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Free Agency: Panthers receive A+ grades from The Athletic and ESPN
From both ESPN and The Athletic, they received A+ grades.
Panthers found a way to keep the core together, and Bill Zito says it was player-driven
Florida went into free agency trying to figure out who among the trio of Sam Bennett, Aaron Ekblad and Brad Marchand could ...
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Color of Hockey: Bark 'can do everything' in Panthers front office
William Douglas has been writing The Color of Hockey blog since 2012. Douglas joined NHL.com in 2019 and writes about people ...
Bill Zito Wins! Aaron Ekblad, Brad Marchand, and Sam Bennett stay with the Florida Panthers!
Bill Zito freaking did it! Aaron Ekblad signs an 8-year extension with the Florida Panthers and Brad Marchand will reportedly ...
NHL News: Bill Zito makes something clear about the future of Brad Marchand with Panthers after signing Sam Bennett and Aaron Ekblad
Bill Zito didn't have to convince his stars. They wanted to stay in Florida. After inking extensions with Sam Bennett and ...
NHL News: Panthers GM Bill Zito makes candid admission on Brad Marchand, Sam Bennett, and Aaron Ekblad’s extensions
Even though many credit Bill Zito for keeping all the stars on the Florida Panthers, the general manager isn't praising ...
Florida Panthers’ Bill Zito misses out on NHL GM of the Year Award — again
Zito finished second in voting for the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award behind the Dallas Stars’ Jim Nill, who ...
Panthers General Manager Bill Zito snubbed again for Jim Gregory GM of the Year Award
Bill Zito did not win the 2025 Jim Gregory NHL General Manager of the Year Award. For the second year in a row, the ...
Stanley Cup three-peat? ‘Why not?’ — Inside Panthers free agency and how it set them up for another run
Sure, there's the taxes. But there's also elite team-building and a culture that players adore. GM Bill Zito: "They stayed to ...
How Bill Zito pulled off the impossible: Panthers keep Brad Marchand, Sam Bennett and Aaron Ekblad under cap but lose key free agents
Florida Panthers GM Bill Zito delivered on his promise to spend to the cap, re-signing Brad Marchand, Sam Bennett, and Aaron ...
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LeBrun: Panthers’ Bill Zito on his path from Brewers bat boy to one of the NHL’s most successful execs - The Athletic - The New York Times
Bill Zito has come a long way since his days as bat boy for the Milwaukee Brewers. From a World Series appearance as a teenage bat boy to the Stanley Cup Final as an NHL general manager, ...