Panthers free agency: Who’s staying, who’s coming and who’s gone? Full list of Day 1 moves

One day after reveling in the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship for a final time, Florida Panthers president of hockey operations and general manager Bill Zito and his team quickly got to work as the free agent market opened at noon Monday.

Florida had 11 players on its roster slated to become unrestricted free agents and another two restricted free agents.

When the dust settled Monday, there was a lot of movement — more out than in for the Panthers, although most of the movement in both directions was depth pieces.

Here’s a full rundown from the day.

Who stayed?

Sam Reinhart: The All-Star winger who scored 57 goals in the regular season and another 10 in the playoffs signed an eight-year, $69 million extension on Sunday to stay under contract with the Panthers through the 2031-32 season.

Dmitry Kulikov: Kulikov signed a four-year deal with a $1.15 million average annual cap hit. The veteran defenseman spent his first seven seasons with the Panthers, then spent his next seven bouncing around with seven different teams before returning to Florida last season on a one-year deal. He primarily played on Florida’s third defense pairing and won a Cup with the team where his career started. Now, he staying.

Who’s coming?

Tomas Nosek: The veteran winger helps the Panthers replenish some of its fourth-line depth that they lost to free agency. Nosek, who signed to a one-year deal for $775,000, has played 434 career NHL games and has 107 points (44 goals, 63 assists) and has experience on the penalty kill.

A.J. Greer: Like Nosek, Greer gives the Panthers another player to compete for a spot on the fourth line. Nosek’s deal is for two years with an $850,000 average annual value.

Jesper Boqvist: The Panthers take a flier on another depth forward. Boqvist, 25, played last season with the Boston Bruins, who did not tender the restricted free agent a contract which put him on the open market. Boqvist has played in 236 career games over the past five seasons (four with the New Jersey Devils, one with Boston) and has produced 69 points (34 goals, 35 assists). Boqvist’s deal is for one year and $775,000.

Chris Driedger: The goaltender should be a familiar name to Panthers fans, as he was Sergei Bobrovsky’s backup in both the 2019-2020 and 2020-21 seasons. Those were the two best seasons of his NHL career, playing in 35 games (34 starts) with a 21-8-4 record, 2.07 goals against average and .931 save percentage. He had four of his five career shutouts in those two seasons. The Seattle Kraken took him in the NHL expansion draft but he played in just 29 games for the Kraken. Driedger’s one-year deal is worth $795,000.

Who’s gone?

Brandon Montour: The defenseman, who has been key on Florida’s second pairing and on the power play, signed a seven-year, $70 million deal with the Seattle Kraken.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson: The veteran defenseman had a resurgence in his one season with the Panthers and got rewarded with a four-year, $14 million deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Anthony Stolarz: The goaltender is heading to Toronto on a two-year, $5 million deal after serving as a dominant one-two punch with Sergei Bobrovsky last season.

Kevin Stenlund: He was pivotal on Florida’s penalty kill and brought stability as the Panthers’ fourth-line center. He’s heading to Utah on a two-year, $4 million deal.

Ryan Lomberg: The speedy, physical winger is going to Calgary on a two-year, $4 million deal after establishing himself as an NHL regular over three seasons with the Panthers.

Who’s still unsigned?

As of 8:30 p.m. Monday, the following players from the Panthers’ roster last season who became unrestricted free agents remain unsigned:

Vladimir Tarasenko: Florida acquired him at the trade deadline to bolster their forward depth and bring playoff experience to the roster. He scored five goals in the postseason en route to winning his second Stanley Cup. He made $5 million last season.

Nick Cousins: The forward spent the past two seasons bouncing up and down Florida’s lineup, bringing physicality and grit whenever he played.

Kyle Okposo: After 17 seasons, Okposo finally won his first Stanley Cup after being acquired by the Panthers at the trade deadline.

Steven Lorentz: Florida acquired Lorentz last offseason in a trade with the San Jose Sharks and he was consistently the most upbeat guy in Florida’s room even when he wasn’t in the lineup. He’s a big body who can play both center and wing.