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The Return Of Ray
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| The Panthers sign unrestricted free agent Forward Ray Sheppard, a playoff hero for Florida during the 1995-96 run to the Stanley Cup Finals. He is the second player in team history to return for a second tour of duty (Dallas Eakins) on November 15, 1999. |
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Starting The Millennium In Style
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| The Panthers kick off the new millennium with a 7-5 home win over Tampa Bay. Pavel Bure ties a team record with four goals in the contest and equals his own franchise mark of three goals in a period. Mike Vernon notches his first victory in a Panthers uniform on January 1, 2000. |
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1,000 For Mellanby
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| Panthers Captain Scott Mellanby plays in his 1,000th NHL game. He leads the Cats by scoring the opening goal in Florida's 3-1 home victory over Toronto on March 1, 2000. |
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That's A Deadly Brother Combination
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| National Car Rental Center sees a National Hockey League record fall, as Pavel Bure scores a goal. Bure's tally breaks the NHL mark for goals by a brother combination in one season (89), topping the record set by Bobby and Dennis Hull in 1968-69. Pavel and his brother Valeri would combine for 93 goals on the season. The Cats beat Montreal 4-2 on March 25, 2000. |
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A Season Like No Other
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| The Cats conclude their most successful season ever in terms of wins (43) and points in the standings (98) on April 9, 2000. Florida would lose in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals to eventual Stanley Cup Winners, the New Jersey Devils on April 20. |
