Sam Reinhart signed an eight-year contract with the Florida Panthers on Monday. Monetary phrases weren’t disclosed.
The 28-year-old ahead, who was within the closing season of a three-year contract he signed with Florida on Aug. 11, 2021, may have change into an unrestricted free agent at midday ET. To ensure that him to have signed for eight years with the Panthers, the contract needed to have been registered with the NHL Central Registry previous to midnight on Sunday.
“Since coming to South Florida, Sam has demonstrated his skill to be a robust scoring risk whereas sustaining sturdy defensive play,” Panthers normal supervisor Invoice Zito stated. “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.”
Reinhart scored an NHL career-high 57 objectives final season, which was second within the NHL behind Toronto Maple Leafs middle Auston Matthews (69). He additionally led the NHL with a career-high 27 power-play objectives and 34 power-play factors, and led Florida with a career-high 94 factors.
Reinhart then had 16 factors (10 objectives, six assists) in 24 Stanley Cup Playoff video games, together with scoring the Cup-clinching purpose for the Panthers in Recreation 7 of the Ultimate in opposition to the Edmonton Oilers.
Chosen by the Buffalo Sabres with the No. 2 decide within the 2014 NHL Draft, Reinhart has 538 factors (255 objectives, 283 assists) in 696 regular-season video games with the Sabres and Panthers. He additionally has 33 factors (21 objectives, 12 assists) in 55 playoff video games.
Reinhart’s greatest NHL seasons have come since he was acquired by Florida in a commerce with Buffalo on July 24, 2021. Throughout his first season with the Panthers in 2021-22, Reinhart had 82 factors, together with an NHL career-high 49 assists, in 78 video games. He then had 67 factors (31 objectives, 36 assists) in 82 video games in 2022-23 earlier than setting his profession excessive in objectives and factors final season.
