The Florida Panthers made a pair of signings right after the NHL free agency signing period opened at noon today.
Tampa Bay Lightning center Carter Verhaeghe signed a two-year contract worth $2 million. Verhaeghe scored 9 goals and added 4 assists in 52 regular season games with the Lightning. He made 8 appearances in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and produced 2 assists during Tampa Bay’s championship run. In 2018-19, the now 25-year-old led the AHL in scoring with 82 points. Verhaeghe was taken in the third round (82nd overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs.