The Florida Panthers have won the Stanley Cup in 2025, becoming the first team to secure back-to-back title wins since the 2020/21 Tampa Bay Lightning.

Bennett is the first player in Panthers history to win the Conn Smythe Trophy. Last season, when Florida defeated Edmonton in seven games in the Stanley Cup Final, Oilers captain Connor McDavid won the Conn Smythe Trophy, becoming the sixth player to win the award from the losing team.

He had two game-winning goals in the Final, including the Game 2 double-overtime winner in Edmonton that undoubtedly turned the series. Both forwards are unrestricted free agents in the summer and, while hometown discounts aren't completely out of the question, the queue for both players from teams around the league will be quite long.