Florida Panthers: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Report Suggests the Panthers Are Trying to Acquire Brady Tkachuk

The Florida Panthers had a difficult, injury-riddled 2025-26 season, but that might only end up benefiting and motivating them moving forward. A 25th-place finish landed them the ninth overall pick in the upcoming draft and their longest summer in seven years to rest and recover for next season.

Features

The Morning Bark

The Quiz of the Day

Catching Up With The Cats At World Championships

World Championships are well underway, and Team Finland, led by captain Sasha Barkov, is rolling through pool play. The Finns started the week strong with a dominant 6-2 win over Team USA.

Florida Panthers News / Daily Faceoff / May 25

Hometown remix leaks reveal Panthers could give NHL its first pink jersey

For the first time since Adidas brought two iterations of the Reverse Retro concept to the NHL’s set of uniforms, every NHL team will get a new, unique jersey in the 2026-27 season with Fanatics’ Hometown Remix line.

NHL News / Yardbarker / May 25

Winners, losers from Sunday's Stanley Cup playoffs: Vegas stuns Avalanche for 3-0 series lead

In what is turning out to be one of the most stunning playoff series in recent NHL history, the Vegas Golden Knights took a commanding 3-0 lead over the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Final.

Golden Knights make franchise history with comeback win

Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon limited after taking shot to knee

Hurricanes' OT win evens series, snaps long drought for franchise

Winners, losers from Saturday's NHL playoffs

Former Maple Leafs defenseman signs shocking extension

A Scott Laughton extension is in the cards for the Kings

Colorado Avalanche News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Active NHL goal leaders' quiz

How many of the active NHL players with at least 300 goals in their career can you name in six minutes?

The 'Most Stanley Cup Playoff goals' quiz

The 'Stanley Cup Playoff hat-tricks' quiz

The 'Last playoff-goals leader by team' quiz

Sergei Bobrovsky News / NHL Trade Talk / May 25

Bobrovsky’s ask could complicate things for Oilers and other veterans

The ripple effects of Sergei Bobrovsky asking for what he hopes to get as a free agent or signing a contract this offseason could have far-reaching impacts across several areas this summer.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The 25 greatest rookie seasons in NHL history

There have been successful rookie seasons in NHL history, and there have been superior efforts worth celebrating time and time again. Here's our list of the 25 notable seasons from those with official rookie status, as deemed by the NHL, in reverse chronological order.

Stuart Skinner News / The Hockey Writers / May 24

Panthers Should Avoid Pursuing Stuart Skinner This Offseason

After being crippled by injuries this season, the Florida Panthers missed the playoffs for the first time since 2019. Winning back-to-back Stanley Cups and reaching three straight Stanley Cup Finals comes at a cost, but the extended break should give them plenty of rest and time to heal.

Sergei Bobrovsky News / Inside The Rink / May 22

Sergei Bobrovsky: Player Profile

Sergei Bobrovsky was born in Novokuznetsk, Russia, on September 20, 1988. He began his professional hockey career with the second team for Metallurg Novokuznetsk of the Russian third-tier hockey league during the 2004-05 season.

NHL News / NHL Rumors / May 20

Vegas Golden Knights Have Cap Issues to Resolve to Sign Multiple Players

It is never easy to talk about teams that are still in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but it is part of the business. As we have seen, teams like the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers are going on long playoff runs and have to deal with their free agents days before July 1st.

Sergei Bobrovsky News / Daily Faceoff / May 19

Has Father Time caught up to Sergei Bobrovsky?

The Florida Panthers had gotten used to playing big-time hockey this time of year. After all, they have reached the last three Stanley Cup Finals, winning each of the last two.

Florida Panthers News / Inside The Rink / May 18

Florida Panthers At World Championships

World Championships kicked off on Friday, where Panther fans were able to get their first look at Sasha Barkov back in action after rehabbing from his ACL/MCL surgeries.

Florida Panthers News / Pro Hockey Rumors / May 16

Offseason Checklist: Florida Panthers

The offseason has arrived for half of the league’s teams that aren’t taking part in the playoffs plus those who have already been eliminated. Accordingly, it’s now time to examine what they will need to accomplish over the coming months. Next up is a look at Florida.

Florida Panthers News / The Hockey Writers / May 16

Florida Panthers’ 2026 NHL Draft Preview

The Florida Panthers enter their offseason a little earlier than they’re used to. After winning back-to-back Stanley Cups, they missed the playoffs for the first time in five seasons.

Florida Panthers News / NHL on ClutchPoints / May 15

Why Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov is suiting up for Finland after ACL injury wiped out season

The Florida Panthers won back-to-back Stanley Cups, but then missed the playoffs in 2025-26. They were also without Aleksander Barkov all season. Barkov missed the season after tearing his ACL in training camp.

