Its just Zito’s NHL and we are all just living in it.
Oh snap. Solid. Him staying in FL makes sense.
That’s a great deal for Florida
Like 6 human years? Thats insane.
6 years????
Zito said “2nd place for GM?, Fuck you watch this!”
I’m convinced this is rage bait for Bruin fans….
Bill Zito putting on a clinic and they are probably already engraving the GM of the year award for 2026 with Jim Nill’s name on it
Cats continue to dominate for the next 2 – 3 years, easy.
All I’m hearing is the rest of the league is cooked for a few years
This is Philadelphia Eagles level of accounting
who’s left on the board? TSN in shambles
They’re signing a 37 year old to a 6 year contract? lol good lord good for him
How’s this even possible
It’s ok. Bryzgalov is 45 and still getting paid by the Flyers 🙃
Just for reference: Marner signed for $12mil/season! Zito signed Bennett and Marchand for $13.3mil/season!
#inZitoweTrust
Ngl this all lands on bob now and zitos ability to get the next goalie for this team, as he traded knight.
Giving a 37 year old man 6 years of term is certainly a choice
Zito praying to god bob doesn’t get injured.
They are managing to keep all three? Good Lord Florida.
Sounds like a steal for Marchand.. playing on the third line.. less minutes which is less taxing on the body for his age.. and he can rack up a lot of points going up against third liners
Damn it
Good. They deserve each other
Why did I tead the last sentence in “Project Farm” voice?
Yeah my voice is getting a little shakey now when I tell people the Panthers aren’t gonna three-peat
Is Elliotte a fan of Project Farm? Very Impressive……
Im a bit confused. How? They have 4.9M in cap space, 11 forwards, 6 defensemen, and 1 goalie signed at the moment. They will be over cap in doing this and don’t even have a second goalie signed.
nono hes a leaf how can this be?
This bodes well for r/nhl
Monstars basically
Give a guy a Stanley Cup and he’s very likely to listen more closely
Why is this ok but the Tanev deal the Leafs tried to sign last year no good? Does Florida have a special exemption for everything from the league?
So, with Marchand at $5 AAV, that puts the Panthers at $100k over the cap, with 19 players on the roster. They could run short, but they need at minimum a backup goalie, which puts them to 20 players. Fleshing out the roster with even league minimum puts them to $3.2M over the cap, so someone will have to go from the current roster.
So that leaves dropping Verhaeghe or Lundell and getting 5 players at league minimum, or 2 of: Rodriguez, Listorinen, Boqvist.
Says my – completely uneducated about the Panthers and the cap – brain.
Excuse me. 6?
How the fuck is he allowed to sign until 43 but we had to pay Luongo after he retired? Is this not blatant cap circumvention?
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6 years for a 37yo?
Its just Zito’s NHL and we are all just living in it.
Oh snap. Solid. Him staying in FL makes sense.
That’s a great deal for Florida
Like 6 human years? Thats insane.
6 years????
Zito said “2nd place for GM?, Fuck you watch this!”
I’m convinced this is rage bait for Bruin fans….
Bill Zito putting on a clinic and they are probably already engraving the GM of the year award for 2026 with Jim Nill’s name on it
Cats continue to dominate for the next 2 – 3 years, easy.
All I’m hearing is the rest of the league is cooked for a few years
This is Philadelphia Eagles level of accounting
who’s left on the board? TSN in shambles
They’re signing a 37 year old to a 6 year contract? lol good lord good for him
How’s this even possible
It’s ok. Bryzgalov is 45 and still getting paid by the Flyers 🙃
Just for reference: Marner signed for $12mil/season! Zito signed Bennett and Marchand for $13.3mil/season!
#inZitoweTrust
Ngl this all lands on bob now and zitos ability to get the next goalie for this team, as he traded knight.
Giving a 37 year old man 6 years of term is certainly a choice
Zito praying to god bob doesn’t get injured.
They are managing to keep all three? Good Lord Florida.
Sounds like a steal for Marchand.. playing on the third line.. less minutes which is less taxing on the body for his age.. and he can rack up a lot of points going up against third liners
Damn it
Good. They deserve each other
Why did I tead the last sentence in “Project Farm” voice?
Yeah my voice is getting a little shakey now when I tell people the Panthers aren’t gonna three-peat
Is Elliotte a fan of Project Farm? Very Impressive……
Im a bit confused. How? They have 4.9M in cap space, 11 forwards, 6 defensemen, and 1 goalie signed at the moment. They will be over cap in doing this and don’t even have a second goalie signed.
nono hes a leaf how can this be?
This bodes well for r/nhl
Monstars basically
Give a guy a Stanley Cup and he’s very likely to listen more closely
Why is this ok but the Tanev deal the Leafs tried to sign last year no good? Does Florida have a special exemption for everything from the league?
So, with Marchand at $5 AAV, that puts the Panthers at $100k over the cap, with 19 players on the roster. They could run short, but they need at minimum a backup goalie, which puts them to 20 players. Fleshing out the roster with even league minimum puts them to $3.2M over the cap, so someone will have to go from the current roster.
So that leaves dropping Verhaeghe or Lundell and getting 5 players at league minimum, or 2 of: Rodriguez, Listorinen, Boqvist.
Says my – completely uneducated about the Panthers and the cap – brain.
Excuse me. 6?
How the fuck is he allowed to sign until 43 but we had to pay Luongo after he retired? Is this not blatant cap circumvention?