Bennett staying with the Panthers

Sam Bennett re-signed with the Florida Panthers on Monday, inking a four-year contract worth $17.7 million (U.S.) with the team that has been a good fit for him since joining at the trade deadline. Bennett put up six goals and nine assists for 15 points in 10 regular-season games with the Panthers after they acquired him from Calgary. The 25-year-old was a pointa-game player during Florida’s playoff series, too, with a goal and four assists. The Panthers also re-signed defencemen Lucas Carlsson and Noah Juulsen for next season. In other moves around the NHL, New Jersey acquired defenceman Christian Jaros from San Jose for forward Nick Merkley, Philadelphia re-signed big defenceman Sam Morin.