EHM The Blue Line

This is the fictional Story of former NHL-Player Ray Sheppard, who becomes the General Manager of the Florida Panthers.

April 2007
After a devastating ´06-07 NHL-Season for the Florida Panthers(with a Record of 28-45-9/65 Points finishing 29th Overall; the second most Goals-against and the second worst Powerplay & Penalty-Killing), the Team Owner Alan Cohen decided to fire General Manager Jacques Martin on April 9th 2007.
One Week later, on April 15th, President Jordan Zimmerman announced that former Panthers Right-Wing Ray Sheppard will take over the GM-Duties immediately. It´s Sheppard´s first Job in Hockey since he retired, 6 Years ago, in 2001.
Zimmerman said about Sheppard:"Eventhough he hasn´t been in Hockey for some Years, I know his Expierence and will to win Games will help us to build a great Team. I like his Vision, how he wants our Club plays Hockey in the Future"
Sheppard said about his new Job:"I´m happy that I got this Job and have the faith of the Owners. I will surely do some Mistakes. but have Duane Sutter as my Assistant on my Side and he will help me as much possible"

Sheppard´s first Job will be taking care of the Roster and judging all Talents & Prospect. He said:"I will take a Bulldozer and throw everybody into the Ocean. Those who swim back, will be in the Team for the next Season"
The Florida Panthers signed following Players to NHL-Entry Contracts: Tyler Plante(G/Brandon-WHL), Mario Bliznak(C-Vancouver-WHL), Dan Collins(RW/Plymouth-OHL) & Kenndal McArdle(LW/Moose Jaw-WHL)
GM Sheppard about his Acquisitions:"Tyler had a great Season in the WHL, we think he will be a great Goalie for our System. Collins is a great natural Scorer, but needs to improve physically. McArdle is a very gritty Player and will be ready for the NHL soon"

A few Days before the End of April, the Panthers re-signed G Craig Anderson(700.000$/1 Yr.), RD Steve Montador(555.000$/1 Yr.) & LD Bryan Allen(3,5Mio$/2 Yes.). Comment from Sheppard:"I´m very happy to re-sign Craig Anderson. He had a amazing Season in the AHL, eventhough San Antonio missed the Playoffs. He will get his Chance next Season in the NHL for sure!!"

MAY 2007
On May 1st 2007 veteran LW Gary Roberts signed a 1 Yr.Contract-Extension worth 1.89Mio$.
Sheppard commented on Roberts:"I know Gary as a Player on the Opposite and he was always tough to play against. Maybe he isn´t the sharpest Tool in the Box anymore, but he will be a great Leader for our Youngsters on and off the Ice"
Roberts on his new Contract:"I accepted a small Paycut. I´m already 41 and can´t expect big Offers anymore, so I´m happy with the Panthers Offer"
GM Sheppard also signed RD Cory Murphy from HIFK Helsinki/FIN for 1.516$Mio till June 2008. The Contract starts on June 7th 2007.
Sheppard:"A offensive D-man, who is extremely dangerous on PP. But he needs to work his Way up the Ranks"

Meanwhile, new GM Ray Sheppard needed to find a replacement for the vacanted Head Coach-Job for the next Season. Originally Sheppard wanted to make Coach George Kingston the new HC,"but he wants to retire after that Season and we´re sad but respect his Desicion" Sheppard also said:"There are some interesting Coaches on the Market and I will talk to all of them. We haven´t decided anything yet"

On April 18th 2007, the Panthers also signed RD Peter Aston from Ässät Pori/FIN to a NHL Entry-Contract

JUNE 2007
Only few Weeks till the NHL Entry Draft takes place in Columbus, Ohio on June 23rd 2007. All Florida Panthers Scouts are busy scouting Players from every important Hockeyleague in the World. Chef-Scout Scott Luce said:"We mostly looking for North American and Scandinavian Players with a good Bodysize & Strength and great work ethic. But also for speedy Wingers from eastern Europe, who can be fed with good Passes"

The Panthers announced that LW/C Stefan Meyer signed a 1 Yr. Contract-Extension for 650.000$. GM Sheppard liked his development in the 2007 Season and hopes he continues in 2007-08 with it.

Free Agent LW Jan Hlavac signed a 2 Yr. Contract(1.265Mio$) with the Florida Panthers on June 11th 2007. He spent the Year with Sparta Prague/CZE(38 Goals for 67 Pts. in 52 Games). GM Sheppard said:"Hlavac will be a helping Hand to score Goals in the coming Season. He´s a expiriended Player who knows how to win Championships"

The NHL Entry Draft-Lottery was held on June 16th 2007 and the L.A. Kings won it & getting from 6th to 2nd Place. Therefor the Panthers moved from 2nd to 3rd Place & the Chicago Blackhawks stayed at 1st.

On June 22nd 2007 the Panthers made the first Trade under GM Sheppard´s Regime. They traded their 1st Round 2007 & 7th Round Draft Pick 2008 to the Toronto Maple Leafs for their 1st Round & 2nd Round Draft Pick 2008
GM Sheppard annouced also 2 Hours before the NHL Entry Draft that the Panthers traded Toronto´s 1st Round Draft Pick 2007, the Rights to RW Brady Calla & LD Derrick LaPoint to Edmonton Oilers for their 1st Round 2007, 1st Round 2008 & 7th Round Darft Pick 2008 & Rights to RW Colin McDonald

THE NHL ENTRY DRAFT 2007
The Florida Panthers picked 12th Overall in the first Round.

Here is the List of Draft Picks of the Florida Panthers:
Round 1 Pick #12 LD Keaton Ellerby of the Kamloops Blazers/WHL
Projected as Top-Pair defensive D-man, who is a great Checker and has good Skatingability. Needs to improve his Stickhandling.
Round 2 Pick #32 C/RW James O´Brien from Uni. of Minnesota Golden Gophers
O´Brien is projected as future No.1 Center. He´s a great Two-Way Player with amazing Bully Skills and is not afraid to do dirty Work in the Corners.
Round 3 Pick #62 RD Yakov Seleznev from Russia´s AK Bars Kazan
He´s a big, offensive D-man, who loves to check his Opponents but has some weakness in his defensive Play.
Round 3 Pick #87 LW Jamie Benn of the Portland Winterhawks/WHL
Agressive Forward with good Skatingability and good Work ethic. Will improve his offensive Skills in his Junior-Years.
Round 4 Pick #92 G Alexander Salák(Free Agent)
Finnish Mestis Player of the Year & Playoff-MVP 2006-07, has a great Blocker & Catcher and has good Positioning. Needs to improve his Stickhandling
Round 5 Pick #122 LD Brendan Smith of the St. Michael Buzzers/OPJHL
Could be the Steal of the Draft. Ranked as #77, is a offensive D-man with good Skating but must improve his defensive Ability in the next Years to become a NHL-Caliber Player
Round 5 Pick #126 C/RW Vitaly Karamnov(Free Agent)
Big Center with amazing Skating and good offensive Skills. Good Shot and Passer but didn´t cares about his defensive Responsibility too much.
Round 6 Pick #152 LW Michael Biega from Salisbury Crimson Knights/USHE
Great Goalscorer who also take care of his defensive Play. Can be a Star in the AHL and decent NHL Player.
Round 7 Pick #182 RW Björn Svensson from Timrä IK/SWE
Pure Goalscorer that needs to develop his mental Strength, one Day he decides Games on his own and other Days he can´t be seen. Also a lightning fast Player
Round 7 Pick #209 RD Blake Kessel of the Waterloo BlackHawks/USHL
Strong mental D-man with good passing Skills but lacks of defensive Play and sometimes his Timing isn´t the best.

The Panthers announced on June 26th 2007 that C Greg Jacina agreed to 1 Yr. Two-Way Contract Extension worth 475.000$

After the 2006-07 Season following Players leave the Florida Panthers:
RFA: LW Ville Peltonen
UFA: G Ed Belfour, G Jean-Marc Pelletier, LD Jeremy Swanson, RD Alexei Semenov, Ari Vallin, Marvin Deagon, Ryan O´Byrne, C Pierre Turgeon, Dustin Johner, Janis Sprukts, Marco Rosa, LW Joel Kwiatkowski, RW Todd Bertuzzi, Juraj Kolnik, Rob Globke, Nick Greenough, Rane Carnegie

Offseason July till September 2007

The Panthers began their Offseason with a Trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 2nd. They had send C Chris Gratton to Columbus for LD Kris Russel & the Rights to C Greg Mauldin. Comments from GM Sheppard:"Chris was a important Part & good Player of our Team for 2 Years but we had the feeling that we needed to change Things. Kris Russel has the Potential to be a Top Caliber D-man, so we are very glad to get him."

On July 5th the Panthers re-signed RFA-LW Ville Peltonen to a 1 Yr./837.000$ Contract. They also signed RW Radek Dvorak(Free-Agent) for 2 Yrs. worth 3.69Mio$.
Also RW Colin McDonald(Free Agent) signed with the Florida Panthers on July 7th to a NHL Entry-Contract, which they acquired earlier from the Edmonton Oilers.

GM Sheppard made another Trade on July 8th to get the Rights to G Ray Emery from the Ottawa Senators for a 4rd Round 2008 & 7th Round Draft Pick 2009 & the Rights to LW Toni Koivisto & C Denis Stasyuk. "Emery had not a good Season in Ottawa, but I believe he is a great Goalie who wins Games on his own. But it was hard to let Denis Stasyuk go, he had a great Development in Russia" said GM Sheppard about this Trade

Meanwhile, Rumors claimed that the Florida Panthers had found already a new Head Coach, but there isn´t signed any Contract yet. GM Sheppard on that:"We agreed with two Coaches that we will talk in the next Week. But I´m confident that we sign a Contract very soon!!"

On July 16th the newly-acquired RFA-G Ray Emery signed a 3 Yr.Deal worth 5,62Mio$ with the Panthers. Emery about his new Team and Contract:"The Team-Owner and GM Sheppard gave me the Confidence and safety to be their Goalie they badly wanted. I hope we can have a great Future and win alot of Games."

The Florida Panthers proudly presented their new Head Coach on July 17th.
Moncton Wildcats Head Coach John Torchetti was named the first Head Coach under GM Ray Sheppard.
"The Panthers want to make their Team younger and I´m happy that the Panthers give me the shot about this Project" said John Torchetti.

The Panthers signed Defensemen Ben Lovejoy(Portland Pirates/AHL) and Scott Lehman(Free-Agent) to a Two-Way Contract on July 25th. Lovejoy signed for 2 Yrs.(950.000$) and Lehman signed 1 Yr.(475.000$).
The Panthers signed a few Days later also LD Brock Sheahan from Uni. of Notre Dame Fighting Irish to a NHL Entry Contract & LD Greg Amadio to a 1 Yr. Deal(Two-Way/475.000$).

On August 8th the Panthers made their last Offseason-Trade: Sending G Justin Pogge & 3rd Round Draft Pick 2008 to San Jose Sharks for G Taylor Dakers & LW Mark Bell. Sheppard said:"I wanted to have Mark Bell, he will be the Key Player for our first Line. I gave up much for him but it was worth it!"

Two Days before starting the Panthers Training-Camp, young RW Troy Bodie from Pee Dee Cyclones/SPHL signed a 1 Yr. Two-Way Contract/475.000$.

Pre-Season September/October

Trainings-Camp

In this Panthers-Camp were 6 Guestplayers and 12 unsigned Draft Picks such as G Patrick Lalime, LD Alain Nasreddine, LD Keaton Ellerby, RD Yakov Seleznev, LW Pat Leahy, LW Michael Frolik, C Mikhail Yakubov & RW Stephen Peat.
No Member had any Fitness-Issues. Only LW Pat Leahy & LW Michael Frolik had a superior Camp.
While Trainings-Camp, the Panthers had a Exhibition-Game vs the Vancouver Canucks, losing a terrible Game 0-7 in the BankAtlantic Center, mostly using Guest- & Drafted-Players.

The Panthers signed LW Pierre-Cédrick Labrie to a NHL Entry Contract on September 22nd 2007.

Next Exhibition-Game came on September 25th at Edmonton Oilers. The Panthers won 3-0. G Craig Anderson was in Net getting the Shutout and C Jozef Stümpel scored a Goal and Assist. Goals: Stümpel(PP), Van Ryn & Orr
The last Exhibition was at Carolina Hurricanes on September 28th. The Panthers lost 1-5. G Alex Auld stopped 35 of 40 Shots and lone Panthers-Goal came from C Olli Jokinen(PP).
In both Games following Minor-Leaguer Players were on Panthers-Roster: G Craig Anderson, LD Kris Russell, LW David Booth, C Greg Jacina & RW Anthony Stewart

On September 29th, the Panthers claimed C Marty Reasoner off Waivers from Edmonton Oilers.

The Panthers send 3 Players (LD Kris Russell, LW David Booth & RW Anthony Stewart) down to their AHL-Affiliation San Antonio Rampage on October 1st and G Craig Anderson on October 2nd.

