It has been fairly every week for Florida Panthers star ahead Sam Reinhart. Simply days after serving to lead the Panthers to their first Stanley Cup in franchise historical past, Reinhart has signed a eight-year contract extension, the crew introduced Monday. Reinhart’s deal is value $69 million, in line with an ESPN report.
The Panthers star lately rating the game-winning aim towards the Edmonton Oilers in Recreation 7 of the Stanley Cup Ultimate. Reinhart tallied 10 objectives in the course of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs after racking up a career-high 57 objectives within the common season.
Reinhart has been a member of the Panthers for the reason that 2021 offseason, when he was traded from the Buffalo Sabres to South Florida. Reinhart has tallied 243 factors (121 objectives, 122 assists) throughout his three seasons with the Panthers.
“Since coming to South Florida, Sam has demonstrated his skill to be a robust scoring menace whereas sustaining robust defensive play,” Panthers common supervisor Invoice Zito mentioned in a press release. “His versatility and worth as a participant are solely outshined by his premier persona and work ethic, and we’re happy to have him proceed on with our group.”
Now, the Panthers may have their core group of Matthew Tkachuk, 2024 Selke Trophy winner Aleksander Barkov and Reinhart collectively for a minimum of the following six seasons.
Getting Reinhart’s extension executed below the wire was arguably a very powerful piece of enterprise for the Panthers’ entrance workplace this offseason. In the meantime, defenseman Brandon Montour, who has been a key cog on the crew’s blue line, will hit the market as an unrestricted free agent.
Reinhart wasn’t in a position to attend Florida’s Stanley Cup parade on Sunday as a result of he was attending his finest pal’s marriage ceremony. Nonetheless, he’ll be capable to assist defend Lord Stanley’s Cup in the course of the 2024-25 season.
