Florida Panthers
Team's Cap Hit Situation
| Cap Hit | Proj. Cap Hit | Proj. Space | Curr. Space | Deadline Space | Roster | Forwards | Defense | Goalies | Dead Cap | Bonus | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $87,253,334 | $87,387,873 | $612,127 | $2,061,901 | $2,798,295 | 22/23 | $50,891,667 | $19,325,000 | $15,295,000 | $1,241,667 | $500,000 | 48/50 |
Draft Picks
Year
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
2025
Pick trade details
July 22, 2022
acquire:-
D MacKenzie Weegar
-
R Cole Schwindt
(AHL/JR)
-
2025 1st round pick
Condition: Lottery Protected
acquire:-
L Matthew Tkachuk
-
2025 4th round pick
Condition: If the 2025 1st RD pick that Florida sent to Calgary is a lottery pick resulting in Calgary receiving Florida's 2026 1st RD pick instead, then the 2025 4th RD pick that Calgary sent to Florida also slides to 2026.
Pick trade details
June 29, 2024
acquire:-
2024 2nd round pick 
(#58 - Linus Eriksson )
(#58 - Linus Eriksson )
acquire:-
2024 7th round pick
(#225 - Nathan Mayes )
(#225 - Nathan Mayes )
-
2025 2nd round pick
Pick trade details
March 6, 2024
acquire:-
R Vladimir Tarasenko
$2,500,000 retained - 50%
acquire:-
2024 4th round pick
(#129 - Simon Zether )
(#129 - Simon Zether )
Condition: Upgrades to a 2026 3rd round pick if Florida wins the Stanley Cup in 2023-24.
Result: Pick upgrades to a 2026 3rd round pick
-
2025 3rd round pick
Pick trade details
July 22, 2022
acquire:-
D MacKenzie Weegar
-
R Cole Schwindt
(AHL/JR)
-
2025 1st round pick
Condition: Lottery Protected
acquire:-
L Matthew Tkachuk
-
2025 4th round pick
Condition: If the 2025 1st RD pick that Florida sent to Calgary is a lottery pick resulting in Calgary receiving Florida's 2026 1st RD pick instead, then the 2025 4th RD pick that Calgary sent to Florida also slides to 2026.
Pick trade details
2026
Pick trade details
March 6, 2024
acquire:-
R Vladimir Tarasenko
$2,500,000 retained - 50%
acquire:-
2024 4th round pick
(#129 - Simon Zether )
(#129 - Simon Zether )
Condition: Upgrades to a 2026 3rd round pick if Florida wins the Stanley Cup in 2023-24.
Result: Pick upgrades to a 2026 3rd round pick
-
2025 3rd round pick
2027
Forwards
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aleksander Barkov |
29 | C |
|
11.36 | $10M | $10M | $10M | $10M | $10M | $10M | UFA | ||||
|
Matthew Tkachuk |
27 | RW |
|
10.80 | $9.5M | $9.5M | $9.5M | $9.5M | $9.5M | $9.5M | UFA | ||||
|
Sam Reinhart |
29 | RW |
|
9.80 | $8.625M | $8.625M | $8.625M | $8.625M | $8.625M | $8.625M | $8.625M | $8.625M | UFA | ||
|
Anton Lundell |
23 | C,LW |
|
5.68 | $5M | $5M | $5M | $5M | $5M | $5M | UFA | ||||
|
Sam Bennett |
28 | C |
|
5.03 | $4.425M | UFA | |||||||||
|
Carter Verhaeghe |
29 | LW |
|
4.73 | $4.167M | $7M | $7M | $7M | $7M | $7M | $7M | $7M | $7M | UFA | |
|
Evan Rodrigues |
31 | LW,C |
|
3.41 | $3M | $3M | $3M | UFA | |||||||
|
Eetu Luostarinen |
26 | LW,C |
|
3.41 | $3M | $3M | $3M | UFA | |||||||
|
A.J. Greer |
28 | RW,LW |
|
0.97 | $0.85M | $0.85M | UFA | ||||||||
|
Tomas Nosek |
32 | LW,C |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | UFA | |||||||||
|
Jonah Gadjovich |
26 | LW,RW |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | $0.775M | UFA | ||||||||
|
Jesper Boqvist |
26 | C,LW |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | RFA (Arb) | |||||||||
| 12 | $50.892M | $47.75M | $46.125M | $40.125M | $40.125M | $40.125M | $15.625M | $15.625M | $7M | - |
Defense
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aaron Ekblad |
29 | RD |
|
8.52 | $7.5M | UFA | |||||||||
|
Gustav Forsling |
28 | LD |
|
