Litter Box Cats · Jul 8, 2022
Florida Panthers ink Eetu Luostarinen to a new two-year contract
Photo by Mark LoMoglio/NHLI via Getty ImagesFlorida Panthers have re-signed forward Eetu Luostarinen to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $1.5 million according to CapFriendly.
Luostarinen, 23, registered career highs in goals (9), assists (17), points (26) and games played (78) with Florida in 2021-22, ranking third among Panthers forwards in shorthanded time on ice per game (1:53). Over 10 Stanley Cup Playoff games last season, Luostarinen produced his first two NHL playoff points (1-1-2).
The 6-foot-3, 190-pound native of Siilinjarvi, Finland has skated in 130 NHL games with Florida (2020-21 to 2021-22) and the Carolina Hurricanes (2019-20), logging 35 points (12-23-35).