UPDATE:
Vintage Zito move, as the GM takes a chance on Jesse Puljujarvi. The winger has struggled to find his place in the NHL thus far, but could be a good depth signing for the postseason.
Time will tell…
We've agreed to terms with Jesse Puljujarvi on a two-way contract for the remainder of the 2024-25 season.
— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) March 5, 2025
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Great resigning here by Zito with Jesper Boqvist dialed in for another two years. He’s definitely Become a favorite of mine:
#FlaPanthers re-sign Jesper Boqvist: 2x$1.5M per @PierreVLeBrun
— NHL News (@PuckReportNHL) March 4, 2025
Friedman is reporting that Florida could be closing in on a trade to backfill their recent goalie vacancy after Knight was moved to Chicago:
Hearing Florida and San Jose are discussing a Vitek Vanecek deal.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 5, 2025
Vanecek backed up last night to avoid injury. Panthers looked to add a goalie following the Spencer Knight trade.
With the deadline, looming excited to see what else Zito has up his sleeve…