Panthers and 2-time Cup winner Carter Verhaeghe agree on 8-year contract extension
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe is no longer a free-agent-in-waiting. He's going to be with the Florida Panthers for years to come.Verhaeghe and the Panthers have agreed on an eight-year, $56 million contract extension, the deal getting announced shortly after the Stanley Cup champions opened their season by beating the Boston Bruins 6-4 on Tuesday night.“This guy's a Florida Panther,” general manager and hockey operations president Bill Zito said. “We're very blessed to have him.”The two-time Cup winner — he also won one with Tampa Bay — is entering his fifth season with the Panthers. He had 42 goals and 73 points in the 2022-23 season, then 34 goals and 72 points last season to help Florida's title run.“To be a Florida Panther for this long already is a huge honor for me,” Verhaeghe said. “To even extend it longer, I'm just so grateful to the organization.”Verhaeghe also had 11 goals in the playoffs last season, the last of those coming in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final when Florida topped Edmonton 2…
9 Oct 03:19 · iNFOnews.ca