2006–07 Florida Panthers season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2006–07
Year:	2006
Team:	Florida Panthers
Conferencerank:	12th
Divisionrank:	4th
Record:	35–31–16
Homerecord:	23–12–6
Roadrecord:	12–19–10
Goalsfor:	247
Goalsagainst:	257
Coach:	Jacques Martin
Goalsleader:	Olli Jokinen (39)
Assistsleader:	Olli Jokinen (52)
Pointsleader:	Olli Jokinen (91)
Plusminusleader:	Jay Bouwmeester (+23)
Pimleader:	Steve Montador (119)
Winsleader:	Ed Belfour (27)
Gaaleader:	Ed Belfour (2.77)

The 2006–07 Florida Panthers season began on October 6 with a game at the BankAtlantic Center against the Boston Bruins. It was the Panthers' 13th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.

Off-season

General manager Mike Keenan resigned on September 3 and was replaced by head coach Jacques Martin.^[1]

Regular season

The Panthers finished the regular season with the fewest power-play opportunities for with 337.^[2]

Season standings

Schedule and results

|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 1 || October 6 || Boston || 3–8 || Florida || || Auld || 19,250 || 1–0–0 || 2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 2 || October 7 || Florida || 0–6 || Atlanta || || Belfour || 14,239 || 1–1–0 || 2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"| 3 || October 9 || Florida || 1–2 || Toronto || SO || Auld || 19,102 || 1–1–1 || 3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 4 || October 11 || Carolina || 3–6 || Florida || || Auld || 14,312 || 2–1–1 || 5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 5 || October 13 || Tampa Bay || 2–3 || Florida || || Auld || 15,208 || 3–1–1 || 7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 6 || October 14 || Florida || 1–4 || Tampa Bay || || Belfour || 19,926 || 3–2–1 || 7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 7 || October 18 || Florida || 2–5 || Washington || || Auld || 10,125 || 3–3–1 || 7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 8 || October 20 || Philadelphia || 2–3 || Florida || || Belfour || 17,194 || 4–3–1 || 9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 9 || October 21 || Florida || 2–4 || Atlanta || || Auld || 16,178 || 4–4–1 || 9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 10 || October 23 || Atlanta || 6–3 || Florida || || Auld || 13,102 || 4–5–1 || 9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 11 || October 25 || Florida || 4–2 || NY Rangers || || Belfour || 18,200 || 5–5–1 || 11 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 12 || October 26 || Florida || 0–2 || New Jersey || || Auld || 11,594 || 5–6–1 || 11 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"| 13 || October 28 || Florida || 3–4 || NY Islanders || SO || Belfour || 10,455 || 5–6–2 || 12 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 14 || October 31 || San Jose || 2–1 || Florida || || Auld || 10,081 || 5–7–2 || 12 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 15 || November 2 || Toronto || 2–4 || Florida || || Belfour || 13,233 || 6–7–2 || 14 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"| 16 || November 8 || NY Rangers || 4–3 || Florida || SO || Belfour || 16,893 || 6–7–3 || 15 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"| 17 || November 10 || Florida || 4–5 || Buffalo || OT || Auld || 18,690 || 6–7–4 || 16 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 18 || November 11 || Florida || 2–4 || New Jersey || || Belfour || 14,112 || 6–8–4 || 16 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 19 || November 13 || Washington || 4–1 || Florida || || Auld || 12,108 || 6–9–4 || 16 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 20 || November 16 || Montreal || 1–5 || Florida || || Belfour || 13,506 || 7–9–4 || 18 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 21 || November 18 || NY Islanders || 4–1 || Florida || || Belfour || 16,833 || 7–10–4 || 18 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 22 || November 20 || Florida || 3–2 || Boston || || Auld || 11,742 || 8–10–4 || 20 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 23 || November 22 || Tampa Bay || 6–4 || Florida || || Auld || 14,516 || 8–11–4 || 20 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 24 || November 24 || Ottawa || 6–4 || Florida || || Belfour || 16,544 || 8–12–4 || 20 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 25 || November 25 || Florida || 0–1 || Atlanta || || Auld || 17,053 || 8–13–4 || 20 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"| 26 || November 28 || Florida || 0–1 || Montreal || SO || Auld || 21,273 || 8–13–5 || 21 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 27 || November 30 || Florida || 0–6 || Ottawa || || Auld || 17,814 || 8–14–5 || 21 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 28 || December 2 || Atlanta || 3–1 || Florida || || Belfour || 13,333 || 8–15–5 || 21 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 29 || December 5 || Florida || 3–2 || Pittsburgh || || Auld || 12,511 || 9–15–5 || 23 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 30 || December 7 || Buffalo || 1–3 || Florida || || Auld || 15,385 || 10–15–5 || 25 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"| 31 || December 9 || Florida || 4–5 || NY Islanders || SO || Auld || 12,825 || 10–15–6 || 26 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 32 || December 10 || Florida || 1–2 || NY Rangers || || Belfour || 18,200 || 10–16–6 || 26 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 33 || December 12 || Anaheim || 5–4 || Florida || || Auld || 13,140 || 10–17–6 || 26 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 34 || December 14 || Florida || 1–2 || Buffalo || || Belfour || 18,690 || 10–18–6 || 26 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 35 || December 16 || Florida || 6–3 || Boston || || Belfour || 10,965 || 11–18–6 || 28 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 36 || December 19 || Florida || 7–3 || Toronto || || Belfour || 19,444 || 12–18–6 || 30 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 37 || December 21 || NY Rangers || 2–3 || Florida || || Belfour || 17,556 || 13–18–6 || 32 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"| 38 || December 23 || Carolina || 3–2 || Florida || OT || Belfour || 16,147 || 13–18–7 || 33 