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Florida Panthers

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2025-26 Current Cap

Projected Cap Space

$-4,500,000

Current Cap Space

$-4,500,000

Deadline Cap Space

$-4,500,000

LTIR Pool

Projected Cap Hit

$100,000,000

$70.60M

Floor

$95.50M

Limit

Annual Cap Hit $100,000,000

Bonus Overages $0

Potential Bonuses $250,000

Active Roster 23/23

Standard Contracts 46/50

Retained Remaining 3/3

Transactions

Aug

Kunin, Luke

1yr

$775,000

Cap Hit

Aug

Benning, Michael

1yr

$775,000

Cap Hit

Jul

Skoog, Wilmer

1yr

$775,000

Cap Hit

Jul

Bjornfot, Tobias

1yr

$775,000

Cap Hit

Jul

Samoskevich, Mackie

1yr

$775,000

Cap Hit

All Transactions Signings Trades

Active Injuries

LTIR

Tkachuk, Matthew

Groin

Week to Week

All Injuries

Draft Pick Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2026	0	2	0	1	1	1	0
2027	0	1	1	1	1	2	2
2028	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Pick Value Total 47.57

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Cap Projections

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29
NHL Cap Limit	$95,500,000$95.50M	$104,000,000$104.00M	$113,500,000$113.50M	$113,500,000$113.50M
Projected Cap Hit	$100,000,000$100.00M	$80,875,000$80.88M	$73,375,000$73.38M	$72,225,000$72.23M
Projected Cap Space	$-4,500,000$-4.50M	$23,125,000$23.13M	$40,125,000$40.13M	$41,275,000$41.28M
Annual Cap Hit	$100,000,000$100.00M	$80,875,000$80.88M	$73,375,000$73.38M	$72,225,000$72.23M
Current Cap Space	$-4,500,000$-4.50M	$23,125,000$23.13M	$40,125,000$40.13M	$41,275,000$41.28M
Deadline Cap Space	$-4,500,000$-4.50M	-	-	-
LTIR Pool	-
Actual Salary Paid
Bonus Overages	-	-	-	-
Potential Bonuses	$250,000$250K	-	-	-
Active Roster	23/23	14/23	11/23	10/23
Standard Contracts	46/50	24/50	15/50	10/50
Retained Remaining

Draft Pick Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2026	0	2	0	1	1	1	0
2027	0	1	1	1	1	2	2
2028	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Pick Value Total 47.57

2026 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	14.49	Mar 1 2025 \| Traded Away The Florida Panthers acquired Seth Jones and a 2026 4th round pick from the Chicago Blackhawks for Spencer Knight and a 2026 1st round pick Trade Analysis
2	5.71	Jun 26 2025 The Washington Capitals acquired Justin Sourdif from the Florida Panthers for 2026 2nd Round Pick & 2027 6th Round Pick Trade Analysis
2	5.71
3	2.05	Mar 6 2024 \| Traded Away The Florida Panthers acquired Vladimir Tarasenko from the Ottawa Senators for a 2024 4th round pick (converted to 2026 3rd Round pick) and 2025 3rd round pick Trade Analysis
4	0.98	Mar 6 2025 \| Traded Away The Florida Panthers acquired Nico Sturm and a 2027 7th round pick from the San Jose Sharks for a 2026 4th round pick Trade Analysis
4	0.98	Mar 1 2025 The Florida Panthers acquired Seth Jones and a 2026 4th round pick from the Chicago Blackhawks for Spencer Knight and a 2026 1st round pick Trade Analysis
5	0.54
6	0.29
7	0.14	Jun 28 2025 \| Traded Away The Florida Panthers acquired a 2025 7th round pick (#197) from the Chicago Blackhawks for a 2026 7th round pick Trade Analysis

