Florida Panthers: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Florida Panthers News / Florida Panthers On SI / September 1

Most Interesting National TV Matchups for the Florida Panthers

The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. — Muhammad Ali With 15 nationally televised games for the upcoming season, including 11 on the road, the Florida Panthers have quickly recaptured the attention of NHL followers around the country.

Florida Panthers News / The Hockey Writers / August 29

Florida Panthers in the Hockey Hall of Fame

The Florida Panthers, while being one of the younger franchises by NHL standards, have still left their mark on the game of hockey with a plethora of players on their way to the Hall of Fame to wear the club’s sweater.

Carter Verhaeghe News / Florida Panthers On SI / August 29

Florida Panthers X-Factor This Season: Carter Verhaeghe

The Florida Panthers under Head Coach Paul Maurice and General Manager Bill Zito have built perhaps the best top six forward group in the National Hockey League.

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The ''EA NHL,'' covers since 2000' quiz

How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"

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Florida Panthers News / Athlon Sports / August 29

Panthers' Brady Tkachuk Ranks Loudest NHL Booing Crowds

New Florida Panthers forward Brady Tkachuk has built a reputation as one of the NHL’s biggest agitators, and that role has made him a frequent target of opposing crowds throughout his career.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

Brady Tkachuk News / NHL Trade Talk / August 27

Brady Tkachuk gets roasted by NHL fans over major Canada-US blunder

If Brady Tkachuk hadn’t given fans enough reasons to rag on him, he offered up another one during his latest podcast. Speaking with his brother Matthew about which Canadian cities booed him the most, Brady started listing them and included Seattle.

Florida Panthers News / NHL Rumors / August 29

2026-27 Florida Panthers Season Preview

Early in the Florida Panthers offseason, they made the huge splash by acquiring Brady Tkachuk from the Ottawa Senators. They further added some depth, physicality, and veteran goaltending while parting ways with their longtime starter, Sergei Bobrovsky.

Florida Panthers News / Trade Talk Sports / August 21

Tim Stützle Opens Up on 'Surprising' Brady Tkachuk Trade

Even after years of speculation that he’d one day leave Ottawa, Brady Tkachuk getting traded to the Florida Panthers came as a shock to the hockey world.

Florida Panthers News / NHL Trade Talk / August 20

‘Canada Wasn’t Their Thing’: Sutter’s Explosive Take on Gaudreau and Tkachuk’s Exit

Darryl Sutter is part of one of the NHL’s most legendary coaching and playing families. Across his long career behind the bench, he coached in two separate stints for the Calgary Flames — 2002–06 and 2021–23 — and captured the Jack Adams Award in the 2021–22 season.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / August 19

Ranking the Eastern Conference's biggest winners this summer

Here, we turn our attention to the biggest winners across the league — starting with the East.

Why Maple Leafs fans should be excited about Gavin McKenna's first season

The five most improved NHL teams heading into 2026-27

The 'Last 100-point season by NHL team' quiz

Jaromir Jagr News / The Hockey Writers / August 17

Revisiting Jaromir Jagr’s Tenure With the Florida Panthers

While Jaromir Jagr’s stint with the Panthers won’t be top of most people’s radars across his illustrious career (what would come to mind is obviously his run with the Pittsburgh Penguins and a handful of other teams).

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The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

Brad Marchand News / NHL on ClutchPoints / August 17

Panthers’ Brad Marchand provides disappointing injury update after offseason surgery

Like many players on the 2025-26 Florida Panthers roster, Brad Marchand spent a good deal of the season sidelined, missing 30 games due to a lower-body injury.

Brad Marchand News / Daily Faceoff / August 16

Panthers’ Brad Marchand has surgery, could miss start of 2026-27 season

Not the best news for a team looking to bounce back next year. On social media, Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand announced that he has undergone surgery in order to repair an unspecified injury.

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Florida Panthers News / NHL on ClutchPoints / August 16

Panthers’ glaring roster flaw that must be fixed before 2026-27 NHL season

The Florida Panthers missed the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs after a brutal season. Florida dealt with significant injuries even before the puck dropped on the regular season.

Brad Marchand News / Athlon Sports / August 16

Panthers' Brad Marchand Makes Unexpected Announcement After 17th NHL Season

The Florida Panthers spent much of last season battling injuries as key contributors dropped out of the lineup. That was the main reason the then-back-to-back defending Stanley Cup champions failed to even reach the 2026 playoffs despite entering the year with high expectations.

Brad Marchand News / Field Level Media / August 15

Start of season in doubt for Panthers star Brad Marchand

Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand is recovering from offseason surgery and could miss the start of the 2026-27 season, Florida Hockey Now reported Saturday.

Avalanche face a dilemma with longtime playoff hero

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Rangers just made another failed season far more expensive

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Florida Panthers News / Yardbarker / August 6

Florida Panthers may have built the NHL's most hated roster

The Panthers did not need to become a completely different team. They needed their stars back, more reliable goaltending and enough depth to survive another bruising season.

Flyers can no longer hide behind rebuilding label after aggressive summer

Lack of market for Vladimir Tarasenko exposes harsh NHL reality

Penguins face uncomfortable reason stars don't want to play in Pittsburgh

Report: Red Wings hire search firm to find next general manager

Three under-the-radar free agents who are still unsigned

Florida Panthers News / The Hockey Writers / August 1

Florida Panthers’ 2020s All-Decade Team

The 2020s Florida Panthers reached a whole new stratosphere of playoff success, with three consecutive trips to the Stanley Cup Finals, two of which resulted in the hoisting of the trophy.

Florida Panthers News / The Lead / July 31

The Florida Panthers Will Win Their 3rd Stanley Cup In 4 Years

The Florida Panthers’ injury-riddled 2026 season left what seemed like a power vacuum in the NHL’s Eastern Conference. Entering the 2026 season, they were the reigning back-to-back Stanley Cup champions and had just three-peated as Eastern Conference champions.

Jesse Puljujarvi News / Daily Faceoff / July 30