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 39 || December 26 || Florida || 2–4 || Carolina || || Auld || 18,639 || 13–19–7 || 33 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 40 || December 27 || Philadelphia || 1–3 || Florida || || Belfour || 17,771 || 14–19–7 || 35 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 41 || December 29 || Montreal || 1–3 || Florida || || Belfour || 19,772 || 15–19–7 || 37 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 42 || January 2 || Florida || 1–4 || Edmonton || || Belfour || 16,839 || 15–20–7 || 37 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"| 43 || January 4 || Florida || 4–5 || Calgary || OT || Auld || 19,289 || 15–20–8 || 38 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"| 44 || January 7 || Florida || 3–4 || Vancouver || SO || Belfour || 18,630 || 15–20–9 || 39 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 45 || January 10 || Pittsburgh || 2–5 || Florida || || Auld || 16,098 || 16–20–9 || 41 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 46 || January 11 || Florida || 4–6 || Carolina || || Auld || 13,552 || 16–21–9 || 41 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 47 || January 13 || Washington || 3–7 || Florida || || Belfour || 15,061 || 17–21–9 || 43 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"| 48 || January 16 || Carolina || 3–2 || Florida || OT || Belfour || 10,317 || 17–21–10 || 44 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 49 || January 18 || Toronto || 3–2 || Florida || || Auld || 12,242 || 17–22–10 || 44 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 50 || January 20 || Florida || 4–1 || Washington || || Belfour || 13,877 || 18–22–10 || 46 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 51 || January 27 || New Jersey || 2–4 || Florida || || Belfour || 18,136 || 19–22–10 || 48 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 52 || January 30 || Florida || 0–3 || Pittsburgh || || Belfour || 15,405 || 19–23–10 || 48 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 53 || February 1 || Washington || 3–6 || Florida || || Belfour || 11,300 || 20–23–10 || 50 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 54 || February 3 || Los Angeles || 7–0 || Florida || || Belfour || 15,108 || 20–24–10 || 50 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"| 55 || February 6 || Florida || 4–5 || Colorado || OT || Belfour || 17,065 || 20–24–11 || 51 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 56 || February 8 || Florida || 2–4 || Minnesota || || Belfour || 18,568 || 20–25–11 || 51 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 57 || February 10 || Phoenix || 2–5 || Florida || || Belfour || 15,312 || 21–25–11 || 53 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 58 || February 13 || Florida || 1–0 || Montreal || || Belfour || 21,273 || 22–25–11 || 55 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 59 || February 14 || Florida || 0–4 || Ottawa || || Belfour || 18,561 || 22–26–11 || 55 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 60 || February 17 || Tampa Bay || 4–5 || Florida || OT || Belfour || 17,813 || 23–26–11 || 57 || |- align="center"| 61 || February 20 || Florida || 2–3 || Tampa Bay || SO || Belfour || 19,319 || 23–26–12 || 58 || |- align="center"| 62 || February 22 || Pittsburgh || 2–1 || Florida || OT || Belfour || 17,102 || 23–26–13 || 59 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 63 || February 24 || Boston || 2–7 || Florida || || Belfour || 16,816 || 24–26–13 || 61 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 64 || February 27 || Florida || 6–5 || Washington || SO || Belfour || 10,979 || 25–26–13 || 63 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 65 || March 1 || Dallas || 1–2 || Florida || OT || Belfour || 11,822 || 26–26–13 || 65 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 66 || March 3 || Tampa Bay || 2–6 || Florida || || Belfour || 17,299 || 27–26–13 || 67 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 67 || March 6 || Florida || 2–4 || Atlanta || || Belfour || 12,566 || 27–27–13 || 67 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 68 || March 8 || Florida || 2–1 || Philadelphia || || Belfour || 19,489 || 28–27–13 || 69 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 69 || March 10 || Atlanta || 2–3 || Florida || || Belfour || 17,927 || 29–27–13 || 71 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 70 || March 13 || Florida || 1–3 || Carolina || || Belfour || 18,639 || 29–28–13 || 71 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 71 || March 15 || Buffalo || 5–3 || Florida || || Belfour || 18,111 || 29–29–13 || 71 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 72 || March 17 || NY Islanders || 5–8 || Florida || || Belfour || 17,078 || 30–29–13 || 73 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 73 || March 20 || Florida || 4–1 || Philadelphia || || Belfour || 18,721 || 31–29–13 || 75 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 74 || March 22 || Ottawa || 4–2 || Florida || || Belfour || 14,202 || 31–30–13 || 75 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"| 75 || March 24 || New Jersey || 4–3 || Florida || SO || Belfour || 16,101 || 31–30–14 || 76 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 76 || March 27 || Florida || 5–2 || Tampa Bay || || Belfour || 18,856 || 32–30–14 || 78 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 77 || March 28 || Atlanta || 2–3 || Florida || SO || Anderson || 12,864 || 33–30–14 || 80 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 78 || March 30 || Washington || 2–3 || Florida || OT || Belfour || 15,712 || 34–30–14 || 82 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"| 79 || April 1 || Carolina || 4–3 || Florida || SO || Belfour || 17,878 || 34–30–15 || 83 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 80 || April 3 || Florida || 0–1 || Washington || || Anderson || 16,311 || 34–31–15 || 83 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 81 || April 6 || Florida || 7–2 || Tampa Bay || || Belfour || 21,002 || 35–31–15 || 85 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"| 82 || April 7 || Florida || 2–4 || Carolina || OT || Anderson || 18,639 || 35–31–16 || 86 || |-|-| Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

• Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
• = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.
• = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.

	Player		scope=colgroup colspan=6	Regular season
12		C	82	39	52	91	18	78
16		C	82	31	31	62	15	61
15		C	73	23	34	57	2	22
9		C	74	20	28	48	−1	28
23		LW	82	14	30	44	7	36
4		D	82	12	30	42	23	66
18		LW	72	17	20	37	7	28
77		C	81	13	22	35	1	94
24		D	82	6	26	32	−13	102
85		C	75	11	19	30	2	28
10		LW	50	13	16	29	5	71
26		D	78	4	25	29	−5	64
13		RW	64	11	14	25	2	18
5		D	82	4	21	25	7	112
8		D	41	5	5	10	−5	20
46		LW	48	3	7	10	0	12
11		LW	79	6	3	9	−10	66
7		D	72	1	8	9	1	119
25		C	15	5	3	8	−4	4
44		RW	7	1	6	7	−4	13
21		D	23	0	5	5	9	28
38		C	13	1	2	3	1	2
2		D	45	0	3	3	5	55
50		C	16	2	0	2	−3	2
54		C	14	1	1	2	−1	6
20		G	58	0	2	2		10
55		D	7	1	0	1	−3	10
6		D	2	1	0	1	3	2
35		G	27	0	1	1		2
51		C	19	0	1	1	−3	0
47		D	3	0	1	1	2	0
57		C	10	0	1	1	1	2
31		G	5	0	0	0		0
40		LW	3	0	0	0	−1	2

Goaltending

	Player	scope=colgroup colspan=10	Regular season
20		58	27	17	10	1550	152	2.77	.902	1	3289
35		27	7	13	5	729	82	3.35	.888	1	1471
31		5	1	1	1	116	8	2.21	.931	0	217

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Jay Bouwmeester	^[3]
	NHL Second Star of the Week	Olli Jokinen (March 4)	^[4]
		Olli Jokinen (April 1)
	NHL Third Star of the Week	Olli Jokinen (January 14)

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Janis Sprukts	October 20, 2006	^[5]
	Drew Larman	November 13, 2006
	David Booth	November 20, 2006
	Kamil Kreps	January 7, 2007
	Martin Lojek	February 3, 2007
1,000th game played	Chris Gratton	March 22, 2007	^[6]

