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  • • ‘It’s Gonna Be Tight’ — Panthers GM Addresses Complexities of Splashing $144.8 Million To Chase 3rd Straight Stanley Cup
    Panthers GM Bill Zito presented a masterclass in the NHL salary cap with his efforts in securing Sam Bennett, Brad Marchand and Aaron Ekblad....2025
  • • Panthers GM Bill Zito Has Something To Say on No-State-Tax Narrative Around Florida’s Dominance
    With the Panthers retaining all their key players, GM Bill Zito shuts down rumors that the franchise is benefiting from no tax leverage....2025
  • Panthers found a way to keep the core together, and Zito says it was player-driven
    • Panthers found a way to keep the core together, and Zito says it was player-driven
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Bill Zito looked exhausted Tuesday. The Florida Panthers' hockey operations president and general manager was trying to schedule a fishing trip. He was trying to figure out how the next few weeks will work. He…...2025
  • • Bill Zito’s $144.8 Million Master Plan Comes to Life, but Panthers GM Refuses To Take Credit
    Few expected the Florida Panthers to retain all three of Sam Bennett, Brad Marchand, and Aaron Ekblad, but GM Bill Zito refused to take all the credit....2025
  • • Bill Zito Was Snubbed in GM of the Year Award Voting
    The Florida Panthers are currently celebrating their second straight Stanley Cup after defeating the Edmonton Oilers again in the Stanley Cup Final. They’ve become the first team to accomplish this…...2025
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  • • ‘We Have a Plan B and a Plan C’ – Panthers GM Refuses To Give Up on Retaining Brad Marchand and Aaron Ekblad
    Panthers GM Bill Zito reveals backup plans as Brad Marchand and Aaron Ekblad remain unsigned with NHL free agency approaching this week....2025
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  • ERod and Greer win the Cup; US Olympic picks; Bonino retires, joins Pens' staff; Amico interview
    • ERod and Greer win the Cup; US Olympic picks; Bonino retires, joins Pens' staff; Amico interview
    With the Florida Panthers' Cup-clinching 5-1 win over Edmonton, a pair of Terriers raised Lord Stanley's Cup on the ice at Amerant Bank Arena, Evan Rodrigues for a second time and A.J. Greer for the first time. Greer, in his first season season with Florida became the 13th Terriers to win the Cup. ERod was part of Florida's first-ever Cup win a year ago. tw-align-centerA moment they’ll never forg...2025
  • • Stanley Cup Final/Offseason Open Thread
    Well, we’re finally here: the last series of the 2024-25 NHL season. Ok, we’re not actually here, since for some reason it won’t start until Wednesday, even though both of the conference finals wrapped up last week. WHATEVER. What we have is a rematch of last year’s final, but this time the Edmonton Oilers will have home ice advantage over the defending champion Florida Pan...2025
  • • Game day #62: Blue Jackets face another hot Florida team
    Thursday, March 5, 2025 – 7:00 PM ESTAmerant Bank Arena – Sunrise, FloridaTV: FDSNOH; Radio: 97.1 FMOpponent’s Site: Litter Box Cats Columbus Blue Jackets (30-23-8, 68 points, 4th Metro, 7th East) at Florida Panthers (38-21-3, 79 points, 2nd Atlantic, 3rd East) After a rude awakening in Tampa on Tuesday, the Blue Jackets travel across the state to face the defending c...2025
  • • Checking in on Blue Jackets alumni in the Stanley Cup playoffs
    Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports Some former Blue Jackets lighting the lamp; others not so much If the Columbus Blue Jackets can’t play in the 2021 playoffs, then we can at least judge the play of former Blue Jackets in their quest for the Stanley Cup. Let’s start with Brandon Saad, who was on fire Tuesday night. In the 9 playoff games Brandon Saad has played for the Colorado Avalanche, he’s s...2021
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  • • Game #39 Preview/Gamethread: Blue Jackets take their talents (?) to South Beach
    Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images Come chat with us during tonight’s game Saturday, April 3, 2021 - 7:00 ESTBB&T Center - Sunrise, FloridaTV: Bally Sports Ohio; Radio: 97.1 FMOpponent’s Blog: Litter Box Cats Columbus Blue Jackets (14-16-8, 36 points, 6th Central) at Florida Panthers (24-9-4, 52 points, 2nd Central) After splitting two games in Tampa in which they showed renewed effort, ...2021
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  • • Game #7 Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets welcome familiar faces to town as Florida Panthers visit
    Russell LaBounty-USA TODAY Sports Here’s what you need to know. Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue JacketsTuesday, January 26, 2020 - 7:00 ESTNationwide Arena - Columbus, OHTV: Fox Sports Ohio - Radio: WBNS FMOpponent’s Blog: Litter Box Cats Florida Panthers (2-0-0, 4 points, 5th Central)@Columbus Blue Jackets (2-2-2, 6 points, 2nd Central) The Columbus Blue Jackets tonight will play host t...2021
  • • Getting to know the New Central: Columbus Blue Jackets
    Photo by Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ah, we meet again... For the 2021 NHL season, the divisions have been temporarily re-aligned. As a result, the Columbus Blue Jackets get to face a different set of opponents than they have faced the last seven seasons in the Metropolitan Division. Three of the new rivals in the Discover Central Division are franchises we grew quite fami...2021
  • • Cannon Blasts: A few awards gripes
    Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images That and more links from the last fortnight The NHL began announcing award winners this week, and I’ve got some bones to pick: First, John Haferman of the Columbus Ice Hockey Club didn’t win the Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award. Now, I’m not really upset about this one since all three finalists were well qualified, and got lots of exposure ...2020
  • • The mindset and determination of Nathan Gerbe
    Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images Since returning to North America, Nathan Gerbe has experienced many hills and valleys. Through hard work on both the mental and physical aspect of the game, Gerbe has been able to guide himself towards successful and happy life. Throughout Nathan Gerbe’s lengthy professional hockey career, he has displayed perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to...2020
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  • • An unforgettable first season with the Cleveland Monsters for Mike Eaves and Trey Fix-Wolansky
    Photo Credit: John Saraya/Cleveland Monsters In their first full season with the Cleveland Monsters, Head Coach Mike Eaves and forward Trey Fix-Wolansky offered a unique view of the 2019-20 season. The beginning of Mike Eaves story as head coach of the Cleveland Monsters doesn’t begin with the 2019-20 season. It begins in the summer of 2016. Eaves had just been relieved of his duty as head coac...2020

