FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers made a trade on Monday to bring a former fan favorite back to the franchise.
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In a trade with the Anaheim Ducks, Florida acquired the rights to pending-unrestricted free agent defenseman Radko Gudas.
Going back to Anaheim in the deal are the rights to another pending-UFA, forward A.J. Greer.
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Gudas patrolled the Panthers’ blue line from 2020 to 2023, playing 203 games in a Florida sweater and accumulating seven goals and 44 points while racking up 224 penalty minutes.
If he ends up signing with the Panthers, Gudas will join a defensive group that includes Aaron Ekblad, Gustav Forsling, Seth Jones, Niko Mikkola, Dmitry Kulikov and Uvis Balinskis.
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