October 2007

Team Introduction:
Goalies
Ray Emery#1 Canadian/25 yrs.old,
Last Season with Ottawa: 15 Gp, 5 Wins, 9 Losses, 1 OT-Loss 48 GA, 3.18 GAA, 0.899 SV%
"Our No.1 Goalie, he has great Refexes & a good Blocker and Glovehand. He needs to keep his Temper."
Alex Auld#35 Canadian/27 yrs.old,
Last Season with Florida: 62 Gp, 21 Wins, 33 Losses, 8 OT-Losses 202 GA, 3.23 GAA, 0.894 SV%
"He has to battle for his Back-up Job with Craig Anderson. He has a good Glovehand but is slowly on getting up on Rebounds."

Defenseman
LD Bryan Allen#3 Canadian/27 yrs.old,
Last Season with Florida: 72 Gp, 2 G, 5 As, -9, 62 PiM, 15 SoG, 109 Hits
"Good defensive Checker, who is a good Skater too. A real Teamplayer with a weak offensive Game. Will be our second Assistant-Capitain, will start the Season with Van Ryn."
RD Jay Bouwmeester#4 Canadian/24 yrs.old,
Last Season with Florida: 82 Gp, 6 G, 52 As, +17, 50 PiM, 171 SoG, 123 Hits
"No.1 offensive D-man with amazing Speed and a deadly & accurate Shot. Also does the dirty Work to help the Team."
LD Branislav Mezei#2 Slowakian/27 yrs.old,
Last Season with Florida: 80 Gp, 0 G, 15 As, -18, 74 PiM, 21 SoG, 209 Hits
"Stay-at-Home Defender with good Speed and hard-hitting Checker. Not a offensive Threat but can play a good Pass from defensive Zone. 3rd Pair with Steve Montador."
RD Steve Montador#7 Canadian/27 yrs.old,
Last Season with Florida: 43 Gp, 0 G, 3 As, -13, 36 PiM, 9 SoG, 105 Hits
"Another good Checker, but will have this Season a more offensive Role. He proved himself in the Pre-Season. Will improve this Season as a "Blueliner"."
RD Cory Murphy#21 Canadian/29 yrs.old,
Last Season with IFK Helsinki/FIN: 56 Gp, 7 G, 28 As, +7, 42 PiM, 150 SoG, 22 Hits
"Very dangerous on Powerplay with a good Shot and very good Passing. Eventhough he is the smallest Player on the Team, he needs to improve his skating Skills. Will be for now 7th D-man."
LD Karlis Skrastins#24 Latvian/33 yrs.old,
Last Season with Colorado & Florida: 67 Gp, 0 G, 11 As, -20, 48 PiM, 26 SoG, 203 Hits
"Oldie of the Defensive, will play with Bouwmeester on 1st Pair. Allround-Player who is better on the defensive End. Had a good Start in Florida last Year, we hope he continues this Year."
RD Mike Van Ryn#26 Canadian/28 yrs.old,
Last Season with Florida: 82 Gp, 3 G, 27 As, +8, 60 PiM, 65 SoG, 266 Hits
"One of the best Allrounder in the NHL, can score 30+Points and never forgets his defensive Duties."

Forwards
LW Mark Bell#20 Canadian/27 yrs.old,
Last Season with San Jose:79 Gp, 19 G, 16 As, +0, 56 PiM, 200 SoG, 64 Hits
"Had a tough Year in San Jose, but will show alongside Jokinen & Horton that he can score 25 Goals again. Other Teams hate to play against him, he never backs down from a Scrap or a Fight."
LW Gregory Campbell#11 Canadian/23 yrs.old,
Last Season with San Antonio/AHL: 80 Gp, 21 G, 26 As, -4, 40 PiM, 298 SoG ,191 Hits
"Nasty Player who loves to check. Will play on 4th Line to start the Season, is a capable Penalty-Killer."
RW Radek Dvorak#14 Czech Rep./30 yrs.old,
Last Season with St. Louis: 78 Gp, 14 G, 19 As, -19, 24 PiM, 155 SoG, 2 Hits
"Speedy Winger who loves to contribute to the offensive Game. Handles the Puck amazing but isn´t very good at physical Play. His 2nd Stint with the Panthers, will play on the 2nd Line."
LW Jan Hlavac#37 Czech Rep./31 yrs.old,
Last Season with Sparta Prague/CZE: 52 Gp, 38 G, 29 As, +31, 26 PiM, 235 SoG, 48 Hits
"Expirenced Winger but will be 13th Forward for now. Will help young Players like Weiss & Olesz to develop. Has a great Shot and can handle the Puck very well in though Traffic, but dislikes physical Play."
RW Nathan Horton#16 Canadian/22 yrs.old,
Last Season with Florida: 82 Gp, 35 G, 37 As, -6, 44 PiM, 313 SOG, 128 Hits
"2nd best Scorer last Season. We believe that he approve that this wasn´t a fluke. The Panthers believe in him as the Future Franchise-Player."
C Greg Jacina#40 Canadian/25 yrs.old,
Last Season with San Antonio/AHL: 79 Gp, 5 G, 9 As, +13, 147 PiM, 68 SoG, 75 Hits
"Hardnosed Center with excellent Faceoff Skills and passes good too. Has medicore offensive Skills, will be our 14th Forward and will start in the AHL. Will get some Stints in the NHL for sure."
C Olli Jokinen#12 Finnish/28 yrs.old,
Last Season with Florida: 82 Gp, 37 G, 39 As, +6, 32 PiM, 310 SoG, 93 Hits
"Best Player on the Team and will be Capitain of the Panthers. Can score from every Position and always knows where his Teammates are."
RW Rostislav Olesz#85 Czech Rep./21 yrs.old,
Last Season with San Antonio/Florida: 78/2 Gp, 20/1 G, 32/0 As, -11/-3, 36/2 Pim, 274/4 SoG, 33/1 Hits
"We expect another progress of Development from him. Had a great Season in San Antonio, will start in 3rd Line and will see some PP-Time at the start of Season."
RW Colton Orr#28 Canadian/25 yrs.old,
Last Season with Florida: 75 Gp, 3 G, 2 As, -15, 213 PiM, 31 SoG, 62 Hits
"One of the thoughest Players in the League, he can also score some Goals but needs to improve his passing Skills."
LW Ville Peltonen#18 Finnish/34 yrs.old,
Last Season with Florida: 80 Gp, 13 G, 19 As, -17, 28 PiM, 166 SoG, 26 Hits
"Biggest Surprise last Season, has a great Work ethic and is a great Role model for younger Players. Is a good Penalty-Killer and will play on 2nd Line."
C Marty Reasoner#19 American/30 yrs.old,
Last Season with Edmonton: 67 Gp, 4 G, 13 As, -14, 24 PiM, 58 SoG, 25 Hits
"Leader of the 4th Line and important Part of our Penalty Killing. Has a good Shot and Passing Skills, we took him of Waivers, because we believe he will help us alot."
LW Gary Roberts#10 Canadian/41 yrs.old,
Last Season with Florida: 81 Gp, 15 G, 37 As, +9, 43 PiM, 182 SoG, 155 Hits
"Very expirienced Player with great Attitude. Will guide the young Players on the 3rd Line. Will be one Assistant-Capitain."
C Jozef Stümpel#15 Slowakian/35 yrs.old,
Last Season with Florida: 82 Gp, 22 G, 28 As, -21, 54 PiM, 233 SoG, 4 Hits
"Great Goalscorer with much Expirience. Will Center the 2nd Line."
C Stephen Weiss#9 Canadian/24 yrs.old,
Last Season with Florida: 76 Gp, 12 G, 19 As, -9, 30 Pim, 118 SoG, 37 Hits
"Crown Jewel of the Panthers, has all the Skills to be the Top Scorer, but we think we build him up slowly. Will play with Gary Roberts & Olesz on 3rd Line and will get some PP-Time."

Start of NHL Season 2007-08

October 4th Buffalo Sabres 2 @ Panthers 3
C J.Stümpel(37:45 & 59:58) scored 2 Goals & RW N.Horton(20:48) had a Goal&Assist for Florida. RW J.Pominville(13:48) & RD B.Campbell(46:51/PPG) scored for Buffalo. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 23 of 25 Shots, G RMiller(BUF) stopped 29 of 32 Shots. PiM: FLA 15 / BUF 17 PP: FLA 0/5 / BUF 1/4; Attendance:15.595
* Star: C Jozef Stümpel(FLA); ** Star: RW Nathan Horton(FLA); *** Star: RD Brian Campbell(BUF)

October 6th Philadelphia Flyers 1 @ Panthers 3
RW N.Horton(07:32), RD J.Bouwmeester(51:38) & LW M.Bell(59:12/ENG) scored for Florida & C O.Jokinen had 2 Assists. RW S.Kapanen scored the lone Flyers Goal after 00:39 Min. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 30 of 31 Shots, G A.Niittymäki(PHI) stopped 27 of 29 Shots. PiM: FLA 17 / PHI 17; PP: FLA 0/6 / PHI 0/6; Attendance:16.199
* Star: LW Mark Bell(FLA); ** Star: RD Jay Bouwmeester(FLA); *** Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA)

October 7th Panthers 2 @ Atlanta Thrashers 6
RW M.Hossa(14:47/PPG & 51:55) & RW S.Kozlov(46:02/PPG & 57:36) scored both 2 Goals, C B.Little(33:36/PPG) & C T.White(36:58) scored for the Thrashers, RW R.Olesz & C J.Stümpel(58:22/SHG). G K.Lehtonen(ATL) stopped 20 of 22 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 36 of 42 Shots. PiM: ATL 14 / FLA 30; PP: ATL 3/10 / FLA 0/6; Attendance:18.285
* Star: RW Marian Hossa(ATL); ** Star: LW Ilja Kovalchuk(ATL); *** Star: RD Niclas Hävelid(ATL)

October 11th Panthers 4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 2
C B.Richards(15:19/PPG) & RD C.Sarich(54:26) scored for Tampa Bay, RW R.Olesz(17:27), C S.Weiss(26:46), C J.Stümpel(43:40) & LW M.Bell(59:27) scored for Florida. G C.Mason(TB) stopped 26 of 30 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 20 of 22 Shots. PiM: TB 21 / FLA 11; PP: TB 1/3 / FLA 0/8; Attendance:19.758
* Star: RD Mike Van Ryn(FLA); ** Star: RW Rostislav Olesz(FLA); *** Star: C Jozef Stümpel(FLA)

October 13th Panthers 3 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4
C D.Armstrong(19:38), LW R.Whitney(30:38/PPG), RW E.Cole(33:42/PPG) & C R,Brind`Amour(55:36) scored for Carolina, LW M.Bell(31:40 & 47:50/PPG) scored twice, also RW R.Dvorak(51:45)scored for Florida. G C.Ward(CAR) stopped 22 of 25 Shots; G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 32 of 36 Shots. PiM: CAR 8 / FLA 12; PP: CAR 2/6 / FLA 1/4; Attendance:18.730
* Star: LW Mark Bell(FLA) ; ** Star: C Rod Brind`Amour(CAR) ; *** Star: RW Erik Cole(CAR)

October 14th Panthers 3 @ New York Rangers 5
C M.Cullen(10:54/PPG & 48:51) scored 2 Goals, also LW M.Straka(01:00), RW J.Jagr(39:47) & LW P.Prucha(54:30/PPG) scored for the Rangers, RW N.Horton(00:36) & C J.Stümpel(19:45 & 55:06) scored twice for the Panthers. G H.Lundqvist(NYR) stopped 26 of 29 Shots, G A.Auld(FLA) stopped 30 of 35 Shots. PiM: NYR 8 / FLA 16 ; PP: NYR 2/8 / FLA 0/4 Attendance:18.200
* Star: C Matt Cullen(NYR) ; ** Star: LW Petr Prucha(NYR) ; *** Star: C Jozef Stümpel(FLA)

October 16th Panthers 4 @ Washington Capitals 3
LW A.Ovechkin(21:09), LW A.Semin(41:36/PPG) & C D.Zubrus(54:28) scored for Washington, RW R.Dvorak scored 2 Goals(38:38 & 54:28) and C S.Weiss(15:26) & LW V.Peltonen(41:36/PPG) made additonal Goals for Florida. G O.Kölzig(WSH) stopped 31 of 35 Shots; G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 27 of 30 Shots. PiM: WSH 12 / FLA 12; PP: WSH 1/6 / FLA 1/6 Attendance:15.061
* Star: RW Chris Clark(WSH); ** Star: C Dainius Zubrus(WSH); *** Star: LD Adam Foote(WSH)

