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Garrioch discusses St. Louis, Jagr, trades-that-worked and a college UFA of note
by George Malik on 03/21/15 at 11:14 PM ET
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Amongst the Ottawa Sun's Bruce Garrioch's trade-and-rumor talk for this Sunday, from a column which begins by discussing the Connor McDavid sweepstakes:
Rangers winger Martin St. Louis may be a UFA on July 1 and doesn't have a contract but don't be surprised if at some point he re-signs with the club. The Rangers have cap so you'd think if they do sign St. Louis the deal will be structured with attainable goals for games-played. When he left the Tampa Bay Lightning last year at the trade deadline, St. Louis only only wanted to go to the Rangers. It would be hard to believe he'd want to move on this juncture.
Florida GM Dale Tallon took a gamble at the deadline acquiring winger Jaromir Jagr from the Devils in exchange for two draft picks. The Panthers remain on the outside looking in for the final wild-card spot and need a strong push down the stretch plus some help to make it to the post-season. Jagr went into Saturday's game vs. the Bruins with a 2-5-7 points in nine games with Florida ... According to a league executive, here are some deadline acquisitions that have worked out well: Winger Drew Stafford and defenceman Tyler Myers (Buffalo) have both played well in Winnipeg; Forward Curtis Glencross (Calgary) has made an impact for the Capitals and Chris Stewart (Buffalo) has picked up some points for the Wild ... Keep an eye on Colgate forward Tyler Baun. He's getting plenty of attention from NHL scouts. Chicago GM Stan Bowman along with representatives from Colorado, Toronto, Philly and the Rangers were in Lake Placid Friday at the ECAC championships to watch Baun play ... Lots of people wonder if Arizona (don't call me Phoenix) Coyotes coach Dave Tippett will be back behind the bench next season? He's a lot better coach when goalie Mike Smith stops the puck.
Garrioch continues, discussing the All-Star Game format, the Sharks' issues and unrestricted free agent-to-be goalies...
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'Headlines' from Friedman and Strombo: On the Hamburglar Hammond, GM's meetings topics and Olympics
by George Malik on 03/08/15 at 12:04 AM ET
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Elliotte Friedman and George Strombolopolous engaged in the usually Cox-and-Friedman-headlined Headlines segment on Hockey Night in Canada, and Friedman discussed:
Andrew "the Hamburglar" Hammond's future with the Senators, which won't involve contract talks just yet;
Topics regarding the GM's meetings on March 16th may include the Florida Panthers' starter-and-back-up-goalie-get-injured situation, expanding video review via giving officials a monitor in the penalty box to review goals that cannot be reviewed in Toronto;
And Friedman says that it's entirely possible that IOC president Thomas Bach and Bettman/Fehr will discuss NHL and NHLPA participation in the Olympics when the World Championships are held in Prague this May:
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Russo discusses Byfuglien flying the Jets' coop, Kessel to…Miami?
by George Malik on 02/15/15 at 04:07 AM ET
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Among the Minneapolis Star-Tribune's Michael Russo's Sunday notes:
Looking ahead perhaps: One reason why the Tyler Myers pickup by Winnipeg could really be bright? Dustin Byfuglien, the thorn-in-the-Wild-side hybrid defenseman, is potentially a year from becoming an unrestricted free agent.
If Myers develops, he could replace Big Buff if he departs. If that happens, he's exactly the type of player the Wild needs. Rumor has it he's from Minnesota, too.
Kessel moving? The Toronto Maple Leafs have lost 21 of 25 games with Phil Kessel scoring four times in those games. He has since been demoted to the fourth line.
"I go where they want me. I love Toronto, but [if] it's not here, it's not here," Kessel said.
Don't be surprised if the Florida Panthers try to trade for the high-priced Kessel. He has a place in Palm Beach, the Panthers might have the assets to give up, and Kessel, not exactly fond of the spotlight, would be able to get out from under the microscope.
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Intriguing observations from the 'Hockey World' and 'Three Periods'
by George Malik on 12/19/14 at 01:37 AM ET
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The Edmonton Journal's Jim Matheson's main Hockey World column is a good read, discussing the post-firing life of coaches who rebounded in their own ways in Tom Renney and Rick Bowness, but his "Short Shifts" are probably more pertinent:
- St. Louis Blues phenom Vladimir Tarasenko, who just turned 23, has 20 goals on the year, but he might have scored 30 if he had shot more. He's got 113 shots but that only puts him seventh behind Ovechkin, Karlsson, Seguin, Giroux, Pavelski and Pacioretty. "He could be more selfish," said an NHL pro scout, marvelling at the Russian youngster's release. Tarasenko, who may get to the $5-million to $6-million per season range in a new contract this summer, has 16 even-strength goals, second only to Tyler Seguin's 17. "Twenty goals before Christmas? That's special," said teammate Steve Ott.
- If Vincent Lecavalier is playing right wing with Zac Rinaldo and French rookie Pierre-Edouard Bellemare in Philly, this is the end of the line for him, no?
- It should be noted that Roberto Luongo has a much better (2.35) goals-against average and way higher (.925) save percentage than Ryan Miller (.267) and .900 in Vancouver right now, but Miller has 16 wins. His team gives him way more run support than Luongo's (11 wins) in Florida. Miller's numbers are five-alarm stuff, but he is in the first year of a three-year, $18-million deal and he's 34, not, say, 28.
This is probably true of more general managers (and coaches) than not, too:
-New Jersey Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello is almost always around his team, home and away, but he knows exactly what's going on with his farm team and their prospects. "He gets tapes of the games and the practices," said former Devils defenceman Mark Fayne.
Matheson continues, and while we're doing short quips and quotes, Yahoo Sports' Nicholas J. Cotsonika penned a superb "Three Periods" column discussing the Blue Jackets' resurgence and Patrik Elias' pluck, but the "Third Period" sticks:
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This is not the greatest shootout in the world…This is just a tribute…
by George Malik on 12/17/14 at 12:30 AM ET
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The Florida Panthers defeated the Washington Capitals 2-1 on Tuesday night, and they did so by taking a 20-round shootout, with Nick Bjugstad scoring the game-winning, 6-shooters-to-5-shooters-scoring goal:
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Saturday night Friedman: Panthers may be holding a UFA sale
by George Malik on 11/30/14 at 03:11 AM ET
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Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman summarized his "mini Hotstove" set of news items shared with Hockey Night in Canada viewers--because Sportsnet geo-blocks videos to Canadian IP's only--on Twitter:
1) SAT night newz...@DamoSpin reports Josh Harding returning in AHL this weekend, will be interesting to see if ends up in MIN or elsewhere
2) Several reports from FLA this week about potential UFAs being available, but hearing there is interest in [Brad] Boyes. Wonder if a fit in PIT.
