Let me start off by saying that I would love to see the Bread Man in a Panthers uniform. He’s obviously an elite superstar in the league and would no doubt bolster the team’s firepower.
However, if Florida fails to lure him in, it wouldn’t be the end of the world.
According to CapFriendly.com, the Florida Panthers have just under $24 million in cap space entering free agency. If Dale Tallon and co. are successful in signing former Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, that would likely cut the team’s cap space to around $13-14 million.