October 20th Panthers 5 @ Buffalo Sabres 3
LD H.Tallinder(20:32/PPG), C D.Briere(32:52/PPG) & LW J.Hecht(56:35/SHG) scored for Buffalo, C O.Jokinen scored 4 Goals(09:46/PPG;25:37/PPG;49:51 & 59:38/ENG) in that Game, C S.Weiss(37:03) also scored a Goal for Florida. G R.Miller(BUF) stopped 27 of 31 Shots; G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 23 of 26 Shots. PiM: BUF 21 / FLA 29; PP: BUF 2/7 / FLA 2/8 Attendance:17.318
* Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA); ** Star: RW Nathan Horton(FLA); *** Star: LD Henrik Tallinder(BUF)

October 21th Panthers 2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5
LW N.Ekman(01:59) & LW J.Friesen(14:58/PPG) scored for the Penguins aswell as RW E.Malkin scored a Hattrick(19:26/PPG; 54:49/SHG; 57:41), C O.Jokinen(38:43/SHG) & RW N.Horton(52:44) scored for the Panthers. G M.-A. Fleury(PIT) stopped 22 of 24 Shots, G A.Auld(FLA) stopped 30 of 35 Shots. PiM: PIT 12 / FLA 13; PP: PIT 2/5 / FLA 0/6 Attendance:16.958
* Star: RW Evgeni Malkin(PIT); ** Star: C Sidney Crosby(PIT); *** Star: RD Sergei Gonchar(PIT)

October 25th Carolina Hurricanes 2 @ Panthers 1 OT
RD J.Bouwmeester scored the lone Goal for the Panthers, LW C.Stillman(46:59/PPG) & C E.Staal(60:33/PPG) scored for Carolina. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 17 of 19 Shots, G B.Brust(CAR) stopped 28 of 29 Shots. PiM: FLA 16 / CAR 14; PP: FLA 0/6 / CAR 2/8 Attendance:16.258 (Florida´s LW Ville Peltonen got injured in that Game and will be out for 3 Months with a UCL tear)
* Star: RD Jay Bouwmeester(FLA); ** Star: G Barry Brust(CAR); *** Star: LD Ed Jovanovski(CAR)

October 26th Panthers 3 @ Washington Capitals 4
RW C.Clark(04:29/PPG), LW T.Fleischmann(15:54), RD Bryan McCabe(26:09) & C B.Laich(50:16/he had also 2 Assists) scored for the Capitals, RD M.Van Ryn(26:46), RW N.Horton(44:51) & RW R.Dvorak(48:56) scored for Florida. G O.Kölzig(WSH) stopped 28 of 31 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 24 of 28 Shots. PiM: WSH 25 / FLA 27; PP: WSH 1/10 / FLA 0/5 Attendance:16.475
* Star: C Brooks Laich(WSH); ** Star: RD Bryan McCabe(WSH); *** Star: RW Nathan Horton(FLA)

October 28th Washington Capitals 2 @ Panthers 3 SO
C J.Stümpel(24:19/PPG) & C S.Weiss(58:12) scored for Florida, C B.Laich(21:45) & LW A.Ovechkin(49:37) scored for Washington; C J.Stümpel shot the deciding Penalty. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 28 of 30 Shots, G Olaf Kölzig(WSH) stopped also 28 of 30 Shots. PiM: FLA 14 / WSH 12; PP: FLA 1/6 / WSH 0/7 Attendance:16.189
* Star: C Brian Sutherby(WSH); ** Star: RD Jay Bouwmeester(FLA); *** Star: LD Adam Foote(WSH)

NHL Players of the Month October:
Offensive Player - C Rod Brind`Amour/Carolina Hurricanes
Defensive Player - RD Scott Niedermayer/Anaheim Ducks
Rookie Player - RW Matt Foy/Minnesota Wild

Panthers Roundup for October:
12 GP, 5 W, 5 L, 1 SOW, 1 OTL - 13 Points/Ranked 10th Eastern Conference
"We had a decent Start into the Season. We had only 2 really bad Games(Pens & Thrashers), but I´m not really satisfied with 2nd & 3rd Line. But I think Coach Torchetti will find the right Mix for that Lines. We are confident about the Progress our Team made the first Month."
Panthers Best Scorer in October:
C Olli Jokinen 12 GP, 5 G, 8 As, 13 Pts(Ranked 21st in NHL), +7, 6 PiM, 51 SoG

In the Minors:
San Antonio Rampage had a really bad Start into the Season(2 W-5 L-1 OTW-1 SOL). Mostly getting too much Goals against, need to improve the Defense and had 3 Games with no Goal scored.
Florida Everblades started with 2 Wins, 1 SOW & 1 OTL. RW Dan Collins showed some great offensive Skills. G Taylor Dakers got 3 Wins and got only 10 Goals against.

November 2007

November 1st Panthers 8 @ Carolina Hurricanes 3
C D.Armstrong(00:36), RW B.Guerin(06:39) & LW S.Walker(31:51) scored for Carolina, RW N.Horton(09:23/PPG & 16:14/PPG+1 As.) & RW R.Olesz(27:57 & 37:29/PPG) each scored 2 Goals, also LW G.Roberts(42:41), RD J.Bouwmeester(52:26), RW C.Orr(55:26) & C O.Jokinen(56:27) scored for Florida . G C.Ward(CAR) played 37:29Min. & stopped 08 of 12 Shots; G M.Smith(CAR) played 22:31Min. & stopped 15 of 19 Shots, G A.Auld(FLA) stopped 23 of 26 Shots. PiM: CAR 12 / FLA 2 PP: CAR 0/1 / FLA 3/6; Attendance:15.709
* Star: RW Nathan Horton(FLA); ** Star: RD Jay Bouwmeester(FLA); *** Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA)

November 2nd Montreal Canadiens 5 @ Panthers 1
RW R.Dvorak scored the lone Goal(39:33) for Florida, RW M.Ryder(05:20/SHG), C T.Plekanec(09:34), RD M.Komisarek(26:28), C S.Bégin(33:44) & LD E.Brewer(46:44/PPG) scored for Montreal, G A.Auld(FLA) stopped 33 of 38 Shots, G C.Huet(MTL) stopped 34 of 35 Shots. PiM: FLA 15 / MTL 15; PP: FLA 0/2 / MTL 1/2; Attendance:16.583
* Star: G Cristobal Huet(MTL); ** Star: C Tomas Plekanec(MTL); *** Star: C Steve Bégin(MTL)

November 4th Panthers 3 @ Ottawa Senators 1
RW D.Alfredsson(07:49) scored for the Seantors, RW R.Olesz scored twice(06:34 & 37:32/PPG) for the Panthers and also LW M.Bell(27:59). G M.Gerber(OTT) stopped 28 of 31 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 28 of 29 Shots. PiM: OTT 14 / FLA 12 PP: OTT 0/6 / FLA 1/7; Attendance:16.199
* Star: RW Rostislav Olesz(FLA); ** Star: G Ray Emery(FLA); *** Star: LD Steve Montador(FLA)

November 7th Panthers 6 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2
C J.Carter(03:24/PPG) & C P.Nedved(22:30) scored for Philadelphia. RW R.Olesz(02:03/PPG & 03:51), LW M.Bell(18:56 & 55:29/+2 As.) & C O.Jokinen(36:38/PPG & 57:03/+2 As.) scored all Panthers Goals. G R.Esche(PHI) stopped 26 of 32 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 22 of 24 Shots. PiM: PHI 14 / FLA 10 PP: PHI 1/5 / FLA 2/7; Attendance:18.256
* Star: LW Mark Bell(FLA); ** Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA); *** Star: RW Nathan Horton(FLA)

November 5th Atlanta Thrashers 5 @ Panthers 3
LW M.Bell(04:26), C J.Stümpel(19:26) & RW N.Horton(22:32) scored for Florida, LW S.Kozlov(04:11), LW I.Kovalchuk twice(29:21 & 43:28/+2 As.), C T.White(31:56/PPG) & RW M.Hossa(54:28/+2 As.) scored for Atlanta. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 20 of 25 Shots, G K.Lehtonen(ATL) stopped 30 of 33 Shots. PiM: FLA 39 / ATL 17 PP: FLA 0/ 6/ ATL 1/7 ; Attendance:16.599
* Star: LW Ilja Kovalchuk(ATL); ** Star: RW Marian Hossa(ATL); *** Star: C Jozef Stümpel(FLA)

November 11th New York Rangers 2 @ Panthers 1
RW R.Dvorak(11:43) scored for Florida, LW R.Smyth(18:15) & LW M.Straka(54:24) scored for the Rangers. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 27 of 29 Shots, G H.Lundqvist(NYR) stopped 17 of 18 Shots. PiM: FLA 18 / NYR 14 PP: FLA 0/7 / NYR 0/8; Attendance:16.543
* Star: RW Jaromir Jagr(NYR); ** Star: RW Radek Dvorak(FLA); *** Star: G Ray Emery(FLA)

November 13th Buffalo Sabres 4 @ Panthers 5
RD C.Murphy(05:05), RW R.Dvorak(21:01/PPG), RW N.Horton(25:20/PPG/+2 As.) & C O.Jokinen scored 2 Goals(48:58 & 57:31/+1 As.) for the Panthers, C D.Roy(29:55) C D.Briére(30:44 & 38:51) & LW J.Pominville(35:59/PPG) scored for Buffalo. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 22 of 26 Shots, G R.Miller(BUF) stopped 22 of 27 Shots. PiM: FLA 14 / BUF 14 PP: FLA 2/7 / BUF 1/7; Attendance:16.265
* Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA); ** Star: RW Nathan Horton(FLA); *** Star: C Daniel Briére(BUF)

November 15th New Jersey Devils 1 @ Panthers 3
C J.Stümpel(03:47) & C O.Jokinen(33:07 & 59:48) scored for Florida, RW D.Clarkson(11:27) scored for the Devils. G R-Emery(FLA) stopped 19 of 20 Shots, G M.Brodeur(NJ) stopped 28 of 31 Shots. PiM: FLA 14 / NJ 24 PP: FLA 0/6 / NJ 0/7; Attendance:16.512
* Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA);** Star: LW Mark Bell(FLA); *** Star: C Jozef Stümpel(FLA)

November 17th Panthers 4 @ Atlanta Thrashers 2
C T.White(14:06/PPG) & RW M.Hossa(28:05) scored for the Thrashers, C O.Jokinen(00:44/PPG), LW J.Hlavac(07:29). C S.Weiss(12:37) & RW R.Dvorak(48:30) scored for the Panthers. G K.Lehtonen(ATL) stopped 1 of 4 Shots and played 12:37Min; Backup G J.Hedberg(ATL) stopped 23 of 24 Shots and played 47:16Min., G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 23 of 25 Shots. PiM: ATL 16 / FLA 12 PP: ATL 1/6 / FLA 1/8, Attendance:18.526 (Florida´s RW Nathan Horton injured his left Hand and missed the the Rest of the Game & RW Rostislav Olesz bruised his right Ankle and was out for 5 Days)
* Star: RW Marian Hossa(ATL); ** Star: RD Jay Bouwmeester(FLA); *** Star: LW Ilja Kovalchuk(ATL)

The Florida Panthers recalled RW Troy Bodie from San Antonio on the Morning of November 18th. His Stats in San Antonio: 16 GP, 4 G, 4 As, +1, 12 PiM, 40 SoG
GM Sheppard said:"He will join 3rd Line with C Weiss & LW Hlavac. He´s a good Bodychecker and will bring some grit to that Line. He has been one of the better Players in San Antonio so far."

