According to Daily Faceoff, Bennett is projected to sign a six-year, $38.4 million contract this offseason. Following his message at the party, it's clear the forward is staying put in Florida for the long run, in a statement that matched what Bennett said just days earlier after Florida clinched a second straight Stanley Cup.

Sam Bennett has won the 2025 Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Bennett was a force for the Panthers all postseason, and his 15 postseason goals led the league.

It was another clinic by the Panthers, who easily beat Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the Oilers in three of their four wins in the series. The Panthers became the seventh fra