3) VAN guarded on [Dan] Hamhuis injury (groin?), but hearing he will be re-evaluated in two weeks and he may hold off on surgery.
4) Other teams saying that EDM/PHI being careful, not make a move that hurts them long-term.
Sportsnet's Luke Fox expanded upon Friedman's report that the Florida Panthers might want to send their unrestricted free agents elsewhere:
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Summarizing Cox and Friedman's comments from Saturday's 'mini Hotstove'
by George Malik on 11/08/14 at 10:23 PM ET
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Damien Cox and Elliotte Friedman had about 70 seconds' worth of time to issue their version of the Satellite Hotstove on Saturday's Hockey Night in Canada broadcast, but they sped-talked their way through the following topics:
1. Cox says questions were surrounding Kaberle-Rangers participation in Kaberle's skate in Toronto today as the New Jersey Devils have had Scott Gomez around for over a month, but he can't travel with them on the road as he's not under contract/can't be paid;
Kaberle is allowed to travel with the team, per an NHL memo, for about 10 days before the team has to sign him or let him go, so the Rangers have to make their decision in another 7 days.
2. Friedman reports that while Taylor Hall remains on the IR with a sprained knee, Hall can at least skate early next week, though his timeline has not changed;
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Friedman, Cox discuss Julien extension, Ekblad sticking with Panthers, etc.
by George Malik on 11/01/14 at 11:34 PM ET
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This time the Hockey Night in Canada segment in which Elliotte Friedman and Damien Cox dish news and notes has been geo-blocked to Canada only (Paul sent me an email informing me of the "stuff we already know" in that Red Wings prospect Anthony Mantha is skating with the Grand Rapids Griffins, hopefully making his pro debut in about two weeks, but Daniel Alfredsson is not and may retire), but Friedman did offer some Twitter quips from his exchange, beginning with Ryan McDonagh's separated shoulder yielding interest in Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Andrej Sekera (who is "on the block"):
Ekblad scored his first goal, a game-winning marker in Florida's 2-1 win over Philadelphia on Saturday evening...
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At least the Florida Panthers are honest about their attendance issues? I think?
by George Malik on 10/14/14 at 12:16 AM ET
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As the Hockey News's Adam Proteau pointed out, the Florida Panthers' relatively new owners are well aware of the fact that they're skating uphill in terms of increasing their team's attendance...
But when you see pictures like this from the Panthers's home-opening 1-0 loss to Ottawa, whose announced attendance was 7,311, you think, "Woah"--before remembering that this is kind of normal when the Panthers aren't playing a team that draws the snowbirds in:
Roberto Luongo shrugged it off while speaking to the Miami Herald's George Richards...
The announced crowd of 7,311 was lowest in franchise history, beating the 10,063 from a Halloween game against Carolina in 2007. Capacity at the building, which opened in 1998, is 19,250.
"I don't pay attention to that stuff when I'm playing, I just focus on my job,'' goalie Roberto Luongo, who made 22 saves, said afterward. "If we want to get some people in the stands, we need to start winning some games.''
But the Sun-Sentinel's Harvey Filakov reported that Panthers fans are embarrased about their team's attendance woes, too:
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Middle-of-the-night line
by George Malik on 06/28/14 at 02:44 AM ET
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Estimable player agent Gunnar Svenson found a Tweet that summarizes the draft like no other, and perhaps a moment that represents the most press Aaron Ekblad will see for a long time.
Oilers TV's Tom Gazzola caught the Florida Panthers' #1 overall pick meeting the press after exiting stage right:
Gary Bettman isn't kidding when he shakes the hand of every kid who shows up to the draft and takes the stage in the first round and says, "Welcome to the NHL."
In the 2nd through 7th rounds, picks are made at teams' draft tables, but the Globe and Mail's James Mirtle noted that Calgary Flames prospects will see something that might stick out a weeeeee little bit, as posted by the Score's Thomas Drance:
Welcome to the Flames, where truculence is mandatory and flow is optional.
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Garrioch part 2, pre-draft rumor boogaloo
by George Malik on 06/27/14 at 01:34 AM ET
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TSN's posting double doses of Insider Trading videos due to the massive amount of pre-draft trade talk, and I should've known better than to simply post the Ottawa Sun's Bruce Garrioch's update on Jason Spezza's situation without looking for a rumor-related column on other Sun newspaper sites (the Ottawa Sun doesn't always post articles on his columnist page in a timely manner).
The Toronto Sun posted Garrioch's wining-and-dining update, and I need to say this out loud: while this summer's class of unrestricted free agents-to-be is particularly thin, I have the sinking feeling that we're going to see more classes like these--where second-line players and second-pair defensemen are the ones who hit the market and make top-player money, serving as the main source of player-value inflation (as yahoo Sports' Nicholas J. Cotsonika suggested).
The wining-and-dining period is great in terms of allowing teams to explain their expectations for players, and vice versa, but the number of offers these players are receiving over the course of consecutive days are driving up their asking prices considerably (of course, there are no numbers being exchanged ), and I really get the feeling that we're going to see Paul Stastny and Matt Niskanen become $7 million players come July 1st.
Anyway, here are Garrioch's updates regarding Stastny...
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Garrioch talks rumor turkey before the draft, updates Spezza's status
by George Malik on 06/26/14 at 01:53 AM ET
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The free agent "wining and dining period" has been a bit of a pain in the rear to keep up with, but it's at least intriguing to witness player agents just cut out the middleman and tell actual reputable sources, "Oh yeah, we met with team X, team Y and team Z" instead of having to read someone's column about "league sources" (who are almost always agents or hopeful GM's).
But the Ottawa Sun's Bruce Garrioch has arrived in Philadelphia, and it wouldn't be the draft or five days till free agency if Garrioch didn't provide us with both an update on Jason Spezza's status...
It's believed as many as five teams -- including St. Louis, Anaheim, Phoenix, Nashville and Florida -- have made calls on the Ottawa captain. The club is mulling over what route to take.
