The 13th overall pick in 2019 by Florida, Knight has logged 57 games for the Panthers over parts of three pro seasons.
Additionally, the Panthers have placed forwards Grigori Denisenko, William Lockwood and Alexander True and defenseman Matt Kiersted on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Charlotte.
UPDATE: Denisenko was claimed by the Vegas Golden Knights. The other three skaters cleared waivers and have been assigned to Charlotte. Additionally, the Checkers have assigned Nathan Staios, Cam Johnson and Sean Josling to the ECHL's Florida Everblades, assigned Xavier Cormier to the ECHL's Fort Wayne Komets and released Bobo Carpenter, Brett Davis, Oliver Chau, Cole Moberg, Riese Zmolek, Patrick Holway and Zach Tsekos from their tryouts.
The Checkers are in the midst of their training camp as they ramp up towards the season opener on Oct. 13 at Bojangles Coliseum. An updated training camp roster can be found here.
