Florida Panthers Assigned A Slew Of Players To The Charlotte Checkers

Before the 5 p.m. NHL roster deadline, the Florida Panthers reassigned multiple players to the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers, including several who cleared waivers. Among those moving to Charlotte after clearing waivers were Nathan Bastian, John Beecher, Sam Lafferty, Alexander Petrovic, Cole Reinhardt, Cole Schwindt, Kai Schwindt, and Donovan Sebrango. Players not required to clear waivers were Marek Alscher, Cooper Black, Jack Devine, Kirill Gerasimyuk, Mikuláš Hovorka, Ludvig Jansson, Tyler Muszelik, Emil Pieniniemi, Samu Salminen, Matvei Shuravin, and Hunter St. Martin. The Panthers also released players on PTO: William Bitten, Karsen Dorwart, Riese Gaber, Robert Mastrosimone, Liam McLinskey, and Nathan Smith. With Brad Marchand on injured reserve and Jonah Gadjovich on the injured/non-roster list, Florida begins the season with 21 players.