November 18th Anaheim Ducks 3 @ Panthers 2 SOL
RD C.Murphy(18:30) & LW G.Campbell(49:02/SHG) scored for Florida, RD S.Niedermayer(32:54) & C S.Pählsson(49:25) scored for the Ducks, C R.Getzlaf scored the deciding Penaltyshot. G A.Auld(FLA) stopped 25 of 27 Shots, G J.-S. Giguère(ANA) stopped 37 of 39 Shots. PiM: FLA 15 / ANA 24 PP: FLA 0/6 / ANA 0/4, Attendance:17.482 (Florida´s RW Radek Dvorak injured his Knee and was out for 13 Days)
* Star: C Jozef Stümpel(FLA); ** Star: G Jean-Sébastien Gigurère(ANA); *** Star: RD Scott Niedermayer(ANA)

November 21st Panthers 0 @ New Jersey Devils 4
C J.Madden scored a Hattrick(16:25;16:51;25:52) for the Devils, RW B.Gionta scored also a Goal(43:59) and missed a Penaltyshot(45:49). G M.Brodeur(NJ) stopped all 29 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 23 of 27 Shots. PiM: NJ 25 / FLA 25 PP: NJ 0/4 / FLA 0/8, Attendance:17.999
* Star: C John Madden(NJ); ** Star: G Martin Brodeur(NJ); *** Star: RD David Hale(NJ)

November 22nd Panthers 2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3 SOL
C S.Crosby scored 2 Goals(32:03 & 46:45) for Pittsburgh; C J.Stümpel(09:36) & C O.Jokinen(55:52) scored for the Panthers. RW E.Malkin scored the deciding Shot in the Shootout for Pittsburgh. G M.A. Fleury(PIT) stopped 27 of 29 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 28 of 30 Shots. PiM: PIT 13 / FLA 15 PP: PIT 0/4 / FLA 0/3, Attendance:17.132
* Star: C Sidney Crosby(PIT); ** Star: LD Karlis Skrastins(FLA); *** Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA)

November 24th Panthers 3 @ Boston Bruins 4 SOL
LW P.-J. Axelsson scored 2 Goals(23:10 & 23:44) as well as RW G.Murray(49:27) for the Bruins, C O.Jokinen(05:43/PPG), LW G.Campbell(43:25) & RW R.Olesz(53:56) scored for Florida. C M.Savard scored the deciding Shot in the Shootout for Boston. G T.Thomas(BOS) stopped 29 of 32 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 29 of 32 Shots. PiM: BOS 18 / FLA 12 PP: BOS 0/6 / FLA 1/8, Attendance:15.502
* Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA); ** Star: RD Jay Bouwmeester(FLA); *** Star: RD Milan Jurcina(BOS)

November 28th Ottawa Senators 3 @ Panthers 4
LW M.Bell(01:52),C O.Jokinen(11:13/PPG), LW J.Hlavac(34:44) & RW R.Olesz(38:12) scored for Florida, LW D.Heatley(03:27), C J.Spezza(04:02) & RD A.Meszáros(31:03) scored for the Senators. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 29 of 32 Shots, G M.Gerber(OTT) stopped 20 of 24 Shots. PiM: FLA 10 / OTT 6 PP: FLA 1/3 / OTT 0/5, Attendance:15.995
* Star: LW Mark Bell(FLA); ** Star: RW Daniel Alfredsson(OTT); *** Star: RW Nathan Horton(FLA)

After the Game, the Florida Panthers recalled RW Anthony Stewart from San Antonio. His Stats in San Antonio: 22 GP, 5 G, 8 As, +1, 14 PiM, 79 SoG
GM Sheppard on Stewart:"Stewart is a big, tough Kid who isn´t afraid to drop the Gloves. We are happy to give him now the Opportunity to play some Minutes in the NHL. He will play mostly for 3rd or 4th Line."

On November 29th, Florida assigned RW Troy Bodie to San Antonio/AHL. His Stats with the Panthers: 5 GP, 0 G, 2 As, +0, No PiM, 6 SoG.
GM Sheppard:"Bodie played very well and fit right into his Role. We´re looking for his development in the next Months in the AHL."

November 30th Montreal Canadiens 6 @ Panthers 3
RD C.Murphy(14:39), C J.Stümpel(49:31) & C O.Jokinen(54:27) scored for Florida, LW S.Samsonov(05:05 & 05:28) & C S.Koivu(31:27 & 43:58/PPG) both scored 2 Goals and RW M.Ryder(12:38/PPG) & C T.Plekanec(57:04) scored for the Canadiens. G R.Emery(FLA) played 31:27 Mins. and stopped 8 of 12 Shots; G A.Auld(FLA) played 28:33 Mins. and stopped 13 of 15 Shots, G C.Huet(MON) stopped 26 of 29 Shots. PiM: FLA 8 / MON 10 PP: FLA 0/5 / MON 2/4, Attendance:16.668
* Star: RW Michael Ryder(MON); ** Star: C Saku Koivu(MON); *** Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA)

NHL Players of the Month November
Offensive Player - C Joe Thornton/San Jose Sharks
Defensive Player - RD Zdeno Chára/Dallas Stars
Rookie Player - C Nicklas Bäckström/Washington Capitals

Panthers Roundup for November:
15 GP, 7 W, 5 L, 3 OTL - 17 Points/30 Total Points - Ranked 5th Eastern Conference
"We had a great first Half of the Month with great Wins against Carolina & Philadelphia. Unfortunately the second Half we played very unconstantly and made individual Mistakes. But I´m very happy with the Team this Month. Hopefully our injured Players will be back soon."
Panthers Best Scorer in November:
C Olli Jokinen 15 GP, 12 G, 9 As, 21 Pts, +9, 10 PiM, 62 SoG(Total: 28 GP, 17 G, 17 As, 34 Pts(Ranked 9th in NHL), +16, 16 PiM, 113 SoG)

In the Minors:
San Antonio Rampage finally got better into the Season(6 W-5 L-2 SOL). Defense improved and G C.Anderson got his first Shutout. Unfortunately, the Team doesn´t scores too much Goals on their own.
Florida Everblades are leading the South Division, had a good November(6 W, 5 L, 1 OTW). LW P.-C. Labrie got into a Scoring-Streak and had 9 Goals. RD Peter Aston had some Problems and need to improve his Skills(17 GP, 5 As, +1, 10 PiM, 9 SoG).

December 2007

December 2nd Boston Bruins 1 @ Panthers 4
C O.Jokinen(07:42/PPG & 27:35), RW N.Horton(08:19) & C J.Stümpel(34:46/PPG) for the Panthers(LW M.Bell had 3 As. in this Game), LW M.Rucinsky(14:05) scored the lone Goal for Boston. G.R.Emery(FLA) stopped 28 of 29 Shots, G T.Thomas(BOS) stopped 27 of 31 Shots. PiM: FLA 14 / BOS 12 PP: FLA 2/6 / BOS 0/7, Attendance:16.467
* Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA); ** Star: LW Mark Bell(FLA); *** Star: C Jozef Stümpel(FLA)

December 5th Panthers 4 @ Calgary Flames 2
RW J.Iginla(08:34/PPG) & RW I.Laperrière(54:01) scored for the Flames, RW N.Horton(19:14/+2 As.), LW M.Bell(28:25), C O.Jokinen(32:19/+2 As.) & LW G.Campbell(59:36/ENG) scored for Florida, G M.Kiprusoff(CGY) stopped 19 of 22 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 30 of 32 Shots. PiM: CGY 10 / FLA 12 PP: CGY 1/6 / FLA 2/5, Attendance:18.135
* Star: RW Nathan Horton(FLA); ** Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA); *** Star: RD Dion Phaneuf(CGY)

December 6th Panthers 4 @ Edmonton Oilers 3 SOW
C J.Stoll(05:46 & 51:37/PPG) & RW A.Hemsky(52:31/PPG) scored for Edmonton, LW G.Roberts(01:25) & RW R.Dvorak(07:21 & 09:32/PPG/+1 As.) scored for Florida, C O.Jokinen was the only Shooter who netted in this Shootout. G J.Markkanen(EDM) stopped 32 of 35 Shots, G A.Auld(FLA) stopped 23 of 26 Shots. PiM: EDM 14 / FLA 14 PP: EDM 2 /7 / FLA 1/7, Attendance:16.011 (Florida`s RW Radek Dvorak injured his Groin strain and was out of Action for 8 Days)
* Star: RW Radek Dvorak(FLA); ** Star: LW Gary Roberts(FLA); *** Star: C Jarrett Stoll(EDM)

Panthers RW Anthony Stewart returned to the Panthers Line-up.
December 8th Panthers 0 @ Vancouver Canucks 1 SOL
No Goals in Regulation & Overtime, RW D.Sedin(VAN) was the only Shooter who scored in the Shootout. G R.Luongo(VAN) stopped all 49 Shots, G A.Auld(FLA) stopped all 21 Shots. PiM: VAN 18 / FLA 10 PP: VAN 0/4 / FLA 0/9, Attendance:18.630
* Star: G Roberto Luongo(VAN); ** Star: G Alex Auld(FLA); *** Star: RW Rostislav Olesz(FLA)

December 11th Panthers 6 @ Colorado Avalanche 3
LD J.-M. Liles(03:22/PPG) & C B.Richardson(13:04/PPG & 40:30) scored for Colorado, RW N.Horton(01:24), C O.Jokinen(08:12), LW G.Campbell(10:48), RD M.Van Ryn(16:51/PPG), LW M.Bell(33:32/+2 As.) & C S.Weiss(37:09) scored for the Panthers. G J.Théodore(COL) played 20:00 Mins. and stopped 10 of 14 Shots; G P.Budaj(COL) played 40:00 Mins. and stopped 12 of 14 Shots. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 14 of 17 Shots. PiM: COL 14 / FLA 10 PP: COL 2/5 / FLA 1/7, Attendance:14.914
* Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA); ** Star: C Jozef Stümpel(FLA); *** Star: C Brad Richardson(COL)

RW R.Dvorak returned to the Panthers Line-up, RW A.Stewart got scratched from the Line-up.
December 15th Toronto Maple Leafs 0 @ Panthers 2
C S.Weiss(21:34) & RW R.Olesz(57:43/ENG) scored for Florida, No Goals for Toronto. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped all 22 Shots, G K.Weekes(TOR) stopped 24 of 25 Shots. PiM: FLA 8 / TOR 16 PP: FLA 0/7 / TOR 0/4, Attendance:16.616
* Star: C Stephen Weiss(FLA); ** Star: RW Rostislav Olesz(FLA); *** Star: G Ray Emery(FLA)

RW C.Orr got scratched from Panthers Line-up, RW A.Stewart took his Spot in the fourth Line.
December 16th Panthers 0 @ Washington Capitals 3
LW A.Ovechkin(09:21 & 09:38) scored twice and C S.Gagner(40:29) scored also for Washington, No Goals for Florida. G O.Kölzig(WSH) stopped all 29 Shots, G A.Auld(FLA) stopped 29 of 32 Shots. PiM: WSH 10 / FLA 12 PP: WSH 0/6 FLA 0/5, Attendance:16.981
* Star: LW Alexander Ovechkin(WSH); ** Star: G Olaf Kölzig(WSH); *** Star: LD Adam Foote(WSH)

December 18th Panthers 3 @ Minnesota Wild 2 OTW
RW M.Weinhandl(35:21) & LW S.Veilleux(42:17) scored for the Wild, C O.Jokinen(25:03/PPG/+2 As.) & LW M.Bell(53:31 & 60:21/PPG) scored for Florida. G N.Bäckström(MIN) stopped 36 of 39 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 18 of 20 Shots. PiM: MIN 20 / FLA 8 PP: MIN 0/4 / FLA 2/10, Attendance:18.201
* Star: LW Mark Bell(FLA); ** Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA); *** Star: RD Jay Bouwmeester(FLA)

December 19th Panthers 2 @ New York Islanders 3 SOL
LW R.Fedotenko(37:57) & LW Z.Palffy(57:44) scored for the Islanders, C S.Weiss(07:57) & LW M.Bell(36:52) scored for the Panthers. C M.Sillinger(NYI) scored the deciding Penaltyshot. G R.DiPietro(NYI) stopped 26 of 28 Shots, G A.Auld(FLA) stopped 18 of 20 Shots. PiM: NYI 49 / FLA 12 PP: NYI 1/6 / FLA 0/8, Attendance:13.888
* Star: LD Bryan Allen(FLA); ** Star: LW Mark Bell(FLA); *** Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA)

The Panthers assigned RW Anthony Stewart to their AHL-Affiliation San Antonio Rampage on December 21st. His Stats with the Florida: 7 GP, no Points, -1, 4 PiM, 10 SoG
GM Sheppard:"He helped us very much when our Team was sidelined by Injuries. He did very well, but unfortunately didn´t get a well-deserved Goal or Point."

December 22nd Pittsburgh Penguins 2 @ Panthers 4
RW N.Horton(28:30), C J.Stümpel(39:19),LW M.Bell(48:48) & C M.Reasoner(58:53/eng) scored for the Panthers, LW R.Malone(16:13) & C M.Talbot(16:41) scored for Pittsburgh. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 37 of 39 Shots, G D.Sabourin(PIT) stopped 25 of 28 Shots. PiM: FLA 18 / PIT 8 PP: FLA 0/4 / PIT 0/9, Attendance:16.466
* Star: RW Nathan Horton(FLA); ** Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA); *** Star: LW Ryan Malone(PIT)

Diffrent Medias stated Rumors that the Panthers are mainly interested in Avalanche C Brad Richardson and 2 unnamed Prospects of the Boston Bruins. Florida had send three Scouts to Games of the Avalanche, that were scouting Richardson and other Players.
GM Sheppard said about that:"He had a good Season so far and I see a bright Future for him. Maybe we could acquire him in the future Years."

December 23rd Panthers 2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 3
LW V.Prospal(28:42/PPG), RW S.Bergenheim(31:41/PPG) & RW M.St. Louis(34:01/PPG) scored for the Lightning, RW N.Horton(16:25) & C O.Jokinen(39:34) scored for Florida. G J.Parise(TB) stopped 25 of 27 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 25 of 28hots. PiM: TB 19 / FLA 17 PP: TB 3/6 / FLA 0/6, Attendance:19.755 (Panthers LW Mark Bell injured his Shoulder in this Game and will be out for some Days)
* Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA); ** Star: RW Nathan Horton(FLA); *** Star: LW Vaclav Prospal(TB)

After LW Mark Bell´s Injury, the Panthers called LW David Booth up from San Antonio Rampage/AHL.

