Panthers Wonder-Links for Thursday
Litter Box Cats — ... Perhaps a year from now the search will be on for that elusive "No. 1 center", but I digress; he's most likely attempting to sidestep insulting Stephen Weiss. Otherwise, by his own definition above, I'd say the Cats will be looking for a mobile, puck-moving D. ...

2009 NHL Awards: Brind'Amour's Selke votes, Phaneuf for the Norris (and other voting oddities)
From The Rink — ... Michal Handzus, L.A. 1 (0-0-0-0-1) Ian Laperriere, COL 1 (0-0-0-0-1) R.J. Umberger, CBJ 1 (0-0-0-0-1) Stephen Weiss, FLA 1 (0-0-0-0-1) Stephane Yelle, BOS ...

Panthers Links-of-Wonder for Saturday
Litter Box Cats — ... THN's Bob McKenzie sees some similarities between this year's Tavares/Hedman tandem and Nash/Bouwmeester of the 2002 Entry Draft. Curious just how close Stephen Weiss came to challenging Pavel Datsyuk for the Lady Byng? You really are a fan. More Bouwmeester-to-the-Flyers drivel and Homer's repetitive "I believe (Florida) can't sign him" exultations. Poll Forgeting ...

"Second line center" becoming familiar refrain for Panthers' Reinprecht
Litter Box Cats — ... We've all jumped on the assumption that newly-acquired Steve Reinprecht will without question be Florida's number two center on the depth chart for 2009-10. Everyone who's anyone in the organization has trumpeted this assertion since the moment news of the deal went down late last week. The assumed first-liner, Stephen Weiss, is reasonably safe in his present position as the Top Cat, right? ...

Florida Panthers free agency : Wants and Needs for next season
Litter Box Cats — ... a run at to fulfill them? Let's look at where they are now. As the roster stands for today, these players are signed through the upcoming season (note info is NOT updated since a week ago, but I have altered it for our purposes), by position (we'll discuss possible additions afterward): CENTERS Rostislav Olesz, Brett McLean, Stephen Weiss, Steve Reinprecht, Michael Frolik (not really a center, ...

Florida Panthers quickie-poll: What's the priority for Cats going forward
Litter Box Cats —    So...now what? Current Florida Lineup (and organizational "possibles"), as of 07/10/09:   CENTER Greg Campbell Michael Frolik Kamil Kreps Shawn Matthias Steve Reinprecht Jeff Taffe Stephen Weiss RIGHT WING Radek Dvorak Nathan Horton (RW/C...but please no C) Graham ...

Florida Panthers up the middle: Center of a troubled universe?
Litter Box Cats — ... on Alan Cohen's check. I'm perfectly comfortable waiting this out; a successful season - built on the efforts of some long-awaited Big Years by the up-and-comers - is realistic, given the talent within. The club has a solid core in place - finally - at the forward ranks, with a little work remaining at left wing (in this case Alex Tanguay looks oh so tempting), but the conversation always drifts back to center. Stephen Weiss:  A nice season by the perenial number two - he ...

The gloriously independent HockeyReference.com plows on
Litter Box Cats — ... How do the Panthers fare? Check 'em out (use the search feature at HR for details): David Booth: 08/15/2010 (modesty forbids me from naming "owners") Greg Campbell: $5 Radek Dvorak: $10 Michael Frolik: 08/15/2010 Nathan Horton: $10 Kamil Kreps: $5 Rusty Olesz: $5 Steve Reinprecht: $10 Cory Stillman: $10 Stephen Weiss: $10 Bryan Allen: $5 Keith ...

Tough Enough? Florida Panthers lacking "enforcer" heading into camp
Litter Box Cats — ... , and Stephen Weiss may be, they aren't power forwards who automatically place the fear of God into opponents when perusing the lineup card on gameday. Throw in a few new younglings such as ...

