Rats Roundup: Signings, Worlds and More

Welcome back to Rats Roundup; keeping you caught up on Panthers content since… well, earlier in 2016. Let’s see what happened over the last seven days in Sunrise. The biggest news from this week is the re-signing of defenseman Erik Gudbranson. The 6-foot-5 blueliner signed on for another year in South Florida, and he’ll continue to provide a physicality in the Panthers end that few others in the league can bring.

Very excited to be with the @flapanthers for another year! Not the… https://t.co/ddhRwohzyI

— Erik Gudbranson (@Guddy44) May 10, 2016 That’s not the only deal that got done this week. The Panthers also re-signed forward Shane Harper and inked goalie Samuel Montembeault to an entry-level deal.REUNION RETROSPECTIVE One of the most memorable moments of the Panthers playoff run was the surprise military reunion during the first period of Game 5. US Air Force Staff Sergeant Zach Lieberman came home from overseas to surprise his mother – and a packed arena – during a TV timeout, leading to raucous applause and more than a few tears. Turns out, there was a lot of planning – and even more luck – that went into pulling this off. We caught up with the Liebermans – Zach, his mother, Heidi, and his father, Ron – for a feature on what went down behind-the-scenes that day from each of their perspectives.TROCH REWIND Last week, we kicked off our Season Rewind series with …

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