On The Prowl: Week of 9/15

Rules changes, Florida Panthers previews, domestic violence, and new ideas highlight this week's links.

By Shane O'Donnell@shane1342o Sep 15, 2014, 1:00pm EDT

Ryan Malone has been given a second chance after his cocaine related arrest last season.

Just 23 days until Florida Panther hockey starts again for reals...

Panther News

Sportsnet has the Panthers... Well, doing "not so good" next season.
Check out where the Cats stand in Lighthouse Hockey's League of Hate and Envy.
The Jr. Panthers are starting to make noise in amateur hockey; and rightfully so.
Will Gerard Gallant's system set Roberto Luongo up for great season?

Around the League

Player tryouts aren't all that they're cracked up to be. People can calm down now.
Ryan Malone signed with the New York Rangers, the team that also won the Kevin Hayes sweepstakes.
The NHL announces a number of rule changes, including banning the Spin-O-Rama from shootouts.

Can we keep the spin-o-rama and ban the shootout instead @nhl ?
— Strombone (@strombone1) September 11, 2014

LOL

Analytics are all about getting a competitive advantage over everyone else; how else could NHL teams gain advantages over their opponents?
Given the recent Ray Rice fiasco in the NFL, what does the NHL need to do to make sure it doesn't have the same ridiculous meltdown?