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The Sexton Administration: we hardly knew ye

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As incoming general manager Dale Tallon is set to be officially introduced Tuesday, we thought it appropriate to look back on outgoing Randy Sexton's short time as the titular head of the Panthers' hockey operations.

Given the shaky ground on which Florida stood following Jacques Martin's rather hasty exit almost one year ago, Sexton inherited the "acting" GM label largely by default. Not an entirely negative situation; he had been Martin's assistant since January of 2007 and knew the organization inside and out. And to clarify, he officially held the title of Assistant General Manager until his promotion - and subsequent acceptance of a one-year deal - on October 2nd of 2009, which also happened to be first game of the new season. In Finland. A bit strange on the timing there, but this being the Alan Cohen-fed Panthers, no one glanced twice. Anyway, here's a peek at What Went Down during Sexy's tenure.

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Note: "No significant transactions" = "Upwards of three dozen maniacal, madcap callups and demotions to/from Rochester"

June, 2009

Traded F Stefan Meyer to PHX for C Steven Reinprecht. Signed Rhino to 3-year deal soon after.

Traded D Jay Bouwmeester's expiring contract to CGY for Jordan Leopold (UFA) and 3rd round-pick in '09 (Josh Birkholz). Leopold subsequently signed 1-year deal.

Drafted: D Dmitry Kulikov (1st round/14th overall), F Drew Shore (2/44), Birkholz (3/67), F Garrett Wilson (4/107), F Corban Knight (5/135), F Wade Megan (5/138), F Scott Timmins (6/165)

Sent packing: Anthony Stewart, Steve Eminger, Franklin MacDonald, David Shantz, Tanner Glass, Drew Larman, Brett McLean (buyout)

July 2009

Signed: F David Booth (6 years), F Radek Dvorak (2 yrs), D Ville Koistinen (2 yrs), G Scott Clemmensen (3 yrs), F Jeff Taffe (2 yrs),

Lost to free agency: G Craig Anderson, D Karlis Skrastins

August 2009

No significant transactions

September 2009

Signed D Kulikov (3EL)

Signed F Evgeny Dadonov (3EL)

Signed D Dennis Seidenberg (1 year) 

October 2009

Signed F Dominic Moore (1 year)

November 2009

Claimed F Steve MacIntyre from waivers (EDM)

December 2009

No significant transactions

January 2010

No significant transactions

February 2010

Traded F Moore to MON for 2nd-round pick ('11)

March 2010

Traded D Leopold to PIT for 2nd-round pick ('10)

Traded D Seidenberg and D Matt Bartkowski to BOS for F Byron Bitz, F Craig Weller, and 2nd-round pick ('10)

Traded F Matt Rust to CBJ for D Mathieu Roy

April 2010

Signed: F Eric Selleck (2 yrs), G Marc Cheverie (1 yr?)

May 2010

Signed: F Timmins (3-year Entry Level), D Colby Robak (EL), F A.J. Jenks (EL) F Adam Comrie (EL)

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July 2009
Signed: D Ville Koistinen (2 yrs)

Uh…is it ok if I laugh? ;)

On the Forecheck: preaching the Predators' gospel to the unwashed masses.
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by Chris Burton on May 17, 2010 5:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeah…wondered if I should have played it for laughs, but it really does that quite well on its own.

by Donny Rivette on May 17, 2010 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thats a joke that doesn’t need a punch line. Koistenen, that is. He was my favorite whipping boy not too long ago.

On the Forecheck: preaching the Predators' gospel to the unwashed masses.
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by Chris Burton on May 17, 2010 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Kinda guessed it wasn’t a mistake by Preds’ management when they allowed him to walk.

by Donny Rivette on May 17, 2010 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, definitely not. He’s pretty bad.

On the Forecheck: preaching the Predators' gospel to the unwashed masses.
Twitter/Cycle Like the Sedins

by Chris Burton on May 18, 2010 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions  

So uhhh… is Florida having the fire sale they hinted at last season or not?

The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time

by Jibblescribbits on May 17, 2010 5:33 PM EDT reply actions  

DIBS

On David Booth.

Sorry Cats fans.

The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time

by Jibblescribbits on May 18, 2010 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Does this mean the Panthers are rebuilding this season? It’s not like any of us remember what the playoffs are like.

by IceCat69 on May 17, 2010 7:40 PM EDT via mobile reply actions  

it will be a process, but he has the blueprint. Like what you see with the Hawks? That;s what you could see with the Panthers. Couple of years, maybe we’ll have a real team. With four picks in the first two rounds, we have alot of options and he knows how to deal and draft

by The Rat Trick on May 17, 2010 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

You have to wonder

how secure is Peter DeBoer’s job now. The Panthers have new owners and a new GM and that usually doesn’t bode well for a Coach of a struggling team. If Florida starts the 2009-10 campaign poorly, and right now I don’t see anything to say they won’t, DeBoer is likely to be fired.

by Bill Jempty on May 18, 2010 10:39 AM EDT reply actions  

Two words: short leash. A GM without exception always wants to bring in his own guy, which makes perfect sense. The Panthers, however, have been a bit backward in this area: Alan Cohen hired Jacques Martin to coach, then Iron Mike to be GM soon after. Upon Keenan’s dismissal, JM foolishly took both positions (almost always a losing proposition). DeBoer was hired by JM only because JM was forced to take one job or the other. Not to demean Coach Pete, who was a major winner in the OHL, but his hiring was shall we say forced.

by Donny Rivette on May 18, 2010 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions  

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Florida Panthers Roster

# Pos. DOB W H
Krys Barch 21 RW 3/26/1980 237 6-1
Sean Bergenheim 20 LW 2/8/1984 200 5-11
Matt Bradley 22 RW 6/13/1978 201 6-3
Brian Campbell 51 D 5/23/1979 189 6-0
Scott Clemmensen 30 G 7/23/1977 203 6-3
Keaton Ellerby 4 D 11/5/1988 220 6-4
Tomas Fleischmann 14 RW 5/16/1984 192 6-1
Brian Foster 33 G 2/4/1987 175 6-1
Jason Garrison 52 D 11/13/1984 216 6-2
Marcel Goc 57 C 8/24/1983 202 6-1
Erik Gudbranson 44 D 1/7/1992 195 6-4
Ed Jovanovski 55 D 6/26/1976 221 6-3
Tomas Kopecky 82 RW 2/5/1982 203 6-3
Dmitry Kulikov 7 D 10/29/1990 196 6-1
John Madden 10 C 5/4/1973 190 5-11
Jacob Markstrom 25 G 1/31/1990 178 6-3
Shawn Matthias 18 C 2/19/1988 216 6-4
Mikael Samuelsson 26 RW 12/23/1976 218 6-2
Mike Santorelli 13 C 12/14/1985 190 6-0
Jack Skille 12 RW 5/19/1987 215 6-1
Tyson Strachan 23 D 10/30/1984 215 6-2
Marco Sturm 16 LW 9/8/1978 194 6-0
Jose Theodore 60 G 9/13/1976 185 5-11
Scottie Upshall 19 RW 10/7/1983 200 6-0
Kris Versteeg 32 RW 5/13/1986 182 5-10
Mike Weaver 43 D 5/2/1978 186 5-9
Stephen Weiss 9 C 4/3/1983 193 5-11

Florida Panthers Injuries

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