December 26th Tampa Bay Lightning 2 @ Panthers 5
LW D.Booth(29:16), RD J.Bouwmeester(32:45), RW R.Dvorak(34:55 & 51:36) & C S.Weiss(47:36/PPG) scored for Florida, RW T.Numminen(00:17) & C B.Richards(23:32/PPG) scored for Tampa Bay. G R.Emery(FLA) played 56:26Mins. and stopped 17 of 19 Shots; G A.Auld(FLA) played 3:34Mins and got no Shot on Goal, G J.Holmqvist(TB) stopped 27 of 32 Shots. PiM: FLA 4 / TB 10 PP: FLA 1/4 / TB 1/1, Attendance:19.250 (Florida G Ray Emery injured his Groin strain during the Game and will be out for about a Week)
* Star: RW Radek Dvorak(FLA); ** Star:RD Jay Bouwmeester(FLA); *** Star: LW David Booth(FLA)

Due to the Injury of G Ray Emery, the Panthers recalled G Craig Anderson from San Antonio of the AHL on December 27th.

December 28th Panthers 1 @ Buffalo Sabres 2
C T.Connolly(46:15) & LW A.Peters(49:58) scored for Buffalo, RW R.Dvorak(51:43) scored the lone Goal for Florida. G R.Miller(BUF) stopped 26 of 27 Shots, G A.Auld(FLA) stopped 27 of 29 Shots. PiM: BUF 8 / FLA 16 PP: BUF 0/8 / FLA 0/4, Attendance:17.717 (Panthers LD Karlis Skrastins injured his Elbow and will be out for about 10 Days)
* Star: G Ryan Miller(BUF); ** Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA); *** Star: C Tim Connolly(BUF)

RD Cory Murphy replaced the injured LD Karlis Skrastins in the Line-up.

December 29th San Jose Sharks 3 @ Panthers 4 SOW
RW C.Orr(04:22), RD J.Bouwmeester(55:59) & RW R.Dvorak(58:03/PPG) scored for Florida, C C.Brown(07:06) & RW J.Thornton(23:15 & 28:27) scored for San Jose, RD J.Bouwmeester(FLA) scored the deciding Penaltyshot. G A.Auld(FLA) stopped 29 of 32 Shots, G V.Toskala(SJ) stopped 28 of 31 Shots. PiM: FLA 37 / SJ 23 PP: FLA 1/8 / SJ 0/6, Attendance:16.486
* Star: RW Joe Thornton(SJ); ** Star: RD Jay Bouwmeester(FLA); *** Star: LW Milan Michalek(SJ)

December 31st New York Islanders 0 @ Panthers 5
LW M.Bell scored 2 Goals(04:05 & 04:19/+1 As.) and C O.Jokinen(34:46/PPG), C J.Stümpel(39:26/PPG) & RW R.Olesz(41:50) scored for the Panthers. No Goals for the Islanders. G C.Anderson(FLA) stopped all 26 Shots, G R.DiPietro(NYI) stopped 25 of 30 Shots. PiM: FLA 18 / NYI 22 PP: FLA 2/12 / NYI 0/9, Attendance:16.406
* Star: LW Mark Bell(FLA); ** Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA); *** Star: RW Nathan Horton(FLA)

NHL Players of the Month December
Offensive Player - C Pavel Datsyuk/Detroit Red Wings
Defensive Player - RD Scott Niedermayer/Anaheim Ducks
Rookie Player - LW Alexandre Picard/Columbus Blue Jackets

Panthers Roundup for December:
15 GP, 7 W, 3 L, 1 OTW, 2 SOW, 2 SOL - 22 Points/52 Total Points - Ranked 4th Eastern Conference
Panthers Best Scorer in December:
C Olli Jokinen 15 GP, 7 G, 13 As, 20 Pts, +9, 8 PiM, 48 SoG(Total: 42 GP, 24 G, 30 As, 54 Pts(Ranked 8th in NHL), +25, 24 PiM, 161 SoG)

In the Minors:
San Antonio Rampage had another good Month in December(7 W, 4 L, 1 SOL). The Team didn´t get too much GA anymore, but still couldn´t get Goals on their Qwn. LW S.Meyer Had become the Leading Scorer of the Rampage(33 GP, 10 G, 22 As, +8, 52 PiM, 74 SoG), Best Player of the Team is G C.Anderson. RD F.MacDonald & C G.Mauldin must improve their Game.
Florida Everblades were decent in December(6 W, 3 L, 1 OTL, 2 SOW, 1 SOL), but still lead the South Division. RW D.Collins lead the Team in Scoring with 30 Pts(11 G + 19 As.). RD P.Aston still lacks of Points(13 GP-2 As.) and doesn´t improved at all.

January 2008

January 2nd Panthers 2 @ New York Rangers 3 SOL
RW K.Maltby(23:38) & LW P.Prucha(52:07/PPG) scored for the Rangers , C M.Reasoner(14:43) & RW R.Dvorak(26:35) scored for Florida, C C.Drury(NYR) was the only Shooter who netted in this Shootout. G H.Lundqvist(NYR) stopped 38 of 40 Shots, G A.Auld(FLA) stopped 27 of 29 Shots. PiM: NYR 17 / FLA 25 PP: NYR 1/10 / FLA 0/6, Attendance:14.917 (Florida`s LW Mark Bell injured his Arm and was out of Action for 6 Days)
* Star: C Chris Drury(NYR); ** Star: C Jozef Stümpel(FLA); *** Star: G Henrik Lundqvist(NYR)

LW Gary Roberts returned to the Roster for the injured LW Mark Bell.

January 4th Los Angeles Kings 3 @ Panthers 2
RW N.Horton(01:48/PPG) & RD M.Van Ryn(43:45) scored for Florida, C V.Filppula(21:08), LW M.Cammalleri(48:26) & RW P.O`Sullivan(50:26) scored for the Kings. G A.Auld(FLA) stopped 25 of 28 Shots, G M.Biron(LA) stopped 22 of 24 Shots. PiM: FLA 12 / LA 12 PP: FLA 1/6 / LA 0/6, Attendance:16.475
* Star: LD Robyn Reghr(LA); ** Star: RD Mike Van Ryn(FLA); *** Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA)

January Pittsburgh Penguins 3 @ Panthers 2 OTL
LW J.Hlavac(13:56) & C J.Stümpel(14:20) scored for Florida, C D.Moore(24:58), C M.Talbot(42:01) & LW N.Ekman(63:04) scored for Pittsburgh. G A.Auld(FLA) stopped 26 of 29 Shots, G M.-A. Fleury(PIT) stopped 29 of 31 Shots. PiM: FLA 15 / PIT 21 PP: FLA 0/7 / PIT 0/5 Attendance:16.472
* Star: C Jozef Stümpel(FLA); ** Star: LW Nils Ekman(PIT); *** Star: LW Jan Hlavac(FLA)

RW Rostislav Olesz injured his lower Leg on January 8th Morning Practise. He will be out for 6-8 Days. But LW Mark Bell was in condition to return to the Roster earlier and G Ray Emery also returned as Starting-Goalie.
Therefor Head Coach Torchetti changed all offensive Lines for the Game against Toronto: M.Bell-O.Jokinen-R.Dvorak; J.Hlavac-J.Stümpel-N.Horton; G.Campbell-S.Weiss-D.Booth; G.Roberts-M.Reasoner-C.Orr

January 9th Panthers 4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1
LW K.Tkachuk(46:22) scored for Toronto, RW D.Booth(06:15 & 25:16) & C O.Jokinen(20:11 & 24:24/PPG) both scored twice for Florida. G K.Weekes(TOR) played 25:16 Mins and stopped 8 of 12 Shots; G A.Raycroft(TOR) played 34:44 Mins. and stopped all 14 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 24 of 25 Shots. PiM: TOR 12 / FLA 8 PP: TOR 0/3 / FLA 1/5, Attendance16.411
* Star: RW David Booth(FLA); ** Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA); *** Star: C Stephen Weiss(FLA)

January 11th Tampa Bay Lightning 3 @ Panthers 5
LW M.Bell scored two Goals(01:47 & 14:58) and RD J.Bouwmeeester(22:25), C O.Jokinen(51:55) & C J.Stümpel(55:45/SHG) scored also for Florida(RW R.Dvorak colleted 3 As. in this Game), RW S.Bergenheim(36:44), RW M.St. Louis(44:10) & C B.Richards(51:14) scored for Tampa Bay. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 24 of 27 Shots, G J.Parise(TB) stopped 23 of 28 Shots. PiM: FLA 16 / TB 10 PP: FLA 0/5 / TB 2/8, Attendance:19.250 (Floridas RD J.Bouwmeester bruised his Ankle and was out for 3 Days)
* Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA); ** Star: LW Mark Bell(FLA); *** Star: RW Radek Dvorak(FLA)

Florida RD Cory Murphy came back to the Roster for injured RD Jay Bouwmeester.

January 13th Carolina Hurricanes 5 @ Panthers 4 SOL
RW R.Dvorak scored twice(02:19 & 02:34) and C J.Stümpel(17:44/PPG) & C O.Jokinen(44:29) also scored for the Panthers, RD L.Visnovsky(11:31/PPG), C K.Adams(45:01), LW C.Stillman(49:57/PPG), C R.Brind`Amour(53:22/PPG) scored for the Hurricanes, C R.Brind`Amour(CAR) scored the Game-Winning Shot in Shootout. G A.Auld(FLA) played 40:00 Mins. and stopped 16 of 17 Shots; G C.Anderson(FLA) played 25:00 Mins. and stopped 13 of 16 Shots, G C.Ward(CAR) stopped 40 of 44 Shots. PiM: FLA 16 / CAR 26 PP: FLA 1/8 / CAR 3/8, Attendance:16.498 (Floridas G Alex Auld injured his Groin strain and will be out for 8 Days & RD Cory Murphy injured his Arm and was out of Action for 5 Days)
* Star: RW Radek Dvorak(FLA); ** Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA); *** Star: LW Mark Bell(FLA)

Panthers C Olli Jokinen was named NHL off.Player of the Week on January 14th.

RD Jay Bouwmeester returned to the Line-up.

January 16th Panthers 4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 3
C N.Tarnarsky(04:15), RW S.Bergenheim(43:50/PPG) & LW R.Craig(52:44) scored for the Lightning, LW G.Roberts(36:11), C O.Jokinen(46:19/PPG), RW C.Orr(50:26) & LD K.Skrastins(63:40/PPG) scored for Florida. G J.Holmqvist(TB) stopped 34 of 38 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 21 of 24 Shots. PiM: TB 19 / FLA 13 PP: TB 1/4 / FLA 2/7, Attendance:19.758
* Star: LW Ryan Craig(TB); ** Star: LD Karlis Skrastins(FLA); *** Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA)

RW Rostislav Olesz returned to the Line-up and LW J.Hlavac was scratched.

January 18th Atlanta Thrashers 2 @ Panthers 4
LW M.Bell had 2 Goals(35:35 & 45:27/PPG) and C S.Weiss(40:20) & RW N.Horton(52:22) scored for Florida , LW I.Kovalchuk(24:38/PPG) & RW J.Sim(29:30) scored for Atlanta. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 32 of 34 Shots, G K.Lehtonen(ATL) stopped 21 of 25 Shots. PiM: FLA 14 / ATL 8 PP: FLA 1/4 / 1/7, Attendance:16.599
* Star: LW Mark Bell(FLA); ** Star: C Jozef Stümpel(FLA); *** Star: C Stephen Weiss(FLA)

The Panthers assigned G Tyler Plante & RD Franklin MacDonald to Florida/ECHL and called up G Taylor Dakers & RD Peter Aston to San Antonio/AHL on January 19th.
GM Sheppard:"I had the Feeling to change something in our Minor League Teams and G Dakers had good Season and deserved a Chance."

January 20th Washington Capitals 2 @ Panthers 3
RW R.Dvorak(26:43), C O.Jokinen(29:30) & C S.Weiss(55:00) scored for Florida , LW A.Ovechkin(09:23/PPG) & RD S.Eminger(46:32) scored for Washington. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 32 of 34 Shots, G O.Kölzig(WSH) stopped 25 of 28 Shots. PiM: FLA 12 / WSH 6 PP: FLA 0/2 / WSH 1/6, Attendance:16.438
* Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA); ** Star: RW Radek Dvorak(FLA); *** Star: G Ray Emery(FLA)

The Florida Panthers traded G Alex Auld & the Rights to RW Zach Bearson to Phoenix Coyotes on January 24th for Minor League C Joel Perrault, the Rights to RD Chris Frank & RW Blake Wheeler and 4th Round Draft Pick 2009.
GM Sheppard said about this Trade:"We had 3 equal Goalies and couldn´t send Craig Anderson back to San Antonio without Waivers, so I needed to trade One of them. I think Alex will have the Opportunity to establish himself as No.1 Goalie in Phoenix and we got a good Center in Perrault and 2 great Prospects."

