The Panthers have acquired goaltender Vítek Vaněček from the Sharks in exchange for depth forward Patrick Giles, both teams announced. There is no salary retention in the deal, Pierre LeBrun of TSN and The Athletic confirms.

Vitek Vanecek was traded to the Florida Panthers by the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday for forward Patrick Giles. Vanecek is in the final season of a three-year, $10.2 million contract ($3.4 million average annual value) he signed with the New Jersey Devils on July 19,

The San Jose Sharks have traded goaltender Vitek Vanecek to the Florida Panthers for forward Patrick Giles, the teams announced. Vanececk is heading into free agency after this season and carries a $3.