Keaton Ellerby has inked a one-year extension with the Florida Panthers. The exact terms of the agreement weren't available, but it is a one-way deal. He had five points in 40 games last season.

The Panthers issued a qualifying offer to Keaton Ellerby before Monday's deadline The 23-year-old only played in 40 games, tallying five assists. He was often the victim of too much depth at defense, as he was a healthy scratch for literally half of the season. Ellerby made $787,500 this past season.

Keaton Ellerby (undisclosed) skated with the team Monday and will accompany his mates to New Jersey for Game 6 on Tuesday night. There's a chance that he could play if he's deemed ready to return from an unknown injury that forced him to sit out Saturday's 3-0 victory. However, even if he is healthy his spot in the lineup could go to Tyson Strachan, who played well in Game 5, or to Jason Garrison if he is able to return from a lower-body injury.

According to coach Kevin Dineen, the undisclosed injury to defenseman Keaton Ellerby is not considered long term. However, that does not mean he will be able to play Monday in Game 6. in fact, Ellerby will likely be listed as doubtful for the contest.

Keaton Ellerby will not play in Game 5 on Saturday because of an undisclosed injury. Ellerby suffered the ailment during Thursday's contest. He had no goals and five assists in 40 regular season games.

Keaton Ellerby made his playoff debut on Thursday. Jason Garrison was a late scratch due to a lower body injury, which opened up a spot for Ellerby. He blocked two shots and was handed a two-minute penalty, which led to the New Jersey Devils' opening goal. Ellerby ended up with a neutral rating in 8:42 minutes of playing time.

Although he's been relatively healthy this season, Keaton Ellerby has played in just 19 of Florida's first 48 contests. That's a big step back from 2010-11, when Ellerby played in 54 games. The silver lining is that Ellerby has been getting more ice time in Ed Jovanovski's (hand) absence.

Keaton Ellerby will draw back into Florida's lineup with Ed Jovanovski out indefinitely with an injured hand. He has been a healthy scratch for the past eight games and has suited up in 15 contests this season. Ellerby isn't expected to have much fantasy worth for the rest of the year.

Keaton Ellerby is ready to step into Florida's lineup with Dmitry Kulikov expected to miss some action due to a deep cut to his leg. Ellerby has been in and out of the lineup for the Panthers this season and has appeared in 11 games.

Keaton Ellerby was a healthy scratch during Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Flyers. Ellerby only has one assist in six games played, so hopefully there aren't any fantasy owners who are directly impacted by this. It's just for your information, in case you have a depth Florida Panthers defenseman for some reason.