Florida Panthers general manager Bill Zito meets the media after the NHL Trade Deadline came to an end on Friday, March 6, 2026 in Fort Lauderdale.
The Panthers only made a handful of moves and traded just D Jeff Petry (Minnesota Wild). Florida did pick up Fs Vinnie Hinostroza and Cole Reinhardt.
Florida held onto pending free agents Sergei Bobrovsky and A.J. Greer.
The Panthers have lost four straight and nine of 11 all but ending their playoff hopes with 20 games left.
Florida ends its three-game road trip tonight in Detroit.
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14 Comments
In Zito We Trust
Cool
3 peat Stanley Championship No
Good job Bill!
Psycho vibes
They’ve played extremely well these last few years, I think not making playoffs this year will be beneficial. Rest up boys!
Extremely happy with Bills decision. He is wise beyond his years. They have all summer with Bob.
Glad you didn't lose your mind letting Bob go
I hope we don’t win a few games and put ourselves like 6 points out of the playoff and out of the top 10 pick.. sometimes players get a little boost of confidence when you don’t trade them…otherwise selling nothing it’s gonna come back to bite us in the ass..
Don't know that much about Bill Zito, but after listening to this interview, it's clear to see why the Panthers are one of the Best Franchies in the NHL! Rest up boys and
GIV'R HELL NEXT SEASON!😊❤
He won't look like such a genius as the Marchand contract ages like warm milk.
I do have a question. For someone with less than $100,000 to invest, How would you recommend we enter the market. I'm looking to study some traders and copy their strategy rather than investing myself and losing money emotionally. What's your take on this approach???
Rest and reload. They will be back.
He doesn't sound too confident we will be able to re-sign Bobrovsky.