Tag: Florida Panthers

Morning Rumors: Coaches on the hot seat, Elliott, Lundqvist, Canadiens, Sabres, Vanek, Boyle and the Oilers

Bruce Garrioch: Panthers coach Kevin Dineen, Wild's Mike Yeo and Jets Claude Noel could be on the hot seat. “When you see one team make a coaching change there can most definitely be a domino effect. No question about it, especially…

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Quick Hits: Lupul, Clowe, Matthias, Tallinder, Urbom and Latta

Jonas Siegel: Maple Leafs Joffrey Lupul is expected to play tonight. Rich Chere: Devils Ryane Clowe's x-rays on his foot were negative. Swelling was only issue. Steve Goldstein: Panthers Shawn Matthias likely won't play due to an illness. Mike Harrington:…

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Injury Notes: Parros, Belesky, Thomas, Backstrom and Potter

Dave Stubbs of Hockey Inside/Out: Canadiens George Parros, out with a concussion, is "almost symptom-free." “He is feeling good, doing a lot better,” Bergevin said, while cautioning that Parros shouldn’t be expected back on the ice imminently. “A concussion is a…

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Goalie Hits: Giguere, Markstrom, Harding and the Blues

Adrian Dater: J.S. Giguere will start in net for the Avalanche against the Bruins. Harvey Fialkov of the Sun-Sentinel: Jacob Markstrom will start in net for the Panthers. Rachel Blount of the Star Tribune: Josh Harding will start in net…

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Injury Notes: Spezza, Pacioretty, Sbisa, Backstrom, Thomas and Pyatt

Bruce Garrioch: Senators Jason Spezza said that he should be fine tomorrow. Coach Paul MacLean said that Spezza will be evaluated in the morning and may not be in the lineup. Dave Stubbs: Looking like Max Pacioretty should be back…

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Morning Rumors: Vanek, Chaisson, Depres, Ducks, Penguins, Gardiner, Ryan, Glencross and the Flyers

Jim Matheson: Lots of people think that Thomas Vanek may take a pay-cut and sign with the Wild in the summer. He went to school in Minnesota and is good friends with Jason Pominville. Nathan MacKinnon is living J.S. Giguere's…

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Morning Hits: Spin-O-Ramas, Schenn, Sharp, Schneider and Panthers

Stephen Whyno CP on Yahoo!: Section 24.2 in the NHL rule book. "The spin-o-rama type move where the player completes a 360 (degree) turn as he approaches the goal, shall be permitted as this involves continuous motion. However, should the…

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Morning Hits: Bryzgalov, Roy, Ott, Latta, Clemmensen and Pominville

Darren Dreger: The Las Vegas Wranglers have signed Ilya Bryzgalov to a tryout. Sean Leahy: Bryzgalov: "To be clear, I intend to return to the NHL, and to be ready for game action when an NHL opportunity opens up." Josh Rimer:…

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Afternoon Hits: Waivers, Penguins, Kobasew, Hurricanes, Islanders, Rangers, Mason and Bernier

Darren Dreger: On waivers today: Scott Clemmensen (Fla), Kevan Miller (Bos), Alexander Urbom (NJ) and Ben Eager (Edm). Pittsburgh Penguins: The Penguins recall Beau Bennett. Chris Conner and Harrison Ruopp have been reassigned to the AHL. Dave Molinari: The Penguins…

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Morning Hits: Despres, Lightning, Red Wings, Fraser, 2013 draft picks and St. Louis

Dave Molinari: Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said the "major portion" of the decision to send Simon Despres to the AHL was that he is waiver-exempt. Erik Erlendsson: The sending of Ondrej Palat to the AHL and recalling of Brett Connolly…

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Devils Trade Barch and Pick to the Panthers for Timmins and Pick

The New Jersey Devils trade forward Krys Barch and a 2015 7th round pick to the Florida Panthers for forward Scott Timmins and a 2014 6th round pick. Barch was drafted 106th overall in the fourth round of the 1998…

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Afternoon Hits: Panthers, Liles, Lucic, Thomas, Waivers, DeKeyser and Hossa

Pro Hockey Talk: The Panthers were sold for $230 million to Vincent Viola. James Mirtle: Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle on John-Michael Liles: "The feelings inside the coaches' and management's office should be left there... We know there's tough decisions coming."…

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