{"id":610583,"date":"2026-06-29T23:33:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T23:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/610583\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T23:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T23:33:17","slug":"florida-panthers-acquire-anaheim-captain-radko-gudas-in-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/610583\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Panthers acquire Anaheim captain Radko Gudas in trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVideo above: Florida Panthers honored at White House for Stanley Cup victoriesThe Florida Panthers acquired Anaheim captain Radko Gudas by trading forward A.J. Greer to the Ducks in a deal involving two pending unrestricted free agents. The teams now have an exclusive negotiating window to sign the players by Wednesday.Gudas is a 36-year-old defenseman and returns to Florida after leaving the Panthers in July 2024 to sign a three-year contract with the Ducks.The latest: Sports coverage from WPBF 25 NewsThe 29-year-old Greer is on the move for the fifth time through nine NHL seasons, and after scoring a career-best 32 points (17 goals, 15 assists) last season, his second in Florida.Greer helped the Panthers win the 2025 Stanley Cup by scoring two goals with an assist in 16 playoff games.\u201cRadko Gudas captained our club with heart and soul over the last two seasons while making a great impact in our community,\u201d Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek said, before expressing hope to sign Greer to a new contract.Get the latest sports updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tSUNRISE, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Video above: Florida Panthers honored at White House for Stanley Cup victories<\/p>\n<p>The Florida Panthers acquired Anaheim captain Radko Gudas by trading forward A.J. Greer to the Ducks in a deal involving two pending unrestricted free agents. <\/p>\n<p>The teams now have an exclusive negotiating window to sign the players by Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Gudas is a 36-year-old defenseman and returns to Florida after leaving the Panthers in July 2024 to sign a three-year contract with the Ducks.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"WINNIPEG, CANADA - MARCH 10: Radko Gudas #7 of the Anaheim Ducks looks on from the bench prior to NHL action against the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre on March 10, 2026 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Jonathan Kozub\/NHLI via Getty Images)\" title=\"Anaheim Ducks v Winnipeg Jets\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1ea695fa-c247-4f8f-bcc4-0166d65e82d5.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tGetty ImagesJonathan Kozub\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWINNIPEG, CANADA &#8211; MARCH 10: Radko Gudas #7 of the Anaheim Ducks looks on from the bench prior to NHL action against the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre on March 10, 2026 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Jonathan Kozub\/NHLI via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 12: Radko Gudas #7 of the Anaheim Ducks skates during the second period of a game against the Vancouver Canucks at Honda Center on April 12, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey\/Getty Images)\" title=\"Vancouver Canucks v Anaheim Ducks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/aac4ef70-793a-4c8f-9798-df2686dd06bc.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tGetty ImagesSean M. Haffey\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA &#8211; APRIL 12: Radko Gudas #7 of the Anaheim Ducks skates during the second period of a game against the Vancouver Canucks at Honda Center on April 12, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 30: Radko Gudas #7 of the Anaheim Ducks and Max Domi #11 of the Toronto Maple Leafs fight during the first period at Honda Center on March 30, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Ric Tapia\/Getty Images)\" title=\"Toronto Maple Leafs v Anaheim Ducks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1d6ef0e8-805a-46c5-b6f4-d9a98f8a0b7f.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tGetty ImagesRic Tapia\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA &#8211; MARCH 30: Radko Gudas #7 of the Anaheim Ducks and Max Domi #11 of the Toronto Maple Leafs fight during the first period at Honda Center on March 30, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Ric Tapia\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The latest: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/sports\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sports coverage from WPBF 25 News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old Greer is on the move for the fifth time through nine NHL seasons, and after scoring a career-best 32 points (17 goals, 15 assists) last season, his second in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"SUNRISE, FLORIDA - APRIL 15: AJ Greer #10 of the Florida Panthers celebrates his goal with teammates against the Detroit Red Wings at the Amerant Bank Arena on April 15, 2026 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter\/NHLI via Getty Images)\" title=\"Detroit Red Wings v Florida Panthers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1fd909cc-598e-4276-a31c-82edb1c45ea0.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tGetty ImagesEliot J. Schechter\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSUNRISE, FLORIDA &#8211; APRIL 15: AJ Greer #10 of the Florida Panthers celebrates his goal with teammates against the Detroit Red Wings at the Amerant Bank Arena on April 15, 2026 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter\/NHLI via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Greer helped the Panthers win the 2025 Stanley Cup by scoring two goals with an assist in 16 playoff games.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"SUNRISE, FL - APRIL 15 : Florida Panthers left wing A.J. Greer (10) looks on during a NHL game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Florida Panthers on April 15, 2026 at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL.(Photo by Chris Arjoon\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)\" title=\"NHL: APR 15 Red Wings at Panthers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e7f9fcbe-bb61-4c3f-a0e3-152909bd36ec.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tGetty ImagesIcon Sportswire\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSUNRISE, FL &#8211; APRIL 15 : Florida Panthers left wing A.J. Greer (10) looks on during a NHL game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Florida Panthers on April 15, 2026 at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL.(Photo by Chris Arjoon\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"SUNRISE, FL - APRIL 13 : Florida Panthers left wing A.J. Greer (10) controls the puck during a NHL game between the New York Rangers and the Florida Panthers on April 13, 2026 at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL.(Photo by Chris Arjoon\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)\" title=\"NHL: APR 13 Rangers at Panthers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d10f6c6c-2210-41d2-af78-65dbbb1b5f97.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tGetty ImagesIcon Sportswire\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSUNRISE, FL &#8211; APRIL 13 : Florida Panthers left wing A.J. Greer (10) controls the puck during a NHL game between the New York Rangers and the Florida Panthers on April 13, 2026 at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL.(Photo by Chris Arjoon\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRadko Gudas captained our club with heart and soul over the last two seasons while making a great impact in our community,\u201d Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek said, before expressing hope to sign Greer to a new contract.<\/p>\n<p>Get the latest sports updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/article\/get-wpbf-25-news-on-the-go\/999316\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Video above: Florida Panthers honored at White House for Stanley Cup victoriesThe Florida Panthers acquired Anaheim captain Radko&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":610584,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[2210,233,5292,4207,1739,67539,67537,4452,5,4,67538,67540],"class_list":["post-610583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim-ducks","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-ducks","tag-anaheimducks","tag-day","tag-ducks","tag-first-american-woman","tag-florida-panthers-acquire-anaheim-captain-radko-gudas-in-trade","tag-history","tag-hockey","tag-nhl","tag-sally-ride","tag-space"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116836014854710399","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=610583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610583\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/610584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=610583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=610583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=610583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}