Panthers Deal Chris Driedger

     The Florida Panthers have traded goalie Chris Driedger to the Winnipeg Jets for goalie Kaapo Kahkonen. Both clubs exchanged players that were third on their goalie depth charts. 

     It ends the second stint for Driedger inside the Panthers organization. He has played the entire 2024-25 season with the Panthers AHL affiliate in Charlotte. Driedger was with the Panthers for two seasons from 2019-20 until 2020-21. He then was taken by the Seattle Kraken in the NHL Expansion Draft and stayed there for three seasons.