-- Tallon said he had an informal meeting with the agent for pending free agent Stephen Weiss on Saturday. Weiss, the Panthers' all-time leader in games played, had season-ending wrist surgery last month in Cleveland.
-- With enforcer George Parros back in the lineup Saturday, Greg Rallo was returned to Florida's AHL affiliate in San Antonio.
Here is how the lineups for the Panthers and Lightning likely will look Tuesday:
PANTHERS
Jonathan Huberdeau - Shawn Matthias - Peter Mueller
Tomas Fleischmann - Marcel Goc - Tomas Kopecky
Scottie Upshall - Drew Shore - Mike Santorelli
Quinton Howden - Jerred Smithson - George Parros
Brian Campbell - Tyson Strachan
Filip Kuba - Dmitry Kulikov
TJ Brennan - Erik Gudbranson
Jacob Markstrom
Scott Clemmensen
Injured: Jack Skille (upper body), Eric Selleck (upper body), Ed Jovanovski (hip), Kris Versteeg (knee), Stephen Weiss (wrist), Jose Theodore (lower body), Mike Weaver (lower body), Sean Bergenheim (lower body)
LIGHTNING
Tom Pyatt - Steven Stamkos - Martin St. Louis
Benoit Pouliot - Mike Angelidis - Teddy Purcell
Ondrej Palat - Tyler Johnson - Cory Conacher
Alex Killorn - Richard Panik
Eric Brewer - Matthew Carle
Victor Hedman - Sami Salo
Radko Gudas - Keith Aulie
Andrej Sustr
Mathieu Garon
Cedrick Desjardins
Scratched: B.J. Crombeen
Injured: Vincent Lecavalier (lower body), Ryan Malone (shoulder), Anders Lindback (ankle), Pierre-Cedric Labrie (upper body)
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Doug Maclean reported on Hockey Central @ Noon that in the summer the Maple Leafs and Canucks had a tentative agreement on a Roberto Luongo deal.
Luongo refused to waive his no-trade clause as he was led to believe that deal might be struck with the Florida Panthers, and that it wasn’t Canucks GM Mike Gillis getting greedy.
“Luongo, at that particular time, believed that a deal was going to happen in Florida. He really believed a deal was coming through in Florida,” MacLean said Monday. “He was told by somebody close to the Panthers that a deal was going to happen, they were going to find a way and to be patient. Luongo turned down the deal with the Leafs. He would not waive his no-trade (to join) the Leafs, so the deal was off.”
The Panthers could add a few more young players to their roster in the coming days.
Speaking to a group of potential season ticket holders before Saturday's game, general manager Dale Tallon said collegiate players Nick Bjugstad (Minnesota) and Mike Matheson (Boston College) could leave school and sign with the Panthers.
Florida would like to have its collegiate players start in the minors but may have Bjugstad -- projected to be a top-end center -- finish this season in Florida.
Tallon reiterated Saturday that the Panthers aren't pushing any of their college players to leave school early and are leaving that decision up to them.
Bjugstad was a first round pick (19th overall) by the Panthers in 2010 and just finished his junior season with the Gophers. Matheson was Florida's first round pick (23rd overall) last June and played strong as a freshman for the Eagles.
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 Mastiff, and Raja, a mix Mike Santorelli said looks like a hyena -- and spend plenty of time at the 100+ offices helping with the dogs rescued from the Everglades.
"I think we can create something great here,'' said Strachan, who is up for the national humanitarian award from All Sports United. "These are great dogs who have been through a lot. They just want a nice home."
Strachan and his girlfriend didn't adopt their two dogs in South Florida, but rescued them when he played in St. Louis. Strachan has helped foster rescue puppies found in the Everglades in differing states of duress.
"Missouri is really bad when it comes to abandoned dogs, so we were really active there,'' Strachan said, adding that Blues' center David Backes does a lot of work with dogs in St. Louis. "It's nice that with what I do that I'm able to promote some awareness for this in our area.''
