Yardbarker: Bryan Allen

Reaction To The Ballard ‘Swing’

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:17:54 -0500

from Steve Gorten of the Sun-Sentinel, Ballard didn’t talk to the media after tonight’s game, which is understandable considering what he went through with accidentally smacking goalie Tomas Vokoun in the head with his stick and then having the winning Thrashers’ goal score on a shot off his stick. I feel bad for him personally. Yes, what he did was stupid, and unneccessary. But I see players smashing their sticks on the crossbar or post after a goal or after a loss all the time...

Panthers 3, Canes 0

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:08:51 -0500

SUNRISE, Fla. -- Steven Reinprecht gave the Panthers a 1-0 lead at 5:09 of the third, tipping in a Cory Stillman shot. Stillman then added a power-play goal with 6:16 to play, and with Tomas Vokoun strong in net, Florida had all it needed. The Panthers, gaining more energy and the game progressed, had several chances to add to the lead through the middle minutes of the third. Michael Frolik missed an open net. Gregory Campbell had a good look in front, and Kenndal McArdle. A penalty on the...

Friday's 3 Stars: Jokinen, Ward lead 'Canes rout of Panthers

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:23:25 -0500

No. 1 star: Jussi Jokinen(notes), Carolina HurricanesJokinen was the main man in Carolina's 7-2 rout of the Florida Panthers with a goal and two assists. His goal gave the Hurricanes a 3-0 lead late in the first period and Carolina didn't look back from there. He would later assist on goals by Rod Brind'Amour(notes) and Jay Harrison(notes), both coming 19 second apart in the third period. No. 2 star: Alex Auld(notes), Dallas StarsGiving struggling Marty Turco(notes) a breather, Au...

Friday's Three Stars: Jokinen, Ward lead Carolina rout of Panthers

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:23:25 -0500

Florida Panthers' Bryan Allen 'excited' for beginning of camp

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:00:00 -0500

PORT HAWKESBURY, Nova Scotia -- Some players hate the first day of training camp, knowing those early morning practices are just the start of the long grind of a season.

Preview: Introducing the 2009-10 Florida Panthers!

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:41:09 -0500

NHL season previews often sell you an impressive bill of goods before you realize, at the end of the season, you're holding an empty box. Which makes using advertisements and infomercials the appropriate template for Puck Daddy's 2009-10 NHL Season Previews, presented each day throughout September.Last Season's Ad Copy: Ninth in the Eastern Conference, third in the Southeast Division (41-30-11, 93 points). It was the dawn of a new beginning in South Florida. Peter DeBoer took over...

NHL Countdown: No. 21 Florida Panthers

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:02:27 -0500

Luke DeCock, Sporting News Yearbooks Leading into the Oct. 1 season openers, Sporting News will preview one NHL team per day, counting backward from our preseason No. 30-ranked team to No. 1. For the past four years, the Panthers have been knocking on the door of the playoffs. And for the past four years, they have fallen short — although never by more than nine points. Last season, a playoff spot was denied only by a tiebreaker when Florida finished with 93 points, its highes...

A New Era In Florida

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:15:42 -0500

from Shawn P. Roarke of NHL.com, The Florida Panthers have not made the Stanley Cup Playoffs since accumulating a franchise-record 98 points in the 1999-2000 season. If the Panthers are to break that drought before it stretches into a second decade, they will do it with a distinctly new look.... Following last season’s near-miss, Jacques Martin, the team’s general manager and former coach, walked away in early June to become coach of the Montreal Canadiens. The Panthers have yet to n...

It's Time to Pack Up the 'Cats

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:20:44 -0500

If you stuck with the Caps' victory in south Florida all the way through the final, shotless frame for the hosts last night, you saw a vast bowl of emptiness surround the ice sheet. It was only moderately filled two hours earlier. Seated invisibily down low were the ghosts of Roberto Luongo and Olli Jokinen; soon, Jay Boumeester will join them. Soon, it seems, the Panthers' organization will be reside in south Florida as mere ghosts. Good. While some Caps' fans last night...

Game Preview: Florida Panthers @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:52:46 -0500

Game Time: 1:00pm/ET From: Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA Penguins Record: 19-15-4 (8th in Eastern Conference) Canadiens Record: 16-16-5 (10th in Eastern Conference) Last Meeting: March 6th, 2008 @ Florida (5-2 Panthers) PITTSBURGH PENGUINS LINE COMBINATIONS: Pascal Dupuis - Sidney Crosby - Petr Sykora ...

Panthers Season Preview

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:00:00 -0500

X-Posted at Panthers Daily PuckThe Florida Panthers enter tonight's game against the Carolina Hurricanes, coming off a resounding 6-0 win to finish off the preseason versus the New York Islanders. The Panthers finished the preseason 3-2-2 and with some surprises making the roster. Both Anthony Stewart and Michael Frolik had strong preseasons and have made the team. Shawn Matthias also made the team but was sent down to Rochester to make room for Radek Dvorak, David Booth, and Stephen Weis...

McCabe, Panthers’ Newest Addition

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:45:38 -0500

Well, the long anticipated trade, has been finally completed. Not a trade that is very controversial, only Toronto Maple Leaf fans arguing over if the fourth round pick was legit or not. So in that case, I guess it was pretty good wasn't it? It seems that way. How do you judge this trade? I think it's pretty much trading a liability for a liability, an injury burdened Mike Van Ryn for an under-performing Bryan McCabe. So either way, both teams have question marks with their respective returns.

McCabe, Panthers’ Newest Addition

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:31:48 -0500