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Florida Panthers bring back goaltender Jacob Markstrom in trade; Rangers sign Dorofeyev The Florida Panthers have traded for their second goaltender in as many days, acquiring Jacob Markstrom from the New Jersey Devils Jacob is an established veteran leader in this league who possesses size and a relentless drive to win, Panthers general manager Bill Zito said.
We are excited for him to compete alongside our established group and return to South Florida.
career a decade and a half ago.
He was one of the top prospects at the position after getting taken with the 34th pick in the 2008 draft and played his first 43 games in the league with the Panthers during their down years, long before becoming a contender again.
Bobrovsky, 37, backstopped Florida to back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2024 and 25 and another trip to the final in 23.He is expected to be among the top players available when free agency opens Wednesday.
Markstrom is beginning a two-year contract at an annual salary cap hit of $6 million.
That was signed in late October by former Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald, who left the organization in April.
Moving on from him is the first big roster shakeup for successor Sunny Mehta.New Jersey now hasRodrigues, who turns 33 on July 28, gives the Devils another top-nine forward.
The Panthers shed his salary of just over $3 million after gettingto a three-year, $9.75 million contract.
The 25-year-old Gritsyuk is from Russia, and had 13 goals and 31 points in his rookie season last year, and was a pending restricted free agent.
, the high-scoring forward acquired in a trade with Vegas.Dorofeyev is a fifth-year NHL veteran, and was a pending restricted free agent.
He had career-highs with 37 goals and 64 points and scored 12 goals in the playoffs.on unconditional waivers to buy out the final season of his contract.
They got Drouin at the trade deadline from the Utah signed goalie Sebastian Cossa to a two-year, $4 million contract after trading a first-round pick to Detroit for his rights.
Vegas, which lost to Carolina in the final, made a one-for-one defenseman swap with Pittsburgh, sending Kaedan Korczak to theFOX SPORTSTM, SPEEDTM, SPEED.
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