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  • 2025
    "A day after pulling off a deal that brought Seth Jones in from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for goaltender Spencer Knight, Florida Panthers general manager Bill Zito said the Stanley Cup champions will provide an environment that "he'll thrive in."

  • 2024
    "Bill Zito, the Florida Panthers' general manager and president of hockey operations, returned to his roots in Milwaukee and allowed the Brewers to get a glimpse at one of the most prestigious prizes in professional sports: the Stanley Cup."

  • 2023
    "General manager (GM) Bill Zito is in a very tough spot as the team…"

  • 2022
    "General manager Bill Zito may have pulled the same magic he did when he acquired defenseman Gustav Forsling off of the waiver wire back in 2021."

  • 2021
    "Panthers coach Joel Quenneville was accompanied by GM Bill Zito for his meeting with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman concerning his involvement in the Chicago Blackhawks' sexual abuse case."

  • 2020
    "Report: Panthers hiring Bill Zito as general manager"

  • 2018
    "Team president John Davidson, GM Jarmo Kekalainen and assistant GM Bill Zito all received extensions from the Blue Jackets after back-to-back playoff appearances."

  • 2017
    "When we were looking for a new coach, (GM Jarmo Kekalainen, assistant GM Bill Zito and I) canvassed a lot of really good players who'd played for him, and one right after the other said he was the best coach they ever played for, that a lot of players would run through a wall for him."

