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Canucks' David Booth takes down bear-bait hunting video
May 17
Vancouver Province
 
"David Booth grew up hunting. He does it with his brothers, his father and even, on a couple of turkey hunts, with his mom. He does it every offseason to unwind. It's who he is. And he's proud of it. When TSN was putting together a story on him this year, he handed over footage of some of his kills. It was unfiltered in both what he did and what he said. It was, as you can imagine, graphic and, of course, pro-hunting. The graphic video never aired. In the end, it wasn't exactly TSN material. Booth expressed disappointment. He made the point he's not about to start hiding from what he's all about."
Canucks' David Booth ready to get past rough first season with team
April 26
Vancouver Province
 
"David Booth had a tough first season with the Canucks and he's the first to admit it. He was clearly shocked by the October trade to the Canucks from the Florida Panthers, took a while to get going with new linemate Ryan Kesler and was just starting to get on a roll when Colorado's Kevin Porter stuck out his knee and cost Booth six games with a knee sprain. Booth got on a nice roll from mid-January for about four weeks, but had a tough time scoring down the stretch – along with the rest of the second line – and managed just one goal in the final 11 games. In the playoffs – Booth's first in the NHL – the goal-less stretch continued, although he had one assist. "It was an emotional year,""
Sedins struggle for signature moment must end for Canucks to win series
April 22
Vancouver Province
 
"There's a reason only three teams in NHL history have managed to scale a three-games-to-none gorge. It's onerous enough to win four in a row during the regular season. That's while munching on cupcakes sprinkled into the schedule. The Canucks did it just twice this year, without counting shootouts. Now, they must accomplish it against a playoff team, and one that seems to give up odd-man rushes about as often as it's high tide. The Canucks also have to break, for three more games, a goalie who was among the game's most unbreakable this year. Jonathan Quick also, arguably, has yet to steal the L.A. Kings a game. Is that all? The possibility of this comeback the Canucks have to believe in"
Canucks Hat Trick: Three things for fans to ponder going into the playoffs
April 5
Vancouver Province
 
"Three things to ponder after the Canucks rallied for 5-4 shootout victory over Anaheim on Tuesday: 1. WHAT'S WITH BOOTH?: When David Booth lost a board battle with Bobby Ryan and it led to a Rod Pelley goal that gave the Ducks at 3-2 lead, the winger didn't take another shift in the second period. That's fine. Stuff happens and Booth was a disappointing minus-2 in just 9:58 of total ice time. But you have to wonder how he's handling it all. Booth was benched in the third period Saturday and when asked to revisit that lack of confidence from the coach, he didn't sound like somebody who was going to shrug it off. And considering Booth has never played an NHL playoff game, you have to wonder"
Canucks' David Booth going home — to play
February 23
Vancouver Sun
 
"The Detroit Red Wings are on an unbelievable streak. So is David Booth. The Vancouver Canuck winger plans to end both tonight. Booth, who grew up a Red Wings' fan in the Detroit suburb of Shelby, has been in the National Hockey League for nearly six years. He has played 343 games, 167 of them on the road. And until now, the 27-year-old has never played in Detroit at Joe Louis Arena, where as a boy he sat in the first row behind the glass, next to the Zamboni entrance."
Canucks faith re-ignites David Booth
February 21
Vancouver Province
 
"The trade makes no sense if you just look at the back of David Booth's hockey card. The Florida Panthers, whose track record for drafting and developing players is deplorable, took Booth in the third round of the 2004 draft, then watched as he scored 22 goals in his first full NHL season and 31 in his second. At that point he was 24 and poised to become a breakout star for a franchise which desperately needed one. He would suffer an injury the next year, but came back to play 82 games in 2010-11 before he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks six games into this season for a couple of spare parts in Marco Sturm and Mikael Samuelsson."
Booth makes impact, but Canucks need SO to finish off Coyotes
February 14
Vancouver Sun
 
"He came advertised as a goal-scorer, a guy with speed and size who could step into the top six of the Vancouver Canucks and make an impact. It has taken some time, but David Booth is beginning to meet those lofty expectations. Booth scored a brilliant goal on a power move down the right wing and then contributed in the six-round shootout as the Canucks kicked off a three-game homestand Monday night with a 2-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes at Rogers Arena. "I feel strong on the puck again and well-balanced out there," Booth said. "It's fun coming to the rink when the team is winning and you are playing well. I am really enjoying it. It was a process, but I am really excited to be a Canuck"
David Booth in peak fitness during all-star break
January 31
Vancouver Province
 
