Inside the NHL’s Biggest Contract Blunders of 2025: Shocking Surprises from Huberdeau to Provorov
No one cares after Bennett won back-to-back Stanley Cup titles with Florida. No one cares after Bennett won the Conn Smythe. When it matters most, Bennett is a winner, a big-game player who elevates better than almost anyone else. He may be a $5.5 million regular-season player (a figure based almost entirely on his age), but in the playoffs, he becomes something else and is a lot closer to a $10.5 million player. Consider $8 million splitting the difference.
Most importantly, though, no one cares that Bennett is here within the context of the Florida Panthers. The team is already saving more than enough on Sam Reinhart, Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Anton Lundell, Gustav Forsling and Aaron Ekblad that they can easily afford a luxury contract such as Bennett’s.
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