January 26th Atlanta Thrashers 3 @ Panthers 2 SOL
C S. Weiss(25:30/PPG) & C J.Stümpel(30:54) scored for the Florida, RW M.Hossa(13:01/PPG) & C B.Little(14:25/PPG) scored for Atlanta, RW M.Hossa(ATL) scored the Game-Winnig Shot in Shootout. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 30 of 32 Shots, G K.Lehtonen(ATL) stopped 26 of 28 Shots. PiM: FLA 37 / ATL 12 PP: FLA 1/5 / ATL 2/11, Attendance:19.250
* Star: C Jozef Stümpel(FLA); ** Star: RW Marian Hossa(ATL); *** Star: G Ray Emery(FLA)

January 27 Panthers 4 @ Atlanta Thrashers 3 SOW
RW M.Hossa(27:01), LD S.O`Donnell(32:06) & RW A.Asham(33:42) scored for Atlanta, RW N.Horton(13:07/PPG), LW G.Roberts(20:31) & LW D.Booth(55:38) scored for the Panthers, C O.Jokinen(FLA)was the only Shooter who netted in this Shootout. G K.Lehtonen(ATL) stopped 25 of 28 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 32 of 35 Shots. PiM: ATL 14 / FLA 16 PP: ATL 0/2 / FLA 1/6, Attendance:18.253
* Star: RW Marian Hossa(ATL); ** Star: LW David Booth(FLA); *** Star: RW Nathan Horton(FLA)

Florida Panthers signed G Daniel Larsson for a Two-Way Contract for the Rest of the Season on January 27th Evening.
GM Sheppard:"We needed another more expirienced Goalie in San Antonio. Eventhough he´s still 21, he has some expirience in Pro-Hockey in his Home Country."

January 30th Toronto Maple Leafs 1 @ Panthers 6
RW N.Horton(03:17), LW D.Booth(12:28), LW G.Campbell had 2 Goals(13:02/SHG & 42:36), C O.Jokinen(31:42/PPG) & LW G.Roberts(44:50) scored for Florida,C M.Sundin(30:59/PPG) scored the Maple Leafs lone Goal. G C.Anderson(FLA) stopped 21 of 22 Shots, G K.Weekes(TOR) played 31:42 Mins. and stopped 10 of 14 Shots; G A,Raycroft(TOR) played 28:18 Mins. and stopped 7 of 9 Shots. PiM: FLA 14 / TOR 10 PP: FLA 1/5 / TOR 1/7, Attendance:16.607
* Star: RW Nathan Horton(FLA); ** Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA); *** Star: LW Greg Campbell(FLA)

NHL Players of the Month January
Offensive Player - C Sidney Crosby/Pittsburgh Penguins
Defensive Player - RD Scott Niedermayer/Anaheim Ducks
Rookie Player - LW David Booth/Florida Panthers

Panthers Roundup for January:
12 G, 5 W, 1 L, 1 OTW, 1 OTL, 1 SOW, 3 SOL - 18 Points/70 Total Points - Ranked 4th Eastern Conference
Panthers Best Scorer in December:
C Olli Jokinen 12 GP, 7 G, 9 As,16 Pts, +9, 12 PiM, 47 SoG(Total: 54 GP, 31 G(Ranked 7th in NHL), 39 As, 70 Pts(Ranked 11th in NHL), +34, 36 PiM, 208 SOG)

In the Minors:
San Antonio Rampage had a terrible Month in January(3 W, 10 L, 1 SOW). Too less Goals and too much Goals-against, hopefully with new G D.Larsson in Net, the Defense get more confidence & stabilize. C J.Perrault became new Leading Scorer(45 GP, 14 G, 29 As, +18, 28 PiM, 109 SoG) after his Trade.
Florida Everblades had a decent Month again(6 W, 4 L).RW D.Collins lead the Team in Scoring with 41 Pts(19 G, 22 As.). G T.Plante had a good Start in Florida and should help the Team alot.

February 2008

February 1st Washington Capitals 3 @ Panthers 4
C O.Jokinen(07:04), LW G.Roberts(27:48), RW R.Dvorak(35:37) & LW D.Booth(39:54) scored for Florida, LW A.Ovechkin(52:05/PPG & 56:23) had 2 Goals and RW C.Clark(55:06/PPG) also scored for Washington(RW M.Recchi had 2 As. in this Game). G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 19 of 22 Shots, G O.Kölzig(WSH) stopped 25 of 29 Shots. PiM: FLA 25 / WSH 15 PP: FLA 0/5 / WSH 2/10, Attendance:16.488
* Star: C Jozef Stümpel(FLA); ** Star: LW Alexander Ovechkin(WSH); *** Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA)
After that Game, the Panthers were in 1st Place of the Eastern Conference.

February 3rd Boston Bruins 4 @ Panthers 2
RW R.Dvorak scored both Goals(01:15 & 07:45/PPG) for the Panthers(RD M.Van Ryn had 2 As. in this Game), C D.Krejci(13:39/PPG), RW B.Boyes(26:26 & 59:53/ENG) & LD J.Modry(44:41/PPG) scored for Boston. G C.Anderson(FLA) stopped 28 of 31 Shots, G T.Thomas(BOS) stopped 26 of 28 Shots. PiM: FLA 16 / BOS 6 PP: FLA 1/3 / BOS 2/8, Attendance:17.443
* Star: RW Brad Boyes(BOS); ** Star: RW Radek Dvorak(FLA); *** Star: RD Mike Van Ryn(FLA)

February 6th Panthers 2 @ Montreal Canadiens 1 SOW
C R.Bonk(47:05) scored for the Canadiens, RD J.Bouwmeester(39:25) scored for Florida, C J.Stümpel(FLA) had the Game-Winning Shot in Shootout. G C.Huet(MON) stopped 28 of 29 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 19 of 20 Shots. PiM: MON 10 / FLA 6 PP: MON 0/3 / FLA 0/5, Attendance:18.607
* Star: G Cristobal Huet(MON); ** Star: RD Jay Bouwmeester(FLA); *** Star: C Jozef Stümpel(FLA)

February 8th Panthers 1 @ Boston Bruins 3
C D.Krejci(24:58), RW B.Boyes(28:36) & C P.Kessel(29:25) scored for Boston, LW M.Bell scored the lone Goal(12:57) for Florida. G T.Thomas(BOS) stopped 21 of 22 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 21 of 24 Shots. PiM: BOS 18 / FLA 16 PP: BOS 0/8 / FLA 0/9, Attendance:14.843
* Star: C Phil Kessel(BOS); ** Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA); *** Star: RW Brad Boyes(BOS)

February 13th Panthers 2 @ Dallas Stars 3
C M.Ribeiro(18:11), RW L.Eriksson(36:24) & RW A.Laaksonen(58:20) scored for Dallas, LW G.Roberts(22:30) & RD M.Van Ryn(39:51/PPG) scored for Florida. G M.Turco(DAL) stopped 32 of 34 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 23 of 26 Shots. PiM: DAL 25 / FLA 25 PP: DAL 0/4 / FLA 1/9, Attendance:16.635 (Floridas RW C.Orr got a Elbow bursitis and was out of Action for 11 Days)
* Star: RD Jay Bouwmeester(FLA); ** Star: RD Mike Van Ryn(FLA); *** Star: RW Rostislav Olesz(FLA)

LW Ville Peltonen returned from his 4 Month-Injury and replaced injured RW Colton Orr.

February 15th New Jersey Devils 2 @ Panthers 4
C J.Stümpel(02:17), LW G.Roberts(11:40), RW N.Horton(28:25) & RW R.Olesz(29:08) scored for the Panthers, LW J.Papineau scored both Goals(35:34 & 50:23/PPG) for New Jersey. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 27 of 29 Shots, G M.Brodeur(NJ) stopped 34 of 38 Shots. PiM: FLA 15 / NJ 29 PP: FLA 0/7 / NJ 1/5, Attendance:16.627
* Star: C Jozef Stümpel(FLA); ** Star: C Stephen Weiss(FLA); *** Star: LW David Booth(FLA)

February 17th Panthers 2 @ Montreal Canadiens 3
LW P.Kariya(05:15/PPG), LD F.Bouillon(08:26/PPG) & RW G.Latendresse(35:03) scored for Montreal, M.Bell(07:09) & RD J.Bouwmeester(48:44) scored for Florida. G C.Huet(MON) stopped 24 of 26 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 25 of 28 Shots. PiM: MON 6 / FLA 22 PP: MON 2/11 / FLA 0/3, Attendance:21.260
* Star: RD Jay Bouwmeester(FLA); ** Star: RW Radek Dvorak(FLA); *** Star: LD Bryan Berard(MON)

February 20th Carolina Hurricanes 1 @ Panthers 3
RW R.Dvorak got 2 Goals(11:42/PPG & 34:12/PPG) and C O.Jokinen(47:05/PPG) scored for Florida, LD E.Jovanovski scored the lone Goal(19:34/PPG) for the Hurricanes. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 24 of 25 Shots, G C.Ward(CAR) stopped 27 of 30 Shots. PiM: FLA 12 / CAR 20 PP: FLA 3/9 / CAR 1/6, Attendance:16.477
* Star: RW Radek Dvorak(FLA); ** Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA); *** Star: RW Nathan Horton(FLA)

February 22nd New York Islanders 2 @ Panthers 4
C J.Stümpel(09:57), RW N.Horton(22:48/PPG), RW R.Dvorak(35:42) & LW D.Booth(36:36) scored for the Panthers, C S.Kelly(07:37) & RW P.Sykora(11:29/PPG) scored for New York. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 15 of 17 Shots, G R.DiPietro(NYI) stopped 27 of 31 Shots. PiM: FLA 14 / NYI 20 PP: FLA 1/9 / NYI 1/5, Attendance:16.459
* Star: RW Radek Dvorak(FLA); ** Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA); *** Star: RW Nathan Horton(FLA)

On the Morning of the NHL Trade-Deadline on February 23th, the Florida Panthers traded their 3rd Round Draft Pick 2009 to Chicago Blackhawks for RD Niklas Hjalmarsson & the Rights to G Joe Palmer.
GM Sheppard:"We believe in Niklas to be a important Part of the future Defensecorps soon, along with Kris Russell. Rock-solid in Defense, he have a good Vision and good creative First-Pass."
Some Minutes before Trade-Deadline ended, the Boston Bruins shipped RW Shean Donavan & RW Petr Kalus to the Florida Panthers for LW Kris Chucko & Panthers 4th Round Draft Pick 2009.
GM Sheppard again:"Kris is a great Talent(why it was hard to let him go), but I never had the Felling that he felt well in San Antonio and reached his full Potential. I hope he will get a fair Chance in Boston.
Donovan was one Player I always kept looking for, he´s a great Role- and Depthplayer, who works hard and can score some Goals. Petr is a young Sniper who isn´t afraid to get physical."

Since the Panthers had 24 Players on their Roster, they send LW David Booth on January 24th back to San Antonio Rampage/AHL. His Stats with Florida: 25 GP, 7 G, 8 As, +0, 11 PiM, 36 SoG
GM Sheppard:"It was very surprising that he played that strong. He will get a Rosterspot next Year for sure."

LW Jan Hlavac returned to Lineup for LW D.Booth and RW Colton Orr returned also for LW Ville Peltonen.

February 24th Panthers 3 @ Carolina Hurricanes 0
No Goal for Carolina, C Olli Jokinen scored 2 Goals(19:26/38:28/PPG) and RW R.Olesz(59:07) scored for Florida. G C.Ward(CAR) stopped 28 of 31 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped all 36 Shots. PiM: CAR 14 / FLA 22 PP: CAR 0/5 / FLA 1/7, Attendance:16.787
* Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA); ** Star: G Ray Emery(FLA); *** Star: RW Rostislav Olesz(FLA)

Florida Panthers C Olli Jokinen was named NHL off.Player of the Week on February 25th.
The Florida Panthers assigned RW Colin McDonald & RD Franklin MacDonald to Florida Everblades/ECHL and called RW Dan Collins up to San Antonio Rampage/AHL.

RW Colton Orr was taken out the Linup and newly accquired RW Shean Donavan took over his Spot on the 4th Line.