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Bill Zito trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • ‘It’s Gonna Be Tight’ — Panthers GM Addresses Complexities of Splashing $144.8 Million To Chase 3rd Straight Stanley Cup
    2025
  • NHL Rumors: Can the Florida Panthers Keep All Three Big Free Agents?
    • NHL Rumors: Can the Florida Panthers Keep All Three Big Free Agents?
    Florida Panthers GM Bill Zito said he wants to keep their big three free agents, and he thinks they'll be able to....2025
  • NHL Rumors: Can the Florida Panthers Keep All Three Big Free Agents?
    • NHL Rumors: Can the Florida Panthers Keep All Three Big Free Agents?
    Florida Panthers GM Bill Zito said he wants to keep their big three free agents, and he thinks they'll be able to....2025
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  • • ERod and Greer win the Cup; US Olympic picks; Bonino retires, joins Pens' staff; Amico interview
    2025
  • • Stanley Cup Final/Offseason Open Thread
    2025
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  • • The Genius of Bill Zito: A Blueprint for Kyle Dubas?
    During recent interviews, Penguins POHO/GM Kyle Dubas indicated he might seek to make hockey trades as a way of supplementing his team’s rebuild/retool. He even suggested a willingness to part with some of the draft capital he’s worked so diligently to accumulate over the past couple seasons. Wait. Doesn’t that defeat the purpose of amassing those picks in the first place? To say nothing of flying...2025
  • • Game day #62: Blue Jackets face another hot Florida team
    2025
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  • • A (Mostly) Levelheaded Look at the Panthers’ Trade for Seth Jones
    Amid swirling trade rumors that pervade nearly every corner of NHL coverage this time of year, Florida Panthers’ general manager (GM) Bill Zito has yet again swung for the fences.…...2025
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  • • Panthers Sign Gracyn Sawchyn to 3-Year Entry-Level Contract
    On Monday (Nov. 4), the Florida Panthers announced they had signed prospect forward Gracyn Sawchyn to a three-year, entry-level contract. Panthers’ President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Zito…...2024
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  • • Penguins Update: Behind-the-Curve Grumble
    Hey all. Just noticed news of a free-agent signing by the Cup-champion Panthers from nine days ago that stirred my dander and set my blood a boilin’. (Yes, news travels slooooowly in this neck of the Penguins Nation woods.) I could’ve easily added my diatribe as a comment to my most recent article, but instead decided to make it a full-fledged rant. The transaction that’s peeved me so? Panth...2024
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Bill Zito stats and results

  • • ERod and Greer win the Cup; US Olympic picks; Bonino retires, joins Pens' staff; Amico interview
    2025
  • • Stanley Cup Final/Offseason Open Thread
    2025
  • • Game day #62: Blue Jackets face another hot Florida team
    2025
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  • Vamos Gatos!
    • Vamos Gatos!
    Back in 1973, the Florida panther was added to the endangered species under the federal Endangered Species Act, making it illegal to harm or harass a panthers in Florida for any reason. Someone probably should have told the Edmonton Oilers of that detail because the Florida Panthers finally brought the 2023-24 season to a close by winning the Stanley Cup on home ice in Sunrise, Florida after elimi...2024
  • • Oilers Comeback Falls Short: Panthers Capture the Cup
    In the wake of the Panthers’ rousing 2-1 Game 7 triumph over the Oilers, I thought I’d share a few rambling thoughts. First, a tale of the two Sunshine State Cup champions. In 2018-19, the Lightning ripped through the regular season and captured the Presidents’ Trophy by playing a wide-open style…and were promptly swept by the CBJ in the First Round of the playoffs. Following the stunning upset, B...2024
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  • • Panther’s Bill Zito Well Deserving of His Extension and Promotion
    The Florida Panthers walk into the postseason as Atlantic Division champions with a record of 52-24-6 with 110 points. They are up 1-0 in their series against their big brother…...2024
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  • • Panthers Extension of Kiersted Is a Commitment to his Development
    The Florida Panthers and general manager Bill Zito are working hard this offseason to make sure that next season does not result in another bust in the playoffs. On June…...2022
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  • • The Columbus Blue Jackets Fan Bandwagon Guide to the 2022 NHL Playoffs
    Photo by Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Just because the Columbus Blue Jackets aren’t in the postseason doesn’t mean you can’t still root for someone else! The Columbus Blue Jackets have been eliminated from the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoff but, for 16 teams, the chase for a Stanley Cup begins next week. Are you interested in hopping on a bandwagon for the 2022 playoffs? Good! Ho...2022
  • • 2022 Trade Deadline Preview
    Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images Several Blue Jackets could be on the move before Monday’s deadline. For the second season in a row, the Columbus Blue Jackets will be sellers in the upcoming trade deadline. For the buyers in the room, they have until 3pm ET on Monday to improve their teams and ready themselves for a run at the Stanley Cup. The Jackets won’t make as much noise as...2022
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  • • Checking in on Blue Jackets alumni in the Stanley Cup playoffs
    2021
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  • • ERod and Greer win the Cup; US Olympic picks; Bonino retires, joins Pens' staff; Amico interview
    2025
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  • • Stanley Cup Final/Offseason Open Thread
    2025
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  • The Direct Line To The NHL
    • The Direct Line To The NHL
    With the second round of the AHL's Calder Cup Playoffs coming to an end tonight, the eight teams playing in the Division Finals are set. There are no Canadian teams in this upcoming round after both Calgary and Abbotsford were eliminated, but two former IHL teams will square off as Milwaukee will meet Grand Rapids. That means a former IHL team will be among the final four teams competing for the C...2024
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  • • Getting to know the New Central: Columbus Blue Jackets
    2021
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  • • The mindset and determination of Nathan Gerbe
    2020
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  • • An unforgettable first season with the Cleveland Monsters for Mike Eaves and Trey Fix-Wolansky
    2020
  • • Columbus welcomes the hockey stats community to town for analytics conference
    Blue Jackets analyst Zac Urback speaks in a panel featuring analysts from around the NHL | Pale Dragon The inaugural CBJHAC was a huge success This weekend, the Columbus Blue Jackets played host to the inaugural CBJHAC, a hockey analytics conference featuring panels and presentations from NHL employees, data collection companies, and some of the internet’s most well-known hockey stats bloggers....2020
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  • • How the Blue Jackets Went from the NHL's Biggest Laughingstock to Its Best Team
    2017
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  • • How the Blue Jackets Went from NHL Laughingstock to the Top of the Standings
    2017
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Top Bill Zito news

