On July 25th, at 3:45 pm, it was announced that the Florida Panthers and defenseman MacKenzie Weegar agreed to terms on a one-year, one-way deal. Weegar, who previously filed for salary arbitration, was expected to receive his hearing on July 30th.
Instead, a hearing was avoided, and both parties worked out an agreement that would keep Weegar in South Florida for another year. Panthers GM Dale Tallon had this to say about the freshly signed MacKenzie Weegar:
“We are pleased to have agreed to terms with MacKenzie.