Transactions

The Panthers were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.^[7]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
	To Florida Panthers	To Vancouver Canucks	^[8]
	To Florida Panthers	To Chicago Blackhawks	^[9]
To Florida Panthers	To Pittsburgh Penguins	^[10]
	To Florida Panthers	To Anaheim Ducks	^[11]
	To Florida Panthers	To Pittsburgh Penguins	^[12]
	To Florida Panthers	To Detroit Red Wings	^[13]
To Florida Panthers	To Pittsburgh Penguins	^[14]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
			4-year	Free agency	^[15]
		Oulun Karpat (Liiga)		Free agency	^[16]
			1-year	Free agency	^[17]
		Manitoba Moose (AHL)		Free agency	^[18]
Franklin MacDonald	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)		Free agency
Adam Taylor	Victoria Salmon Kings (ECHL)		Free agency
		HIFK (Liiga)	2-year	Free agency	^[19]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via	Ref
N/A		HC Sibir Novosibirsk (RSL)	Free agency (III)	^[20]
			Contract expiration (UFA)
		Buyout	^[21]
			Free agency (III)	^[22]
		Cardiff Devils (EIHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[23]
			Free agency (UFA)	^[24]
			Free agency (III)	^[25]
		Ottawa Senators	Free agency (UFA)	^[26]
		Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[27]
		Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[28]
			Retirement	^[29]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
		1-year	Re-signing	^[30]
	2-year	Re-signing
		1-year	Re-signing	^[31]
		1-year	Re-signing	^[32]
		2-year	Re-signing	^[33]
		1-year	Re-signing	^[34]
	1-year	Re-signing
	1-year	Re-signing
		1-year	Re-signing	^[35]
		1-year	Re-signing	^[36]
			Entry-level	^[37]
		2-year	Arbitration award
		1-year	Re-signing	^[38]
	4-year	Re-signing
		2-year	Extension	^[39]
	Dan Collins		Entry-level	^[40]
		Entry-level
		Entry-level

Draft picks

Florida's picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.^[41]

Round		Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	10	Michael Frolik (RW)		Florida Panthers	Rabat Kladno (Czech Extraliga)
3	73	Brady Calla (RW)		Florida Panthers	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
4	103	Michael Caruso (D)		Florida Panthers	Guelph Storm (OHL)
4	116	Derrick LaPoint (D)		Florida Panthers (from Nashville)	Eau Claire North (USHS-WI)
6	155	Peter Aston (D)		Florida Panthers (from Pittsburgh)	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
7	193	Marc Cheverie (G)		Florida Panthers	Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)

References

• Web site: Florida Panthers 2006-07 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . July 30, 2024.
• Web site: 2006-07 Florida Panthers Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts . Hockey-Reference.com . July 30, 2024.

