Panthers update
The Panthers have made the trip to Buffalo without one of their top players, David Booth. The forward, who received a devastating hit from Philadelphia's Mike Richards that was condemned by Ryan Miller, suffered a setback last week while working out. There is no time table for his return to physical activity, let alone game action.
"We knew going through this process there'd be good days and bad," Florida coach Peter DeBoer said today after the morning skate in HSBC Arena.
DeBoer said the Panthers, who are 2-0-1 in their past three games, are still searching for an identity with 18 games gone. They'll play their 19th tonight against the Sabres with Tomas Vokoun in the net.
"We're still trying to find that consistency," DeBoer said. "We were much to easy to play against early in the season.
"We have to be an aggressive, tenacious, in-your-face team in order to compete."
---John Vogl
