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Florida Panthers

'24

'25

2025-26 Cap Overview

Projected Cap Space

$-6,854,818

Current Cap Space

$1,492,293

Deadline Cap Space

$1,492,293

Projected Playoff Cap Space

$16,925,001

Projected Cap Hit

$102,354,818

$70.60M

Floor

$95.50M

Limit

Annual Cap Hit $102,375,000

Projected Playoff Cap Hit $78,574,999

Bonus Overages $0

Potential Bonuses $250,000

LTIR Pool $8,367,293

Active Roster 23/23

Standard Contracts 47/50

Retained Remaining 3/3

Transactions

13

Oct

Bjornfot, Tobias

Bjornfot was recalled from AHL Charlotte on Monday.

12

Oct

Gadjovich, Jonah

2yrs

$905,000

Cap Hit

12

Oct

Studnicka, Jack

Studnicka scored a goal on three shots and added an assist in AHL Charlotte's 4-3 win over Springfield.

12

Oct

Devine scored a goal on five shots and added an assist in AHL Charlotte's 4-3 win over Springfield on Saturday.

10

Oct

Kulikov, Dmitry

Kulikov (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Friday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

All Transactions Signings Trades

Active Injuries

IR

Kulikov, Dmitry

Upper Body

Day to Day

LTIR

Knee

Month to Month

LTIR

Tkachuk, Matthew

Groin

Month to Month

LTIR

Barkov, Aleksander

Knee

Month to Month

All Injuries

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	$102,354,818$102.35M	$86,780,000$86.78M	$79,280,000$79.28M	$77,225,000$77.23M
Projected Cap Space	$-6,854,818$-6.85M	$17,220,000$17.22M	$34,220,000$34.22M	$36,275,000$36.28M
Annual Cap Hit	$102,375,000$102.38M	$86,780,000$86.78M	$79,280,000$79.28M	$77,225,000$77.23M
Current Cap Space	$1,492,293$1.49M	$17,220,000$17.22M	$34,220,000$34.22M	$36,275,000$36.28M
Deadline Cap Space	$1,492,293$1.49M	-	-	-
LTIR Pool	$8,367,293$8.37M
Actual Salary Paid
Bonus Overages	-	-	-	-
Potential Bonuses	$250,000$250K	-	-	-
Active Roster	23/23	16/23	13/23	11/23
Standard Contracts	47/50	26/50	17/50	11/50
Retained Remaining

2026 NHL Draft

Round	Pick From	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 NHL Draft

Round	Pick From	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 NHL 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

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Starting Goalie

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Flyers

Vladar, D

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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Full Roster Breakdown

The Florida Panthers have $-6,854,818 in projected cap space and a projected cap hit of $102,354,818. The team currently has an active roster of 23 players, with 47 players under contract.

14

Forwards

$66,425,000$66.43M

69.6% of cap

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Marchand, Brad A 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 age30 posC shotl LTIR	$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 age33 posC,LW shotl LTIR	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Reinhart, Sam A 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 LTIR	$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
Gregor, Noah age27 posLW,RW shotl	$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 age27 posLW,C shotl	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$0 UFA
Gadjovich, Jonah age27 posLW shotl	$775,000$775K	$905,000$905K	$905,000$905K	$0 UFA
Schwindt, Cole age24 posRW,C shotr	$825,000$825K	$0 UFA-Group6		$0 UFA
Lundell, Anton age24 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	$66,425,000$66.43M	$61,780,000$61.78M	$54,280,000$54.28M	$53,375,000$53.38M	$53,375,000$53.38M

7

Defence

$24,900,000$24.90M

26.1% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Kulikov, Dmitry age34 posLD shotl IR	$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 age31 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	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$0 UFA 2034
Bjornfot, Tobias age24 posD shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Balinskis, Uvis age29 posD shotl	$850,000$850K	$0 UFA
Totals	$24,900,000$24.90M	$25,000,000$25.00M	$25,000,000$25.00M	$23,850,000$23.85M	$23,850,000$23.85M

2

Goaltenders

$11,050,000$11.05M

11.6% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Bobrovsky, Sergei age37 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

0

Buried

-

0.0% of cap

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

0

Buyout & Cap Charges

-

0.0% of cap

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

0

Retained

-

0.0% of cap

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

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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.

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Non-roster Forwards

$11,028,889$11.03M

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Motte, Tyler age30 posC,W shotl	$0 UFA
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 age22 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

5

Non-roster Defence

$4,309,167$4.31M

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
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	$4,309,167$4.31M	$1,720,000$1.72M	$855,000$855K

2

Non-roster Goaltenders

$1,825,000$1.83M

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Gerasimyuk, Kirill age22 catchesL	$875,000$875K	$875,000$875K	$0 RFA
Black, Cooper age24 catchesL	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Totals	$1,825,000$1.83M	$875,000$875K

Reserve Non-roster

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