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Florida Panthers

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Starting Goalie

TBL

$88,000,000$88.00M

Unconfirmed

FLA

$88,687,210$88.69M

Unconfirmed

2024-25 Current Cap

Projected Cap Space

$-687,210

Current Cap Space

$7,762,500

LTIR Pool

$10,608,334

Projected Cap Hit

$88,687,210

$65.00M

Floor

$88.00M

Limit

Annual Cap Hit $90,845,834

Bonus Overages $500,000

Potential Bonuses $0

Active Roster 23/23

Standard Contracts 49/50

Retained Remaining 3/3

Transactions

Apr

Ekblad, Aaron

Ekblad was suspended two games Tuesday for elbowing the Tampa Bay Lightning's Brandon Hagel in Monday's Game 4.

Apr

Puljujarvi, Jesse

Puljujarvi was reassigned to AHL Charlotte on Friday, according to Panthers' beat reporter Alex Baumgartner.

Apr

Puljujarvi, Jesse

Puljujarvi (suspension) was called up from AHL Charlotte on Tuesday.

Apr

Tkachuk, Matthew

Tkachuk (groin) was activated from long-term injured reserve Tuesday, per the NHL media site.

Apr

Cormier, Evan

Cormier was called up from ECHL Savannah on Friday, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports.

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Active Injuries

SUSP

Ekblad, Aaron

Suspension

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Starting Goalie

TBL

$88,000,000$88.00M

Unconfirmed

FLA

$88,687,210$88.69M

Unconfirmed

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2025	0	0	0	2	2	1	1
2026	0	1	0	1	1	1	1
2027	1	0	1	1	1	1	2
Pick Value Total 29.66

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Cap Projections

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
NHL Cap Limit	$88,000,000$88.00M	$95,500,000$95.50M	$104,000,000$104.00M	$113,500,000$113.50M
Projected Cap Hit	$88,687,210$88.69M	$76,500,000$76.50M	$61,525,000$61.53M	$54,025,000$54.03M
Projected Cap Space	$-687,210$-687K	$19,000,000$19.00M	$42,475,000$42.48M	$59,475,000$59.48M
Annual Cap Hit	$90,845,834$90.85M	$76,500,000$76.50M	$61,525,000$61.53M	$54,025,000$54.03M
Current Cap Space	$7,762,500$7.76M	$19,000,000$19.00M	$42,475,000$42.48M	$59,475,000$59.48M
Deadline Cap Space	$7,762,500$7.76M	-	-	-
LTIR Pool	$10,608,334$10.61M
Actual Salary Paid
Bonus Overages	$500,000$500K	-	-	-
Potential Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Active Roster	23/23	16/23	11/23	8/23
Standard Contracts	49/50	27/50	16/50	9/50
Retained Remaining

Draft Pick Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2025	0	0	0	2	2	1	1
2026	0	1	0	1	1	1	1
2027	1	0	1	1	1	1	2
Pick Value Total 29.66

2025 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	16.86	Jul 22 2022 \| Traded Away The Florida Panthers acquired Matthew Tkachuk and a conditional 2025 fourth round pick from the Calgary Flames for Jonathan Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar, Cole Schwindt and conditional 2025 first round pick Trade Analysis
2	4.36	Jun 29 2024 \| Traded Away The Florida Panthers acquired a 2024 2nd round pick (#58) from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 2025 2nd round pick and 2024 7th round pick (#225) Trade Analysis
3	1.70	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	0.95	Jul 22 2022 The Florida Panthers acquired Matthew Tkachuk and a conditional 2025 fourth round pick from the Calgary Flames for Jonathan Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar, Cole Schwindt and conditional 2025 first round pick Trade Analysis
4	0.86
5	0.71	Jul 1 2023 The San Jose Sharks acquired Anthony Duclair from the Florida Panthers for Steven Lorentz and a 2025 5th round pick Trade Analysis
5	0.48
6	0.25
7	0.13	Mar 8 2024 The Florida Panthers acquired Magnus Hellberg from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Ludovic Waeber and a 2025 conditional 7th round pick (condition not met) Trade Analysis

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
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

2027 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	14.49
2	5.71	Mar 7 2025 \| Traded Away The Florida Panthers acquired Brad Marchand from the Boston Bruins for a conditional 2027 2nd round pick Trade Analysis
3	2.05
4	0.98
5	0.54
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

Apr 30

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RT @reporterchris: Pretty unique condition attached to the NMC/NTC in Taylor Hall's extension with Carolina

Apr 30

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Taylor Hall 3 yr $3.167M Cap Hit #Raiseup extension Yr 1 $3.5M Yr 2 $3.425M Yr 3 $2.575M Includes No Move Clause. If Hall has <35 Points in Year 2, then Year 3 becomes 10 Team No Trade Clause instead of No Move Rep'd by Darren Ferris @QuartexxHockey t.co/qtI5NrTpkc

Apr 30

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Apr 30

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Apr 30

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RT @PuckPedia: Today is a great day to do a draft lottery on PuckGM & then a mock or simulated draft

Apr 30

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Apr 30

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Apr 30

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Full Roster Breakdown

The Florida Panthers have $-687,210 in projected cap space and a projected cap hit of $88,687,210. The team currently has an active roster of 23 players, with 49 players under contract.

