Spencer Knight

Spencer Knight

23-Year-Old GoalieG
Florida Panthers
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Knight has had a rough few years. The once top prospect entered the NHL/NHLPA Players Assistance Program in February 2023 to get help managing his OCD, and he had no idea what 2023-24 would bring. Knight spent last season with the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL, where he finished tied for fifth in wins (25) and eighth in GAA (2.41). That helped earn him the AHL's Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award, given to the player who best demonstrates sportsmanship, determination and dedication. Knight will be brought along slowly - the Panthers signed Chris Driedger to compete with him for the No. 2 role for 2024-25. At just 23, Knight may be best served with another season in the AHL to crystalize his gains and recapture his elite dynasty future. Still, if he earns the NHL role, Knight may see upwards of 25 games and bring value in daily formats. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a three-year, $13.5 million contract extension with the Panthers in September of 2022.
Gets win after small wobble
GFlorida Panthers
November 2, 2024
Knight made 23 saves in a 4-2 win over Dallas on Saturday as part of the NHL Global Series in Finland.
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He surrendered two goals, including a power-play marker, in 34 seconds during the second period but settled down afterward. Knight is 3-1-0 with a 2.79 GAA and a .902 save percentage in four starts this season. And with the Panthers' collective confidence growing, Knight is a strong start in daily formats.
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Knight had a chance to claim the starting role in 2022-23, but he ended up going 9-8-3 with a 3.18 GAA and a .901 save percentage over 21 games. He ended the year in the player assistance program, and after the Panthers rallied to the Stanley Cup Finals without him, it's fair to question if his "goalie of the future" status is still present. Florida signed Anthony Stolarz in free agency, giving the team a more experienced and steady backup to pair with Sergei Bobrovsky in 2023-24, so it's probably safe to assume Knight will begin the year in the AHL barring a stellar training camp.
Those hoping Knight would be able to steal the No. 1 job from incumbent Sergei Bobrovsky came away disappointed last year. Knight, No. 13 overall pick from the 2019 draft, played 32 games in his age-20 rookie campaign in 2021-22, posting a 19-9-3 record, a 2.79 GAA and a .908 save percentage. The Panthers have a new coach in Paul Maurice, and it's possible he could view things differently than the combination of coaches Andrew Brunette and Joel Quenneville did a season ago, but the more likely scenario is that Florida deploys its top-two goaltenders in a similar fashion in 2022-23, which would severely hamper Knight's fantasy value. Of course, he's also a potential league-winner should anything happen to Bobrovsky. Knight has considerably more value in keeper/dynasty formats than redraft leagues.
One of the most decorated goaltending prospects in recent memory, Knight stepped right off the Boston College campus into the Florida lineup in mid-April. All told, Knight appeared in six games for the Panthers, including a pair of playoff contests. His numbers were exceptional (5-1-0, 2.23 GAA, .925 save percentage) and it's easy to see why Knight is held in such high esteem among NHL talent evaluators. Chris Driedger was claimed by Seattle in the expansion draft, leaving Knight and the pricey Sergei Bobrovsky as Florida's goaltending duo heading into the 2021-22 campaign. Knight would be the clear frontrunner for playing time if all things were equal, but they aren't. Keep an eye on this competition because Knight would be a legitimate No. 1 fantasy netminder if he can wrestle the job away from Bobrovsky.
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Between the pipes Saturday
GFlorida Panthers
November 2, 2024
Knight will patrol the home crease versus Dallas in Finland on Saturday, according to Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site.
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Earns win Saturday
GFlorida Panthers
October 27, 2024
Knight stopped 25 of 28 shots in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Islanders.
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Slated to start Saturday
GFlorida Panthers
October 26, 2024
Knight was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate and is expected to get the road start against the Islanders on Saturday, according to Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site.
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Needed in relief Tuesday
GFlorida Panthers
October 23, 2024
Knight stopped all six shots he faced after replacing Sergei Bobrovsky to begin the third period of Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Wild.
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Holds on for win Tuesday
GFlorida Panthers
October 16, 2024
Knight turned aside 35 shots in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Blue Jackets.
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Set to start Tuesday
GFlorida Panthers
October 15, 2024
Knight is expected to guard the cage on the road versus the Blue Jackets on Tuesday, per George Richards of Florida Hockey Now.
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Knight underwhelmed in his previous outing this season, recording a 4.14 GAA and an .846 save percentage in a loss to Buffalo. Still, the 23-year-old backstop appears to have cemented himself as the No. 2 option behind Sergei Bobrovsky this season, though Chris Driedger will hope to impress enough in the minors to warrant a call-up at some point. Regardless, Bobrovsky should see the majority of the starts, limiting the fantasy value of whoever claims the backup role.
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