February 27th Ottawa Senators 2 @ Panthers 3 SOW
LW J.Hlavac scored both Goals(13:31 & 47:47) for Florida, C J.Spezza(29:12) & C M.Fisher(58:49) scored for Ottawa, RW R.Dvorak(FLA) was the only Shooter who netted in this Shootout. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 49 of 51 Shots, G M.Gerber(OTT) stopped 32 of 34 Shots. PiM: FLA 15 / OTT 2 PP: FLA 0/1 / OTT 0/6, Attendance:17.610
* Star: LW Jan Hlavac(FLA); ** Star: C Jozef Stümpel(FLA); *** Star: RW Nathan Horton(FLA)

February 28th Panthers 2 @ Ottawa Senators 4
LW J.Bulis(00:38), C J.Spezza(10:35/SHG), C Y.Perrault(44:15/PPG) & RW D.Alfredsson(59:43/ENG) scored for Ottawa, C O.Jokinen scored both Goals(36:57 & 42:46) for the Panthers. G M.Gerber(OTT) stopped 28 of 30 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 16 of 19 Shots. PiM: OTT 8 / FLA 20 PP: OTT 1/4 / FLA 0/5, Attendance:19.298
* Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA); ** Star: C Jason Spezza(OTT); *** Star: RW Radek Dvorak(FLA)

NHL Player of the Month February
Offensive Player - C Jason Spezza/Ottawa Senators
Defensive Player - G Martin Brodeur/New Jersey Devils
Rookie Player - LW Alexandre Picard/Columbus Blue Jackets

Panthers Roundup for February:
12 GP, 5 W, 5 L, 2 SOW - 14 Points/84 Total Points - Ranked 1st Eastern Conference
Panthers Top Scorer in February:
RW Radek Dvorak 12 GP, 6 G, 9 As, 15 Pts, +6, 17 PiM, 47 SoG(Total: 58 GP, 24 G(Ranked 50th in NHL), 31 As, 55 Pts, +12, 49 PiM, 220 SoG)

In the Minors:
San Antonio Rampage had a great Month with 8 W & 2 L in February. G D.Larsson had a big Part of it with 7 W, 1.68 GAA & 0.92 SV%. The Accquistion of some new Players totally paid off in more Goals in Offense & less GA in Defense. C J.Perrault is still the Top Scorer in San Antonio(55GP, 17 G, 37 As(Ranked 8th in AHL), 55Pts(Ranked 25th in AHL) )
Florida Everblades had a fantastic February(13 GP, 11 W, 2 L). Still dominating the South Division with leading 7 Points. G T.Plante is doing fantastic(17 GP, 14 W, 3 L, 1.88 GAA, 0.93 SV%, 3 SO) and RW D.Collins is getting better each Month(53 GP, 31 G, 62 Pts(Ranked 11th in ECHL).

March 2008

March 2nd New York Rangers 1 @ Panthers 2
C O.Jokinen(16:45/PPG) & LW G.Campbell(19:24) scored for Florida, C M.Nylander scored the lone Goal(32:34) for the Rangers. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 31 of 32 Shots, G H.Lundqvist(NYR) stopped 17 of 19 Shots. PiM: FLA 23 / NYR 8 PP: FLA 1/4 / NYR 0/11, Attendance:16.541
* Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA), ** Star: Ray Emery(FLA); *** Star: C Michael Nylander(NYR)

March 4th Panthers 3 @ Carolina Hurricanes 2 SOW
C R.Brind`Amour(03:38/PPG) & LW E.Staal(31:16/also had a As. in the Game) scored for Carolina, RW N.Horton(14:33) & RW R.Olesz(38:27/PPG) scored for Florida, C M.Reasoner got the Game-Winning Shot after 14 unsucssesful Attempts in this Shootout. G C.Ward(CAR) stopped 38 of 40 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 27 of 29 Shots. PiM: CAR 22 / FLA 6 PP: CAR 1/3 / FLA 1/10, Attendance:15.708 (Floridas RW N.Horton had a little Injury at his Arm and was out for only some Days)
* Star: C Rod Brind`Amour(CAR), ** Star: G Cam Ward(CAR); *** Star: LW Eric Staal(CAR)

C Greg Mauldin had been put on Waiver List due to Roster Problems(51 Players) on March 5th and agreed to a termination of his Contract after he cleared Waivers on March 8th.

After the End of the Roster Limit, the Florida Panthers called C Greg Jacina from San Antonio/AHL on March 7th. His Stas in San Antonio: 61 GP, 9 G, 16 As, +4, 30 PiM, 106 SoG
He will start the next Game 4th Line-Center. C M.Reasoner was scratched.

March 9th Panthers 4 @ Atlanta Thrashers 2
RW V.Kozlov(02:10/PPG) & C C.Conroy(09:21) scored for Atlanta, LW M.Bell had a Hattrick(18:51, 59:05 & 59:10/ENG) and LW Jan Hlavac(46:56) scored also for the Panthers(C J.Stümpel had 3 As. in this Game). G K.Lehtonen(ATL) stopped 24 of 27 Shots, G C.Anderson(FLA) stopped 25 of 27 Shots. PiM: ATL 4 / FLA 8 PP: ATL 1/4 / FLA 0/2, Attendance:18.545 (Floridas LW J.Hlavac partially torn his ACL and will be out of Action for 2 Months)
* Star: LW Mark Bell(FLA), ** Star: C Jozef Stümpel(FLA); *** Star: LD Bryan Allen(FLA)

LW Gary Roberts returned to the Line-up(3rd Line) for injured LW Jan Hlavac.

March 11th Panthers 4 @ New Jersey Devils 1
C Z.Parise scored the ony Goal(38:23/PPG) for the Devils, RD M.Van Ryn(08:17/PPG), C J.Stümpel(15:33), RW R.Dvorak(17:05) & RW S.Donovan(57:53/SHG)scored for Florida. G S.Clemmensen(NJ) stopped 19 of 23 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 27 of 28 Shots. PiM: NJ 16 / FLA 14 PP: NJ 1/7 / FLA 1/8, Attendance:14.796
* Star: RD Mike Van Ryn(FLA), ** Star: C Jozef Stümpel(FLA); *** Star: G Ray Emery(FLA)

C Marty Reasoner replaced C Stephen Weiss for the next Game in the 3rd Line.

March 13th Tampa Bay Lightning 0 @ Panthers 7
LW M.Bell scored his second Hattrick of the Season(13:05, 33:17/PPG & 54:08), RW N.Horton(00:58), C O.Jokinen(14:03/PPG/+2 As. in the Game), LW G.Roberts(39:45 & C M.Reasoner(50:35/PPG) also scored for Florida, No Goals scored for Tampa Bay. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped all 24 Shots, G C.Mason(TB) played 33:17 Mins. and stopped 11 of 15 Shots; G J.Holmqvist(TB) played 26:43 Mins. and stopped 11 of 14 Shots. PiM: FLA 19 / TB 27 PP: FLA 3/10 / TB 0/6, Attendance:19.250 (Floridas RW R.Dvorak got a Thigh contusion and was out of Action for 1 Week)
* Star: LW Mark Bell(FLA), ** Star: RW Nathan Horton(FLA); *** Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA)

C Stephen Weiss returned to the Line-up for C Marty Reasoner and the Panthers recalled LW David Booth from the San Antonio Rampage/AHL on March 14th.
Therefor the new offensive Lines: M.Bell-O.Jokinen-N.Horton; V.Peltonen-J.Stümpel-R.Olesz; G.Roberts-S.Weiss-D.Booth; G.Campbell-G.Jacina-S.Donavan

March 15th Philadelphia Flyers 2 @ Panthers 3 SOW
C J.Stümpel01:07(/PPG) & C O.Jokinen(37:40/PPG) scored for Florida(RD J.Bouwmeester had 2 As. in this Game), RD K.Pilar(13:09/PPG) & LW G.Sanderson(40:52/PPG) scored for the Flyers, C J.Stümpel(FLA)had the Game-Winning Shot in the Shootout. G C.Anderson(FLA) stopped 27 of 29 Shots, G A.Niitymäki(PHI) played 47:50 Mins.(due to a Injury) and stopped 13 of 15 Shots; G R.Esche(PHI) played 13:10 Mins. and stopped all 3 Shots. PiM: FLA 27 / PHI 12 PP: FLA 2/6 / 2/13, Attendance:18.701
* Star: C Jozef Stümpel(FLA), ** Star: G Craig Anderson(FLA); *** Star: LW Geoff Sanderson(PHI)

Florida Panthers RD Jay Bouwmeester was named NHL def.Player of the Week on March 17th.

March 17th Panthers 5 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3
LD J.Pitkänen(07:48/PPG) & LW S.Gagne(29:17 & 56:34) scored for Philadelphia, C O,Jokinen had 2 Goals(04:37/PPG & 51:22/PPG), C S.Weiss(41:14/PPG), RW N.Horton(50:36/PPG) & RD J.Bouwmeester(52:24/PPG/+3 As. in the Game) scored for the Panthers(C J.Stümpel had 3 As. in this Game). G R.Esche(PHI) stopped 16 of 21 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 23 of 26 Shots. PiM: PHI 16 / FLA 12 PP: PHI 1/6 / FLA 5/8, Attendance:19.536
* Star: RD Jay Bouwmeester(FLA), ** Star: C Jozef Stümpel(FLA); *** Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA)

RW Radek Dvorak returned from his Injury to the Line-up and LW G.Roberts was scratched.

March 22nd Atlanta Thrashers 2 @ Panthers 3 SOW
C O.Jokinen scored both Goals(15:11 & 45:56) for Florida(RW R.Dvorak & LW M.Bell both had 2 As. in this Game), LW I.Kovalchuk(23:47) & RW M.Hossa(50:49/PPG) scored for Atlanta, C O.Jokinen(FLA)was the only Shooter who netted in this Shootout. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 31 of 33 Shots, G K.Lehtonen(ATL) stopped 26 of 28 Shots. PiM: FLA 14 / ATL 6 PP: FLA 0/3 / ATL 1/7, Attendance:19.250
* Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA), ** Star: Ilja Kovalchuk(ATL); *** Star: G Ray Emery(FLA)

LW Gary Roberts returned to the Line-up for LW Ville Peltonen.

March 24th Phoenix Coyotes 3 @ Panthers 4
RW R.Dvorak(06:06), RW N.Horton(22:49), C O.Jokinen(38:54/PPG) & C G.Jacina(39:05) scored for Florida, LW L.Nagy(), LW R.J.Umberger(/PPG) & C S.Reinprecht(/PPG) scored for Phoenix. G C.Anderson(FLA) stopped 25 of 28 Shots, G A.Auld(PHO) stopped 23 of 27 Shots. PiM: FLA 10 / PHO 14 PP: FLA 1/7 / PHO 2/5, Attendance:19.250
* Star: RW Nathan Horton(FLA), ** Star: LW Mark Bell(FLA); *** Star: RW Radek Dvorak(FLA)

March 27th Panthers 3 @ Toronto Maple Keafs 2 OTW
C M.Sundin(19:27/PPG) & LW A.Ponikarovsky(21:53) scored for Toronto, RW N.Horton(14:13), C O.Jokinen(19:53) & LW M.Bell(63:05/PPG) scored for the Panthers. G J.-S. Aubin(FLA) stopped 26 of 29 Shots, G C.Anderson(FLA) stopped 30 of 32 Shots. PiM: TOR 18 / FLA 18 PP: TOR 1/9 / FLA 1/4, Attendance:18.800
* Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA), ** Star: C Mats Sundin(TOR); *** Star: LW Mark Bell(FLA)

March 28th Panthers 0 @ New York Islanders 3
C M.Sillinger(17:53), LD D.Hamhuis(33:57) & C M.Peca(48:51) scored for the Islanders, No Goals scored for Florida. G R.DiPietro(NYI) stopped all 24 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 22 of 25 Shots. PiM: NYI 8 / FLA 8 PP: NYI 0/4 / FLA 0/4, Attendance:13.916
* Star: G Rick DiPietro(NYI), ** Star: LD Dan Hamhuis(NYI); *** Star: C Mike Sillinger(NYI)

LW Ville Peltonen returned to the Line-up and LW Gary Roberts got replaced.

March 30th Washington Capitals 4 @ Panthers 2
RW N.Horton(16:13/SHG) & C O.Jokinen(18:42/PPG) scored for Florida, LW P.Prucha had 2 Goals(12:28/PPG & 37:53/PPG) and LW A.Ovechkin(16:21/PPG) & C N.Bäckström(55:19/PPG) scored for Washington(LW A.Semin had 2 As. in this Game). G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 30 of 34 Shots, G O.Kölzig(WSH) stopped 20 of 22 Shots. PiM: FLA 20 / WSH 12 PP: FLA 1/6 / WSH 4/10, Attendance:18.587
* Star: RW Nathan Horton(FLA), ** Star: RW Dainius Zubrus(WSH); *** Star: LW Petr Prucha(WSH)

NHL Player of the Month March
Offensive Player - C Olli Jokinen/Florida Panthers
Defensive Player - G Ray Emery/Florida Panthers
Rookie Player - C Nicklas Bäckström/Washington Capitals

Panthers Roundup for March:
12 GP, 6 W, 2 L, 1 OTW, 3 SOW - 20 Points/104 Points - Ranked 2nd Eastern Conference & NHL
Panthers Top Scorer in March:
C Olli Jokinen 12 GP, 10 G, 6 As, 16 Pts, +4, 6 PiM, 51 SoG(Total: 80 GP, 47 G(Ranked 7th in NHL), 51 As, 98 Pts(Ranked 14th in NHL), +42(Ranked 12th in NHL), 62 PiM, 303 SoG)

In the Minors:
San Antonio Rampage couldn´t continue their Winning-Streak from February(4 W, 8 L, 1 OTL, 1 SOL). Again they got too much Goals against. C J.Perrault is the Top Scorer of the Rampage(69 GP, 22 G, 45 As(Ranked 7th in AHL), 67 Pts(Ranked 18th in AHL) )
Florida Everblades didn´t had a good Month either(4 W, 5 L, 2 SOW, 4 SOL). Still leading the South Division with 6 Points. RW D.Collins is still the Leading Scorer(31 G, 62 Pts), but LW P.-C. Labrie was the Top Scorer in March.