  • • 3 Potential Trade Destinations for Panthers’ Sam Bennett
    The Florida Panthers are a team to watch leading up to the March 3 trade deadline. General manager (GM) Bill Zito is in a very tough spot as the team…...2023
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  • • How the Blue Jackets Went from the NHL's Biggest Laughingstock to Its Best Team
    2017
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  • • Source: Panthers hire Jackets' Zito as new GM
    Columbus Blue Jackets vice president of hockey operations Bill Zito has been hired as the new general manager of the Florida Panthers, a source told ESPN on Tuesday, confirming a TSN report....2020
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  • • Report: Panthers hiring Bill Zito as general manager
    2020
  • Quenneville meets with Bettman over abuse case
    • Quenneville meets with Bettman over abuse case
    2021
  • • The mindset and determination of Nathan Gerbe
    2020
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  • • Panthers’ Mahura Has Been a Great Under-the-Radar Acquisition
    General manager Bill Zito may have pulled the same magic he did when he acquired defenseman Gustav Forsling off of the waiver wire back in 2021. On Oct. 10, the…...2022
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  • • Panthers Add Experience, Leadership, & Talent with Giroux Trade
    On March 19, Florida Panthers general manager Bill Zito worked his magic once again by acquiring longtime Philadelphia Flyers forward and captain Claude Giroux in exchange for forward Owen Tippett,…...2022
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  • • Panthers found a way to keep the core together, and Zito says it was player-driven
    2025
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  • • ERod and Greer win the Cup; US Olympic picks; Bonino retires, joins Pens' staff; Amico interview
    2025
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  • • Stanley Cup Final/Offseason Open Thread
    2025
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  • • Vamos Gatos!
    2024
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  • • Oilers Comeback Falls Short: Panthers Capture the Cup
    2024
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  • • Panthers Extension of Kiersted Is a Commitment to his Development
    2022
  • • The Columbus Blue Jackets Fan Bandwagon Guide to the 2022 NHL Playoffs
    2022
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  • • 2022 Trade Deadline Preview
    2022
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  • • Checking in on Blue Jackets alumni in the Stanley Cup playoffs
    2021
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  • • Game #39 Preview/Gamethread: Blue Jackets take their talents (?) to South Beach
    2021
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Bill Zito rumors, scandals

  • • The Columbus Blue Jackets Fan Bandwagon Guide to the 2022 NHL Playoffs
    2022
  • • Quenneville meets with Bettman over abuse case
    2021
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  • • Getting to know the New Central: Columbus Blue Jackets
    2021
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  • • An unforgettable first season with the Cleveland Monsters for Mike Eaves and Trey Fix-Wolansky
    2020

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