Boqvist was claimed off waivers by the Islanders from Florida on Friday, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. Boqvist has two goals, six points, six PIM, six hits and 10 blocks in 18 appearances with the Panthers in 2024-25.

Ekblad, Gus Forsling, Niko Mikkola, Dmitry Kulikov, Nate Schmidt, Uvis Balinskis and Adam Boqvist. It seems that Florida feels as long as their top six blueliners are healthy, that’s the group they’ll roll with.

The Florida Panthers have placed defenseman Adam Boqvist on waivers, per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Skating in his first season with the Panthers, the 24-year-old Swedish-born blue-liner has made 18 appearances in which he has collected two goals and four assists for six points coupled with six penalty minutes and a minus-four rating.