Blacker wasn't tendered a qualifying offer by the Panthers on Monday and will become an unrestricted free agent, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.

The Anaheim Ducks have re-sign Jesse Blacker to a one-year, two-way deal. The Ducks acquired Blacker from the Toronto Maple Leafs in November. He will come with an annual cap hit of $550,000 at the NHL level.

The Anaheim Ducks received a conditional third round pick and a seventh pick with Jesse Blacker on Saturday. The package was sent to Anaheim from Toronto with Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz moving the other way. The third round pick becomes a second rounder if Holland plays 25 games for Toronto this season while the seventh rounder was originally Anaheim's own pick, a choice they dealt to the Maple Leafs last season in exchanges for Dave Steckel. The Maple Leafs gave up on Blacker because they felt he was not progressing while the Ducks picked up another right handed shot from the point.

The Ducks have acquired Jesse Blacker in a trade with the Maple Leafs Saturday. Blacker, the 58th pick overall in the 2009 draft, has one point in five games with the Marlies of the AHL this season. The Leafs are deep on defense and could afford to make this trade to acquire Peter Holland to shore up their depleted center position. Blacker will likely have little fantasy value in the Ducks' organization.

Toronto has recalled defenseman Jesse Blacker. He will probably serve as an extra blueliner with Mark Fraser sidelined after he took a puck to his forehead in Game 4 Wednesday night. John-Michael Liles is projected to play in Fraser's place.

Jesse Blacker has been called up by the Maple Leafs, but he won't play Monday night in Boston. The Leafs made the move with John-Michael Liles sidelined with an ankle injury. Mike Kostka will get back into the lineup in Liles' place. Blacker has 10 points and 31 penalty minutes in 53 games with the Toronto Marlies this season.