Panthers Bring Back Forward Tomas Nosek on One-Year Deal

Just a few hours before the NHL Free Agency market officially opens (Noon ET), the Florida Panthers locked up another player from its 2025 Stanley Cup winning team.

Florida and center Tomas Nosek agreed to terms on a one-year, $775K contract extension, according to TSN’s Pierre LeBrun.

Nosek, 32, played in 59 regular season (1 goal, 9 points) and 16 playoff games (0 goals, 3 points) for the Panthers season as the fourth-line center. He appeared in all six Stanley Cup Final games last season.

The Czechia native featured on Florida’s penalty kill unit last season and is expected to remain there come 2025-26.

Going into next season, the Panthers will see their entire fourth-line return: Jonah Gadjovich, A.J. Greer and now Nosek.

Moves So Far

Panthers GM Bill Zito got most of his moves done before the market opened. After winning the Cup, Florida extending Sam Bennett and Aaron Ekblad to eight-year contracts, Brad Marchand to a six-year deal, and Nosek on a one-year.

Florida also traded for pending RFA goaltender Daniil Tarasov from the Columbus Blue Jackets last week.

They have also extended qualifying offers to at least two pending free agents, one of whom is forward Mackie Samoskevich, according to David Dwork of the Hockey News. Defenseman Mike Benning was also extended a qualifying offer, a source tells Five Reasons Sports.