Florida Panthers sign veteran forward Eric Staal
After attending training camp with them on a professional try-out contract (PTO), the Florida Panthers have signed veteran forward Eric Staal to a one-year, one-way deal worth $750,000.
Staal, 37, performed well during training camp with the Panthers, but due to salary cap constraints, they were unable to sign him. He remained with the Panthers and had been skating with them as a non-roster player.
With the injury to defenceman Aaron Ekblad, who's contract was placed on LTIR, that opened up the cap space for the Panthers to sign the former Stanley Cup champion.
The Thunder Bay (Ontario) native didn't play in the NHL last year. Instead, Staal turned his focus to representing Canada at the 2022 Olympics, where he captained the team. In five games at Beijing 2022, Staal had four points (one goal, three assists), four penalty minutes and was a minus-one.
Hearing Eric Staal and the #FlaPanthers have agreed to terms on a one-year, one-way deal worth $750,000.
Quite a story for Staal, who didn't play in the NHL last season, to make it back on a good team and to play with his brother Marc.@DailyFaceoff— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) October 21, 2022
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