Tag:Florida Panthers
Seth Griffith Earned the Call Up
The day after the NHL trade deadline the Jason Botterill era has shown yet another sign that things are different. The Buffalo Sabres were in need of a forward when Kyle Okposo’s wife went into labor, they called up Seth Griffith, a leading scorer on the Rochester Americans this season. Seems logical but in the …
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Chicago Blackhawks Signed Alexander Salak
The Chicago Blackhawks signed former Rochester Americans goalie Alexander Salak to a two year one way contract worth approximately $1.2 million. Â It’s still possible Salak will play in the American Hockey League on a one way contract but it means he’ll be paid NHL cash if he does. Yes, this news is about a month …
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More Amerks-Sabres Fuel, Pirates-Panthers Affiliation a Possibility
The silly season (AHL affiliation changes) continues with this latest story that the Kennebec Journal wrote discussing the realistic possibility of the Florida Panthers and Portland Pirates affiliating.  The Panthers just hired Kevin Dineen as head coach for the Florida Panthers, Dineen had spent the previous five seasons as coach of the Portland Pirates. For Dineen …
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And Now to Blame the Panthers
On Wednesday night I wrote an article that called out the Amerks on not making a simple phone call. A few readers agreed that they should at least make a phone call, many others said no it’s not up to the Amerks, the Panthers got us into this mess. This all reminds me of a …
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Panthers Loaned Michael Nylander for Amerks
The big news of yesterday was that Michael Nylander has been loaned to the Florida Panthers by the Washington Capitals and will play for the Rochester Americans. Of course, the news happened when I was away from cyberspace for the day. Nylander was acquired as a replacement for the injured Mark Cullen who was slated …
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Panthers Game in Rochester was an Entertaining Success
When it was announced that the Florida Panthers were going to play a preseason game against the Boston Bruins a lot of people talked about how dumb it was and that no one would care. I think Thursday night proved that a lot of people did care (over 4,700) and a lot of people had …
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Lineup for Tonights Panthers vs Bruins Game
Unless someone gets hurt, the projected lineups for tonights Panthers vs Bruins game are below. Being a fan of goalies, Tomas Vokoun vs Tuukka Rask is a treat. Florida Panthers: David Booth – Stephen Weiss – Michael Frolik Christopher Higgins – Steven Reinprecht – Cory Stillman Kenndal McArdle – Marty Reasoner – Byron Bitz Andrew …
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10 Reasons To Go To Tonights Panthers vs Bruins Game
Tonight is the NHL preseason game between the Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins at Blue Cross Arena and if you’re still undecided about going, I thought I’d share some reasons to go. If you decide you want tickets, call the Amerks office at (585) 454-5335. Ticket prices? Yea, you can see those here. 10. It’s …
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Heres Hoping for an Andrew Peters Fight
Thursday night will be the first game for Andrew Peters in a Florida Panthers uniform and I’ll come right out and say here’s hoping to see him headline a fight at center ice. There’s no question that Peters is working to earn a full time with the Panthers and one way he’ll need to do …
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Evgeny Dadonov is Staying in North America
Over the summer of 2010 a news article was published somewhere out of Russia where Evgeny Dadonov was quoted as saying if he didn’t play in the NHL that he was going to play in the KHL instead. Well, turns out that’s incorrect and he’ll stay in North America to play this season. Whether it’s …
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Panthers Rookies Blanked by the Predators
In the first game of the season the Florida Panthers rookies were blanked 5-0 by the Nashville Predators rookies. Chuck Weber had bench duties as coach and in a post game interview he talked about Evgeny Dadonov being a dominant forward in the 2nd period. Hearing him talk about “breakdowns defensively” though brings back nightmares …
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Report about Screaming Matches between Ballard and DeBoer
The hockey season has started with rookies everywhere battling for NHL training camp invites and it also means time for reports of troubles from seasons gone by. The current news is a report out of Vancouver about screaming matches between Keith Ballard and coach Pete DeBoer which ultimately led to his trade. In something that …
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