"Jacob Markstrom isn't used to backing up anyone. The Panthers rookie goalie has been a starter since taking over for Brynas of the Swedish Elite League at just 18.

Now 21, Markstrom will start this season as Florida's backup to Jose Theodore, although it sounds like this job isn't anything he aspires to. It is, however, a start.

"I want to play every game, and every goalie has that mind-set. You need to have that mind-set. You don't want to sit on the bench,'' said Markstrom, who was named the Panthers' second goalie on Thursday. "I'm not going to get anything for free. It's up to me. It hasn't happened yet. It's a good thing to be up here.''"