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Playoff MVP Sam Bennett Agrees on 8-Year, $64 Million Contract to Stay with Florida Panthers
- On Friday, the Florida Panthers announced they re-signed Sam Bennett to an eight-year, $64 million extension before the NHL Draft.
- Amid offseason decisions, Florida Panthers prioritized retaining Sam Bennett, who won the Conn Smythe Trophy and set an NHL record with 13 road playoff goals, as one of three key UFAs.
- Bennett scored 196 points in 289 regular-season games, with 59 points in 77 playoff games, and set an NHL record with 13 road goals during the postseason.
- Following Bennett’s extension, Florida Panthers have $11 million in cap space, shifting focus to remaining UFAs Marchand and Ekblad amid tight roster constraints.
- Limited cap space of $11 million after Bennett's extension forces the Panthers to make tough decisions on remaining UFAs Marchand and Ekblad amid ongoing roster constraints.
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Playoff MVP Sam Bennett agrees on 8-year, $64 million contract to stay with Florida Panthers
Panthers re-sign playoffs MVP Sam Bennett to lengthy contract
Sam Bennett said he wanted eight more years. He got them. The Panthers and their star center, who won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP during the team’s second straight Stanley Cup run, signed an eight-year contract worth $8 million per year, the Panthers announced Friday. “Sam is a special player who has mastered a unique blend of skill and physicality in his game, becoming one of the most impactful postseason performers of his generat…
Panthers Sign Conn Smythe-Winner Sam Bennett To 8-year Extension
The Florida Panthers are still celebrating a second straight Stanley Cup victory, but that doesn't mean they don't still have some work to do ahead of this weekend's NHL Draft and free agency, which gets underway at noon ET on July 1.On Friday, shortly before the first round of the draft got underway in Los Angeles, the Cats crossed off one of the biggest items on their to-do list and locked up Conn Smythe Trophy winner Sam Bennett to an eight-y…
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