With Spezza requesting a trade, the Senators would like to have a deal in place by Friday, but the club would like to get a No. 1 pick to replace the one Ottawa gave up in the deal for Bobby Ryan with Anaheim last summer.
Murray along with assistant GM's Pierre Dorion and Randy Lee were expected to sit down Wednesday to discuss the different scenarios because this is a deal that has a chance to be a game-changer.
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Summarizing the latest edition of Insider Trading (and LeBrun)
by George Malik on 06/25/14 at 06:49 PM ET
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Updated with LeBrun stuff at 6:57 PM:
TSN's Darren Dreger and Bob McKenzie discussed pre-draft trade and free agent discussions in an edition of Insider Trading that lasts for nearly four minutes. TSN usually posts a summation thereof, but if you don't want to wait until 7:30 or 8...
1. McKenzie says that there are 3 teams in the Western Conference (Anaheim, St. Louis +?) and 1 "mystery team" in the Eastern Conference who are talking to the Ottawa Senators about Jason Spezza (who has a no-trade list of 10 teams, incl. Florida, Carolina, Columbus and the Islanders). McKenzie says the Senators want a 1st-round draft pick as part of the compensation package.
2. Dreger says that David Bolland wants "maximum value," and he wants an 8-year deal at $4.9 million to remain with the Leafs. Toronto probably won't give him the term he wants, but Bolland believes he'll be healthy by training camp;
3. Dreger says that the Oilers are looking for a center and a defenseman, and they're willing to trade the 3rd overall pick and/or Sam Gagner in their efforts to improve the team, which may include trading for the Panthers' 1st overall pick;
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The NHL draft is an exercise in relinquishing control
by George Malik on 06/25/14 at 10:25 AM ET
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ESPN's Scott Burnside penned a fascinating article about the NHL draft as witnessed through the eyes of general managers and assistant general managers, including Toronto Maple Leafs assistant GM Claude Loiselle, Columbus Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen, Florida Panthers GM Dale Tallon, Pittsburgh Penguins assistant GM Tom Fitzgerald and Dallas Stars GM Jim Nill.
Nill suggests that, at some point, the management staff has to relinquish control to the amateur scouting staff and hope for the best:
Nill was at the Detroit draft tables when the Wings repeatedly came up with the proverbial diamonds in the rough: Datsyuk with the 171st pick in 1998; Zetterberg at 210 in 1999; Tomas Holmstrom at 257 in 1994. The Red Wings rarely drafted anywhere near the top of the first round thanks to their winning ways during that time, but the mandate was still the same, Nill said: Find good players who could help the team, no matter where the Wings were drafting.
"Those were special players. But at the time we didn't know that. You don't know it until three or four years down the road," Nill said.
This year's draft will be Nill's second as the GM of the Dallas Stars. It has been a period of evolution for someone who used to be one of the guys who put eyes on hundreds of youngsters at hundreds of games every season. Living in Detroit, he could see junior, college, AHL and NHL games all within a few hours' drive. Not so in Dallas, and his job description precludes those kinds of trips anyway.
Just as longtime Detroit GM Ken Holland had to trust Nill and his scouting staff to identify the right players for the Red Wings, Nill now has to step back and convey that trust to the Stars' staff.
"I had to hand over the reins," Nill said. "If you're going to be a manager, you're going to have to let it go."
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Summarizing the GM's meetings in Twitter form, plus ESPN's LeBrun's 'Rumblings'
by George Malik on 06/11/14 at 07:02 PM ET
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Updated 2x at 9:19 PM: Paul did a helluva job of covering the "gist" of the GM's meetings, but here are some items that I noticed on Twitter and feel merit mentioning, starting with Craig Custance's chat with Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman...
In Penguins and Maple Leafs news, from Sportsnet's Chris Johnston...
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Panthers will interview Dan Bylsma; Aaron Ekblad likely #1 overall pick
by George Malik on 06/09/14 at 07:42 PM ET
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The Florida Sun-Sentinel's Harvey Filakov reports two important items regarding the Florida Panthers' coaching and draft plans.
First, Filakov reports that the Panthers will interview former Penguins coach Dan Bylsma before circling back to a set of coaches who will speak with the Panthers' new ownership regarding their coaching philosophies...
The Panthers coaching search will pick up steam this week as six front-runners for the vacancy, including fired Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma, will meet with the team's brain-trust in New York City, according to a team source.
Other than Bylsma, the other five leading candidates have all met or spoke to General Manager Dale Tallon, but now will also sit down with the team's co-owners, Vinnie Viola and Doug Cifu, as well as CEO/President Rory Babich.
Those repeaters are believed to be Ron Wilson, Canadiens' assistant Gerard Gallant, former Stanley Cup — winning coach Marc Crawford, and Red Wings' assistants Tom Renney and Bill Peters.
While Filakov continues at significant length regarding the coaching search and the Panthers' hopes that they can land one of Brooks Orpik or Matt Niskanen if Bylsma joins the Panthers, this tidbit about the Panthers' draft plans is a wee bit more newsworthy:
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Florida Panthers' new owner dramatically cuts PR and sales staffs
by George Malik on 06/02/14 at 07:49 PM ET
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Those of us who've worked several jobs know that the term "Under New Management!" can mean very, very bad news for one's job security, especially in sales or service professions, because "new management" tends to want to bring in its "own people." Oftentimes the "new boss" also likes to make a sacrificial firing or three to prove that they "mean business," too, but the story that came out of South Florida today had me shaking my head.
The boss just Tweeted this one out, but I've got a serious case of "What the *#$%@&?!??!-itis," so I'd like to post it. The Miami Herald's George Richards reports that the Panthers' new ownership made some massive cuts today...
The Panthers laid off approximately 30 employees today with most of the damage coming within the team's sales department.
I was told at least one Vice President was fired as well as a long-time employee within the team's public relations staff. Other positions from throughout the organization were closed. I've been told many won't be replaced, at least not anytime soon.
According to someone who spoke with me this afternoon, the team called a meeting in a conference room at the arena and told those employees there they were being let go.
The message: The team is losing money and needs to save some.
And the Sun-Sentinel's Harvey Filkaov notes that the firings were particularly ironic given the team's new ownership's purported financial commitment to putting a winning product on the ice (and his number's at 25...I read a Tweet that suggested 35 people were fired, so the official number of employees "let go" is sketchy):
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Corey Tropp charges Ed Jovanovski, who loses his mind, as do the announcers
by George Malik on 04/12/14 at 11:49 PM ET
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This is one of those incidents where you watch a player do something stupid and wonder, "What the hell are you thinking?" and then you listen to the announcers and go, "Oh, so that's a player's thought process...Dear Gord, they're lunkheads."
