The Florida Panthers were one of the more active teams this offseason, trading away fan favorite Erik Gudbranson as well as Dmitry Kulikov while signing high-end free agent Keith Yandle and locking up youngsters to long-term deals.
Heading into the All-Star break, many of the moves the Panthers made have worked out in their favor.
Especially the under-the-radar ones.
Winger Jonathan Marchessault didn’t get many headlines when he signed with the Panthers on the opening day of free agency in July.
No, those went to new goalie James Reimer (who has been terrific) and defenseman Aaron Ekblad’s new eight-year contract extension — the largest deal in the history of the franchise.