1st Period
03:42 NJD S. Bernier (7) Backhand - ASST: R. Carter (8) AND S. Gionta (8) 1 - 0 NJD
12:55 FLA PPG - S. Matthias (13) Tip-In - ASST: J. Huberdeau (11) AND P. Mueller (9) 1 - 1 TIE
2nd Period
NONE
3rd Period
07:57 NJD PPG - S. Bernier (8) Tip-In - ASST: H. Tallinder (3) AND A. Loktionov (4) 2 - 1 NJD
19:33 FLA S. Matthias (14) Wrist - ASST: S. Upshall (1) AND T. Fleischmann (15) 2 - 2 TIE
OT Period
01:43 FLA D. Kulikov (1) Wrist - ASST: B. Campbell (15) AND J. Huberdeau (12) 3 - 2 FLA
Here are the projected lines for Saturday’s game between the Devils and Panthers:
DEVILS
Patrik Elias - Travis Zajac - David Clarkson
Adam Henrique - Andrei Loktionov - Matt D'Agostini
Ryan Carter - Stephen Gionta - Steve Bernier
Alexei Ponikarovsky - Tim Sestito - Tom Kostopoulos
Bryce Salvador - Marek Zidlicky
Andy Greene - Mark Fayne
Anton Volchenkov - Peter Harrold
Martin Brodeur
Johan Hedberg
Scratched: D Adam Larsson, C Harri Pesonen, LW Krystopher Barch
Injured: RW Ilya Kovalchuk (shoulder), D Henrik Tallinder (lower body), RW Dainius Zubrus (wrist)
PANTHERS
Jonathan Huberdeau - Shawn Matthias - Peter Mueller
Tomas Fleischmann - Marcel Goc - Tomas Kopecky
Scottie Upshall - Drew Shore - Mike Santorelli
Quinton Howden - Jerred Smithson - George Parros
Brian Campbell - Tyson Strachan
Filip Kuba - Dmitry Kulikov
TJ Brennan - Erik Gudbranson
Scott Clemmensen
Jacob Markstrom
Injured: RW Jack Skille (upper body), LW Eric Selleck (upper body), D Ed Jovanovski (hip), RW Kris Versteeg (knee), C Stephen Weiss (wrist), G Jose Theodore (lower body), D Mike Weaver (lower body), LW Sean Bergenheim (lower body)
Following practice, the Panthers sent defensemen Colby Robak and Mike Caruso to their AHL affiliate San Antonio for more playing time. Robak was a healthy scratch on Thursday night while Caruso looks to be finally healthy after missing the last 32 games due to an upper body injury.
For Caruso, it's a chance to finally get back and play hockey after what had to seem like forever ago since he played in his second NHL game in Montreal on Jan. 22.
"Caruso is very encouraging," said Dineen. "There's a decent chance he'll play some hockey this weekend."
The Panthers enforcer, George Parros could return to the lineup Saturday night as he skated once again in the optional practice Friday.
"Decent chance he'll be back in the swing of things," said Dineen
1st Period
03:28 FLA S. Matthias (11) Wrist - ASST: T. Strachan (3) AND J. Huberdeau (10) 1 - 0 FLA
2nd Period
00:43 FLA PPG - T. Fleischmann (8) Wrist - ASST: T. Kopecky (10) AND B. Campbell (13) 2 - 0 FLA
01:36 BUF N. Gerbe (4) Slap - ASST: T. Ennis (16) AND D. Stafford (8) 2 - 1 FLA
14:56 BUF A. Sekera (2) Slap - ASST: S. Ott (13) 2 - 2 TIE
19:04 BUF D. Stafford (5) Tip-In - ASST: C. Ehrhoff (13) AND R. Regehr (2) 3 - 2 BUF
3rd Period
05:23 FLA S. Matthias (12) Wrist - ASST: P. Mueller (7) 3 - 3 TIE
11:33 BUF PPG - M. Foligno (5) Tip-In - ASST: J. Leopold (6) AND T. Myers (3) 4 - 3 BUF
13:51 FLA PPG - J. Huberdeau (13) Wrist - ASST: P. Mueller (8) AND B. Campbell (14) 4 - 4 TIE
SO:
BUF - Jason Pominville
FLA - Jonathan Huberdeau
FLA - Mike Santorelli
Here are the projected lines for Thursday night's Sabres-Panthers matchup:
SABRES
Steve Ott - Cody Hodgson - Jason Pominville
Drew Stafford - Tyler Ennis - Ville Leino
Nathan Gerbe - Jochen Hecht - Patrick Kaleta
Marcus Foligno - Kevin Porter - Brian Flynn
Christian Ehrhoff - Mike Weber