"David Booth traded flip-flops and the white sand for snowshoes and the white stuff during the NHL all-star break, which tells you a few things about the Vancouver Canucks winger. Even amid the solitude of a five-day break in the Whistler mountains, the workout fiend still found a way to push the limits on those long solo treks to ensure he can build upon scoring in the last three games and put a recent knee injury far in the rear-view mirror. And he's also had enough sun during five seasons in Florida. "I go on my own and follow my tracks up and back," Booth said Monday of his snow expeditions. "I've always enjoyed hiking and have always enjoyed the view from the top of the mountain. It's"
Booth demoted, then comes through
January 20
Vancouver Province
 
"When is a second line not a second line? Sorry, it's a take on a bad joke, an old one - when is a door not a door? But the Canucks' second line, so promising a couple of months ago, has gone dormant. Ryan Kesler is trying to remember who Ryan Kesler was. Chris Higgins is playing through power-draining antibiotics. And David Booth is a mere two games back from a serious knee injury. Still, Booth's goal on Tues-day gives him six in his past 15 games - albeit with a long stretch between games 13 and 14, but it is a pace that would give him 33 goals over an 82-game schedule."
Pressure mounts on Canucks' David Booth to return
January 12
Vancouver Sun
 
"The black and white of a written quote can hide the nuance of the speaker. Like when he's talking about injured Vancouver Canucks winger David Booth. When head coach Alain Vigneault says "I'm still waiting for him to come and tell me he's ready," you have to listen closely to hear the hint of impatience. And when associate coach Rick Bowness, asked today if Booth might play Thursday against the St. Louis Blues (5 p.m., Sportsnet Pacific, Team 1040), says "I have no idea," the trace of frustration is only just perceptible."
Florida Panthers fan favorite Booth returns to old haunt
January 9
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"When Panthers coach Kevin Dineen approached David Booth in the locker room a few minutes before pregame warmups against the Islanders on Oct. 22, he had no idea that he was about to be traded for the first time in his six-year career. "I thought he was going to tell me what to do that night. Use your speed or play the body, or, lets go, pick it up, '' Booth said Sunday afternoon after practicing with the Vancouver Canucks at BankAtlantic Center. "He brought me through the weight room into his office and I was like, 'Hurry, just tell me already.' … Then he says, 'A deal went through.' "I was, 'Wow,' it's really hard to hear because I enjoyed Florida so much and have a lot of good memories"
Booth relieved knee injury 'only' 4-6 weeks
January 3
Vancouver Sun
 
"David Booth remembers the moment Colorado Avalanche forward Kevin Porter thrust his knee out in attempt to stop Booth from driving to the net and perhaps scoring a goal on a Dec. 6 night at Rogers Arena. Porter made contact directly with Booth's right knee, sending the Vancouver Canuck left winger to the ice in a heap. It looked extremely serious and when the diagnosis came back as a sprained knee, 4-6 weeks, Booth felt as if he'd been given a reprieve."
Hodgson makes plays on fourth line while Sedin, Booth sit out
December 16
Vancouver Province
 
"In a disappointing loss to an inferior team, it was a play that is bound to be enveloped and lost. In the second period, Cody Hodgson went headlong into a corner, came up with the puck. In a flash — and by peeking with a subtle tilt, not turning — he whirled it clean through the middle of the offensive zone ice, before it nestled on the blade of Andrew Alberts stick. It was a gutsy pass, especially for a player who had sunk to the fourth line. It was a pass fired with authority too, chewing up 70 feet of ice. Alberts got a clean, long look, and blasted it on net. Nothing came of it, so you probably won't think much of it. But if you ever want to explain to people what Hodgson is all about,"
Porter cuts Booth groove short for Canucks
December 9
Vancouver Province
 
"There may be worse times to get hurt. The playoffs are definitely one. After that, the list is short for David Booth. Just when the $4 million forward was playing like a $4 million forward — OK, at least $3 million — Kevin Porter stuck out his knee and ended a run before it even had a chance to get going. After a month of looking uncomfortable, unless he was hugging the perimeter, Booth had found a groove. For five games, he was attacking the net, and clicking with Ryan Kesler and Chris Higgins. The line had something going. Booth had three goals, two assists and 21 shots on net. "He was playing his best hockey that he's played for us, and for him I think that was the best hockey he's"
Avs' Porter suspended four games for hit on Canucks' Booth
December 9
Denver Post
 
"Hours before he was scheduled to play against the Calgary Flames on Thursday, Avalanche forward Kevin Porter was suspended four games for his mid-ice hit on David Booth in Tuesday's 6-0 loss to the Canucks in Vancouver. Booth, a forward who is expected to miss four to six weeks with a leg injury, took knee-on-knee contact that Porter said was unintentional and unfortunate. Porter's kneeing major was his first penalty in 13 games this season. "He's from Michigan. I'm from Michigan. We know each other. Not close, but friends," Porter said of Booth before the suspension was announced. "It was just an unfortunate play. I'm trying to do my job, play the body, take the man, and he made a quick"
David Booth out for at least a month
December 8
Vancouver Province
 
