Florida Panthers Expected To Sign Brett Ritchie To PTO

09/14/23: According to Florida Hockey Now’s George Richards, the Florida Panthers are expected to sign veteran forward Brett Ritchie to a professional try-out. Ritchie has become a journeyman player, appearing with four different teams over the last four years. His nine-year career started with five years with the Dallas Stars, where he accumulated 54 points and 154 penalty minutes in 241 games. But at the end of this stretch, Dallas failed to qualify then-25-year-old Ritchie, making him a free agent and leading him to sign with the Boston Bruins. After one year in Boston and one trip on waivers, history…