The 2025-26 NHL Season is here as the Florida Panthers raise their 2025 Stanley Cup Championship banner to the rafters against the Chicago Blackhawks. Missing from the lineup will be Matthew Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov, putting the spotlight on Anton Lundell.

The Panthers had depth down the middle with Barkov, Sam Bennett, and Lundell. However, even with Bennett getting a new eight-year, $64 million contract with an AAV of $8 million, how many people look at him as a number-one center? Head coach Paul Maurice is adjusting his lineup accordingly, with Evan Rodrigues, a potential cap casualty, playing center for now. However, the belief is that Lundell could see top-line minutes at some point this season.

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