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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, Chris Wells, Steve
Washburn. LW - Ray Whitney, Johan Garpenlov, Oleg Kvasha, Kirk
Muller, Bill Lindsay, Peter Worrell. RW - Pavel Bure, Scott
Mellanby, Dino Ciccarelli, Radek Dvorak, Mark Parrish. D - Robert
Svehla, Gord Murphy, Paul Laus, Bret Hedican, Terry Carkner,
Rhett Warrener, Jaroslav Spacek. G - Kirk McLean, Sean Burke.
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INJURIES
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Viktor Kozlov, C, separated shoulder, day to day. Scott
Mellanby, RW, neck injury, day to day.
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TRANSACTIONS
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January 13th - Assigned right wing Peter Worrell to
New Haven of the AHL. January 15th - Assigned forward Craig
MacDonald to New Haven of the AHL. January 16th - Recalled
defenseman Jaroslav Spacek from New Haven of the AHL. January
17th - Acquired right wing Pavel Bure, defensemen Bret Hedican
and Brad Ference and a conditional third-round draft pick from
the Vancouver Canucks for center Dave Gagner, defenseman Ed
Jovanovski, left wing Mike Brown, goaltender Kevin Weekes and a
conditional first-round draft pick. January 19th - Dino
Ciccarelli, RW, was suspended for two games by the NHL for a
slashing incident Monday night against the Buffalo Sabres.
January 21st - Recalled Steve Washburn, C, from New Haven of the
AHL.
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GAME RESULTS
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01/13 Toronto T 3-3
01/14 at Carolina L 3-2
01/16 NY Islanders W 1-0
01/18 Buffalo L 4-0
01/20 at NY Islanders W 5-2
01/21 at NY Rangers W 2-1
01/26 at Philadelphia T 3-3
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STANDINGS
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Southeast Division GP W L T PTS GF GA
Carolina 45 20 18 7 47 116 112
Florida 44 17 16 11 45 110 115
Washington 43 16 23 4 36 100 113
Tampa Bay 45 11 30 4 26 94 154
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TEAM NEWS
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by Matthew Secosky, Florida Correspondent
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Pavel Bure: Florida Panther. I believe Wayne Gretzky said it best
when he uttered the words, "Miami fans are in for a treat. He's
an exceptional hockey player worth every penny he's paid." After
all, when The Great One makes a statement like that it has to be
true.
Pavel Bure is one of those rare players that can move you to the
edge of your seat every time he touches the puck. He's the 'i' in
CHiPs. He's the creme filling in a Twinkie. He's the whole f'n
show.
Need proof? How about this. Bure has six goals in his first
three games. The rest of team has combined for four. Florida had
only won two games of their past eleven before Bure arrived, with
Bure they are undefeated in three. Yeah, I'd say Bure got the
goods.
Carolina better watch their backs cause the Panthers are going to
make the race to win the division very interesting in the second
half. Hip! Hip! Bure! Hip! Hip! Bure!
Random Notes
Did You Know?
When integrated circuits are welded onto printed circuit boards
or equipment, the presence of moisture between the closely spaced
terminals can result in conductive paths that may impair device
performance in high-impedance applications. It is therefore
recommended that conformal coatings or potting be provided as an
added measure of protection against moisture penetration.
Kozlov Missed All-Star Game
A shoulder injury kept Viktor Kozlov out of Sunday's NHL All-Star
game, making the Panthers one of only two teams not represented
in the event. The other team was...ummm...I forget. Guess they're
used to it though.
Kozlov is listed as day-to-day and as such could return any day.
Funny how that works.
The Money Ain't a Thing
Dino Ciccarelli was suspended two games by the NHL for slashing
defenseman Jason Woolley in last Monday's 4-0 loss to the Buffalo
Sabres. Ciccarelli will lose $22,653 of his $2.17 million salary.
The suspension comes only two days after Dino recorded his
1,200th NHL point to become the 28th person to reach that
milestone. Ciccarelli is now eighth in career scoring among
active players.
"I have a lot of individual goals and it's something I'm
proud of, but it's the team successes that's more fun,"
Ciccarelli said. "I'm a firm believer that 90 percent of the
goals in this league are ugly and 10 percent are pretty."
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