Cue all of the above from this clip of Florida Panthers defenseman Ed Jovanovski going after Columbus Blue Jackets forward Corey Tropp-who was out of his mind in trying to charge Jovanovski's face--with a dim retaliatory cheap shot (he received 5 and a game for his endeavors), then explained in equally dim fashion by the Blue Jackets' announcers, per Pro Hockey Talk's James O'Brien:
Florida actually scored a shorthanded goal whlie killing off the 5-minute major, but they lost 3-1 to Columbus.
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Panthers send Kris Versteeg to Chicago
by George Malik on 11/15/13 at 12:34 AM ET
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Per the Chicago Sun-Times' Mark Lazerus, the Florida Panthers made a move that makes no sense cap-wise given that Capgeek estimates that the Chicago Blackhawks are now $282,628 over the cap...Wait, wait, here we go...
Versteeg's signed through 2015-2016 at a cap hit of $4.4 million per season, but Capgeek pegs his real-world salary for the this and the next two seasons at a total of $14 million real-world dollars, so the Panthers are paying $7 million to make Versteeg go away.
The Panthers and Blackhawks confirm:
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Video: Barch suggests that Caps fans can't handle the tooth
by George Malik on 11/03/13 at 03:10 AM ET
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Via Puck Daddy's Harrison Mooney, Florida Panthers scrapper Krys Barch lost a tooth during the course of the Panthers' 3-2 shootout loss to Washington, and when he was being "chirped at" by a few unruly Capitals fans, Barch chose to mockingly offer a pulled-out tooth to the gents jabbering at him:
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Tim Thomas injures his 'other' groin
by George Malik on 10/22/13 at 11:11 PM ET
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Per NHL.com's Alain Poupart, Tim Thomas seems to be suffering from Dominik Hasek syndrome (goalie returns after semi-retirement, deals with chronic injuries as he gets back into game shape):
Florida Panthers goalie Tim Thomas left Tuesday's game against the Chicago Blackhawks with an apparent lower-body injury and did not return.
Thomas left the ice with 2:59 remaining in the third period and the score tied 2-2. He was replaced by Jacob Markstrom, who was beaten twice in the shootout as the Blackhawks won 3-2.
Thomas went down to make a save and lay on his stomach in obvious discomfort. After the next whistle, he skated to the Florida bench, moved his leg to test it and showed obvious pain, at which time Markstrom replaced him.
Thomas was making his third start after missing four games with a groin injury he sustained during a 2-1 loss against the Philadelphia Flyers on Oct. 8. Florida coach Kevin Dineen said after the game he had no update on Thomas' condition but that the injury Thomas sustained on Tuesday was not the same as the one he suffered in Philadelphia.
Here's NHL.com's video of the injury:
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Garrioch: Panthers plan on off-shoring veteran assets
by George Malik on 10/20/13 at 01:41 AM ET
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The Ottawa Sun's Bruce Garrioch suggests that the Florida Panthers' new owners plan on shaking up the team, with just about everyone who's not a top prospect up for grabs:
Three weeks into the season — and less than a month since Vincent Viola and Douglas Cifu took over the franchise — sources say the Panthers are prepared to move any of their veteran players.
Forwards Tomas Fleischmann, Kris Versteeg, Scottie Upshall, Shawn Matthias, Brad Boyes and Marcel Goc are among those available along with Tom Gilbert and Dmitry Kulikov, just to name a few.
After making the playoffs two years ago, the Panthers haven't gotten off to the kind of start anybody expected, especially after signing veteran goalie Tim Thomas.
While Viola and Cifu are willing to commit cash to the organization, the belief is they don't want to throw good money after bad. The only thing GM Dale Tallon doesn't want to do is trade any of the club's good young prospects.
Continued with many more rumors...
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First Thomas, then Backstrom, Nash and Hartnell
by George Malik on 10/09/13 at 12:53 AM ET
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As Paul noted, Tim Thomas appeared to tweak his groin or some othe part of his "lower body" in the Florida Panthers' 2-1 loss to Philly on Tuesday, and while I was preparing to have my beard trimmed for the first time in six years, Pro Hockey Talk's Ryan Dadoun notes that Niklas Backstrom got dinged in the Wild's 3-2 loss to Nashville...
[T]he Minnesota Wild are reporting that netminder Niklas Backstrom is done for the night due to a similar problem.
Backstrom lasted just 11:14 minutes against the Nashville Predators and surrendered two goals on five shots. He sustained the injury when Nashville forward Eric Nystrom crashed into him and seemed to accidentally jam Backstrom's leg against the post.
TSN's Bob McKenzie noted that Rick Nash left what is currently the Rangers' 7-2 loss to San Jose after getting hit high and hard by Brad Stuart...
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Burnside's 'ramblings' involve cap circumvention, Captain Ference, the Franchise of Misfit Players
by George Malik on 09/30/13 at 04:04 PM ET
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ESPN's Scott Burnside's relieving Pierre LeBrun in the "rumblings" department today, offering "ramblings" instead. Among them:
Like most people, we're fascinated to see how the Daniel Alfredsson experiment turns out in Detroit. But the one thing that we still can't get over is that the NHL decided not to act on Alfredsson's blunt acknowledgement that his previous contract with the Ottawa Senators was, in fact, a blatant attempt to circumvent the salary cap under the previous collective bargaining agreement. Alfredsson told reporters before training camp that when the four-year deal was signed neither side expected Alfredsson would play in the contract's final year -- worth only $1 million in real money even though the cap hit was $4.875 million annually. It was exactly that kind of wink, wink, nudge, nudge deal that the league had been warning teams about for years -- Alfredsson made $7 million in each of the first two years of the pact -- and which ultimately cost the New Jersey Devils mightily in their first attempt at a contract for the erstwhile Ilya Kovalchuk. The so-called cheat deals were, in theory, eliminated by new parameters put on contracts in the new collective bargaining agreement and the league's position is that they are going to look forward instead of back. Good news for the Senators, but maybe in the spirit of CBA détente, the league should forgive the Devils the first round draft pick they must forfeit next spring for having done no worse than what Alfredsson admitted the Senators did in his case.
I'm curious as to why the Flames aren't being dinged for allowing Miikka Kiprusoff to retire early, too, but that's just me...
