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This is one of those stories that seems to further suggest that the NHL's expansion into the South was that great of an idea.

The Florida Panthers were for sale over last summer, but a deal could not be completed due to league ownership requirements.

Now General Partner Alan Cohen is looking to sell a big piece of his share to minority partners Cliff Viner, and Stuart Siegel.

Cohen would like to remain on as a minority partner but has no interest in reaming the lead owner.

Florida Panthers left wing David Booth was taken from the ice on a stretcher Saturday night after a hard hit from Philadelphia captain Mike Richards.

The Florida Panthers are for sale, and like most pro sports teams that are for sale this team is somewhat of a mess.

While some may point to the fact the Panthers are victims of the over expansion of the NHL is the 1990's, really this is a team that has suffered from poor management.

Every summer as the NHL's teams prepare for the draft the former Florida General Manager made, time to trade away the team's best young player.

NHL stars the caliber of Roberto Luongo, Olli Jokinen, and this year Jay Bouwmeester have all been victims of the annual Florida purge.

In what appears to be a very strange story a group of season ticket holders have hired Sports super agent Drew Rosenhaus as their agent to help them negotiate lower season ticket prices for the Florida Panthers.

Jacques Martin (mar-TAN) is the new coach of the Montreal Canadiens. The team announced the hiring Monday, and Martin was to be introduced at an afternoon news conference.

Martin has been general manager of the Florida Panthers the past three seasons and coached the team from 2004 to 2008.

Martin replaces GM Bob Gainey behind the bench.

Radek Dvorak, Ville Peltonen and Gregory Campbell had a goal and an assist each, and the Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 5-3 Tuesday night.

"Life is so fragile, and you don't own it"

Florida Panthers forward Richard Zednik has left the hospital and returned to Florida less than a week after he was slashed in the throat by a teammate's skate.

Zednik went home Friday after being released Thursday evening, officials at Buffalo General Hospital said.

Zednik lost five pints of blood after he was accidentally sliced by the skate of teammate Olli Jokinen in a game against the Sabres.