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• GROWING UP: Florida Panthers Figuring Things Out

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  Too bad this lockout-shortened NHL season is almost over. The Panthers, it seems, are growing up and finally figuring things out.

  The Panthers have been beset with injuries throughout this abbreviated season, losing close to 250 man games to injury.

  Veteran leaders such as Stephen Weiss, Kris Versteeg, Sean Bergenheim, Jose [...]

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• TYSON STRACHAN DOGS IT: Panthers Defenseman Big Heart, Big Help to Rescue Dogs

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  Defenseman Tyson Strachan has been nominated for the a national sports philanthropy award for his work with abandoned dogs -- most notably with the 100+ Abandoned Dogs of the Everglades in South Florida.

  Strachan and his girlfriend Kate have adopted a pair of rescue dogs -- Soder, a pure-bred Italian [...]

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• PANTHERS GET OT WINNER: Kulikov's Goal Good Enough for 3-2 Win over Devils; Matthias Scores Twice - Again

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  The last time the Devils visited Sunrise, the game went late into the night, Adam Henrique winning it with a goal in the second overtime.

  Saturday's game between the Devils and Florida didn't carry the same weight as Game 7 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals but for the Panthers, this' [...]

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• UPS AND DOWNS FOR PANTHERS: Panthers Beat Sabres 5-4 in Shootout but Lose Captain Jovanovski for Season to Surgery

  PANTHERS 5, SABRES 4 (SO)

  A few minutes before the Panthers snapped a three-game losing streak Thursday night, the team announced captain Ed Jovanovski would undergo season-ending hip surgery.

  And although the Jovanovski news wasn't exactly surprising, it seemed fitting. The Panthers captain, after playing in just six games, was done for' [...]

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• SURGERY FOR JOVO: Ed Jovanovski to Undergo Hip Surgery

  Panthers captain Ed Jovanovski is scheduled to undergo season-ending hip surgery next Friday the team announced on Thursday.

  Jovanovski, named Florida's captain at the end of training camp, played just six games this season because of the degenerative problem.

  Things got so bad for Jovanovski this season that he flew to [...]

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• BRACKET BUSTERS: Florida Panthers Well Represented at NCAA Tournament ... Drew Shore Has a Rooting Interest

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  March Madness has struck the Panthers, although most players admitted they weren't very educated when filling out their NCAA college basketball brackets -- ones for entertainment purposes only, of course.

  The Panthers have more of a rooting interest in the upcoming collegiate ice hockey regionals as seven prospects will participate.' [...]

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• FRESHMAN RUSH: Jonathan Huberdeau Making Case for Calder Trophy

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  TORONTO -- The Florida Panthers have won very few NHL awards during their 18 seasons.

  Pavel Bure, the biggest star the franchise has known, won the Rocket Richard Trophy for most goals in a season twice.

  On awards voted on by peers or by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association, only' [...]

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• NOT ENOUGH IN T.O.: Leafs Help Playoff Hopes with 3-2 Win over Panthers ... Cats Go 2-3 on Roadie, Headed Home

  MAPLE LEAFS 3, PANTHERS 2

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  TORONTO -- The Maple Leafs are desperate to make the playoffs this spring, desperate to end a postseason drought that is now longest in the game.

  On Tuesday, Joffrey Lupul scored a pair of goals within the first few minutes of the third period as [...]

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• IT'S ALMOST DONE: Panthers Trying to Finish Strong Despite Obstacles

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  TORONTO -- By the time the Panthers get back to South Florida early Wednesday morning, they will have one month left in their season.

  A total of 14 games will remain in Florida's abbreviated 48-game schedule, one that started on Jan. 19.

  Yes, this disastrous season is almost over.

  Barring a miracle, [...]

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• ON AN ISLAND: Jacob Markstrom Stands Tall, but Panthers Shutout 3-0 by Islanders

  ISLANDERS 3, PANTHERS 0

  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- When Andy MacDonald scored six minutes into Sunday's game, few inside the Nassau Veterans Coliseum could have guessed that would have stood as the winning goal.

  Unfortunately for the Panthers, that one goal was enough to beat them.

  Florida's scoring woes continued on Sunday as [...]

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