Spencer Knight back again on ice for Florida Panthers

CORAL SPRINGS – Florida Panthers goalie Spencer Knight went to a Blink-182 live performance, made some sushi with teammates, and obtained to see some common faces and satisfy new individuals as perfectly.

Sounds like holiday vacation – but they were also big techniques toward having him again to the NHL.

Knight has been on the ice this week at a enhancement camp with the Panthers, the to start with time he is been around the staff considering that coming into the NHL/NHLPA participant help method in February. He was not with the Panthers for the remainder of the time, which includes their operate to the Stanley Cup Ultimate. The growth camp has both equally on- and off-ice situations, together with the live performance this week at the team’s dwelling arena and other crew-building events.

“I truthfully solution it like it is really just a great prospect to perform hockey,” Knight said. “I think any option to participate in hockey is a great opportunity. But I assume honestly in terms of my recreation, I assume it is, far too. You have got to appear in and just do the job tricky.”

Knight has not resolved his reasons for getting into the method. The Panthers discovered final thirty day period that they had been in call with Knight and they think he’ll be with the staff when schooling camp starts off in the slide – although that will not essentially promise he’ll instantly be back again in the NHL.

“He is performing perfectly and we assume him back in the fold in the tumble,” standard manager Bill Zito stated.

Knight just isn’t the oldest participant in the growth camp – it is typically for gamers climbing from juniors and the university stage – but he is the only one particular on the ice for Florida this 7 days with NHL knowledge. He started off in 19 game titles and appeared in 21 this previous year, going 9-8-3 with a 3.18 goals-against typical and .901 help you save share.

He past appeared for Florida on Feb. 18, and claimed he was enjoying becoming back on the ice.

“There is certainly points I am doing the job on listed here, irrespective of whether it is really your positioning or your skating, (that) I always say you won’t be able to actually replicate in environments the place you can find not a framework or depth,” Knight mentioned. “So, this is a single step. … It is really fun to just get back in the swing of factors.”

The NHL and NHLPA started out the player support program in 1996, providing gamers accessibility to a private cellular phone line and counselors in each town in the league. The jointly funded team helps gamers and their people with psychological health, compound abuse and other issues.