6.53 | $5.75M | $5.75M | $5.75M | $5.75M | $5.75M | $5.75M | $5.75M | $5.75M | UFA | ||
|
Niko Mikkola |
28 | LD |
|
2.84 | $2.5M | $2.5M | UFA | ||||||||
|
Dmitry Kulikov |
34 | LD/RD |
|
1.31 | $1.15M | $1.15M | $1.15M | $1.15M | UFA | ||||||
|
Uvis Balinskis |
28 | LD |
|
0.97 | $0.85M | $0.85M | UFA | ||||||||
|
Nate Schmidt |
33 | LD/RD |
|
0.91 | $0.8M | UFA | |||||||||
|
Adam Boqvist |
24 | RD |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | UFA | |||||||||
| 7 | $19.325M | $10.25M | $6.9M | $6.9M | $5.75M | $5.75M | $5.75M | $5.75M | - | - |
Goalies
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sergei Bobrovsky |
36 | G |
|
11.36 | $10M | $10M | UFA | ||||||||
|
Spencer Knight |
|
23 | G |
|
5.11 | $4.5M | $4.5M | RFA | |||||||
|
Chris Driedger |
30 | G |
|
0.90 | $0.795M | UFA | |||||||||
| 3 | $15.295M | $14.5M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bought Out
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keith Yandle |
38 | LD |
|
- | $1.242M | ||||||||||
| 1 | $1.242M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Non-Roster Forwards
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ben Steeves |
|
22 | L |
|
1.08 | $0.95M | $0.95M | RFA | |||||||
|
Mackie Samoskevich |
|
22 | RW |
|
1.05 | $0.925M | RFA | ||||||||
|
Ryan McAllister |
|
23 | C |
|
1.02 | $0.897M | $0.897M | RFA | |||||||
|
Gracyn Sawchyn |
|
20 | C |
|
1.00 | $0.878M | $0.878M | $0.878M | RFA | ||||||
|
Wilmer Skoog |
|
25 | C |
|
0.99 | $0.87M | RFA | ||||||||
|
Oliver Okuliar |
|
24 | L |
|
0.99 | $0.87M | RFA | ||||||||
|
Hunter St. Martin |
|
19 | L |
|
0.97 | $0.856M | $0.856M | $0.856M | RFA | ||||||
|
Sandis Vilmanis |
|
21 | L |
|
0.97 | $0.855M | $0.855M | $0.855M | RFA | ||||||
|
Justin Sourdif |
|
22 | C |
|
0.96 | $0.848M | RFA | ||||||||
|
Josh Davies |
|
20 | L |
|
0.94 | $0.828M | $0.828M | $0.828M | RFA | ||||||
|
Kai Schwindt |
|
21 | L |
|
0.91 | $0.798M | $0.798M | $0.798M | RFA | ||||||
|
Zac Dalpe |
35 | C |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | UFA | |||||||||
|
Rasmus Asplund |
27 | LW,C |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | UFA | |||||||||
|
William Lockwood |
26 | RW |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | UFA | |||||||||
|
MacKenzie Entwistle |
25 | LW,C |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | RFA (Arb) | |||||||||
|
Patrick Giles |
|
25 | R |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | $0.775M | RFA (Arb) | |||||||
| 16 | $13.45M | $6.837M | $4.216M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Non-Roster Defense
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mikulas Hovorka |
|
23 | D |
|
1.08 | $0.95M | $0.95M | RFA | |||||||
|
Mike Benning |
|
23 | D |
|
1.04 | $0.917M | 10.2(c) | ||||||||
|
Marek Alscher |
|
20 | D |
|
0.98 | $0.865M | $0.865M | $0.865M | RFA | ||||||
|
Evan Nause |
|
22 | D |
|
0.98 | $0.864M | $0.864M | RFA | |||||||
|
Nathan Staios |
|
23 | D |
|
0.98 | $0.859M | RFA | ||||||||
|
Zachary Uens |
|
23 | D |
|
0.98 | $0.859M | RFA | ||||||||
|
Jaycob Megna |
32 | LD |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | UFA | |||||||||
|
Tobias Bjornfot |
23 | LD |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | RFA (Arb) | |||||||||
|
Matt Kiersted |
26 | LD |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | UFA | |||||||||
| 9 | $7.639M | $2.679M | $0.865M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Non-Roster Goalies
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cooper Black |
|
23 | G |
|
1.08 | $0.95M | $0.95M | RFA | |||||||
| 1 | $0.95M | $0.95M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