2027 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	14.49	Mar 7 2025 \| Traded Away The Florida Panthers acquired Brad Marchand from the Boston Bruins for a conditional 2027 2nd round pick Trade Analysis
2	5.71
3	2.05
4	0.98
5	0.54
6	0.29	Jun 26 2025 The Washington Capitals acquired Justin Sourdif from the Florida Panthers for 2026 2nd Round Pick & 2027 6th Round Pick Trade Analysis
6	0.29
7	0.14	Mar 6 2025 The Florida Panthers acquired Nico Sturm and a 2027 7th round pick from the San Jose Sharks for a 2026 4th round pick Trade Analysis
7	0.14

2028 See Full Draft

Round	Pick From	Pick Value	Trade Details
1		14.49
2		5.71
3		2.05
4		0.98
5		0.54
6		0.29
7		0.14

Full Roster Breakdown

The Florida Panthers have $-4,500,000 in projected cap space and a projected cap hit of $100,000,000. The team currently has an active roster of 23 players, with 46 players under contract.

Forwards

$64,825,000$64.83M

67.9% of cap

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Marchand, Brad age37 posRW,LW shotl +35	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$0 UFA 2031
Barkov, Aleksander C age29 posC shotl	$10,000,000$10.00M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$0 UFA 2030
Verhaeghe, Carter age30 posLW shotl	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$0 UFA 2033
Nosek, Tomas age32 posC,LW shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Reinhart, Sam age29 posRW shotr	$8,625,000$8.63M	$8,625,000$8.63M	$8,625,000$8.63M	$8,625,000$8.63M	$8,625,000$8.63M	$0 UFA 2032
Bennett, Sam age29 posC shotl	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$0 UFA 2033
Rodrigues, Evan age32 posRW,LW shotr	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$0 UFA
Greer, A.J. age28 posLW shotl	$850,000$850K	$0 UFA
Tkachuk, Matthew A age27 posLW,RW shotl IR	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$0 UFA 2030
Kunin, Luke age27 posRW shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Boqvist, Jesper age26 posC,LW shotl	$1,500,000$1.50M	$1,500,000$1.50M	$0 UFA
Luostarinen, Eetu age26 posLW,C shotl	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$0 UFA
Gadjovich, Jonah age26 posLW shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Lundell, Anton age23 posC shotl	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$0 UFA 2030
Samoskevich, Mackie age22 posRW,C shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA
Totals	$64,825,000$64.83M	$60,875,000$60.88M	$53,375,000$53.38M	$53,375,000$53.38M	$53,375,000$53.38M

Defence

$24,125,000$24.12M

25.3% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Kulikov, Dmitry age34 posLD shotl	$1,150,000$1.15M	$1,150,000$1.15M	$1,150,000$1.15M	$0 UFA
Petry, Jeff age37 posRD shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Jones, Seth age30 posRD shotr	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$0 UFA 2030
Ekblad, Aaron A age29 posRD shotr	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$0 UFA 2033
Forsling, Gustav age29 posLD shotl	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$0 UFA 2032
Mikkola, Niko age29 posLD shotl	$2,500,000$2.50M	$0 UFA
Balinskis, Uvis age29 posD shotl	$850,000$850K	$0 UFA
Totals	$24,125,000$24.12M	$20,000,000$20.00M	$20,000,000$20.00M	$18,850,000$18.85M	$18,850,000$18.85M

Goaltenders

$11,050,000$11.05M

11.6% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27
Bobrovsky, Sergei age36 catchesL	$10,000,000$10.00M	$0 UFA
Tarasov, Daniil age26 catchesL	$1,050,000$1.05M	$0 UFA
Totals	$11,050,000$11.05M

Buried

0.0% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Totals

Buyout & Cap Charges

0.0% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Totals

Retained

0.0% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Totals

Latest News

Aug 22

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RT @PuckPedia: Some players we projected as UFA's on Aug 15 due to rights expiring are still property of their NHL team. College players s…

Aug 22

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The #FlaPanthers signed 27 y/o UFA F Luke Kunin to 1 year $775K 1-way deal 18P in 75GP Rep'd by Craig Oster @TheHockeyAgency t.co/37ova5SCjb

