Sam Bennett, an upcoming free agent, who is fresh off of winning the Conn Smythe Trophy which goes to the most valuable player of the postseason, informed the crowd on hand he will stay in Florida and not test free agency.

The biggest free agent question after the Florida Panthers won a second Stanley Cup may have been answered at a party at E11EVEN Miami.

Selected by the Panthers with the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NHL Draft, Ekblad is second in games played in Florida history with 732 behind center Aleksander Barkov (804). He’s first among all Panthers defensemen in goals (118), assists (262) and points (380).