In Ekblad’s absence at practice on Sunday, Dmitry Kulikov moved to the top pairing with Forsling, with Mikkola and Uvis Balinskis serving as the second pairing and Nate Schmidt and Adam Boqvist as the third pair.

The NHL has released their selections for the Florida Panthers Quarter-Century Team. This is part of the league’s celebrating the past 25 years of NHL hockey. They are doing this for each of the league’s 32 franchises, as well as the Arizona Coyotes.

We continue today by revealing the First and Second Quarter-Century Teams for the Florida Panthers. Players are listed in alphabetical order:

The NHL on Friday announced the Florida Panthers’ Quarter-Century team, honoring a dozen players for their efforts for the franchise from 2000 to the present.

Former Nashville Predators forward Olli Jokinen, who played one forgettable season in Music City in 2014-15, was named to the Florida Panthers' Quarter-Century Second All-Star Team on Friday night.