The Panthers brought the star trio of Sam Bennett, Aaron Ekblad and Brad Marchand back with new contracts, keeping the core of the Stanley Cup champions together.

In this piece, we take a deep dive into the Florida Panthers best and worst contracts heading into the 2025-26 season.

Bennett is one of eight Panthers players under contract through at least the 2029-30 season, joining forwards Aleksander Barkov (2029-30), Matthew Tkachuk (2029-30), Anton Lundell (2029-30), Sam ...

As for the cornerback who signed a player-friendly deal, look no further than Carolina Panthers’ standout Jaycee Horn, who is coming off his first Pro Bowl campaign.

The Bennett signing is another huge move by Zito, who now has eight players — all of them key parts of the team — under contract with the Panthers through at least the 2029-30 season.

In 2024, Horn finished with career bests in games played (15), tackles (68), passes defensed (13), and also sacks (2.0). He also had one interception. It was a nice bounce back season for a player ...