CBS Miami · Jun 20, 2016
Panthers Acquire Rights To Keith Yandle For 6th Round Pick
Keith Yandle #93 of the New York Rangers in action in Game One of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2016 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Consol Energy Center on April 13, 2016 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Source: Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)SUNRISE (CBSMiami) – The 2016 NHL Draft is coming up on Friday but the Florida Panthers aren’t waiting until then to start making moves.
On Monday the Panthers acquired the rights to pending unrestricted free agent defenseman Keith Yandle from the New York Rangers.
Yandle is 29 years old and is coming off a 47 point season (5g 42a) with New York.