"The Florida Panthers, rightfully so, are enjoying their summer right now. The back-to-back Stanley Cup champions handled most of their business already. President of hockey operations and general manager Bill Zito managed to re-sign the trio of defenseman Aaron Ekblad plus forwards Sam Bennett and Brad Marchand. Forwards Tomas Nosek and Mackie Samoskevich got new deals, too. Plus the Panthers got their backup goaltender (Daniil Tarasov) and depth defenseman (Jeff Petry) to round out the roster."
"According to PuckPedia, the Panthers' are currently carrying a $99.225 million cap hit for next season when factoring in their top 23 contracts - 14 forwards, seven defensemen and two goalies. That's $3.725 million over the league's salary cap of $95.5 million for the season. Florida is one of three teams that is currently over the cap, along with the Vegas Golden Knights ($7.64 million over) and the Montreal Canadiens ($4.52 million over)."
The Panthers completed much of their offseason business by re-signing defenseman Aaron Ekblad and forwards Sam Bennett and Brad Marchand, while adding Tomas Nosek, Mackie Samoskevich, backup goaltender Daniil Tarasov and depth defenseman Jeff Petry. The team currently carries a $99.225 million cap hit across its top 23 contracts, $3.725 million above the $95.5 million salary cap. NHL teams are allowed to exceed the cap by up to 10% in the offseason (this year $9.55 million) but must be cap-compliant by the regular-season opener. One feasible option is opening the season with Matthew Tkachuk on long-term injured reserve so his $9.5 million cap hit would not count.
Read at Miami Herald
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