- Pending UFA winger Ryan Lomberg appears to have priced himself past what the Panthers can afford, relays David Dwork of The Hockey News (Twitter link). The 29-year-old put up 12 goals and 20 points in 2022-23 but was limited to just five goals and two assists in 75 games this past season although he added a career-high 175 hits. Lomberg played on an $800K AAV for the last two years and Florida will need to have several players at that price point again next season. If Lomberg believes he can beat that on the open market – a reasonable assumption – then he’ll have to go elsewhere to get it.