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By Steve Gorten Here is what Panthers' defenseman Keith Ballard had to say about accidentally striking teammate Tomas Vokoun during Monday's game (More to come):

By Steve Gorten When Panthers' coach Pete DeBoer spoke with the media today about Keith Ballard and Tomas Vokoun and the stick swinging accident Monday night, he brought up an incident involving Rangers' defenseman Dave Maloney and goalie John Davidson as a correlation....

By Steve Gorten I've seen and heard countless talking heads in the past 24 hours ripping Panthers' defenseman Keith Ballard for accidentally whacking his goalie in the head while swinging his stick in frustration. But it's easy to be almighty and righteous and pile on Ballard -- Hey, who'd be stupid enou...

Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Ballard was rather upset after Ilya Kovalchuk scored for the Atlanta Thrashers...

Jack Johnson couldn't quite finish his end-to-end rush in overtime. The Los Angeles Kings defenseman didn't miss his chance in the shootout. Johnson scored the only goal in the shootout, rallying the Kings to a 4-3 victory over the Florida Panthers on Monday night. "I just wanted to make sur...

Defenseman Jack Johnson scored the only goal in the shootout, and the Los Angeles Kings rallied to beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 Monday night. Johnson and Jarrett Stoll scored power-play goals and Randy Jones scored short-handed for the Kings, came back from a 2-0 deficit and closed out a...

Defenseman Jack Johnson scored the only goal in the shootout, and the Los Angeles Kings rallied to beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 Monday night.

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) -- Defenseman Jack Johnson scored the only goal in the shootout, and the Los Angeles Kings rallied to beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 Monday night.

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.'

Bryan McCabe remembers his first NHL game with pure clarity. ``It was Boston in Boston,'' the Panthers defenseman said Thursday, recalling his debut on Oct.

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Bryan McCabe remembers his first NHL game with pure clarity. ``It was Boston in Boston,'' the Panthers defenseman said Thursday, recalling his debut on Oct. 7, 1995. ``I remember being across from Ray Bourque and my legs were shaking during the anthem. I was in the starting lineup. It was a drea...

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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 I just ran into winger Michal Repik, center Jeff Taffe and defenseman Keaton Ellerby at the St. Louis airport. They were waiting to fly back to Rochester via Detroit. Taffe was heading back anyway because Dominic Moore will return Wednesday against Carolina after missing this two-game tri...

Defenseman Keaton Ellerby and right wing Victor Oreskovich arrived in St. Louis from Rochester of the American Hockey League in time to join the Florida Panthers. Ellerby was called up just in case Bryan Allen couldn't play because of injury.

By Steve Gorten One player who DeBoer clearly is happy with is rookie defenseman Dmitry Kulikov. DeBoer said the decision made yesterday to keep Kulikov boiled down to whether the Panthers had a better chance of beating Ottawa tonight with him in the lineup.

The Ottawa Senators hope a trip to the Sunshine State and the return of a key defenseman will help them bounce back from a late-game collapse as they play the Florida Panthers on Wednesday. The Senators (5-2-2), who also play at Tampa Bay on Thursday, are expected to have Filip Kuba in the lin...

Everything seems to be coming easy these days for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who have cruised to the NHL's best start four months after winning the franchise's third Stanley Cup. They're about to see how they handle their first sign of adversity. All-Star defenseman Sergei Gonchar could mi...

By Steve Gorten I caught up with defenseman Bryan McCabe after practice today and asked the team's captain about the Panthers' poor start, which ties the 2001-02 team for worst in franchise history. Here's what the said: "Everyone's been pretty positive. We're off...

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...

The Florida Panthers have signed defenseman Dennis Seidenberg to a one-year deal. Terms of the contract were not disclosed Monday. Seidenberg played 70 games for the Carolina Hurricanes last season. The 28-year-old native of Germany had five goals and 25 assists. Seidenberg previously p...

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By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) -- The Florida Panthers have signed defenseman Dennis Seidenberg to a one-year deal.

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Defenseman Jordan Leopold, acquired in the deal that sent the rights to defenseman Jay Bouwmeester to Calgary, signed a one-year contract with the Florida Panthers on Thursday. The move came on the second day of free agency, one day after Florida assistant general manager Randy Sexton h...

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The Florida Panthers have signed defenseman Jordan Leopold to a one-year deal.

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The Florida Panthers have signed defenseman Jordan Leopold to a one-year deal. The Panthers announced the signing Thursday, the second day of the NHL's free agency period. A day earlier, Panthers assistant general manager Randy Sexton had said the chances of signing Leopold appeared "r...

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By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) -- The Florida Panthers have signed defenseman Jordan Leopold to a one-year deal.

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I'm not talking about actual Panthers, but yeah, that too . I'm talking about the best Florida Panther hockey player -- defenseman Jay Bouwmeester .

Florida Panthers' Nathan Horton, left, celebrates his goal with defenseman Jay Bouwmeester during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, March 7, 2009, in Sunrise, Fla. WILFREDO LEE / AP The Panthers' offense ...

The Panthers lead the NHL in goals by defensemen, which is a good sign and a bad sign -- the team's forwards aren't holding up their end of the bargain. Florida Panthers defenseman Jay Bouwmeester shoots past New York Islanders' Mike Comrie for the ...

By Greg Wyshynski • The Ottawa Senators may be preparing for an aggressive play at Florida Panthers defenseman Jay Bouwmeester, but Ken Campbell thinks signing long-term with a Canadian team is the last thing J-Bo should do. [THN] and know this from East of Here of Carolina on Ice:

By CapeFish(noreply@blogger.com) The winner was scored after a scrum in front of the net. Malone took the puck from the right-wing circle to the net, and it found its way under Panthers goalie Thomas Vokoun with 22.4 seconds to play. The Penguins were on the power play after Malkin drew a hooking penalty from Florida defenseman...

Panthers sign D Cullimore  - Oct 26, 2007 Sunrise, FL (Sports Network) - The Florida Panthers signed defenseman Jassen Cullimore on a one year deal Friday and assigned him to their AHL affiliate in ...

 FL - Jan 3, 2007 Sunrise, FL -- (Sports Network) - The Florida Panthers have traded defenseman Ric Jackman to the Anaheim Ducks for a conditional pick in the 2007 NHL draft, ...

 - Jan 3, 2007 Sunrise, FL (Sports Network) - The Florida Panthers have traded defenseman Ric Jackman to the Anaheim Ducks for a conditional pick in the 2007 NHL draft, ...