Panthers make a trade today, pick up a back-up goalie for Sergei Bobrovsky

This just in, according to a report from NHL insider Pierre LeBrun, the Florida Panthers have acquired goaltender Daniil Tarasov from the Columbus Blue Jackets via a trade.

Details of the deal are not yet known.

The 26 year old Tarasov is a pending RFA who is coming off a three year deal that paid him $1.05 million per season.

He does not have great statistics over the past few years but... well... none of the Blue Jackets' goaltenders do. They have no been a good defensive team and their goaltenders have struggled as a result.

It's expected that Tarasov will take the back-up role behind Sergei Bobrovsky with the Panthers, taking the spot of pending UFA Vitek Vanecek.