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McKenzie: Whitney latches on with the Panthers
by George Malik on 09/30/13 at 01:40 AM ET
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Via CBS Sports' Brian Stubits, the Florida Panthers seem to have no problem existing as the Island of Misfit Players, having signed Tim Thomas and now Ryan Whitney:
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Sunday thoughts from Simmons
by George Malik on 09/29/13 at 12:42 AM ET
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The Toronto Sun's Steve Simmons offers a scattershot slate of mostly Maple Leafs-related observations this morning, and the train of thought in this particular paragraph struck me as most intriguing:
Would love to know why Sergei Makarov, who was a top-10 player in the world from 1979-1989 is still not in the Hockey Hall of Fame....
Ran into Paul Coffey, Darryl Sittler, Marcel Dionne and a few more all-time greats at the Road Hockey To Conquer Cancer event at Ontario Place. If there's a better charity event than this one, I haven't seen it ...
Maybe it's personal, but it makes me just a little uncomfortable to see Sheldon Keefe honoured this coming week for his time coaching in Pembroke. Maybe I'm too old to forget and or maybe I just know too much...
The best supporting actors in [Paul] Ranger's return to the NHL: David Branch and Dallas Eakins...
If I was Dale Tallon, I would have given Tim Thomas the $3.75 million the Florida Panthers gave him but if I was paying him that much, I wouldn't have given him a no-trade contract.
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TSN's Insider Trading segment includes preseason praise and panning
by George Malik on 09/25/13 at 04:17 AM ET
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TSN's Bob McKenzie, Darren Dreger and Pierre LeBrun discussed David Clarkson's suspension, Paul Bissonnette's appealing of his suspension, the probability of the NHL and NHLPA adopting hybrid icing and even expansion to Seattle in an "Insider Trading" segment, but pre-season hockey games aren't exactly covered with the intense scrutiny of regular-season games, so the most intriguing part of their segment involves, well, assessing which players have played well and which ones have played poorly during the part of the season that theoretically doesn't count:
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Panthers' Tallon eyes Draft to Rebuild Team
by Tony on 06/24/10 at 11:40 AM ET
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From the Miami Herald's George Richards:
With the type of season the Florida Panthers went through last year, coach Pete DeBoer said one would have to expect plenty of changes.
Since finishing 14th in the Eastern Conference and last in the Southeast Division for the first time in franchise history, the Panthers brought in a general manager not afraid to shake things up.
You want change? Dale Tallon is ready to bring it.
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Report: Panthers ship Nathan Horton to the Bruins
by Tony on 06/22/10 at 03:48 PM ET
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According to TSN's Bob McKenzie's tweet, the rumored deal of the Panthers' Nathan Horton to the Bruins is a "done deal".
UPDATE: Per Bob, the deal is Horton and Gregory Campbell for Dennis Wideman, 15th overall pick and another draft pick.
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Bruins Closing in on Panthers Winger Nathan Horton?
by Tony on 06/19/10 at 11:50 AM ET
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From NESN.com's James Murphy:
Well, it appears Chiarelli could already have a trade in place that would bring a current NHLer to Boston.
While the parameters of the trade are unclear at this point, a very reliable source told NESN.com on Friday that the Bruins are closing in on a trade with the Florida Panthers that would see them acquire winger Nathan Horton, who was drafted third overall by the Panthers in 2003, but in six NHL seasons, has cracked the 30-goal plateau only once and—in the eyes of fans and media—failed to reach his potential and use his 6-foot-2, 229-pound frame properly.
There were no specifics on what else may come to Boston in the deal or what the return would be to Florida, but it has been well documented that Chiarelli would love to move into the top 5-7 picks overall to get one of the top defensive prospects available, so this could be a package deal involving roster players and picks.
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Denis Potvin on Richard Zednik
by Alanah McGinley on 02/11/08 at 02:19 PM ET
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Earlier today, Denis Potvin was on "Hockey This Morning" (NHL Home Ice XM 204) describing the scene last night in Buffalo regarding the horrific injury to Richard Zednik. Denis was doing color for FSN Florida last night.
Our thanks to Hockey This Morning on NHL Home Ice XM 204 for the providing the audio for KK readers.
Note: details of last night's events were previously posted here on KK (including video).
Update 2:04pm ET: An update from the Panthers states that Zednik is still in stable condition, but remains in the intensive care unit.
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Van Ryn Hopes To Avoid Surgery
by Paul on 11/28/07 at 11:43 AM ET
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from the Sun-Sentinel,
While his teammates left for Washington on Tuesday, Panthers defenseman Mike Van Ryn went to receive a cortisone injection in his right wrist.
It's likely the last resort for Van Ryn before he's forced to have surgery on that wrist for the third time in a year and a half — surgery that would end the 28-year-old's season and possibly his seven-year NHL career.
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Countrymen Everywhere
by Paul on 11/24/07 at 11:46 AM ET
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from the Sun-Sentinel,
At any time inside both the Panthers' and Rangers' dressing rooms this season, you can hear Czech spoken.
Both rosters have six players from the former Czechoslovakia, now split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia….
"It's not something I can't be without, but it definitely helps, no question," Vokoun said. "You're always close to people who grew up the same way and have gone through the same things. It's very good for family life."
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The Panthers Room
by Paul on 11/21/07 at 05:14 PM ET
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from On Frozen Pond,
JM got testy today when asked about the reported division in the room, telling us to name our sources. That, of course, is not going to happen. And it can't happen. But none of this is new. JM hasn't been a good communicator and I don't think he thinks he needs to be.
JM is an old-school guy in the thought he feels these guys should be able to motivate themselves from within, that they make enough money they should play with pride and be up for every game. Yet this is the real world. That always isn't the case.
Has Jacques lost the room? I don't think he has.
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Panthers Must Make The Playoffs, Or Else…
by Paul on 11/20/07 at 11:53 PM ET
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from the Palm Beach Post,
Majority owner Alan Cohen denies it, but a well-placed NHL source said Tuesday that general manager and coach Jacques Martin and captain Olli Jokinen must get the Panthers to the playoffs this season or one or both are likely to be gone.
"Jokinen has got to pick up his productivity and leadership and get this team to the playoffs," said the source, who deals with the Panthers on a regular basis. "And with an excellent draft next year, Jacques needs a playoff berth after giving Nashville his first- and second-round picks in the (Tomas) Vokoun trade." Cohen was quick to issue denials when Jokinen trade rumors surfaced last weekend, insisting he would never trade the ninth-year center, and Tuesday he was just as quick to underscore his faith in Martin.
