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• PANTHERS RALLY FOR POINT: Buffalo Tops Florida 4-3 in SO after Leading 3-2 in Third ... Mike Weaver Out Perhaps for a While

  SABRES 4, PANTHERS 3 (SO)

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  The Panthers goaltending situation hasn't exactly been a Carousel of Progress lately, although plenty of things have been spinning around.

  Thursday, it was Jose Theodore making saves on all 15 shots seen in relief of starter Scott Clemmensen -- roles were reversed two nights before' [...]

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• WEISS IS BACK: Panthers Forward Ready to Get Back on Ice ... Puts Family Tragedy, Benching Behind Him

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  Stephen Weiss was back with the Panthers on Thursday after missing a few days to be with his family after the passing of his grandmother, Elizabeth Weiss.

  Stephen spoke to the media at the Iceplex today and said his grandmother passed away before Sunday's game -- one in which he [...]

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• TOMAS KOPECKY MORE THAN A PEST: Kopecky Successful in Agitating and Scoring ... Weiss Returning from Funeral; Versteeg, Upshall Close

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  Tuesday wasn't the first time a goalie went after Panthers' forward Tomas Kopecky. Last year in Los Angeles, goalie Jonathan Quick had to be pulled away from Kopecky after a showdown in front of the net.

  At the time, it was assumed Quick and Kopecky had past run-ins as Kopecky [...]

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• A KNOCKOUT NIGHT IN SUNRISE: Panthers End Home Losing Skid, Beat Penguins 6-4 in a Wild One

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  Tuesday was just another boring night of hockey in Sunrise.

  Take away the 10 combined goals, a hat trick, a big lead wiped away, two goalie changes -- including one who decided to throw punches like he was some heavyweight -- and yeah, nothing much to see here.

  Starting goalies Jose [...]

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• MARKSTROM BACK TO SAN ANTONIO

  The Panthers sent goalie Jacob Markstrom back to San Antonio on Monday.

  It's safe to say it wasn't performance-based as he stopped 65 of 71 shots and gave up three goals in losses to both Pittsburgh and Boston.

  Without him, things could have been a lot worse.

  Regardless, the Panthers probably have a' [...]

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• POWER PLAYED: Panthers Score Power Play Goals and Win; Problem Is When They Don't

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  The Panthers power play problems are starting to get ridiculous -- and the statistics are simply glaring.

  Although there are plenty of reasons why the Panthers are losing, none is more telling than this: When the Panthers score power play goals, they win. When they don't, well, the standings' [...]

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• GETTING UGLY: Weiss Benched in Third Period of 4-1 Loss to Bruins ... Panthers Haven't Won at Home Since Jan. 31

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  If the Panthers want to salvage what's left of this season and make a return appearance in the postseason, they had better start winning at home.

  That, and get a lot more production out of their top players.

  The Panthers lost for the fifth straight time at BB&T Center on [...]

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• NOT HAPPY: Dineen Fumes after Penguins Drop Panthers 3-1 ... Malkin Down After Gudbranson Hit, Status Unknown

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  PITTSBURGH -- If Kevin Dineen feels his team has been wronged by the officials, they certainly hear about it.

  On Friday, Dineen eventually threw up his hands in disgust after Florida's Tomas Kopecky was charged for slashing Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury in the third period of a tie game.

  The [...]

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• PHILADELPHIA FLYING: Panthers Get Big Games from Huberdeau, Mueller and Clemmensen in 5-2 Win over Flyers

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  PHILADELPHIA -- After a week of blown leads and shutout losses, the Panthers hope they rediscovered their mojo in the strangest of places Thursday night.

  For the first time since the season opener back on Jan. 19, the Panthers pulled out all the offensive stops -- and made the [...]

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• HELLO JACOB MARKSTROM: Promotion of Goalie Prospect Starts Florida Panthers Goalie Controversy

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  The plan has been for Jacob Markstrom to be the Panthers' goalie into the future ever since the day he was drafted in 2008.

  The timetable may have been sped up.

  The struggling Panthers, looking for any sort of spark, recalled the 23-year-old Swedish netminder from their AHL affiliate in San' [...]

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