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• COMEBACK KID: Peter Mueller Florida's Masterton Nominee ... Kevin Dineen Laments Last Place Finish, Long Summer ... Cats End 2013 Saturday in Tampa

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  Despite basically being locked down in a dark room because of severe headaches stemming from a concussion, Peter Mueller says he never doubted he would return to the NHL.

  Two different concussions cost Mueller the entire 2010-11 season and more than half of the following season. A promising career looked [...]

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• ONE AND DONE: Panthers to Finish Last in NHL after Leafs win Florida's Home Finale 4-0 ... Last Place a Franchise First

  LEAFS 4, PANTHERS

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  As the Miami Heat continued its defense of the NBA championship on Thursday in Milwaukee, the Panthers made history of their own in their home finale in Sunrise.

  This 'accomplishment' won't be celebrated nor honored with rings or banners.

  By losing 4-0 to the Maple Leafs at BB&T' [...]

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• PANTHERS WANT TO FINISH STRONG: Maple Leafs Here for Home Finale ... Cats to Honor Miami Canes Basketball Team ... Markstrom Stands Tall v Lundqvist ... Bouwmeester Headed to Playoffs

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  The Panthers play their final home game of the abbreviated 2013 season Thursday night and, unlike Tuesday, won't be able to postpone any playoff party for the Maple Leafs.

  Toronto had been the only team since the 2004-05 lockout to not make the playoffs after Florida made it last season.' [...]

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• PANTHERS NOTEBOOK: Mueller Returns to Lineup ... Theodore Done, Jovo Says Hello

  TWITTER: @GeorgRichards

  Peter Mueller was back in the lineup after his wife Taylar gave birth to their first child, a son named Charlie.

  Mueller missed the four game road trip after returning home as the baby wasn't allowed to come home immediately.

  "Everything is good, everyone is back home,'' Mueller said.

  "The' [...]

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• NEW YORK, NEW YORK: Panthers Slow Down Rangers with 3-2 Win

  PANTHERS 3, RANGERS 2

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  The Panthers have had ample opportunity to slow down the playoff aspirations of opponents for the past couple of weeks.

  Until Tuesday night, however, they didn't do anything about it.

  Thanks in great part of a strong defensive effort and a terrific game from goalie Jacob Markstrom,' [...]

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• PANTHERS HONOR BOSTON: Team Wears Boston PD Caps in Warmups ... Gudbranson Could Return, Kulikov Hurt and Likely Out for Season

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  BOSTON -- Not only did the Panthers wear '617' decals on their skates and helmets Sunday, but they wore 'Boston Strong' t-shirts purchased for charity underneath their warmups as well as Boston Police baseball caps.

  Florida's trainers and equipment staff wore the Red Sox's 'B Strong' patches on the back [...]

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• DROPKICKED IN BOSTON: Panthers Lose Again, This Time 3-0 to Bruins

  BRUINS 3, PANTHERS

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  BOSTON -- The Panthers concluded their final real road trip of the year on Sunday afternoon and did so in a style fitting for this 2013 season.

  As had been the case so many times before, the Panthers kept things close for much of the game but [...]

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• HONORING BOSTON: Panthers Wear Special Decal Before Visiting Bruins on Sunday ... Penalty Kill Continues to Struggle ... Mueller Still in Florida

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  NEWARK, N.J. - The Panthers wore specially made '617' decals on their helmets to honor the victims and first responders to the Boston Marathon bombings.

  Florida will wear the decals, which represent Boston's main area code written in the Red Sox's classic font, Sunday against the Bruins.

  "Obviously we have" [...]

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• DEVILS CRUISE TO MUCH-NEEDED WN: Panthers Take Lead, Still Lose 6-2 in Newark

  DEVILS 6, PANTHERS 2

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  NEWARK, N.J. -- It had been a while since the Panthers built a two-goal lead in a game so excuse them if they didn't know how to react.

  On Saturday afternoon, the Panthers pounced on the host Devils by scoring twice off their first four' [...]

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• PANTHERS NOTES: Gudbranson Out for Weekend; Kuba Returns ... Panthers Take Over MSG

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  NEW YORK - Defenseman Erik Gudbranson suffered an undisclosed injury to a hand or wrist late in Thursday's 6-1 loss to the Rangers.

  Coach Kevin Dineen said nothing was broken although Gudbranson didn't practice Friday and isn't expected to play in Florida's final two games of the road trip.

  Filip [...]

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