CLS Redraft: Your blenderized Florida Panthers after ten rounds
Litter Box Cats — ... CAR takes Nathan Horton (3rd, 79th)...imagine Horts as a 'Cane. COL takes Keith Ballard (5th, 149th) OTT takes Stephen Weiss (6th, 157th) PHI takes Bryan McCabe (9th, 247th)   Uh ...

Stir-em-up rumor of the week: Maple Leafs' Kaberle to Florida Panthers?
Litter Box Cats — ... The scoring forward that could be headed to the Leafs is possibly 26 year old Toronto native Stephen Weiss or 24 year old Welland, ON product ...

Canadiens' Jacques Martin : A legacy of confusion in Sunrise
Litter Box Cats — ... his former employer at Scotiabank Place, but we're not going there.) Or is he to be chastised for holding on to a determined Jay Bouwmeester for far too long? Ask just about any Panthers fan what Martin's greatest accomplishment was - in all his time with the club - and chances are very good you'd get "Pete DeBoer" as the answer. Second? Quite probably the Jokinen for (essentially) Keith Ballard deal at the 2008 Entry Draft. Beyond that? Perhaps signing Stephen Weiss, Nathan Horton, and Ballard long-term. Notice ...

SB Nation NHL Preview: 2009-10 Florida Panthers
Litter Box Cats — ... , centered by leading scorer Stephen Weiss (61 pts). Anderson was capably replaced by Newark Man of the Year Clemmensen (a Sexton coup). The Boynton debacle is finis (solidifying DeBoer's position). Reinprecht is a proven commodity in his role. Potential rookie defensemen are on the cusp of cracking the lineup, in the midst of veterans in the mold of ...

2009-10 NHL Season Preview: Florida Panthers
From The Rink — ... and newcomer Steve Reinprecht — all relatively unheralded players who nonetheless will be able to hit the 50-point mark. Stephen Weiss and ...

The Official "On the Forecheck" Fantasy Hockey League draft is complete
On the Forecheck — ... 13. (148) Tuomo Ruutu - LW 14. (165) Ryan Callahan - RW 15. (172) Stephen Weiss - C 16. (189) Mike Smith - ...

NHL Flames waste AHL Panthers, 5-2
Litter Box Cats — ... by the Isles; tonight was their turn to revel in mixed-league glory. David Booth scored unassisted to open the gates in the first; the floor fell out soon after, as the Cats were exposed as the one-line team they employed. Given that names such as Matthias, Repik, and Ellerby were handed judicious amounts of ice team, one can only hope they took away more than they gave (admittedly, against a full-blown Wester Conference championship favorite). Stephen Weiss scored in the second, but the game was already out of reach. ...

Panthers new third-jersey: found?
Litter Box Cats — ... Go about one third of the way in to the video; when Stephen Weiss comes onscreen, look behind him on the far left. ...

Canes Country Clash - Southeast Division, 2009-10
Canes Country — ... and Stephen Weiss have found ways to be productive, but Horton has been a disappointment year after year, whether because of injuries or inconsistent play. ...

Predictions sure to go wrong: 2009-10 Eastern Conference preview (part 1)
PensBurgh — ... How they could make this prediction wrong: Those young players pan out; guys like Stephen Weiss, ...

Here We Go!: Hawks v Panthers Preview
Second City Hockey — ... This team has Stephen Weiss and Nathan Horton down the middle, which is nothing to be sneezed at, as well as David Booth on the top line.  There's also Chinese Fire Drill Bryan McCabe, who's wearing the "C" now, which means the Hawks will get a few scoring chances.  But you know that anyway, because Florida coach Peter DeBoer loves for his team to get get get up get g..ge...get down 911 is a joke in your tow....sorry, got off on the wrong thing there. ...

Meet my fantasy hockey team
From The Rink — ... Hossa went out with shoulder surgery. (Finishing fourth is a bit like placing ninth in the NHL conference standings: You don't win anything and you get a crummy draft pick the next season.) Ultimately, Hossa and Carey Price (reluctantly) were the best players I had and are back again.  Here's my full team: Forwards Alexander Semin, Jason Spezza, Alexander Frolov, Marian Hossa (IR), Chris Kunitz, Stephen Weiss, Brenden Morrow, Dave Bolland, Mikael ...