April 2008

Prior to the Game, RW Colton Orr returned to the Line-up and RW Rostislav Olesz was scratched.

April 1st Panthers 4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 2
LW B.Richards(05:44/PPG) & C J.Roenick(53:12) scored for the Lightning, RD M.Van Ryn(03:15/PPG), RW N.Horton(06:57/PPG), C J.Stümpel(50:24) & LW M.Bell(58:17) scored for Florida. G C.Mason(TB) stopped 30 of 34 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 19 of 21 Shots. PiM: TB 31 / FLA 20 PP: TB 1/5 / FLA 2/7, Attendance:19.758
* Star: RW Nathan Horton(FLA), ** Star: RD Mike Van Ryn(FLA); *** Star: C Jozef Stümpel(FLA)

RW Rostislav Olesz & LW Ville Peltonen returned back for RW Shean Donovan & LW Greg Campbell to the Line-up.

April 3rd Panthers 1 @ Washington Capitals 4
LW A.Semin had 2 Goals(22:28/PPG & 53:47/PPG) & LW A.Ovechkin(44:11) & C D.Zubrus(54:18) scored for Washington, LW V.Peltonen scored the only Goal(47:43/SHG) for the Panthers. G O.Kölzig(WSH) stopped 25 of 26 Shots, G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 26 of 30 Shots. PiM: WSH 10 / FLA 25 PP: WSH 2/11 / FLA 0/5, Attendance:15.412
* Star: LW Alexander Semin(WSH), ** Star: LD Steve Eminger(WSH); *** Star: G Olaf Kölzig(WSH)

April 6th Carolina Hurricanes 1 @ Panthers 2
RD J.Bouwmeester(22:39) & RW R.Olesz(45:08) scored for Florida, LW E.Staal scored the lone Goal(36:48) for Carolina. G R.Emery(FLA) stopped 29 of 30 Shots, G C.Ward(CAR) stopped 25 of 27 Shots. PiM: CAR 24 / FLA 16 PP: CAR 0/8 / FLA 0/7, Attendance:16.459
* Star: RD Jay Bouwmeester(FLA), ** Star: G Ray Emery(FLA); *** Star: RW Rostislav Olesz(FLA)

April 7th Tampa Bay Lightning 2 @ Panthers 4
RD S.Montador(06:36), LW M.Bell(22:00), C O.Jokinen(28:50) & LW G.Roberts(48:58) scored for the Panthers, C J.Roenick(32:36) & C V.Lecavalier(46:06/PPG) scored for Tampa Bay. G C.Anderson(FLA) stopped 14 of 16 Shots, G C.Mason(TB) stopped 34 of 38 Shots. PiM: FLA 15 / TB 21 PP: FLA 0/8 / TB 1/5, Attendance:19.250
* Star: C Olli Jokinen(FLA), ** Star: RW Radek Dvorak(FLA); *** Star: LW Mark Bell(FLA)

End of the Regular Season 2007-08

Final Standings:

Eastern Conference
01. New Rangers 54 W, 26 L, 02 OT/SOL - 110 Pts / 240 GF - 198 GA / 13.6 PP% - 88.6 PK%
02. Florida Panthers 50 W, 22 L, 10 OT/SOL - 110 Pts / 255 GF - 211 GA / 12.4 PP% - 85.5 PK%
03. Buffalo Sabres 49 W, 28 L, 05 OT/SOL - 103 Pts / 253 GF - 200 GA / 13.6 PP% - 88.5 PK%
04. New Jersey Devils 49 W, 28 L, 05 OT/SOL - 103 Pts / 250 GF - 197 GA / 12.6 PP% - 89.7 PK%
05. Carolina Hurricanes 46 W, 32 L, 04 OT/SOL - 96 Pts / 246 GF - 217 GA / 13.3 PP% - 89.5 PK%
06. Pittsburgh Penguins 44 W, 34 L, 04 OT/SOL - 92 Pts / 236 GF - 231 GA / 14.0 PP% - 86.1 PK%
07. Montreal Canadiens 43 W, 33 L, 06 OT/SOL - 92 Pts / 233 GF - 223 GA / 09.4 PP% - 85.8 PK%
08. Atlanta Thrashers 43 W, 34 L, 05 OT/SOL - 91 Pts / 239 GF - 229 GA / 17.0 PP% - 86.8 PK%
09. Ottawa Senators 42 W, 34 L, 06 OT/SOL - 90 Pts / 254 GF - 229 GA / 16.5 PP% - 88.2 PK%
10. Washington Capitals 38 W, 40 L, 04 OT/SOL - 80 Pts / 243 GF - 247 GA / 14.9 PP% - 85.1 PK%
11. Boston Bruins 33 W, 40 L, 09 OT/SOL - 75 Pts / 209 GF - 247 GA / 12.3 PP% - 87.5 PK%
12. New York Islanders 33 W, 41 L, 08 OT/SOL - 74 Pts / 209 GF - 246 GA / 11.6 PP% - 85.3 PK%
13. Tampa Bay Lightning 33 W, 44 L, 05 OT/SOL - 71 Pts / 233 GF - 281 GA / 14.8 PP% - 83.0 PK%
14. Philadelphia Flyers 29 W, 48 L, 05 OT/SOL - 63 Pts / 211 GF - 271 GA / 13.8 PP% - 85.0 PK%
15. Toronto Maple Leafs 27 W, 50 L, 05 OT/SOL - 59 Pts / 189 GF - 273 GA / 11.6 PP% - 85.9 PK%

Western Conference
01. Detroit Red Wings 53 W, 26 L, 03 OT/SOL - 109 Pts / 272 GF - 223 GA / 13.5 PP% - 86.7 PK%
02. Minnesota Wild 50 W, 28 L, 04 OT/SOL - 104 Pts / 245 GF - 195 GA / 12.1 PP% - 86.6 PK%
03. Anaheim Ducks 49 W, 28 L, 05 OT/SOL - 103 Pts / 253 GF - 203 GA / 12.9 PP% - 88.5 PK%
04. San Jose Sharks 47 W, 27 L, 07 OT/SOL - 103 Pts / 255 GF - 238 GA / 13.2 PP% - 87.1 PK%
05. Dallas Stars 47 W, 26 L, 09 OT/SOL - 103 Pts / 244 GF - 188 GA / 14.4 PP% - 89.3 PK%
06. Colorado Avalanche 47 W, 31 L, 04 OT/SOL - 98 Pts / 265 GF - 229 GA / 15.8 PP% - 86.4 PK%
07. Calgary Flames 45 W, 30 L, 07 OT/SOL - 97 Pts / 228 GF - 202 GA / 12.7 PP% - 87.7 PK%
08. Vancouver Canucks 43 W, 32 L, 07 OT/SOL - 93 Pts / 211 GF - 195 GA / 13.9 PP% - 90.2 PK%
09. Los Angeles Kings 44 W, 36 L, 02 OT/SOL - 90 Pts / 228 GF - 220 GA / 13.8 PP% - 89.8 PK%
10. Edmonton Oilers 38 W, 40 L, 04 OT/SOL - 86 Pts / 223 GF - 218 GA / 14.5 PP% - 85.4 PK%
11. Nashville Predators 33 W, 40 L, 09 OT/SOL - 75 Pts / 203 GF - 245 GA / 12.0 PP% - 88.0 PK%
12. Chicago Blackhawks 32 W, 45 L, 05 OT/SOL - 69 Pts / 216 GF - 258 GA / 13.3 PP% - 84.9 PK%
13. St. Louis Blues 30 W, 49 L, 03 OT/SOL - 63 Pts / 166 GF - 249 GA / 10.5 PP% - 86.7 PK%
14. Phoenix Coyotes 28 W, 48 L, 06 OT/SOL - 62 Pts / 200 GF - 271 GA / 11.3 PP% - 84.4 PK%
15. Columbus Blue Jackets 27 W, 47 L, 08 OT/SOL - 62 Pts / 200 GF - 286 GA / 12.2 PP% - 81.2 PK%

Panthers Player Stats:
C Olli Jokinen - 82 GP, 48 G, 53 As, 101 Pts, +44, 66 PiM, 322 SoG
LW Mark Bell - 77 GP, 32 G, 46 As, 78 Pts, +51, 85 PiM, 203 SoG
RW Nathan Horton - 82 GP, 27 G, 48 As, 75 Pts, +30, 85 PiM, 263 SoG
RW Radek Dvorak - 72 GP, 26 G, 42 As, 68 Pts, +14, 61 PiM, 260 SoG
C Jozef Stümpel - 82 GP, 23 G, 33 As, 56 Pts, +6, 59 PiM, 227 SoG
RD Jay Bouwmeester - 81 GP, 10 G, 38 As, 48 Pts, +15, 31 PiM, 164 SoG
RW Rostislav Olesz - 72 GP, 16 G, 24 As, 40 Pts, +6, 46 PiM, 115 SoG
C Stephen Weiss - 81 GP, 13 G, 24 As, 37 Pts, +9, 58 PiM, 114 SoG
RD Mike Van Ryn - 82 GP, 6 G, 22 As, 28 Pts, +31, 50 PiM, 142 SoG
LW Gary Roberts - 74 GP, 10 G, 13 As, 23 Pts, -4, 75 PiM, 77 SoG
LW David Booth - 36 GP, 7 G, 8 As, 15 Pts, -3, 15 PiM, 50 SoG
RD Steve Montador - 82 GP, 1 G, 14 As, 15 Pts, +11, 92 PiM, 76 SoG
LW Jan Hlavac - 43 GP, 6 G, 8 As, 14 Pts, +2, 16 PiM, 58 SoG
LD Karlis Skrastins - 77 GP, 1 G, 13 As, 14 Pts, +20, 51 PiM, 49 SoG
LW Gregory Campbell - 78 GP, 7 G, 6 As, 13 Pts, -3, 94 PiM, 63 SoG
LD Bryan Allen - 60 GP, 0 G, 12 As, 12 Pts, +12, 59 PiM, 50 SoG
LD Branislav Mezei - 82 GP, 0 G, 11 As, 11 Pts, +11, 105 PiM, 26 SoG
RW Shean Donovan - 53 GP, 4 G, 6 As, 10 Pts, -1, 22 PiM, 43 SoG (FLA: 15 GP, 1 G, 1 As, 2 Pts, +4, 12 PiM, 9 SoG)
C Marty Reasoner - 72 GP, 3 G, 4 As, 7 Pts, -1, 18 PiM, 48 SoG
LW Ville Peltonen - 28 GP, 2 G, 5 As, 7 Pts, +0, 4 PiM, 36 SoG
RD Cory Murphy - 28 GP, 3 G, 3 As, 6 Pts, +2, 6 PiM, 25 SoG
RW Colton Orr - 61 GP, 3 G, 3 As, 6 Pts, +3, 190 PiM, 37 SoG
C Greg Jacina - 11 GP, 1 G, 1 As, 2 Pts, +1, 10 PiM, 5 SoG
RW Troy Bodie - 5 GP, 0 G, 2 As, 2 Pts, +0, 0 PiM, 6 SoG
G Ray Emery - 57 GP, 0 G, 1 As, 1 Pts, /, 5 PiM, / SoG
G Craig Anderson - 10 GP, 0 G, 0 As, 0 Pts, /, 0 PiM, / SoG
RW Anthony Stewart - 7 GP, 0 G, 0 As, 0 Pts, -1, 4 PiM, 10 SoG

Panthers Goalie Stats:
Craig Anderson - 10 GP, 8 W, 1 L, 1 OT/SOL, 571 Mins., 252 SHA, 19 GA, 2.00 GAA, 0.925 SV%, 1 SO
Ray Emery - 57 GP, 38 W, 15 L, 4 OT/SOL, 3433 Mins., 1569 SHA, 135 GA, 2.36 GAA, 0.914 SV%, 3 SO

GM Sheppard Reg.Season-Conclusion:
"We had a great Season so far, Coach Torchetti got the best out of the Team. The Team had been projected as 26th in League and we ended at 2nd best Team overall, which had been like a Miracle. Also being a Top-Ten Team in scoring Goals and fewest Goals shows clearly how well our Team worked together. Only our Powerplay could have been better with 12%, we are in the Middle-Bottom on PP%."

The Florida Panthers will face the 7th seated Montreal Canadiens in the 1st Round of the Stanley Cup-Playoffs