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HEAD COACH
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Terry Murray
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ROSTER
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C - Viktor Kozlov, Rob Niedermayer, Dave Gagner, Chris
Wells, Steve Washburn. LW - Ray Whitney, Johan Garpenlov, Oleg
Kvasha, Kirk Muller, Bill Lindsay, Peter Worrell. RW - Scott
Mellanby, Dino Ciccarelli, Radek Dvorak, Mark Parrish. D - Robert
Svehla, Gord Murphy, Ed Jovanovski, Paul Laus, Terry Carkner,
Rhett Warrener, Jaroslav Spacek. G - Kirk McLean, Sean Burke,
Kevin Weekes.
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INJURIES
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Dino Ciccarelli, rw (hairline fracture in back, out 1-2
weeks); Steve Washburn, c (torn right groin, out 1-2 weeks).
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TRANSACTIONS
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November 10th - Discovered Jeff Norton, D, was
still on their roster. November 11th - Traded defenseman Jeff
Norton to the San Jose Sharks for left wing Alex Hicks and a 1999
fifth-round draft pick. November 16th - Returned David
Nemirovsky, RW, to Fort Wayne of the IHL. November 18th - NHL
suspended Florida Panthers left wing Peter Worrell three games,
without pay, and fined him $1,000 as result of an elbowing
penalty against the Pittsburgh Penguins on November 14th.
November 21st - Recalled left wing Dwayne Hay from New Haven of
the AHL. November 23rd - Re-assigned Dwayne Hay, LW, to the Beast
of New Haven (AHL).
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GAME RESULTS
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11/11 NY Rangers W 4-1
11/12 at Philadelphia W 2-1
11/14 at Pittsburgh L 4-0
11/19 at Boston T 5-5
11/21 at New Jersey T 3-3
11/22 Philadelphia L 2-1
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STANDINGS
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Southeast Division GP W L T PTS GF GA
Carolina 21 8 10 3 19 53 55
Florida 18 6 7 5 17 42 51
Washington 18 6 9 3 15 42 50
Tampa Bay 19 6 11 2 14 43 71
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TEAM NEWS
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by Matthew Secosky, Florida Correspondent
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Florida has been diplomatic in their past six games, giving
equal votes to wins, ties, and losses. The outcome? A 2-2-2
record and an excuse to make an obscure reference.
Hey, Jerry! Deuces wild!
After winning two big games against the New York Rangers and
Philadelphia Flyers, the Panthers have gone winless in their
last four contests (0-2-2). Yet despite the losing record,
Florida has played some good hockey.
Exhibit A is the November 19th game in Boston where the predatory
cats found themselves down 5-0 but managed to fight back for
a 5-5 tie. Exhibit B is Sunday nights game against Philadelphia.
The Panthers outplayed and outshot (26-16) the Flyers, but lost
when Keith Jones scored in overtime.
In conclusion, Florida is the Citrus State.
Random Notes
Perhaps in response to last issue's 'overweight' comments,
defenseman Robert Svehla has shed five and one half pounds. "He
did show very good improvement from training camp to (Monday's)
fitness test," Murray proclaimed to The Miami Herald. "We're
seeing it in his quickness on the ice and his ability to come
back after a shift. There's more quickness in the first two
steps in his ability to close the gap defensively in our zone."
Peter Worrell has been suspended for three games without pay
in response to his use of 'The Panther's Elbow' in last
Saturday's game in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh RW Aleksey Morozov was
the recipient of the hard knocks and has been out of action with
a concussion.
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