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PHT Morning Skate: Panthers are so hot, they’re stripping in practice

New Jersey Devils v Florida Panthers

SUNRISE, FL - NOVEMBER 21: The Florida Panthers skate to center ice and raise their sticks after defeating the New Jersey Devils on November 21, 2011 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. The Panthers defeated the Devils 4-3. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)

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PHT’s Morning Skate takes a look around the world of hockey to see what’s happening and what we’ll be talking about around the NHL world and beyond.

Stephen Weiss would rather you not give a nickname to his line with Kris Versteeg and Tomas Fleischmann.They will do a strip shootout in practice though. (On Frozen Pond)

If the Ducks are going to turn things around, it’s going to be up to the players and not coach Randy Carlyle to make it happen. (OC Register)

Duncan Keith is owning his poor play so far this season in Chicago. (Chicago Tribune)

Steve Mason probably has a concussion due to Rick Nash’s shot off his head in practice. Maybe it’ll knock some good goaltending back into him when he feels better. (Puck Rakers)

Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia has some double-secret hockey skills as well as being a baseball pro. Someone should get the Maple Leafs on that. (Sportsnet)

Cam Fowler is also owning up to his mistakes. Any other defensemen out there want to say, “My bad?” (OC Register)

The Blackhawks’ Vegas vacation may be just the thing to make them forget about getting lit up by the Oilers. (ESPN Chicago)

Remember the red balloon in Washington we told you about yesterday? It’s got it’s own t-shirt and Twitter account now. Oh, Caps fans. (Russian Machine Never Breaks, @RallyBalloon, CSNWashington.com)

Matt Carkner will be back soon and he’ll keep cracking jokes too. (Ottawa Sun)

Florida’s Shawn Matthias is lucky to escape the watchful eye of Sauron, I mean, Brendan Shanahan. (Fire & Ice)

Meanwhile, Shanahan is happy that players are adapting to the rules the right way. (TSN)

Finally, Toronto’s Matt Frattin made a pass to Joe Colborne to set him up for his first NHL goal was something ridiculous. (NHL)