What started as a day-to-day injury turned into a considerably longer absence for Panthers winger Brad Marchand. However, it appears the counter will stop at two-and-a-half weeks as the team has activated him off injured reserve, according to the NHL’s Media Site. The 37-year-old suffered an undisclosed injury early this month against Toronto. Initially deemed to be held out … [Read more...] about Panthers Activate Brad Marchand Off IR
Panthers Reassign Noah Gregor
The Panthers announced this morning that they reassigned forward Noah Gregor to AHL Charlotte. They’re now left with an open roster spot, which could be earmarked for Brad Marchand to come off injured reserve or for Matthew Tkachuk to come off long-term injured reserve, although the latter move would require clearing more cap space. Gregor, 27, departs Florida after appearing … [Read more...] about Panthers Reassign Noah Gregor
Jackson LaCombe Named To U.S. Olympic Team
USA Hockey announced a change to its roster for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina. Per their official release, Florida Panthers defenseman Seth Jones has been removed from the roster due to being “injured and unable to participate,” and in his place, Anaheim Ducks blueliner Jackson LaCombe has been named to the roster. Jones suffered an injury early this month and … [Read more...] about Jackson LaCombe Named To U.S. Olympic Team
Panthers’ Jack Studnicka Clears Waivers
Jan. 20th: As expected, Studnicka has made it through waivers unscathed per Friedman. The Panthers are expected to assign Studnicka to AHL Charlotte at some point today. Jan. 19th: Now that Matthew Tkachuk is back in action for the Florida Panthers, the team was likely to clear a forward from their active roster. They have done just that, as Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman … [Read more...] about Panthers’ Jack Studnicka Clears Waivers
Panthers Activate Matthew Tkachuk, Place Seth Jones On LTIR
3 PM: The Panthers have made the roster moves to facilitate Tkachuk’s return. The star winger has been activated off of long-term injured reserve while defenseman Seth Jones has been placed on LTIR retroactive to his last game on January 2nd per PuckPedia. The move to LTIR will force Jones to miss at least one more week of action – as he won’t reach the 24-day minimum required … [Read more...] about Panthers Activate Matthew Tkachuk, Place Seth Jones On LTIR