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The Jokinen Talk
by Paul on 11/18/07 at 12:57 AM ET
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from George Richards at On Frozen Pond,
...That said, there is word few people on this team is real happy with how things are going and there has been word of a possible revolt. I'm not kidding about this.
My take: If JM is shopping Olli, not good. He's the captain and face of this franchise—for better or worse. If this is true, JM needs to come out and say so. I haven't had a chance to talk to him about it really, but I will in the near future. Probably tonight. Word of Olli being shopped has leaked to the players and it is not, NOT, sitting well in the room.
I don't think it's happening….
added 10:28pm, more from George Richards,
Spoke to JM, Olli and Alan Cohen. They say absolutely no truth to the rumors that Olli has been shopped.
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It Is All Mental For Panthers
by Paul on 11/12/07 at 05:33 PM ET
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from the Palm Beach-Post,
It's not like these guys are a bunch of losers. Jokinen and linemate Ville Peltonen won silver medals with Finland at the 2006 Olympics. Mike Van Ryn won a national championship at the University of Michigan. Ruslan Salei, Radek Dvorak and Steve Montador have all come within one win of a Stanley Cup. Nathan Horton won gold with Canada in the World Under-18 championships.
But collectively, there's some mental bridge that has been impossible to cross. Not that there's any shortage of thoughts on the subject.
"We just have to have the mental preparation and focus, even if it needs to be 30 seconds at a time," Peltonen said. "Create that as a habit, do it as well as you can every time out there, and the result will come."
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Everyone Has To Pull Their Weight
by Paul on 11/05/07 at 11:25 AM ET
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from the Sun-Sentinel,
Standing in the visitors' dressing room inside RBC Center, goalie Tomas Vokoun pointed out all of this after Florida's 4-2 loss at Carolina, and then said he couldn't understand why the Panthers didn't work hard.
"We're not consistently doing that enough to be successful on an every-night basis," Vokoun said. "We are whatever we feel like that day, and that's just not winning hockey. If you want to be in the playoffs, you have to be a whole lot better than that.
"No team is going to give you an easy game and say, 'We'll just let you win tonight.' Especially with our team, we need everybody pulling their weight. That's the bottom line for us to win. If that's not happening, we can't blame anyone but ourselves. We're on the ice."
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Nieuwendyk Inspires Panthers
by Paul on 11/01/07 at 10:54 PM ET
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from George Richards at On Frozen Pond,
At first, I didn't think much of seeing Joe talk to the team during the second intermission. Especially when Zednik was called for an early penalty giving the Canes a chance to break the game open. But then things started to go Florida's way, and lo and behold, the Cats took advantage. Haven't seen much of that.
A lot of the guys were praising Joe's speech, the captain of the team saying it really inspired them.
Now, why would Joe's voice hold more credence than that of coach/GM Jacques Martin? Or Olli himself?
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Panthers Sign Cullimore
by Alanah McGinley on 10/26/07 at 05:22 PM ET
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From Sports Network via KETV,
The Florida Panthers signed defenseman Jassen Cullimore on a one year deal Friday and assigned him to their AHL affiliate in Rochester on a two week conditioning stint.
The 34-year-old Cullimore has played in 643 career games with Vancouver (1994-97), Montreal (1997-98), Tampa Bay (1998-2004) and Chicago (2005-06), registering 21 goals and 59 assists.
Last season, the 6-foot-5, 245-pound defenseman played in 65 games with the Blackhawks scoring one goal with six assists.
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Making the Big League
by Alanah McGinley on 10/24/07 at 08:27 PM ET
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From Patrick Dorsey at the Miami Herald,
Any remaining doubters of his town's passion might check [Stefan] Meyer's calls-received log. After receiving word at practice that he had been called up [to the Florida Panthers], Meyer got excited.
Then, when the town itself got word, Fox Valley got excited. ''My phone just about blew up [Monday],'' Meyer said. ``It was smoking from my pocket.''
Meyer expects similar thrills back home Wednesday, although the locals again might need to hike to Medicine Hat for a TV that carries the game. Meanwhile, more than 2,600 miles away, Meyer expects to feel the same when he first touches NHL regular-season ice.
''A lot of things will flash before my eyes—just growing up as a kid and skating and stuff like that,'' Meyer said. ``It seems so far away. But I'm here right now, and I can hardly talk I'm so excited.''
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David Booth Update
by Alanah McGinley on 10/21/07 at 06:52 PM ET
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From George Richards at On Frozen Pond,
Word out of One Panther Parkway is that all is well with the young Mr. Booth, and his scheduled MRI is now not needed.
According to spokesman Justin Copertino, Booth flew home with the team last night and met with team trainer Curtis Bell today. All seems fine. David is hurting a bit, understandable, and is wearing a precautionary neck brace.
Booth will not practice Monday at the Ice (10:30 a.m., open to public) and isn't expected back until later in the week. So it's good news: no permanent damage, just some soreness. "Kind of like he was in a car wreck,'' Copertino said. Yep, that's about what it looked like last night.
continued… (*Booth was taken off the ice on a stretcher last night in Ottawa)
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Panthers' Booth Leaves Game on Stretcher
by Alanah McGinley on 10/20/07 at 11:26 PM ET
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From The Sports Network,
Florida Panthers left wing David Booth was removed from the ice on a stretcher during the second period of a game against the Ottawa Senators Saturday night.
Booth was in the offensive left corner when he was checked from behind by Ottawa defenseman Anton Volchenkov with 15:12 left in the period. Booth's head went flush into the boards and he remained on his back until medical personnel assisted him to the stretcher.
Volchenkov was given a five-minute major for boarding and a game misconduct.
Update 10:45pm ET - George Richards at On Frozen Pond
Booth has been taken to the Ottawa Civic Hospital, said to be alert and moving around. The Panthers are optimistic doctors at the hospital will release him and he'll be able to make the charter flight home. [...]
The hit by Volchenkov may have been in retaliation for a similar hit just moments earlier. There, Florida defenseman Branislav Mezei sent Nick Foligno into the boards. Foligno had to be helped off the ice…
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Home At Last
by Paul on 10/19/07 at 04:29 PM ET
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from Pierre LeBrun of the CP via Yahoo,
Cory Murphy muttered two words.