External links

• NHL Team Salaries - Florida Panthers from nhlnumbers.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Keenan resigns as Panthers GM . ESPN.com . September 23, 2024 . September 3, 2006.
2. Web site: 2006-07 NHL Summary.
3. Web site: NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2007 . NHL.com . August 4, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230417032251/http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=28972 . April 17, 2023.
4. Web site: NHL Three Stars of the Week . Hockey-Reference.com . August 4, 2024.
5. Web site: 2006-07 NHL Debuts . Hockey-Reference.com . October 19, 2024.
6. Web site: Elias Says ... . ESPN.com . August 4, 2024 . March 23, 2007 . Chris Gratton of the Panthers played his 1000th NHL game tonight.
7. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results . Pro Sports Transactions . September 9, 2024.
8. Web site: Canucks swap Bertuzzi for Luongo in multiplayer trade . ESPN.com . September 10, 2024 . June 23, 2006.
9. Web site: Kempenaar . Adam . Goalie Anderson Dealt To Panthers . Chicago Blackhawks . September 10, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060707110716/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/news/news.asp?story_id=3325 . July 7, 2006 . June 24, 2006.
10. Web site: PENGUINS ADD SNEEP, STRAIT, JOHNSON AND SEPPANEN AT DRAFT . Pittsburgh Penguins . September 2, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060717204041/http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/team/features/arts/1923.1.php . July 17, 2006 . June 24, 2006.
11. Web site: Stephens . Eric . Ducks trade for Jackman . Los Angeles Times . September 10, 2024 . January 4, 2007.
12. Web site: Roberts waives no-trade, dealt to Pens for Welch . ESPN.com . September 10, 2024 . February 26, 2007.
13. Web site: Red Wings acquire Bertuzzi from Panthers . ESPN.com . September 10, 2024 . February 27, 2007.
14. Web site: Penguins acquire defenseman Kwiatkowski, goalie Schaefer . TribLIVE.com . September 10, 2024 . February 27, 2007.
15. Web site: Another busy day of NHL transactions . Deseret News . September 10, 2024 . July 3, 2006 . The Florida Panthers signed defenseman Ruslan Salei to a four-year deal worth $12.1-million..
16. Web site: ACTIVITY . The Globe and Mail . September 10, 2024 . en-CA . July 7, 2006.
17. Web site: Belfour signs incentive-laden deal with Panthers . The Globe and Mail . September 10, 2024 . en-CA . July 26, 2006.
18. Web site: TRANSACTIONS . Hartford Courant . September 10, 2024 . September 15, 2006 . FLORIDA PANTHERS–Agreed to terms with D Franklin MacDonald, C David Brine and RW Adam Taylor..
19. Web site: Defenseman Murphy signs on for next year . Sun Sentinel . September 10, 2024 . March 27, 2007.
20. , retrieved September 10, 2024
21. Web site: TRANSACTIONS . Chicago Tribune . September 10, 2024 . July 2, 2006 . Florida: Bought out contract of D Sean Hill..
22. Web site: Flames bring McLennan back to Calgary . Calgary Flames . September 10, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060710064527/http://www.calgaryflames.com/cgi-bin/news/comments.cgi?type=newsroom&file_num=0000000892 . July 5, 2006 . July 10, 2006.
23. Web site: Devils capture net minder Osaer . BBC Sport . September 10, 2024 . July 10, 2006.
24. Web site: Thrashers sign free-agent forward Sim, two others . ESPN.com . September 10, 2024 . July 13, 2006.
25. Web site: Bouwmeester gets $4.35-million deal from arbitrator . The Globe and Mail . September 10, 2024 . en-CA . July 27, 2006.
26. Web site: Senators ink two forwards . The Globe and Mail . September 6, 2024 . en-CA . August 3, 2006.
27. Web site: Scorpions assigned Uchevatov from Milwaukee . OurSports Central . September 10, 2024 . November 9, 2006.
28. Web site: McNeill reassigned to Wheeling . OurSports Central . September 10, 2024 . December 18, 2006 . (McNeill) was signed by the Penguins to an AHL contract on October 5, 2006..
29. Web site: Nieuwendyk hangs up his skates . The Globe and Mail . September 10, 2024 . en-CA . December 6, 2006.
30. Web site: Seven Panthers seek arbitration . Newspapers.com . The Palm Beach Post . September 10, 2024 . 18 . July 6, 2006 . The team also announced that defensemen Bryan Allen and Branislav Mezei agreed to contract terms, Allen for one year at $1.55 million and Mezei for two years at $1.65 million..
31. Web site: Transactions . The New York Times . September 10, 2024 . July 12, 2006 . FLORIDA PANTHERS--Agreed to terms with F Nathan Horton on a one-year contract..
32. Web site: Afanasenkov stays with Lightning . Sarasota Herald-Tribune . September 10, 2024 . July 13, 2006 . The Florida Panthers agreed to terms on a one-year deal with defenseman Steve Montador..
33. Web site: TRANSACTIONS . Hartford Courant . September 10, 2024 . July 14, 2006 . FLORIDA PANTHERS–Re-signed C Gregory Campbell to a two-year contract..
34. Web site: Lightning holds on to physical Fritz . Tampa Bay Times . September 10, 2024 . July 15, 2006 . Panthers: The team agreed to terms on one-year deals with goalie Alex Auld and center Stephen Weiss. Defenseman Alexei Semenov accepted his qualifying offer..
35. Web site: Panthers scrap walk-up fee . Newspapers.com . The Palm Beach Post . September 10, 2024 . 31 . July 18, 2006 . goaltender Craig Anderson signed a one-year contract worth $650,000..
36. Web site: PANTHERS SIGN KOLNIK . Newspapers.com . South Florida Sun Sentinel . September 10, 2024 . 36 . July 19, 2006.
37. Web site: Transactions . The New York Times . September 10, 2024 . July 21, 2006 . FLORIDA PANTHERS--Agreed to terms with LW David Booth..
38. Web site: Transactions . Deseret News . September 10, 2024 . July 29, 2006 . FLORIDA PANTHERS—Agreed to terms with D Mike Van Ryn on a four-year contract. Re-signed D Ric Jackman to a one-year contract..
39. Web site: NHL notebook: Panthers re-sign versatile Peltonen . The Mercury News . September 10, 2024 . April 26, 2007.
40. Web site: PANTHERS ANNOUNCE DEALS . Newspapers.com . South Florida Sun Sentinel . September 10, 2024 . 45 . June 2, 2007.
41. Web site: 2006 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . July 22, 2024.