Source: Panthers acquire Devils goalie Markstrom
Key takeaways
- The Florida Panthers have acquired New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom, allowing two-time Stanley Cup winner Sergei Bobrovsky to hit the free agent market.
- The Panthers sent forwards Evan Rodrigues, Jesper Boqvist and Ben Steeves to the Devils for Markstrom and center Angus Crookshank, an NHL source confirmed to ESPN.
- Markstrom, 36, is starting a new two-year contract that was given to him by former Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald last November, carrying a $6 million cap hit.
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The Florida Panthers have acquired New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom, allowing two-time Stanley Cup winner Sergei Bobrovsky to hit the free agent market.
The Panthers sent forwards Evan Rodrigues, Jesper Boqvist and Ben Steeves to the Devils for Markstrom and center Angus Crookshank, an NHL source confirmed to ESPN.
Markstrom, 36, is starting a new two-year contract that was given to him by former Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald last November, carrying a $6 million cap hit. It was a controversial extension in New Jersey, as Markstrom went on to post his worst numbers since 2014 with an .883 save percentage. He was 23-19-1 for the Devils with a 3.07 goals-against average.