Luke Kunin agreed to a one-year, one-way contract with the Florida Panthers worth $775,000. Kunin, 27, scored 11 goals and recorded 18 points in 63 games for the San Jose Sharks in 2024-25 before being acquired by the Columbus Blue Jackets on March 7. He played 12 games for Columbus without registering a point. He led all San Jose forwards with 163 hits at the time of the trade and served as the club's alternate captain. The 6-foot, 197-pound forward from Chesterfield, MO, has appeared in 434 NHL games with Minnesota, Nashville, San Jose and Columbus, producing 73 goals and 142 points. He was drafted 15th overall by the Minnesota Wild in 2016.
The Florida Panthers have agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent forward Luke Kunin on a one-year, one-way contract worth $775K. Kunin, 27, amassed 11 goals and 18 points in 63 games with the San Jose Sharks in 2024-25 before he was acquired by the Columbus Blue Jackets on March 7. He suited up in 12 contests for the Blue Jackets and failed to collect a point.
At the time of the trade, he was leading all San Jose forwards with 163 hits and serving as the club's alternate captain. The 6-foot, 197-pound native of Chesterfield, MO, has appeared in a total of 434 NHL games between Columbus, San Jose (2022-23 to 2024-25), the Nashville Predators (2020-21 to 2021-22) and Minnesota Wild (2017-18 to 2019-20), producing 73 goals and 142 points. He was drafted by the Wild with the 15th overall pick in 2016.
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