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Fantasy Impact: The Florida Panthers have signed center Dave Bolland to a five-year deal worth $27.5 million (!)

The Panthers get: An injury-prone playoff stud who puts up modest numbers during the regular season, but is best known for his checking skills. Bolland steps up his game in the postseason, but as a fantasy player, he’s a 60-game, 30-point guy.

Fantasy Players Impacted: Bolland’s arrival will make this team difficult for Drew Shore to make. And Brandon Pirri will need to ply his trade on the wing. The Panthers have Aleksander Barkov, Nick Bjugstad and David Bolland up the middle. Bolland upgrades the third line tremendously, but what does that mean in fantasy hockey? A better plus/minus on that line and a bump from 30-point wingers to 35-point wingers? Really not much.

Fantasy Players this helps, in order:

none

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Fantasy Players this hurts, in order:

1. Shore

2. Pirri

Bolland:

UPCOMING GAMES

Dec 23 - 13:12	N.J	vs	NYR
Dec 23 - 14:12	TOR	vs	WPG
Dec 23 - 19:12	DET	vs	STL
Dec 23 - 19:12	CBJ	vs	MTL
Dec 23 - 19:12	BOS	vs	WSH
Dec 23 - 19:12	FLA	vs	T.B
Dec 23 - 19:12	PIT	vs	PHI
Dec 23 - 19:12	NYI	vs	BUF
Dec 23 - 20:12	NSH	vs	CAR
Dec 23 - 20:12	MIN	vs	CHI
Dec 23 - 21:12	UTA	vs	DAL
Dec 23 - 21:12	VAN	vs	S.J
Dec 23 - 22:12	VGK	vs	ANA