The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning's AHL affiliates the Syracuse Crunch and the San Antonio Rampage open their season this weekend. Who are some prospects to watch?

Tampa Bay's Victor Hedman and Florida's Dmitry Kulikov are two NHL players who have gone to Russia to play hockey while the NHL labor dispute remains unsettled.

NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly says that the players will need to compromise in order to get any movement on the NHL lockout. What else is affecting the negotiations?

The first three preseason games for the Florida Panthers have been cancelled due to the NHL lockout.

Florida Panthers mascot Stanley C. Panther is one of the victims of the NHL lockout, as the Panthers relieved the mascot of his duties on Tuesday.