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| Florida Panthers Team Report - October 25 |
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10/25/2003 |
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| === Florida Panthers Team Report - October 25 === (MySportsbook) - The Panthers have dropped four of their last five games, including a 4-3 defeat to the Minnesota Wild on Friday. Olli Jokinen, Ivan Novoseltsev and Darcy Hordichuk all scored for the Panthers. The goal was the first in 42 games for Hordichuk. It was only the second goal of his career. Roberto Luongo was bombarded with 40 shots in the losing effort. This was the first time in eight games this season that Luongo has yielded more than two goals. |
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| Rangers lose Lindros, still win |
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10/20/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Rangers center Eric Lindros left Monday's 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers with a shoulder injury. Lindros injured his shoulder during the second period. He underwent x-rays and did not return to the contest. The 30-year-old Lindros scored his second goal of the season early, and second in as many games, in the first period of the contest. His wrist shot knuckled on net and fooled Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo, caroming off the post and into the net. Mike Dunh |
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| Panthers' Bure placed on IR |
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10/14/2003 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers Tuesday placed forward Valeri Bure on injured reserve with a pulled groin. The move is retroactive to last Thursday. Bure aggravated a previous injury during the first period of Florida's 3-1 season-opening victory against the Hurricanes. He then missed games versus Boston and Carolina, both of which ended in ties. Bure is in his second stint with the Panthers after being claimed off waivers from the St. Louis Blues at the end of June. He had 13 goals and 31 |
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| Panthers name Jokinen team captain |
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10/07/2003 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers Tuesday named center Olli Jokinen as the team's captain. Jokinen becomes the fifth captain in the franchise's 10-year history. "It is definitely an honor to be named captain of the Panthers," Jokinen said. "Over my last three years with the team, I have learned a lot and I am now ready to take charge and be one of the players that the guys look up to in the locker room." The 24-year-old Jokinen paced the Panthers in 2002-03 with a career-high 65 points (36 go |
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| Panthers ink first round pick |
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10/06/2003 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers signed their 2003 first- round draft choice, center Nathan Horton, to a three-year deal on Monday. The 18-year-old Horton was selected by Florida with the third overall pick in this year's NHL Entry Draft, and has posted four points in four pre-season games thus far. "I am very pleased to have reached a contract agreement with Nathan," said Panthers general manager Rick Dudley. "We feel that he can contribute immediately to the team and will be an asset for t |
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| 2003-04 NHL Season Outlook |
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10/06/2003 |
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| r the Habs. And his ability to rebound will play an integral role in them getting back, or not getting back, to the playoffs. The team's ability to generate some sort of offensive spark after managing just over 200 goals last season is also key. 13. Florida Panthers - Mike Keenan had his youthful bunch playing well in spurts last season, but a 1-7-1-1 lull to close things is what we remember. For one reason or another, the Panthers were unable to succeed in the comforts of the Office Depot Center, going 8-21-7- |
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| Bruins deal goaltender Shields to Panthers |
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10/05/2003 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - The Boston Bruins traded goaltender Steve Shields to the Florida Panthers on Sunday in exchange for future considerations. The 31-year-old Shields posted a 12-13-9 record with a 2.76 goals-against- average in 36 games for Boston last season. The netminder, however, became expandable when Boston acquired Felix Potvin right before the beginning of training camp. Youngster Andrew Raycroft will serve as Potvin's backup for the Bruins. Shields, meanwhile, will be Roberto Luongo's back |
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| Panthers release Jonas Hoglund |
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10/04/2003 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers released left wing Jonas Hoglund on Saturday, exactly one month after the team signed him to a one-year contract. Hoglund played in 79 games for Toronto last season, scoring 13 goals and assisting on 19 others. He tallied one playoff assist in seven games for the Maple Leafs, who were eliminated by Philadelphia in the first round. In 545 career games, the 31-year-old Hoglund has posted 117 goals and 145 assists over eight seasons with Calgary, Montreal and To |
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| 2003-04 Minnesota Wild Preview |
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10/03/2003 |
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| defenseman on the team. Mitchell and Zyuzin were second and third on the club in total ice time, respectively. Far and away the leader in ice time on the team was defenseman Filip Kuba, the team's best offensive-defenseman. Formerly property of the Florida Panthers and Calgary Flames, Kuba's been given a chance to shine in Minnesota. He led the blueliners with 29 regular season points, and notched eight more in the second season. The 24-year-old needs to work a little harder on his defense, though, as he finis |
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| Kings defenseman undergoes hand surgery |
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10/01/2003 |
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| ich were hurt in the first period of the Kings' 6-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday. Last season, the 28-year-old Norton played in a career-high 53 games for Los Angeles. He recorded three goals, three assists and 97 penalty minutes. Norton was originally drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the ninth round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut with the Florida Panthers during the 2001-02 season. In 75 career NHL contests with the Kings and Panthers, he has six points and 142 penalty minutes. |
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