“I am just grateful, humble and grateful to be part of such a great group of people,” Bill Zito told CBS after his team won back-to-back Stanley Cups. While the Edmonton Oilers did their best to drag the Panthers back to Alberta for Game 7, Snoof Zito’s guys who are planning out on home ice at Sunshine. Yet Florida could not have done it without Brad Marchand and Sam Bennett.
Bennett has a career-high regular season with 51 points. That is nothing to write home about, but the star of the Panthers turned into an absolute goal machine in the play-offs and won the Conn Smythe. On the other hand, fans and experts Marchand mention the greatest accusation of Handelsdeadline, perhaps ever. Unfortunately, these guys are for the back-to-back champions, in addition to star defender Aaron Ekblad, now free agents. So, Pat Smith had the obvious question for Zito when the Cats GM appeared in the show.
In the midst of rumors about teams such as the Toronto Maple Leafs who want to pick up the fresh free agents, the question was: Can the Florida Panthers sign their biggest stars of the Stanley Cup play-offs from 2025 again? Well, Bill Zito sounded confident. “We’re going to spend on the cap. The Viola family -ownership has enabled us to do everything we can to have the best team we can. So we’re going to spend it all,” “ Said the GM of the cats.
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