"David Booth's MRI on Wednesday revealed a sprained MCL and the winger will be sidelined for four to six weeks, just as he was finding his stride as a Canuck and as a linemate with Chris Higgins and Ryan Kesler. Booth was hit knee-on-knee as he drove to the net in Tuesday's game against Colorado by Kevin Porter, who until that major and game misconduct, had not taken a penalty this season."
Florida Panthers get message from Booth trade
October 26
Miami Herald
 
"Not long after David Booth was traded to Vancouver on Saturday night, general manager Dale Tallon walked into a conference room at BankAtlantic Center with a scowl on his face. Tallon didn't want to trade Booth on Saturday. Had Booth scored a handful of goals and had a handful of assists, he probably would be practicing with the Panthers on Wednesday. Only he didn't. "I felt I had to make a move and send a message to this team,'' Tallon said about the slumping Panthers. Before the trade, Florida had lost consecutive games by 3-0 scores. Tallon obviously was unhappy with what he had seen."
David Booth's Florida farewell an emotional one
October 25
Vancouver Sun
 
"Forward David Booth was a popular teammate in Florida. When news of his trade to Vancouver hit the Panthers, the players took it hard. "It was like, 'Boom!' " said a choked-up Stephen Weiss, a teammate of Booth's since 2006, to the Sun Sentinel. "It happened so fast. I came in after warm-up hoping he was here to say goodbye, shake his hand, wish him luck, but he was gone." "It's tough on the guy and you feel for him. Saying that, he's going to a great place and has got a chance to win the Stanley Cup. Hopefully, we have two pretty talented veterans coming in to help us get better.""
With David Booth, Canucks a little faster, younger and dangerous
October 24
Vancouver Sun
 
"There is no such thing in sports as a sure thing. As an organization, the Vancouver Canucks try to leave nothing to chance. The National Hockey League team assesses, monitors and micro-manages every aspect of their players' preparation and performance. Nothing on the Canucks happens by accident. But try as progressive general manager Mike Gillis does to out-plan and out-think everyone in order to reduce uncertainty and risk, his biggest decisions — like Saturday's shock trade — are fundamentally fraught with them. The David Booth deal is no slam-dunk. Sorry, but almost no trades are."
Booth worth the gamble
October 24
Vancouver Province
 columnist Ed Willes
"Anyone take the over in the Cleveland-Seattle game? If you did, here's something that will cheer you up: the Monday morning musings and meditations on the world of sports. ¦ Before the parade committee calls a meeting, it should be noted that the acquisition of David Booth comes with a considerable risk. In Booth, the Canucks have taken on a $4.25-million cap hit through the 2014-2015 season for a player who was deemed expendable by, ahem, the Florida Panthers. The Canucks have a similar amount of money tied up in another ex-Panther, defenceman Keith Ballard, for the same term and the jury is still out on Ballard. That means they'll have $8.5 million in cap space invested in Ballard and"
Gillis drops a bomb, trades Samuelsson for big-ticket Booth
October 24
Vancouver Sun
 
"Minutes after defenceman Sami Salo fired a bomb to beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2, Vancouver Canuck general manager Mike Gillis dropped a bigger bomb by dealing popular veteran Mikael Samuelsson in a multi-player trade that brings winger David Booth and $18-million in salary from the Florida Panthers. The Canucks also gave up failed experiment Marco Sturm and took on Steve Reinprecht, another player long past his best who has been getting his $2.175-million NHL contract in the minors. Vancouver also gets Florida's third-round draft pick in 2013."
Winger Booth easy fit for Canucks second line, Higgins
October 23
Vancouver Province
 
"Chris Higgins knows what the Vancouver Canucks are getting in David Booth. The left winger was acquired Saturday from the Florida Panthers along with Steven Reinprecht and a third-round 2013 draft pick for Mikael Samuelsson and Marco Sturm. "I think we'll welcome David with open arms," said Higgins, who'll likely shift to the right side on the second line, with Booth on the left, Ryan Kesler in the middle and Cody Hodgson out of the mix. "I played with him in Florida a bit and he kind of reminds me of Kes with the way he can skate and how powerful he is. I think he'll be a great addition to the team because he's a powerful, powerful skater and has a real strong body. He wins a lot of"
Panthers trade Booth and respond with thrilling win over Isles
October 23
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"Panthers General Manager Dale Tallon wanted to send a strong message to his players that getting shut out in back-to-back games by conference opponents wasn't acceptable. Tallon grimly drove his point home just before the opening faceoff of Saturday's game against the Islanders, trading longtime Panthers left wing David Booth to the Vancouver Canucks for a couple of NHL warhorses in Marco Sturm and Mikael Samuelsson. The message was received loud and clear as the Panthers dominated nearly every statistical category in smothering the Islanders 4-2 at BankAtlantic Center to snap a two-game losing streak as they embark on their first Canadian trip of the season. And it could be without"
Florida Panthers stalwarts Weiss, Booth hardly under the radar
October 11
Miami Herald
 
