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"Stephen Weiss was drafted by the Panthers in 2001. Since then, he's spoken to six general managers and Dineen will be his seventh coach. That's got to stop, and the first steps look promising. Tallon's hiring gave the franchise credibility. Judging how several NHL executives view Kevin Dineen, the new coach's hiring was also a home run. He's nurtured the last three AHL rookies of the year, and there will be plenty of youth on the Florida roster."

18. Looked back at a piece I did on Ron Wilson when he first got the job in Toronto. He said he never talked to players after games because he knew he'd be too tough. Fits with some of his harshest public comments. However, one player did tell me the strangest thing about all of this is Wilson is much more supportive in private.

19. For example, as the team's struggles got worse, there were at least two occasions where the coach put together encouraging videos. One showed all the things they'd done right early in the season, the other was of hard goals they'd scored, to illustrate the types of plays they needed to make.

11. A few Leaf fans came to Francois Beauchemin's defence when I labelled him a disappointment in yesterday's blog. Curious to see if San Jose will take a look at him. The Sharks need a defenceman, and a return to the West Coast might be a good fit. The Red Wings raved about him after the 2009 playoff series.