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On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to bring you the news of the Panthers and D Niko Mikkola agreeing to an 8-year extension worth $40M ($5M AAV) that'll begin in the 2026-27 season. What does it mean for the Panthers short and long term future? Sportico released their annual NHL Franchise values ranks, and the Panthers made a significant jump after winning their second straight Stanley Cup title, NHL franchises have increased over 100% over the last year, so what does this mean regarding the future salary caps? Where do the Panthers rank? What does it say about the Viola family's commitment to the region? Lastly, the Panthers have cut their training camp roster to 29 players with two preseason games left, and Aleksander Barkov visited Miami Heat training camp on Wednesday in Boca Raton. He also casually gave the Heat coaching staff a timeline of when he'll be back, what do we think about it? We discuss all of this and more on today's edition of the