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Novel idea huh?

Wasn't he was canned by Trotz for Housley?

@RSandersonWHTK Due to injury to Alex Sulzer, #Amerks have recalled D Alex Lepkowski from Greenville (ECHL).

Pretty FN Sweet!

@HARBORCTR CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: Largest concrete pour of #HARBORCENTER set for next week. Video: http://goo.gl/Mi67Lw

@WGR550 Lots of guests on Hockey Hotline today. @RealKyper at 10:30, @SabresProspects at 11 and @pvarone22 at 11:30

@EJHradek_NHL Dale Tallon is on the clock. I expect FLA's new ownership group to clean out its hockey operations staff before the start of next season

Back in action tonight: @SabresProspects Connor Hurley and Cal Petersen in action tonight as U.S. Jr. Selects take on Switzerland in the semifinals of the World Junior A Challenge.

Panthers Twitter makes it official: ‏@FlaPanthers #FlaPanthers Coach Kevin Dineen, assistant coaches Murphy & Ramsay have been relieved of their coaching duties. http://ow.ly/qCKrn lorida Panthers Executive Vice President & General Manager Dale Tallon announced today that head coach Kevin Dineen, assistant coach Gord Murphy and assistant coach Craig Ramsay have been relieved of their coaching duties. Goalie coach Robb Tallas, video coach Jason Cipolla and strength and conditioning coach Craig Slaunwhite will remain on the staff. “After 16 games it was clear that our team needed a change in philosophy and direction,” said Tallon. “We have not met the expectations that we set forth at training camp and it is my responsibility to make the necessary changes to ensure that our club performs at its maximum potential. We thank Kevin, Gord and Craig for their hard work and dedication to our organization and the professionalism that they displayed throughout their tenure.” Sunrise Sports & Entertainment is the premier company of its kind in South Florida. Florida Panthers Social Media is powered by Ford - follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Home to the Florida Panthers Hockey Club and internationally recognized concerts and events, the Broward County-owned BB&T Center is one of the top ranked venues of its kind in the world. They can "scout" just like Cunneyworth. No?

‏@GeorgeRichards #FlaPanthers have fired Kevin Dineen and coaching staff...John Madden and Brian Skrudland will assist San Antonio coach Peter Horachek

U.S. Select Team Dominates WJAC Opener Schmaltz, Hurley, and Knutson lead opening victory The U.S. Select Team, made up entirely of USHL players, earned a dominating 8-3 win over Russia in the opening game of the 2013 World Junior A Challenge in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Karson Kuhlman (Dubuque Fighting Saints) started the scoring just over a minute after the opening faceoff, and then the U.S. Team exploded for five goals in the second period, including two each from Nick Schmaltz (Green Bay Gamblers) and Zeb Knutson (Sioux Falls Stampede). Kyle Connor (Youngstown Phantoms) and Shane Eiserman (Dubuque Fighting Saints) netted goals in the third period to round out the scoring. Connor Hurley (Muskegon Lumberjacks) finished the night with four points (1g, 3a) to go along with the four-point game for Schmaltz (2g, 2a). Eleven different skaters recorded at least one point for the United States. Goaltender Cal Petersen (Waterloo Black Hawks) made 22 saves to record the victory. Russian goaltender Maxim Tretiak, the grandson of legendary goaltender Vladislav Tretiak, suffered the loss after entering the game in the second period in relief of starter Sergei Korobov.

@kevinoDandC #Amerks injury update after today's optional skate: (in two tweets) Joel Armia (hand, out since #Sabres camp): could play by Nov. 15-16.

Even on the Scott hit on Eriksson, Shanahan said in the DoPS video that Eriksson "was eligible to be checked". This hit is fine to my eye since the guy had the puck just outside the blueline and the hit was not to the head. It's just a clean, hard body check designed to separate the player from the puck.

