While running things back with Brad Marchand, Sam Bennett, and Matthew Tkachuk was already intriguing, Aaron Ekblad mentioned another teammate as a "driving factor" in his decision to stay with the Florida Panthers.

We kind of wax poetic about the team and the community they've become, and I think this is a great example of what it means to them.'

Bennett - who led the NHL with 15 goals in this year's playoffs and became the first Panthers player ever to score that many in a single postseason - is staying with the back-to-back Stanley Cup champions.