The winger is the latest in a series of minor league call-ups that’s seen time on the NHL roster.
He has been a solid AHL contributor thus far this season as he has posted 14 goals and 26 assists in 45 games.
The Vegas Golden Knights are moving and shaking.
The Florida Panthers will get to say hello to old pal Grigori Denisenko tonight when they visit the Vegas Golden Knights. Denisenko, Florida’s first-round pick in 2018, was recalled by the Knights and is expected to be on their fourth line tonight.
SUNRISE — The Florida Panthers lost 2018 first-round pick Grigori Denisenko on Saturday afternoon as the forward was claimed off waivers by the Vegas Golden Knights.
Denisenko gives the Golden Knights some extra depth with NHL experience.
The 23-year-old was formerly viewed as one of the top prospects for the Panthers, but now he heads to Vegas.
The Florida Panthers cut their roster to 30 on Friday with defenseman Matt Kiersted and forward Grigori Denisenko placed on waivers and goalie Spencer Knight assigned to AHL Charlotte.
The kids looked alright for the Florida Panthers for a while in Raleigh on Wednesday night. Then the third period started. The Carolina Hurricanes rolled an inexperienced Florida squad, scoring three times in the first four-plus minutes of the final period and won 4-1.
The Florida Panthers really need things to work out with their current core. Because their prospect pipeline is downright awful.
Once the Charlotte Checkers were knocked out of the AHL’s Calder Cup playoffs in late April, Grigori Denisenko was one of the many brought up to join the Florida Panthers for their postseason run.
The moves come as the Panthers are dealing with injuries to key players, including captain Aleksander Barkov and Sam Bennett, who are both day-to-day with “lingering injury issues,” per head coach Paul Maurice.
With winger Anthony Duclair expected to make his season debut Friday as he returns from an Achilles tear, the Panthers need to scratch and claw for every dime of cap space possible in order to take his $3M cap hit off LTIR.
The Panthers have been carrying an open roster spot since the All-Star break and they now have elected to fill it.
After waiving Zac Dalpe over the weekend, the Florida Panthers have replaced him on the roster with Grigori Denisenko.
With the Panthers struggling lately, losing three of their last four by wide margins, it’s time to try something new.
Top Florida Panthers prospect Grigori Denisenko suffered a broken kneecap back on Jan. 12 while playing with the Charlotte Checkers.
Despite that, though, they still sit second in the Atlantic Division with an 18-6-4 record. They’ve dropped three out of four, though, as the absences begin to take their toll.
Minnesota Wild top prospect Matt Boldy recorded a five-point night to take the team lead in scoring for Boston College. Florida Panthers prospect Grigori Denisenko recorded his first AHL goal and Arizona Coyotes prospect Matias Maccelli is having another impressive Finnish Liiga season.
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