Nick Boynton News

Jason Arnott #19 of the Nashville Predators defends outside the net against Nick Boynton #4 and Jonas Hiller #1 of the Anaheim Ducks during the game on November 5, 2009 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

Saku Koivu was among several players sitting in the dressing room giving grief to some teammates and getting some in return after Thursday's morning skate.

At times it was like a brawl on an icy street. Other times it was . . . well, kind of the same thing.

Also on the active roster : G Jonas Hiller, D Sheldon Brookbank, D Nick Boynton, RW Evgeny Arthukin .

To become one of the NHL's elite lines, Bobby Ryan, Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry will need more games to remember than games to forget.

He was the elephant in the room, although he looked more like a giraffe. Really, Chris Pronger was, and is, one of those mythical combo beasts, taller than any hockey player anyone had seen, with nostrils of fire, a cold stare, a shortage of remorse.

Before sitting down with reporters, Ducks Coach Randy Carlyle jokingly apologized for the two-hour practice and causing everyone to miss lunch.

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When the Panthers arrived in Calgary for a preseason game last year, his first as an NHL coach, Pete DeBoer was asked about the long charter flight from South Florida.

Florida Panthers general manager Jacques Martin said winger Rostislav Olesz needs surgery to repair a sports hernia that already has cost Olesz six weeks of his season.

With Jay Bouwmeester gone, the Florida Panthers hope their new-look defence includes a fully healthy Bryan Allen.

There was a time last season when center Steven Reinprecht had resigned himself to the fact that his time in Phoenix was coming to an end.

Dave Joseph - FloridaPanthers.com Steven Reinprecht was forced out of Phoenix thanks to the Coyotes glut of young talent.

Give the Panthers credit for this: They are not scared to travel. The Panthers likely will be frequent fliers during the exhibition season, which begins in the Canadian Maritimes, then shifts to Quebec, Ontario and Alberta before a stop in Dallas.

Behind the headlines : By using your imagination, you can still have some fun on a slow news day.

Nick Boynton, right, of the Florida Panthers, battles with Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers on March 26, 2009.

The Panthers placed forward Brett McLean on waivers Monday and are prepared to buy out his contract if another team doesn't claim him today.

Last year's draft was bedlam, with the number of trades made in the first round of the draft alone.

The Panthers have made a big splash at the NHL Draft with blockbuster trades the past three years.