Robyn Regehr - Tyler Myers
Jordan Leopold - Andrej Sekera
Scratched: LW John Scott, D Mark Pysyk
Injured: LW Thomas Vanek (upper body), D Alexander Sulzer (lower body)
PANTHERS
Tomas Fleischmann - Marcel Goc - Tomas Kopecky
Jonathan Huberdeau - Shawn Matthias - Peter Mueller
Scottie Upshall - Drew Shore - Mike Santorelli
Quinton Howden - Jerred Smithson - Greg Rallo
Brian Campbell - Tyson Strachan
TJ Brennan - Erik Gudbranson
Filip Kuba - Dmitry Kulikov
Jacob Markstrom
Scott Clemmensen
Scratched: D Colby Robak
Injured: RW Jack Skille (upper body), RW George Parros (upper body), LW Eric Selleck (upper body), D Ed Jovanovski (lower body), RW Kris Versteeg (knee), C Stephen Weiss (wrist), G Jose Theodore (lower body), D Mike Weaver (lower body), D Michael Caruso (upper body), LW Sean Bergenheim (lower body)
1st Period
06:39 FLA T. Fleischmann (7) Wrist - ASST: T. Kopecky (9) AND M. Goc (8) 1 - 0 FLA
2nd Period
09:41 TOR D. Phaneuf (6) Slap - ASST: C. Gunnarsson (11) 1 - 1 TIE
3rd Period
00:22 TOR PPG - J. Lupul (5) Tip-In - ASST: T. Bozak (10) AND P. Kessel (21) 2 - 1 TOR
00:45 FLA S. Matthias (10) Snap - ASST: J. Huberdeau (9) AND F. Kuba (6) 2 - 2 TIE
03:12 TOR J. Lupul (6) Wrist - ASST: P. Kessel (22) AND T. Bozak (11) 3 - 2 TOR
Jonathan Huberdeau - Shawn Matthias - Mike Santorelli
Scottie Upshall - Jerred Smithson - Greg Rallo
Tomas Fleischmann - Marcel Goc - Tomas Kopecky
Tyson Strachan - Brian Campbell
Dmitry Kulikov - Filip Kuba
Colby Robak - Erik Gudbranson
Jacob Markstrom
Scott Clemmensen
Injuries: Jose Theodore (lower body), Stephen Weiss (wrist), Kris Versteeg (lower body), Jack Skille (upper body), George Parros (upper body), Ed Jovanovski (lower body).
Panthers GM Dale Tallon said Brian Campbell isn’t going anywhere. He has $21.4 million left over three years, and there was talk that if they ate about $2 million of his contact, there could be lots of interest.
TSN reported Sunday that the Anaheim Ducks have signed forward Radek Dvorak to a one-year, $675,000 contract.
The 10th pick of the 1995 NHL Draft by the Florida Panthers, Dvorak has 577 points in 1,191 games with the Panthers, New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Atlanta Thrashers and Stars.
Here are the lineups the Panthers and Islanders likely will use Sunday:
PANTHERS
Tomas Fleischmann - Marcel Goc - Tomas Kopecky
Jerred Smithson - Jonathan Huberdeau - Peter Mueller
Scottie Upshall - Shawn Matthias - Jack Skille
Drew Shore - Mike Santorelli - Quinton Howden
Tyson Strachan - Brian Campbell
TJ Brennan - Colby Robak
Dmitry Kulikov - Filip Kuba
Jacob Markstrom
Scott Clemmensen
Suspended: Eric Selleck
Injured: Michael Caruso (wrist), Mike Weaver (lower body), Jose Theodore (groin), Stephen Weiss (wrist), Kris Versteeg (knee), George Parros (upper body), Ed Jovanovski (lower body), Sean Bergenheim (undisclosed), Erik Gudbranson (flu)
ISLANDERS
Matt Moulson - John Tavares - Brad Boyes
Josh Bailey - Frans Nielsen - Kyle Okposo
Casey Cizikas - Keith Aucoin - Colin McDonald
Michael Grabner - Marty Reasoner - Matt Martin
Travis Hamonic - Andrew MacDonald
Thomas Hickey - Lubomir Visnovsky
Mark Streit - Radek Martinek
Evgeni Nabokov
Kevin Poulin
Scratched: Eric Boulton, Jesse Joensuu, Matt Carkner, Joe Finley, Brian Strait
Florida Panthers – GM Dale Tallon is ready to sell, but they’ve been hit with injuries. Tomas Fleischmann is available. Jose Theodore could bring a team some goalie depth.
