Jacob Markstrom Headed To Florida As Panthers & Devils Finalizing Trade
Florida and New Jersey working on a deal involving Jacob Markstrom and Evan Rodrigues. We will see how it all plays out
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 30, 2026
This move means that two-time Stanley Cup-winning goalie Sergei Bobrovsky will be heading to market as an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday. His run with the Panthers is done.
The return to New Jersey in the Markstrom deal looks like this:
🚨 Trade
— PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) June 30, 2026
To #FlaPanthers
Jacob Markstrom 36 y/o G, Yr 1/2 $6M
Angus Crookshank 26 y/o F, Yr 2/2 $850K
To #NJDevils
Evan Rodrigues 32 y/o F, Yr 4/4 $3.075M
Jesper Boqvist 27 y/o F, Yr 2/2 $1.5M
Ben Steeves 24 y/o F - RFA
FLA adds net $1.425M cap hit https://t.co/mao218q1Ng
Evan Rodrigues, Jesper Boqvist and Ben Steeves head to the Devils in return for Markstrom and Angus Crookshank.
Pierre LeBrun adds that New Jersey will not retain salary on Markstrom, whose two-year extension kicks in next season with a $6 million AAV.
This move follows closely behind the Panthers already having acquired Akira Schmid. Their goaltending tandem for next season is set. It's goodbye Bob in Florida.
The writing was already on the wall, but the #FlaPanthers trades for Jacob Markstrom and Akira Schmid close the book on Sergei Bobrovsky's time in Florida.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) June 30, 2026
Bobrovsky hits the open market in 24 hours.
The Panthers will be moving on from pending UFA and team legend Sergei Bobrovsky. The two sides have not been able to agree on a new contract, and he'll now head to the open market. The Toronto Maple Leafs are among the teams that have been linked to the two-time Stanley Cup winner.
