice on Nov. 30.
"When he's ready, he's ready. The last two days he skated with our team, so that's a good sign," Gallant said. "Love to see him back, the sooner the better."
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George Richards of the Miami Herald: The Panthers will be getting an $86 million financial package from Broward Coutny, and co-owner Doug Cifu said they will continue to invest on their on-ice product. The Panthers have a young core that will need new contracts soon – Aleksander Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau (signed through next year), Erik Gudbranson and Aaron Ekblad.
“We want to focus now on how we fit guys in under the salary cap,” Cifu said. “Our commitment is to take the great guys we know are the foundation of our franchise and keep them here for the long haul, build a nucleus of players who want to be winners here.”
Nick Bjugstad signed a six-year, $25 million extension last year. Barkov and Grudbranson will be RFAs.
Other pending RFAs include Brandon Pirri, Vincent Trocheck, Connor Brickley, Logan Shaw and Quinton Howden.
The Panthers will have new jerseys and a logo for next season.
Jagr is fourth in voting for the Atlantic Division as the format of the game changes to a series of 3-on-3 periods.
"I appreciate your votes for All-Star game," Jagr wrote, "but 3 on 3 would kill me, and I don't want to die yet. Thank you for understanding. Too old."
There are a number of important milestones within reach of Jagr, who has 730 goals and 1,820 points in 1,571 NHL games.
-- Jagr, with 730 goals, is one behind Marcel Dionne (Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers) for fourth in NHL goal-scoring. He needs 11 to catch Brett Hull, who scored 741 goals during a 20-season career with five teams. Wayne Gretzky has the most goals in NHL history with 894, 93 more than Gordie Howe.
-- Jagr is 10 goals and 25 points short of tying the single-season record for a player 43 or older. Mark Messier had 18 goals and 43 points in his final NHL season, with the New York Rangers in 2003-04.
-- Jagr is 30 points behind Howe (1,850 points) for third in points, and 67 behind Messier (1,887 points) for second. Gretzky holds the record with 2,857 points.
The two-goal performance was the second of Derek MacKenzie's NHL career. The first time he did it was on March 12, 2011, when he was a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Örülök, hogy nálunk játszik, nélkülözhetetlen tagja a csapatnak.
Defenseman Dmitry Kulikov (knee) wore a non-contact jersey in practice Saturday. He will travel with the Panthers for their five-game road trip but won't play Sunday.
Defenseman Dylan Olsen was recalled from Portland of the American Hockey League and will replace Alex Petrovic (ankle), who didn't practice Saturday.
Forward Aleksander Barkov will return to the Florida Panthers lineup Monday against the Tampa Bay Lightning after missing 10 games with a broken bone in his hand, according to the Miami Herald.
A fórumban a kiadvány regiszrált látogatói kapnak lehetőséget magánvéleményük kifejezésére.
Ezen vélemények nem tükrözik a kiadó szerkesztőségének álláspontját.
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