"Lyndon Slewidge," said the Florida Panthers defenceman.
Murphy's long hockey odyssey, which began two minutes from where Scotiabank Place was built and included six years in Europe, finally comes full circle Saturday night when the Ottawa native stands for the national anthem before a game against the Senators - performed as usual by the Ontario Provincial Police constable Lyndon Slewidge.
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Worst Trades in NHL History
by Alanah McGinley on 10/18/07 at 05:06 PM ET
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Michael Farber at Sports Illustrated,
When asked recently during a radio interview if the Roberto Luongo trade to Vancouver prior to the 2006-07 season was the worst in the history of the sport, Florida Panthers coach and general manager Jacques Martin answered "True."
Maybe this is a stretch. After all, the Montreal Canadiens handed Colorado what amounted to three Stanley Cups when they traded goalie Patrick Roy to the Avalanche in December 1995.
continued… *a look at a few other "worst ever" trades around the NHL, plus a closer look at what's happened in Florida
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Vokoun's Game Has Changed
by Paul on 10/10/07 at 12:20 PM ET
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from the Palm Beach Post,
Former Panthers goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck and Terry Crisp, a former player and coach who's now the Predators' TV analyst, have noticed a slip in the enormous confidence that helped make Vokoun one of the league's top 10 goalies.
"He's had a lot of things happen the last couple years: the blood disorder, the thumb injury," said Vanbiesbrouck, now a national broadcaster who worked Tuesday night's Toronto-Carolina game for Versus. "Talking to him after all that, I thought everything was fine. Then I started focusing on him and saw he was a lot further back in the net than he had been.
"Before, he had been personified as a real rock - a guy who would challenge shooters and was hard to score on in the third period. Now he gives up four goals (to the Rangers) in the third his first game out."
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All Jacques Martin
by Paul on 10/04/07 at 10:54 AM ET
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from Dan LeBatard of the Miami Herald,
Q | Philosophy to live by?
A | ``Fair and simple. Do right.''
Q | Most moved you've ever been by hockey?
A | ``Winning the gold medal in 2002 in Olympics with Canada. For 50 years, Canada hadn't won. Coaching the best players in the game at the top of the sport and winning for your country. I didn't cry, but it was very touching.''
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From Luongo to Vokoun
by Alanah McGinley on 10/03/07 at 01:45 AM ET
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From Steve Gorten at the Sun-Sentinel,
Jacques Martin has never publicly said, and probably never will, that trading Roberto Luongo was a mistake, despite how it shook the Panthers' organization.
Martin ultimately gave his approval of the trade to then-General Manager Mike Keenan not because he wanted to — Luongo was the reason Martin chose to coach the Panthers instead of the Coyotes — but because he felt he had no other choice after contract negotiations with the star goalie grew too contentious.
So Martin, the coach, made do with Alex Auld and Ed Belfour in goal. In June, Martin, the general manager, made a major move to stabilize that position and this franchise: He traded three draft picks to the Nashville Predators for goalie Tomas Vokoun.
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Panthers in Basic Training
by Alanah McGinley on 10/01/07 at 08:05 PM ET
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From George Richards at the Miami Herald,
Now that the Florida Panthers' roster is complete, it's time for them to grow a little closer.
To facilitate this, the team will spend the next three days training at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. While the team will do plenty of work at the Army hockey rink, what coach and general manager Jacques Martin hopes is the most beneficial is the stuff done off the ice.
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Florida Has New Direction
by Alanah McGinley on 09/30/07 at 07:12 AM ET
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From George Richards at the Miami Herald,
Martin has solidified his standing as the leader of the franchise after being handed the keys last summer when Mike Keenan was fired.
Serving as coach and general manager, Martin has complete say over every aspect of Florida's hockey operations.
Some might say Martin doesn't deserve such power, but it's hard to argue with what he has done so far with the Panthers.
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Blue Sky villa is located in the middle of the traditional village of OIA, only 5 minutes away from the main path, where cafes, restaurants and shops are placed. Also it takes 10 minutes walking distance to reach the main square where you can find the taxi and bus terminal.
It consists of one studio and one cave-house. The cave-house is on the ground floor and the studio is on the top floor. The place was built in a traditional way and combines the old architecture of the Cycladic villages with all the modern conveniences in a very private and secluded area.
The cave house has a bedroom with a double bed ,a living room with 2 sofa beds ,a private fully equipped kitchen ,a private bathroom with shower and a private veranda with perfect view to the sea ,the volcano ,the caldera and the traditional village of Oia.
The studio has a double bed, a private fully equipped kitchen, a private bathroom with shower and a small private balcony with perfect view to the sea, to the caldera, the volcano and the traditional village of Oia.
Facilities: Fully equipped kitchen, Air condition, CD player, internet access, veranda and balcony equipped with patio furniture.
Services: cleaning service and bath towels and sheets change every third day, porter service, car or bike rental on request, booking local island tours, transfers on request
You will find some essential to wash the dishes after use them.
The maid will come every 3rd day for service.
We do not allow to smoke inside the house.
Really really great bnb! The house is clean and warm! Love it! Good view as well! House holders are warmhearted!
We couldn't have asked for a better stay in Santorini! The cave house in Oia was the perfect place and conveniently located so that we could catch the amazing sunset, easily catch the bus to other parts of the island, and get on the path to do the 3-hour trek to Fira. As other reviews mention, yes, there were a lot of stairs, but the views and cave house made those stairs 100% worth the ups and downs.
Jackie & Nikos were so accommodating and very responsive throughout our stay. Upon arrival to the port, both were waiting for us and drove us to the cave house. They gave us some great information on the drive, along with pointing out parts of villages that we found very useful as we explored on our own the following days. They had a porter take our bags (so, so helpful) and Jackie was so nice in explaining all the main points of interest and locations to make it easy to get around. They also provided a list of open restaurants as we were there in the off season.
Nikos took us to the airport on our last day and it felt like we were old friends – so easy to talk to and answered our random questions we had about the island. We highly recommend the cave house – very spacious for the two of us!!
Jackie and Nikos were great hosts, they picked up at the airport and help us with the bags and directions to navigate on the island, they also arranged us a car so we could go anywhere easily.
The place is amazing, 100% recommended.