-- Shawn Matthias left the game during the second period after taking a hard shot to the face from Kulikov. Matthias took a mess of stitches above his left eye and returned to start the third.
-- Jack Skille left the game with 7:35 remaining with an undisclosed injury. Dineen said Florida may have to make another recall from AHL San Antonio.
Dineen said Selleck suffered a concussion after being punched square in the face by Carolina's Kevin Westgarth on Tuesday. "We sent him home so he could start his recovery,'' Dineen said. "It's part of the protocol.''
Selleck was given an automatic suspension for instigating the fight by going in on a line change with 2:58 left in Florida's 4-1 win. Selleck was given a second game suspension on Wednesday -- although because of the concussion, he wouldn't have played anyway.
Kovalev, now 40, officially retired earlier this week.
Bye Alex!
Thanks for:
When the Panthers opened their season against Carolina on Jan. 19, Dineen had an odd line pairing as he had 19-year-old Jonathan Huberdeau next to Alex Kovalev -- 20 years his senior.
"He was a great player who had a great player,'' Huberdeau said. "He shouldn't have any regrets. He tried to come back and it just didn't work out. He helped us at the beginning of the season and he really helped me relax during my first NHL game. I'll always remember that.''
1st Period
08:22 FLA PPG - B. Campbell (7) Slap - ASST: T. Brennan (1) AND J. Huberdeau (8) 1 - 0 FLA
2nd Period
04:28 FLA S. Upshall (2) Wrist - ASST: J. Skille (8) AND S. Matthias (3) 2 - 0 FLA
3rd Period
16:12 NYR M. Gaborik (9) Backhand - ASST: R. Nash (15) AND M. Del Zotto (10) 2 - 1 FLA
19:14 FLA SHG - EN - T. Kopecky (12) Wrist - ASST: NONE 3 - 1 FLA
Sunrise Sports & Entertainment announced today that Defenders of Wildlife and the Florida Panthers are teaming up in the fight to save Florida’s wild panthers.
Last year, 19 panthers were killed in vehicle collisions, the largest number killed by vehicles in a single year and a dangerously high death toll for a population of less than 160 individuals. Defenders of Wildlife is taking action with the “Give Panthers a Brake!” advertising campaign at the BB&T Center in Sunrise. The campaign kicked-off on March 3 and continues during all Panthers home games in March.
Defenders of Wildlife is running a high-profile advertising blitz at all eight March home games through th centerhung scoreboard, LED rings and lobby vision screens and through the team radio broadcast on Sports Radio 560 WQAM.
“This is a great opportunity to get the message out to Panthers fans and all Floridians that wild Florida panthers need their help,” said Defenders of Wildlife Florida program director Laurie Macdonald. “We hope this campaign will inspire Floridians to protect and preserve panther habitat, make roads safer for wildlife and help both landowners and panthers coexist. We’re excited that one of the NHL’s great franchises, the Florida Panthers, is working with us in this important conservation effort.”
“The Panthers organization is honored to team with Defenders of Wildlife to help save our franchise namesake – Florida’s wild panthers,” said SSE President Michael R. Yormark.
Gólok:
3rd Period
07:39 FLA T. Fleischmann (6) Wrist - ASST: T. Kopecky (8) 1 - 0 FLA
12:47 FLA PPG - M. Goc (4) Deflected - ASST: F. Kuba (4) AND B. Campbell (12) 2 - 0 FLA
13:51 FLA PPG - S. Matthias (9) Wrist - ASST: F. Kuba (5) AND J. Huberdeau (7) 3 - 0 FLA
17:27 CAR J. Staal (7) Wrist - ASST: J. Pitkanen (7) AND D. Ellis (2) 3 - 1 FLA
19:07 FLA EN - J. Smithson (2) Wrist - ASST: NONE 4 - 1 FLA
Kapusok:
35 J. Markstrom (W) 33 - 34 .971 60:00
31 D. Ellis (L) 40 - 43 .930 59:00
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