BUFFALO — For the second time this season the Panthers faced Sabres backup goalie Jhonas Enroth Thursday night instead of Ryan Miller, the expected starting netminder for the United States Olympic team next month in Sochi, Russia. It's not out of the question that Miller, a pending unrestricted free agent, could be between the pipes in Sunrise for the Panthers in the near future. Both Panthers goalies, Tim Thomas and Scott Clemmensen, are in the final year of their contracts. Thomas, who turns 40 in April, has been solid when healthy (2.68 goals-against-average), but he's only played 24 of 44 games because of three separate injury-forced...
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