Hockey

Panthers sign former Senators all-star Anthony Duclair to 1-year deal

All-star winger Anthony Duclair has agreed to join the Florida Panthers on a one-year contract, the team announced Thursday.

25-year-old winger had career-high 23 goals, 17 assists last season

Former Ottawa Senator Anthony Duclair signed a one-year contract with the Florida Panthers on Thursday. (Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

All-star winger Anthony Duclair has agreed to join the Florida Panthers on a one-year contract, the team announced Thursday.

The 25-year-old Duclair had a career-high 23 goals and 17 assists for Ottawa last season. Florida becomes his sixth team; Duclair has 79 goals and 83 assists in parts of six NHL seasons.

"Anthony is a dynamic and highly skilled player who is capable of being a dependable offensive contributor for our team" Panthers general manager Bill Zito said. "He possesses tremendous speed and goal-scoring ability and earned an opportunity to be named an NHL All-Star last season."

Duclair has also played for Columbus, Chicago, Arizona and the New York Rangers.

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