This one was never close...Hurricanes stomp Panthers 7-2
Litter Box Cats — ... The first line generated several scoring chances and had their most consistent game of the young season.  I think a lot of that had to do with a having a healthy Stephen Weiss, who was so much better then he was against the ...

New Jersey Devils Out-Shoot and Out-Score Florida Panthers to Win 3-2
In Lou We Trust — ... , who fed it to a streaking Rostislav Olsez.  Brodeur couldn't get in front of it in time, Martin tried to cover Olsez, but the pass was too perfect and the shot was too wide to the right for anyone to get to it.  Later in the third period, an ill-advised stick-hold by Travis Zajac led to a fourth power play for Florida. While the Devils have been very successful on the first three penalty kills (and nearly scored on the end of the third), Stephen Weiss went from center-ice-to-end, burned ...

Panthers Dominic Moore arrives; angry mob thins
Litter Box Cats — ... , but as a whole the line has been subpar. One interesting note: DeBoer said Moore is capable of playing on the Panthers' second line and that he considers every forward spot up for competition below the top line of Horton, Stephen Weiss and ...

Game 6, Preview and Open Thread: First Game In A Week, Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers
Broad Street Hockey — ... Unfortunately, I confess to not knowing too much about the Panthers.  I know to look out for Stephen Weiss, ...

Ottawa Sun: Panthers' Horton on trade block...again?
Litter Box Cats — ... 2009 - Stephen Weiss 6 2 2 4 -5 0 2 0 0 0 15 13.3 ...

The Week Ahead: October 19th
Die By The Blade — ... before the free agent period started.  Stephen Weiss and Micheal Frolik are the leading scorers on the team with 4 points apiece.  Starting goalie ...

Where we are now: Panthers offense-by-the-numbers after six
Litter Box Cats — ... We'll go stat-by-stat with the relevant stuff and see where the Cats stand, through yesterday's games). Keep in mind Florida has only played six games (it won't help your mood, but it's a fact). GOALS: better sit down for this...not a single Panther within the top 30. Olli Jokinen isn't there either, so chew on that. NHL LEADER: Alexander Ovechkin, WAS, 9. FLA LEADER: Four tied with 2 (Booth, Radek Dvorak, Stephen Weiss, Nathan Horton, Michael Frolik). ...

Game 7: Sabres vs. Panthers Preview
Die By The Blade — ... had.  In terms of scorers, Stephen Weiss and Micheal Frolik are leading the Panthers in scoring with four points a piece.   ...

OPEN THREAD: Sabres at Panthers
Litter Box Cats — ... vs Panthers preview          Die By The Blade   Another grand layoff comes to an end, this time since Friday's blink-and-you-missed-it 4-2 victory over Philadelphia, as the Cats host Buffalo in Sunrise. Can Scott Clemmensen put a modest streak together? Will Radek Dvorak nail his third SH goal in as many games? How does the top line of David Booth, Stephen Weiss, and Nathan Horton (yep, he's still here) put a few ...

Ottawa's three in second prove too much for Florida, defeat Panthers 4-3
Litter Box Cats — ... than NHL forwards whose names rhyme with "cooth" and "badoorzhak"), but in the end, the were out-hustled, out-maneuvered, and just plain beaten. Everywhere they wanted to be, the Sens happened to occupy the same space first. All Florida fans care about at this point is who scored for their club, and how many shots did Tomas Vokoun face. So here ya go: Steven Reinprecht's team-leading fifth goal opened the scoring in the first, followed by Stephen Weiss in the second and Bryan McCabe (on the PP) in the ...

