Panthers sign Wennberg to 1-year deal reportedly worth $2.25M

The Florida Panthers have signed forward Alexander Wennberg to a one-year deal, the team announced Friday. The deal is worth $2.25 million, according to TSN's Darren Dreger.

Wennberg was bought out by the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday. He had three years remaining on his deal, which carried an annual cap hit of $4.9 million.

The 26-year-old recorded five goals and 22 points while logging 16:41 of average ice time through 57 games with the Blue Jackets in 2019-20.

Wennberg has amassed 40 goals and 201 points across 415 NHL games, highlighted by a career-best 59-point season with the Blue Jackets in 2016-17.

It's been an active couple of days for new Panthers general manager Bill Zito. The club acquired defenseman Markus Nutivaara in a trade Thursday and reportedly signed rearguard Radko Gudas and forward Carter Verhaeghe earlier Friday.