NHL free agency 2019: 5 signings we'd love to see

NHL free agency 2019: 5 signings we’d love to see

COLUMBUS, OH - MAY 6: Artemi Panarin #9 of the Columbus Blue Jackets waves to the fans following Game Six of the Eastern Conference Second Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 6, 2019 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images) /

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Sergei Bobrovsky Replaces Roberto Luongo

Roberto Luongo‘s retirement leaves the Florida Panthers without a franchise goaltender. However, it also leaves nothing in the way keeping the hottest rumor in the NHL from coming true. That’s right, Sergei Bobrovsky should take his talents to South Beach (OK, Sunrise, but you get the point).

The Panthers showed they’re serious about contending by hiring Joel Quenneville, who has won three Stanley Cups. General Manager Dale Tallon and Quenneville had a lot of success together with the Chicago Blackhawks. Their top target is Panarin (again, more on him later) but they want Bobrovsky as well.

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Bobrovsky has long been rumored to be the top target of the Panthers. Heck, they even tried to trade for him at the NHL trade deadline. With Luongo gone, the Panthers need a starting goalie. Bobrovsky is the best one available.

When armed with a good goalie, Quenneville wins games. Bobrovsky’s deal might be regrettable one day, but the Panthers are in the end game. It’s not about what happens five, or even eight, years from now. The Panthers want to win now. Bobrovsky would help them accomplish that. And it would bring a massive talent to Florida. Bobrovsky would be the biggest acquisition in Panthers history since Pavel Bure.

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