Jackie and Nikos were great hosts! They provided us transportation to and from the airport (for 30 euros each way) and they were very knowledgeable about the island, its history and what places were open during the off-season.The place is in a GREAT location as well. In comparison to the other places we looked at, this place was much closer to the main roads, several super markets, ATMS, the bus stop and an AMAZING view right outside our door. There's certainly a hike to get to and from the place but it's totally worth it. The place itself is a nice little cave house with plenty of space and the kitchen had enough necessities for us to cook most of our meals.
Jackie was easy to contact via AirBnB and was patient with giving us helpful information. We'd absolutely LOVE to come back and stay here again when Santorini is a little warmer!
Jackie and Nikos made our experience in Santorini so effortless by helping us with transfers from the airport and researching restaurants that would be open during the holidays. They were very helpful during our stay. The house itself has an amazing view - you cannot beat the location. The furnishings were perfect for our short stay, and we were pleased to have so much more room than a normal hotel room. The only thing that we thought was odd was not being able to flush toilet paper due to the sensitive plumbing, but that was generally our experience in most places on the island, not just in the house. One thing to note that wasn't a problem for us but could be a problem for others: the stairs leading down to the cave house get fairly steep and could be very difficult for someone who is not easily able to climb stairs. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for a great value in a beautiful place.
We spent 4 days of our honeymoon at Jackie's cave house. It definitely has one of the best view in Oia. Right from the outset, Jackie was very helpful and resourceful. She had made arrangements for pickup and drop off as well as arranging a porter for us. Her house is very close to the Amoudi bay, which is one of the major tourist location.
Overall we were very happy to stay at her place. Given an option, we will prefer to stay there again.
Jackie greeted us at the town center and guided us to the beautiful house and introduced the town. she went searching for activities for us in the off season. Beautiful view and dedicated hostess, a really great place!
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After travelling around the world a lot, I found my place: SANTORINI!
I guess you will fall in love with it too.
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Amazing set, but BluRay would be nice.,
This review is from: Clint Eastwood: 35 Films 35 Years [DVD] [1968] (DVD)
This set contains all of Clint Eastwood's UK, Warner distributed output over the last 35 years.
It differs in content from the US set in that it does not contain Million Dollar Baby, as this was distributed by EIV in the UK, however it does include Invictus and Flags Of Our Fathers, which are missing from the US set - these were either not Warner titles or not released at the time over the pond. It also misses the 'book' style packaging of the USA version, which many may prefer.
It's a bit of a mystery who this set is aimed at - its a big outlay for the casual fan, the hardcore fan will already own most of it - but you can't deny that it contains a host of amazing movies from one of the most treasured film makers working today.
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This collection will not be released on Blu-Ray. Warner has already released an official statement on that.
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When repotting Sarracenias, Nepenthes, or other plants which hold liquid, if I turn the pot upside down to remove the plant all the liquid drains out. Should I just leave the plant empty when I'm done repotting and let it produce more fluid by itself, or should I add a little water to it right away? Is it better to not invert the pot when repotting? It seems like not inverting it would make repotting harder in some cases.
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You all say the same things over and over but at the end of the day the one thing that matters the most is what teammates you get/go up against. I just got out of a ranked game where i went 12/3/11 as cho gath mid and still lost because this idiot in team select said "top or i feed" when he was last pick and we gave it to him so he didnt feed, but still lost his lane brutally. Also, you guys say i need to "find a way to carry, i think i cant do anything if 2 teammates push alone hard at 55 minutes and get caught and die then we are forced to defend 3v5 and die. If i win 2 games in a row, my next 3 games ill get absolutely horrible teammates then lose, so leaving bronze 1 is not anytime soon, if anything im close to dropping down. I play against people in silver and gold and most of the time can tell they arent better than me, they just got lucky with teammates
The one that matters the most is how you play. Cool you went 12 and 3, so what? did you do anything with your lead or did you just go and try to farm kills. Honestly the 2 guys your complaining about had a decent idea. push and apply pressure. sure they got caught and that sucks but they gave it shot and tried.
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The Manic GT was a two-seater sports car built in Canada from 1969-1971, first in Terrebonne, Quebec and later in Granby, Quebec.
Designed by Frenchman Serge Soumille, they were a small rear engine sports car built largely using Renault components, with a molded fiberglass body. The Manic GT was to be sold and serviced by Renault dealers across Canada. Of the early all-Canadian cars, the most successful was the Russell, built in Toronto from 1905 to 1915. In the modern era, the last serious attempt was the Bricklin, but just under 3,000 of these fibreglass bodied, gull-wing door, two-seater coupes were built before the Saint John, New Brunswick plant went into receivership in 1975.
Another brave Canadian attempt, the Manic GT (named after Quebec's Manicouagan River and hydroelectric project) built in Granby, Quebec in 1970 and 1971. It was the brainchild of a young (born in 1938) Montrealer named Jacques About.
In the late 1960s, About, an employee of Renault Canada's public relations department, was asked to study the feasibility of importing the sporty Renault Alpine into Canada. The Alpine was a specialized sports/competition car made by an independent company (it would be absorbed by Renault in 1974), but using Renault components. Alpines were sold through Renault dealers in Europe. Although About's survey results were positive, Renault chose not to import the Alpine.
About was so encouraged by the results of the survey, which revealed a market for such a car, that he decided to leave Renault and produce his own sports car to fill the niche he was sure he had identified. After building a version of the French GRAC racing car under licence, called the Manic GRAC, a venture that garnered some good publicity, About established Automobile Manic Inc. in 1968. It was formed to build a two-seater sports coupe called the Manic GT.
The enthusiastic and persuasive Mr. About proved adept at fund-raising, and with the backing of such heavyweights as Bombardier (snowmobiles), Steinberg supermarkets, and the Governments of Canada and Quebec, he soon had capitalization of $1.5 million. A plant was acquired in Granby, Quebec, and design and production planning for the new car began. While the GRAC had been a racing car, the Manic GT was not intended for competition. It was to be a small, stylish and affordable two passenger touring car offering good performance and low fuel consumption.
About was familiar with Renault components and the company, and made a deal to use the platform and running gear of the rear-engined Renault 10 sedan as the base for the Manic. Suspension was independent all around via coil springs, steering was rack-and-pinion, and it had four-wheel disc brakes. The Renault engine was a sturdy, 1,289-cc, overhead valve four-cylinder with five main bearings. It came in three stages of tune: 65, 80 and 105 horsepower. Power reached the rear wheels through a standard four-speed, or optional five-speed manual transmission.
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