Senators almost don't beat Panthers, but still win 4-3
Silver Seven — ... deflected a shot past Leclaire, but the Sens were back in the game when Fisher tipped in a shot from Kuba on the powerplay. Ottawa's only powerplay of the game. (On the plus side, Ottawa's operating at a 100 per cent powerplay efficiency in the last one games.) Stephen Weiss put Florida back in the lead in the second, but Ottawa scored three consecutive from Alfredsson, ...

Florida Panthers : Shot differential balloons to seven
Litter Box Cats — ... on average, Florida is scoring 2.53 goals while allowing 3.60 (21st and tied for 29th with Toronto for last in the league, respectively). While we're at it, lets look at some individual stats, in relation to the above numbers. Among those who have played at least thirteen games, here is your All-Bust plus-minus lineup: F Gregory Campbell: -5 D Keith Ballard: -5 D Bryan Allen: -5 F Rostislav Olesz: -5 F Stephen Weiss: -8 D Dmitry Kulikov: -9 ...

B's fall to Panthers 1-0 in shootout
Stanley Cup of Chowder — ... tuck past Vokoun on the post. Panthers 1st Shooter: Steven Reinprecht's backhander hits post, hits the back of Thomas' leg, comes to rest on the goal line and somehow stays out. Bruins 2nd Shooter: Patrice Bergeron is denied by Vokoun's kick save. Panthers 2nd Shooter: Rostislav Olesz fires a shot wide. Bruins 3rd Shooter: Zdeno Chara is denied on the backhand by Vokoun. Panthers 3rd Shooter: Stephen Weiss misses wide on the glove side. Bruins 4th ...

Sabres Embarrassed at Home by Panthers
Die By The Blade — ... but Miller tried to play the puck in traffic and Stephen Weiss stopped it and chipped it into the goal. If Miller had allowed Frolik to score, everyone would have been upset with Sekera instead of Miller but he made the difficult save and gave away a goal. ...

Panthers double up Red Wings 2-1 (OT) for first win in Detroit since 1996
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Panthers sweep road trip, down Rangers 3-2
Litter Box Cats — ... (3 shots) led all skaters with 24:12 TOI. Stephen Weiss had one assist, but his efforts throughout the night told another story: the guy was simply everywhere, winning faceoffs, setting up plays, showing how it's (supposed to be) done. Impressive, and we're seeing this more and more from him. New York forward  ...

Let's take a look at the Florida Panthers
PensBurgh — ... off to a rough start (as did Florida for that matter) but is starting to really find his groove.  In fact things were looking pretty dismal for Vokoun back in October as illustrated by his 2-7-1 record.  In his only start against the Pens this season, he faced 43 shots, stopped 41 and picked up a point in the aforementioned shootout loss. Keep an eye on: Team-leading goal scorer and point leader Steven Reinprecht (10g, 7a), Nathan Horton (6g, 11a) and Stephen Weiss (7g, 7a).  David Booth, who you may ...

Skatin on blades like Sidney Crosby; Pens down Panthers 3-2 in OT
PensBurgh — ... SB Nation blog Litter Box Cats The Penguins may have looked disinterested for much of this game, but the fact is the Florida Panthers just have a way of frustrating Penguin players AND fans.  From Sidney Crosby fighting Keith Ballard and Brett McLean last season to Tomas Vokoun playing like Dominik Hasek, the black and gold have had their problems with Florida. Scoring was started on an awesome play by Stephen Weiss.  He drew Sergei Gonchar with him across the ice and ...

Rangers, Parenteau smack Panthers 2-1 in SO; Vokoun stops 27
Litter Box Cats — ... attempt made at the Rangers' net went decidedly elsewhere. Tomas Vokoun continued his exceptional play, stopping 27 shots while Radek Dvorak - not necessarily a name you'd look for in leading a club to victory - was all over the ice, during even-strength and penalty-killing minutes alike. His team-leading 4 shots and 19:57 TOI only add to his resume. But he can't do it alone, as was proven by the full-moon madness of Nathan Horton and Stephen Weiss, neither unable to bowl for dollars when it counted. ...