After signing Rossi the #MNWild have $4.4M in Projected Cap Space with 23 active roster players (14F/7D/2G) IR: Brodin t.co/39Pn8RmYku

Aug 22

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The #MNWild signed RFA F Marco Rossi to 3 year $5M Cap Hit Yr 1 $4M Salary Yr 2 $5M Salary Yr 3 $6M Salary On expiry, will be RFA w/ arb & $6M QO & 1 year from UFA elig Rep'd by Ian Pulver @nxtshotsports @WillSportsGroup 1st w/ breakdown @RussoHockey t.co/nXFJZG7d3h

Aug 22

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RT @RussoHockey: Marco Rossi’s deal will carry a $5 million AAV. $4 million, $5 million, $6 million, so his QO heading into his unrestricte…

Aug 22

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Expecting a 3 year deal for Rossi around $5M t.co/Yxa97Eqcr1

Aug 22

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Further to this on Rossi, a 3 year term would appear to work best for both sides given he’s UFA eligible in 2029 t.co/3pbeYbF3c9

Roster vs Non-roster Players

All players on the NHL Roster have their cap hit count towards the team's cap hit.
Players who are not on the NHL Roster (in other leagues) do not count against the cap up to the burying threshold. Non-roster players who have a cap hit above the burying threshold carry a cap charge for the excess.
The team's cap hit each day includes players who are on the NHL Roster as of 5pm Eastern.
Players assigned to the minors must clear waivers if they are not waivers exempt.
See the PuckPedia Waivers Tracker here.

Non-roster Forwards

$11,028,889$11.03M

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Heponiemi, Aleksi age26 posC,W shotl	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Studnicka, Jack age26 posC,RW shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Entwistle, Mackenzie age26 posRW,C shotr	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Hutsko, Logan age26 posRW,C shotr	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Foote, Nolan age24 posLW,RW shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA-Group6		$0 UFA
Vilmanis, Sandis age21 posLW,RW shotl	$855,000$855K	$855,000$855K	$0 RFA
Davies, Joshua age21 posLW,C shotl	$828,333$828K	$828,333$828K	$0 RFA
Devine, Jack age21 posRW shotr	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA
Schwindt, Kai age21 posLW shotl	$798,334$798K	$798,334$798K	$0 RFA
McAllister, Ryan age23 posC shotl	$896,667$897K	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Sawchyn, Gracyn age20 posC shotr	$846,666$847K	$846,666$847K	$846,666$847K	$0 RFA
Steeves, Ben age23 posLW shotl	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Skoog, Wilmer age26 posC shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Okuliar, Oliver age25 posLW shotl	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
St. Martin, Hunter age20 posLW shotl	$828,889$829K	$828,889$829K	$828,889$829K	$0 RFA
Lundmark, Anton age24 posRW,LW shotr	$975,000$975K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Totals	$11,028,889$11.03M	$5,882,222$5.88M	$2,625,555$2.63M

Non-roster Defence

$5,084,167$5.08M

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Bjornfot, Tobias age24 posD shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Benning, Michael age23 posD shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Nause, Evan age22 posD shotl	$864,167$864K	$0 RFA
Alscher, Marek age21 posD shotl	$865,000$865K	$865,000$865K	$0 RFA
Jansson, Ludvig age21 posD shotr	$855,000$855K	$855,000$855K	$855,000$855K	$0 RFA
Hovorka, Mikulas age24 posD shotr	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Totals	$5,084,167$5.08M	$1,720,000$1.72M	$855,000$855K

Non-roster Goaltenders

$2,600,000$2.60M

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29
Gerasimyuk, Kirill age22 catchesL	$875,000$875K	$875,000$875K	$0 RFA
Bussi, Brandon age27 catchesR	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Black, Cooper age24 catchesL	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Totals	$2,600,000$2.60M	$875,000$875K