| they signed Bouwmeester they wanted longterm - they got one year with him.
The defenseman will make between $4 million and $5 million next season, nearly doubling his salary.
He scored a career-high 15 goals last season, tied for sixth among NHL defensemen. Bouwmeester has played in 389 games with Florida, with 38 goals, 123 assists and 261 penalty minutes. He was an All-Star in 2007 and was the No. 3 overall pick by the Panthers in the 2002 entry draft.
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