Coming off an 11th straight season without making the playoffs, the Panthers get to rebuilding quickly.
Tomas Fleischmann Gets Paid Too As Florida Panthers Continue Handing Out Money
According to Bob McKenzie of TSN, the Panthers signed the 27-year-old winger to a four year, $18 million contract on Friday, the third such forward to receive a deal with an average annual value of $4.5 million in this free agent year.
When a team can spend that much money -- rather, when a team has to spend that much money just to get cap compliant, it drives up the price on everybody. That’s a lot of what we’re seeing today, and it probably won’t end soon.
Read Article >Kris Versteeg Traded To Florida Panthers In Exchange For Draft Picks
Versteeg played well in his time with the Flyers, logging seven goals and four assists in 27 regular season games and a goal and five assists in 11 postseason appearances. The 25-year-old has scored at least 20 goals in each of his three full NHL seasons. In his NHL career, he has a +/- of 13 after recovering from a -13 with the Maple Leafs to post a +4 with the Flyers.
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