Forwards

$56,879,167$56.88M

64.6% of cap

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Marchand, Brad age36 posC shotl	$3,062,500$3.06M	$0 UFA
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	$0 UFA 2030
Verhaeghe, Carter age29 posC shotl	$4,166,667$4.17M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$0 UFA 2033
Nosek, Tomas age32 posLW shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Reinhart, Sam A age29 posC shotr	$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 age28 posC shotl	$4,425,000$4.43M	$0 UFA
Rodrigues, Evan age31 posC shotr	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$0 UFA
Greer, A.J. age28 posLW shotl	$850,000$850K	$850,000$850K	$0 UFA
Tkachuk, Matthew A age27 posLW shotl LTIR	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$0 UFA 2030
Boqvist, Jesper age26 posC shotl	$775,000$775K	$1,500,000$1.50M	$1,500,000$1.50M	$0 UFA
Luostarinen, Eetu age26 posC shotl	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$0 UFA
Gadjovich, Jonah age26 posLW shotl	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Sturm, Nico age29 posC shotl	$2,000,000$2.00M	$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	$0 UFA 2030
Samoskevich, Mackie age22 posRW shotr	$925,000$925K	$0 RFA
Totals	$56,879,167$56.88M	$49,250,000$49.25M	$47,625,000$47.63M	$40,125,000$40.13M

Defence

$26,325,000$26.32M

29.9% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Kulikov, Dmitry age34 posD shotl	$1,150,000$1.15M	$1,150,000$1.15M	$1,150,000$1.15M	$1,150,000$1.15M	$0 UFA 2028
Megna, Jaycob age32 posD shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Schmidt, Nate age33 posD shotl	$800,000$800K	$0 UFA
Jones, Seth age30 posD shotr	$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 posD shotr SUSP	$7,500,000$7.50M	$0 UFA
Forsling, Gustav A age28 posD shotl	$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 posD shotl	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$0 UFA
Balinskis, Uvis age28 posD shotl	$850,000$850K	$850,000$850K	$0 UFA
Totals	$26,325,000$26.32M	$17,250,000$17.25M	$13,900,000$13.90M	$13,900,000$13.90M

Goaltenders

$13,400,000$13.40M

15.2% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27
Bobrovsky, Sergei age36 catchesL	$10,000,000$10.00M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$0 UFA
Vanecek, Vitek age29 catchesL	$3,400,000$3.40M	$0 UFA
Totals	$13,400,000$13.40M	$10,000,000$10.00M

Buried

0.0% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Totals

Buyout & Cap Charges

$-5,758,333$-5.76M

-6.5% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26
Ekblad, Aaron - Suspended without Pay	$-7,500,000$-7.50M	$0
Yandle, Keith age38 posD shotl Buyout	$1,241,667$1.24M	$0
Bonus Carryover Overage	$500,000$500K	$0
Totals	$-5,758,333$-5.76M

Retained

0.0% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Totals

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

$12,525,000$12.53M

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Dalpe, Zac age35 posC shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Puljujarvi, Jesse age26 posRW shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Asplund, Rasmus age27 posC shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Lockwood, William age26 posRW shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Heponiemi, Aleksi age26 posC shotl	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Entwistle, Mackenzie age25 posRW shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Hutsko, Logan age26 posRW shotr	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Sourdif, Justin age23 posRW shotr	$847,500$848K	$0 RFA
Vilmanis, Sandis age21 posLW shotl	$855,000$855K	$855,000$855K	$855,000$855K	$0 RFA
Davies, Joshua age21 posLW shotl	$828,333$828K	$828,333$828K	$828,333$828K	$0 RFA
Devine, Jack age21 posRW shotr		$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K
Schwindt, Kai age21 posLW shotl	$798,334$798K	$798,334$798K	$798,334$798K	$0 RFA
McAllister, Ryan age23 posC shotl	$896,667$897K	$896,667$897K	$0 RFA
Sawchyn, Gracyn age20 posC shotr	$878,333$878K	$878,333$878K	$878,333$878K	$0 RFA
Steeves, Ben age22 posLW shotl	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA
Skoog, Wilmer age25 posC shotl	$870,000$870K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Okuliar, Oliver age24 posLW shotl	$870,000$870K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
St. Martin, Hunter age19 posLW shotl	$855,833$856K	$855,833$856K	$855,833$856K	$0 RFA
Lundmark, Anton age24 posRW shotr		$975,000$975K
Totals	$12,525,000$12.53M	$7,987,500$7.99M	$5,165,833$5.17M	$950,000$950K

Non-roster Defence

$6,864,177$6.86M

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Bjornfot, Tobias age24 posD shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA
Benning, Michael age23 posD shotr	$916,667$917K	$0 RFA
Uens, Zachary age23 posD shotl	$859,167$859K	$0 RFA
Kiersted, Matt age27 posD shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Nause, Evan age22 posD shotl	$864,167$864K	$864,167$864K	$0 RFA
Alscher, Marek age21 posD shotl	$865,000$865K	$865,000$865K	$865,000$865K	$0 RFA
Staios, Nathan age23 posD shotl	$859,176$859K	$0 RFA
Hovorka, Mikulas age23 posD shotr	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA
Totals	$6,864,177$6.86M	$2,679,167$2.68M	$865,000$865K

Non-roster Goaltenders

$2,725,000$2.73M

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27
Kahkonen, Kaapo age28 catchesL	$1,000,000$1.00M	$0 UFA
Cormier, Evan age27 catchesL	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Black, Cooper age23 catchesL	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA
Totals	$2,725,000$2.73M	$950,000$950K