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BREAKING: Nick Boynton "sent home"; trade to follow?

 

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 Still trying to put the pieces together on this, but defenseman Nick Boynton has apparently been sent bak to Florida for the remainder of the Panthers' current road trip, apparently for "disciplinary reasons". Noah Welch will take the now-empty spot on "D" beginning tomorrow against the Devils.

No telling what reason(s) are being referred to as yet. Boynton did not play in the third period of last night's 2-1 victory at Madison Square Garden, and may have seen his last action as a Florida Panther, as reported by George Richards and Steve Gorten of the Miami Herald and Sun-Sentinel, respectively.

Sounds rather serious, since players aren't typically returned home for minor team protocol infractions.

Whatever the case, GM Jacques Martin may now be urgently shopping Boynton, who is in the final year of his contract.

UPDATE: Craig Custance of The Sporting News spoke with Boynton's agent, Anton Thun and grabbed a few off-the-shelf "no comment" comments...

"There's no panic here and no animosity. There was something that occurred, sometimes they occur in pro sports...It'll get resolved, there's nothing life or death that is happening here."

 

 

MUCH more as this bizarre story unfolds.

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I contacted my ‘source’ w/ the Panthers and they said they had no idea where this came from or what it means. Looks like its all PdB and JM…not leaking much info out beyond that.

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by DolPhanDave on Feb 27, 2009 4:33 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Herald and Sentinel seem perplexed as well. Freaking Twilight Zone.

DeBoer’s got a hand in this, as you stated. Nothing happens without his blessing. Heck, he probably booted him.

by Donny Rivette on Feb 27, 2009 4:40 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

“He was just putting, at night …”

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by Dominik on Feb 27, 2009 5:40 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Start the Nick Boynton returns to Boston rumors now.

by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Feb 27, 2009 4:45 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

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