Evan Rodrigues
Center · Florida Panthers
Current Season
GP
69
Goals
11
Assists
20
Points
31
+/-
-16
S%
6.9%
Career Stats
Contract
Cap Hit
$3.00M
Total Value
$12.00M
Expires
4 yrs · 2026-2027
Status
Then UFA
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Recent Stories
Evan Rodrigues heads under the knife for that broken finger he suffered against the Wild, slamming the door on any Panthers playoff hopes for the gritty center. Paul Maurice confirmed the surgery Tuesday, ending Rodrigues' solid campaign at 31 points in 69 games - his fifth straight year hitting 30-plus. With 2026-27 looming as a contract year, Florida's depth takes another hit just as they grind for positioning in the Atlantic.
The Panthers waste no time flipping the script on Jack Studnicka, reassigning him back to Charlotte Checkers mere hours after pulling him up from the AHL amid their forward crunch. With A.J. Greer still suspended and Evan Rodrigues nursing a broken finger that shelves him for weeks, Florida needed bodies fast for the Islanders matinee, but Studnicka's earlier NHL stint this year yielded zero points in 18 games.
Evan Rodrigues blocks a shot and pays the price with a broken finger that sidelines him for the rest of the season, leaving Florida's already battered lineup even thinner. Coach Paul Maurice's crew scrambles as this trickle-down injury effect hits hard amid a slew of absences testing the Panthers' depth. With playoff hopes hanging by a thread, front offices whisper about waiver-wire pickups and AHL call-ups to plug the hole Rodrigues leaves in the middle.
Florida's Evan Rodrigues suffers a broken finger during the Panthers' defeat to Minnesota, sidelining a key forward at a critical juncture. The injury compounds Florida's woes in a tight race, forcing lineup shuffles that test depth. Playoff hopes now ride on quick healing and secondary scoring stepping up.
Veteran forward Evan Rodrigues calls the Panthers' injury bug a trickle-down nightmare ripping through their lineup. Florida grinds through a brutal stretch with key pieces sidelined, testing their depth like never before. Every front office watches how this impacts their Atlantic push and deadline strategy.
GM Bill Zito faces a brutal road stretch against the Islanders, Devils, and Blue Jackets that could seal the Panthers' fate before Friday's deadline. Whispers from front offices point to selling off key pieces like Bobrovsky or Rodrigues to contenders desperate for playoff depth. Zito knows clinging to fading Cup dreams risks the future, especially with cap crunches looming this offseason.