With a wide gap separating the Panthers and restricted free agent center Stephen Weiss in contract negotiations, at least other three teams have inquired about signing him to an offer sheet, Weiss' agent, Pat Morris, said Monday. "Not to get into the parameters of it, but we're talking about a long-term deal and there seems to be a major difference in how they view Stephen as compared to Nathan Horton," Morris said. "That's why we're not signed." Horton, who was a restricted free agent, signed a six-year, $24 million extension days before the NHL Draft in June. There is speculation that Weiss wants the same money as Horton. Asked if that was so, Morris said, "that's too strong of a statement."