Florida Panthers

By Steve Gorten Coach Pete DeBoer said after this morning's practice in Detroit that Scott Clemmensen will start in goal Friday against Detroit. Tomas Vokoun is expected start Saturday in New York. DeBoer wouldn't commit to Vokoun 100 percent for Saturday, though. Why?...

By Steve Gorten Well, I was wrong: Injured winger David Booth (concussion) won't travel to Detroit, his hometown, for the Panthers' game against the Red Wings on Friday. Coach Pete DeBoer told me after morning skate that Booth will not make the trip....

How good has Tomas Vokoun been for the Panthers in his past few starts? ``He's been elite for us,'' said coach Pete DeBoer.

By Steve Gorten I wasn't at practice today -- day off...well, besides this blog -- but i've been told Panthers coach Pete DeBoer said the Ville Koistinen-at-forward experiement is over. He's going back to defenseman, which means he's going out of the lineup since the Panthers are set on their six 'D.'

By Steve Gorten Some good news for the Panthers today: Forwards Radek Dvorak (knee), Dominic Moore (nose) and Kamil Kreps (foot) all practiced with the team today. Coach Pete DeBoer said he anticipates all three playing in the Panthers' next game, Thursday in...

By Steve Gorten Just got off the phone with Coach Pete DeBoer. Also today, the Panthers sent center Jeff Taffe and winger Michal Repik back to AHL Rochester. Repik scored his first goal of the season and the third of his career last night in Washington.

In the latter stages of Friday night's game, Panthers coach Pete DeBoer said there was discussion to pull goalie Tomas Vokoun during Florida's five minute power play chance.

By Steve Gorten The news from practice today: Defenseman Bryan Allen didn't practice. Coach Pete DeBoer said there's nothing wrong with his knee -- "no red flags." He just wanted to give him "a maintenance day" after Allen played three games in four...

By Steve Gorten Coach Pete DeBoer said an MRI revealed a slight tear in Radek Dvorak's knee, not sure which ligament, but it's not something that will keep him out the entire rest of the season, just a few weeks, as the Panthers had initially expected. DeBoer said Dvorak won't need surgery. 

By Steve Gorten As expected, defenseman Jason Garrison has been recalled from AHL Rochester to play tonight against the Flyers here in Philly. It's the Panthers' third game in four nights and second in as many nights, and Coach Pete DeBoer said earlier...

Panthers coach Pete DeBoer tried several times to get his team back into the game in the 5-2 loss to Buffalo on Wednesday night, but the Panthers were unresponsive.

It didn't take the Panthers much of a sell to bring Radek Dvorak back into the fold this past summer. Why it took until July 1 for the two sides to agree to a new deal remains somewhat of a mystery. Dvorak said he always wanted to come back to the Panthers. Coach Pete DeBoer said re-signing Dvorak wa...

The Panthers continue to give rookie defenseman Dmitry Kulikov lots of ice time as the team gets closer to being forced to make a decision on whether to keep the 18-year-old for the season or return him to his junior team in Quebec. Coach Pete DeBoer hinted Monday that the Panthers could keep...

By Steve Gorten The team took today off. Coach Pete DeBoer said it had nothing to do with last night's 3-2 shootout loss to Finnish Elite League team Tappara in Tampere. The Panthers didn't get back to their hotel until about 12:30 a.m. local time after a two-hour bus ride back.

By GEORGE RICHARDS NEWARK, NJ -- After the Panthers lost 7-2 to the Devils on Saturday, coach Pete DeBoer said a lot went wrong. And like too many other times lately, you can say Florida's power play was a problem. The Panthers were 0 for 3 with the ...