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• PANTHERS NOTEBOOK: Welcome Back Marcel Goc ... Weiss Likely Back Sunday; Jovo Out Through Weekend

  JETS NOTES

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  Marcel Goc said there is no good time to be injured, but his timing couldn't have been worse.

  Goc sprained his ankle playing for his German pro team in the Spengler Cup on Dec. 29; the NHL lockout ended a few weeks later. Goc was suspended without pay by' [...]

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• LAUGHING AT THE END: Panthers End Long Losing Streak with 6-3 Victory over Winnipeg ... Cats Get Five (5!) in Third Period

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  A few hours after their coach called them out for playing a little soft and questioning their effort, the Florida Panthers responded.

  The Panthers fell behind twice in the third period Thursday yet battled back to beat visiting Winnipeg 6-3 to snap a five-game losing streak which threatened to [...]

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• LIGHTNING NOTES: Drew Shore, Kris Versteeg Make Their Return in Tampa Bay

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  TAMPA -- Drew Shore said he wasn't sure his demotion back to the minor leagues would be short lived until Monday.

  Of course, Shore didn't consider a trip to the American Hockey League All-Star Game anything less than an honor. Either way, Shore's trip back to the AHL was short [...]

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• A DOWNWARD SPIRAL: Panthers Lose Fifth Straight, This Time 5-2 to Host Tampa Bay Lightning

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  TAMPA -- A large group of scouts from Western Conference teams took in Tuesday night's game at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. They weren't there to watch the host Lightning.

  No, they were there to look at Florida's players just in case general manager Dale Tallon decides to start' [...]

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• LOOKING FOR ANSWERS: Panthers Losing Streak Not the End of the Season, Yet

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  The first week of the 2013 NHL season is in the books and the Panthers sure would love a do-over.

  The good news for the Panthers is that a lot of teams around the league are off to rough starts as well. Few teams have separated themselves from the pack [...]

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• PANTHERS NOTEBOOK: Say Hello to Quinton Howden, Latest to Make NHL Debut ... Weiss, Versteeg Still Out

  FLYERS NOTES

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  The Panthers are only five games into this season, yet they lead the league in NHL debuts.

  Well, at least it seems that way.

  Quinton Howden became the latest Florida player to play in his first NHL game as he joined the fray Saturday against the Flyers.

  With Stephen Weiss out [...]

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• PUNKED BY PHILLY: #FlaPanthers in Panic Mode after 7-1 Loss ... 4-game Slide Longest Since End of 2010-11

  FLYERS 7, PANTHERS 1

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  It is rare to hear a team publicly admit it's time to panic, acknowledging their their season is spiraling out of control.

  Yet this is where we find the Panthers after a humiliating 7-1 home loss to the Flyers on Saturday night.

  "You have to panic right" [...]

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• PANTHERS NOTEBOOK: Stephen Weiss Out, Panthers Limping ... Cats Practice Friday in Coral Springs at 11:30

  SENS NOTES

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  The health of the Panthers struggling offense is relative to the health to their offensive players.

  As Florida's injury list grows, its offensive output has shrunk.

  The Panthers added another to the injured list Thursday as Stephen Weiss missed the game against Ottawa with what is called a lower body [...]

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• ANDY DOES IT AGAIN: Senators Drop Panthers 3-1, Florida Loses Third Straight

  SENATORS 3, PANTHERS 1

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  When the Panthers game against Philadelphia is done come Saturday night, a little over 10 percent of the season will already be finished.

  If Florida doesn't start winning some games, and soon, the 2013 season may be over just as it starts.

  The Panthers lost for the third' [...]

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• PANTHERS WEDNESDAY NOTEBOOK: Panthers Top Line Struggles Without Versteeg ... Sens in Town

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  A big topic of conversation before the season started was whether the Panthers top line could repeat its contributions of last season.

  With Kris Versteeg out the first four games (he could return off the IR for Saturday's game against the Flyers), Florida's top line has not done much [...]

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