Florida Panthers News / Daily Faceoff / May 15

Why Panthers’ Aleksander Barkov decided to play at the 2026 World Championship

This article originally appeared on hockeysverige.se and has been translated from Swedish to English. It had been 324 days since Aleksander Barkov lifted the Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers last year until he returned to game action.

Click here to get Yardbarker's Quiz of the Day emailed to you!

The '3 3-pointer, 3-block Playoff games' quiz

The 'Most 30-point playoff games by team' quiz

The 'NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 winners' quiz

The 'ERA leaders since 2003' quiz

Sergei Bobrovsky News / NHL on ClutchPoints / May 12

Panthers at a ‘stalemate’ in Sergei Bobrovsky contract talks

The Florida Panthers took a massive step back this season, falling into the draft lottery after two consecutive Stanley Cups. It felt like a bridge year for their players to heal and reset after a lot of hard miles on their bodies, with most of their core signed long-term to make a couple more runs at a championship.

Florida Panthers News / NHL Rumors / May 11

Interest in the Florida Panthers Front Office, and the Top 20 NHL Free Agents

Julian Gaudio of The Hockey News: Elliotte Friedman said on Friday during his 32 Thoughts: The Podcast, that Florida Panthers director of player personnel, Bryan McCabe, is getting interest from the New Jersey Devils and Toronto Maple Leafs.

Sergei Bobrovsky News / The Hockey Writers / May 9

4 Potential Free Agent Destinations for Sergei Bobrovsky

The Florida Panthers missed the playoffs this season, after winning the Stanley Cup for the previous two seasons, and it seems as though it was a one-off, and they hope to get back into playoff contention by next season.

Aleksander Barkov News / Daily Faceoff / May 7

Panthers’ Barkov healthy, thriving and ready to chase gold

This article originally appeared on hockeysverige.se and has been translated from Swedish to English. On Thursday, the Beijer Hockey Games got underway in Ängelholm, Sweden, as the final tournament before next week’s IIHF World Championship in Switzerland.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / May 7

Matthew Tkachuk, Joseph Woll highlight USA’s preliminary roster for 2026 World Championship

USA Hockey has announced its preliminary 25-player roster for the upcoming IIHF Men’s World Hockey Championship, set to take place in Switzerland. Matthew Tkachuk is the lone representative from the 2026 Winter Olympic team that won gold, while Mason Lohrei and Ike Howard return from the 2025 World Championship team that won gold.

Florida Panthers News / The Hockey Writers / May 6

Gustav Forsling Has Been the Panthers’ Greatest Waiver Claim

On Jan 9, 2021, the Florida Panthers claimed Gustav Forsling off waivers from the Carolina Hurricanes. Waiver additions often end up as depth pieces or minimal contributors to a team, but the Panthers’ front office was able to make an acquisition that far exceeded the typical waiver claim.

Florida Panthers News / Daily Faceoff / May 6

Wyatt Cullen would be a good fit for the Panthers at the 2026 NHL Draft

The Florida Panthers find themselves in a situation no one expected them to be in. Fresh off of back-to-back Stanley Cup wins, an injury-riddled season led them to a bottom-10 finish, and with the results of the draft lottery now in, we officially know they’ll be picking ninth.

Matthew Tkachuk News / NHL Trade Talk / April 22

Matthew Tkachuk isn’t happy about not being in the Stanley Cup Playoffs

Matthew Tkachuk and the Florida Panthers’ quest for a three-peat fell well short in 2025–26, as the back-to-back Stanley Cup champions failed to even qualify for the postseason.

Seth Jones News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 9

Panthers' Seth Jones suffers broken foot

The Florida Panthers will be without yet another defense fixture for the final few games of the season.

The 'NHL Vezina Trophy winners' quiz

Florida Panthers News / Yardbarker / April 5

Panthers make unfortunate history by missing playoffs after back-to-back titles

Instead of trying to reach the Stanley Cup Final for a fourth year in a row and win a third consecutive championship, the Panthers' 2025-26 season will end in disappointment.

The 'NHL Vezina Trophy winners' quiz

NHL News / Larry Brown Sports / April 1

Senators' brutal mistake leads to the fastest goal in Panthers history

Those who blinked right after the opening face-off between the Ottawa Senators and the Florida Panthers missed something historic.

Panthers embark on five-goal first period to wallop Senators

Why Florida Panthers down year could be best possible thing for franchise

The '2025 Stanley Cup Playoff points leaders' quiz

Florida Panthers News / Yardbarker / March 31

Why Florida Panthers down year could be best possible thing for franchise

It is a stunning reversal, and also one that is easily explainable when you dig down below the record. It is also potentially the best thing that could have happened for the long-term outlook of the franchise and its potential for even longer-term success.

Panthers aspire to play spoiler against Senators

The 'NHL franchise scoring leaders' quiz