Americans’ defensive tandem of McNabb, Ruhwedel looking to grow into NHL defensemen After a slow start to the 2013-14 season, the Rochester Americans seem to have righted the ship heading into November. A big part of their recent success has been two defensemen that are poised to play at the next level in the very near future. After finishing his third season with UMass-Lowell, Chad Ruhwedel made the jump straight to the NHL last season, finishing the year in Buffalo with the Sabres. In seven games in April, 2013, Ruhwedel went scoreless with an even plus/minus rating. This season, after the Buffalo Sabres drafted two defensemen in the first round of the 2013 NHL Draft, Ruhwedel finds himself beginning his first full professional season in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Americans. With two goals and four assists in his last six games, adjusting to the pro game will be key for Ruhwedel if he wants to make it to the NHL. Brayden McNabb, entering his third year of professional hockey, appeared in 25 games with the NHL Sabres during his rookie season in 2011-12, but has since been in the AHL with the Americans. Coming off a 36-point season (5G-31A) in the AHL last year, McNabb is looking to fine tune his two-way game to make a push for the NHL if injuries or trades within the blue line corps arise during the course of the season. McNabb is also putting up points as of late, with 10 points (2G-8A) in his last seven games. So far this season, Ruhwedel and McNabb have been the top pairing for the Americans. Forgetting about Sabres has helped Amerks star Luke Adam find AHL game again Whatever’s going on with the Buffalo Sabres right now, well, Luke Adam doesn’t care about it. Whatever general manager Darcy Regier or coach Ron Rolston are saying, the 23-year-old Rochester Americans winger isn’t worried about it. “I’m not focused on what the Sabres are doing,” Adam said Tuesday inside Bill Gray’s Iceplex. “Frankly, I don’t care what’s going on up there, what people are saying or how everything’s going.” Adam, whose scorching eight-goal, 12-point start has made him one of the AHL’s hottest players through nine games, has successfully been concentrating on two things this season.

@SabresProspects Great news MT: @MikaelHubinette: @SabresProspects status on Possler better than expected. rehab-training at 100%. Won't be gone for too long

Great to see it. :thumbsup:

Will the real Drew Stafford please stand up?

‏@AmerksHockey WATCH: Patrick Kaleta speaks with the media following his first practice with the #Amerks this week - #Sabres http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk7ALQta1Y0&feature=share&list=PL359AADB6512D1A98

October consensus rankings: 1. Reinhart; 2. Ekblad; 3. Nylander; 4. Draisaitl; 5. Bennett.

@AmerksHockey #Amerks forward Patrick Kaleta addresses the media on his return to Rochester today after his first practice. pic.twitter.com/RUl4Gy3aTl

Only if RR gets a retro fine for Goalie selection too.

A prospect to consider with the Islander pick 2014 1st rounder: Perlini named Pacific4Sports Forward of the Month Future Considerations Hockey today announced that Brendan Perlini of the Niagara IceDogs as the Pacific4Sports draft eligible Forward of the Month for October. Perlini, a product of Sault Ste. Marie, ON, was dominant during the month. The left winger tore up the score sheet, recording nine goals and 23 points in just 11 games. Perlini’s offensive outburst was punctuated by a three-goal, five-point night at the expense of the Owen Sound Attack on October 10th. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound also recorded at least a point in each of Niagara’s 11 games in the month. “Perlini is a highly skilled player who is one of the best skaters in his draft year,” Future Considerations OHL head scout Jedd Jones said. “His big frame and puck skills make him hard to contain in the offensive zone. He is a dynamic player with a high hockey IQ. He is a threat to score every time he is on the ice.” Perlini’s meteoric rise saw him jump from 50th in Future Considerations’ October ranking to 11th in November. In all, Perlini has 13 goals and 29 points in 17 games this season. Also considered for the award was Conner Bleackley of the Red Deer Rebels and Nikolaj Ehlers of the Halifax Mooseheads. Bleackley recorded seven goals and 14 points in 11 games for Red Deer while Ehlers had four goals and 17 points in 13 games for Halifax.

As expected from previous reports: @BillHoppeNHL Joel Armia is on the ice in Rochester. @kevinoDandC Colton Gillies didn't skate this a.m. with the #Amerks. Yes, Patrick Kaleta is here, as scheduled. @kevinoDandC Demoted #Sabres RW Patrick Kaleta will very likely make his #Amerks debut on Friday at home against Binghamton. @kevinoDandC Asked if he thinks the #NHL may have had influence on #Sabres waiving him, Patrick Kaleta said he has his guess "but it's just my guess." @kevinoDandC #Sabres RW Patrick Kaleta on coming to #Amerks: "I have no doubt in my mind I am going to get better." ‏@kevinoDandC #Amerks C Kevin Porter (muscle strain) also won't play Wednesday so no veteran decisions for 1 game anyway.