"Dale Tallon's makeover of the Panthers has brought plenty of attention to the team since his July 1 spending spree. Of the 20 dressed players in Saturday's season opening win against the Islanders, 14 were not with the team when it opened the 2010 season in Edmonton. Somewhat lost in the shuffle has been returning Panthers such as Stephen Weiss and David Booth. If they had been forgotten, they reintroduced themselves against the Islanders as Weiss scored Florida's first goal of the season and Booth tied Weiss for the team lead with four shots on goalie Al Montoya. "I sure hadn't forgotten about them,'' coach Kevin Dineen said. "I don't think anyone in hockey forgot those two played"
Treatment helped Florida Panthers' David Booth
March 31
Miami Herald
 
"With all the talk around the NHL regarding concussions and other head injuries, David Booth is proof that players can come back from such injuries if they are treated correctly. Booth has come back strong after missing big chunks of the 2009-10 season after sustaining two major concussions. The biggest one came in November of that season when he was blindsided by Philadelphia's Mike Richards in open ice. Booth made what, to him, was a slow comeback, returning to the ice Jan. 31. It turns out, Booth probably rushed things. Booth's season came to a close in March as he was walloped by Montreal's Jaroslav Spacek along the boards. That concussion, however, allowed Booth to truly take some time"
David Booth puts concussions in his past
January 21
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 columnist Mike Beradino
"Enough time has passed, enough progress has been made, that David Booth can joke about it now. Ask the Florida Panthers' left winger about all the get-well mail he received last spring after suffering his second concussion in five months, and Booth flashes a mischievous smile. "I can't really remember," he says one morning after practice. "That's part of concussion. You can't remember those things." Of all the positive indicators for Booth, 26, this might be the biggest. His sense of humor is right there at the surface now, even when the sensitive topic of concussion is raised."
Panthers' injured David Booth misses practice
December 30
Miami Herald
 
"The Panthers will have three of their injured forwards back in the lineup Friday against the Montreal Canadiens but could be without one of their biggest offensive threats. David Booth sustained what is deemed to be a minor hip injury during Monday's loss to the Bruins. Booth was crunched into the back boards and limped off the ice, but he returned for his last shift of the third and two shifts of overtime. Booth, who was not one of Florida's top three choices to compete in the shootout, did not practice the past two days. ``The trainers don't think it's serious, and it's better [Wednesday] than it was [Tuesday],'' coach Pete DeBoer said. ``It's more maintenance days than anything. I would"
Panthers' top gunners aren't hitting target
December 1
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"It wasn't surprising to see the Florida Panthers' expected top line of David Booth, Stephen Weiss and Michael Frolik to be among the last players off the ice this week at the Anaheim Ducks' practice facility. Booth is in the midst of an 11-game goal-less drought, his longest slump since the 2008-09 season. Frolik, the team-leading scorer with just 13 points, hasn't scored in his last nine games, and although Weiss scored the game-winning goal in Saturday's 4-3 shootout victory, it doesn't count statistically, so he's just one for his last six games. "We've got to get scoring from those guys,'' coach Pete DeBoer said Tuesday afternoon. "Weiss scored a big shootout winner for us in Tampa,"
Power play, David Booth struggling for Florida Panthers
November 24
Miami Herald
 
"There are more than a few people feeling the pain of the Panthers' power-play problems these days. Not only do head coach Pete DeBoer and assistant Jim Hulton have to answer questions every day about the power play's inability to score, everyone else on the team does, too. After Florida went 0 for 5 in a 3-2 loss to the Penguins on Monday, the power play sunk even deeper statistically (even though, as DeBoer pointed out Tuesday, it couldn't go any lower in the standings because it already was last). The Panthers are scoreless on their past 26 power-play chances, a drought dating to Nov. 10. David Booth is one of those players who has failed to put in a goal with the Panthers holding a man"
Booth's penalty shot sinks Canadiens
October 31
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"Panthers left wing David Booth came up empty on a second-period breakaway when Canadiens goaltender Carey Price made two sprawling saves. A minute later, Booth wouldn't be denied on a penalty shot. Neither would the Panthers, who without injured top center Stephen Weiss pulled two points out of their three-game Canadian trip with a 3-1 victory over the surging Habs in a wide-open affair at a raucous sold-out Bell Centre on Saturday night. They snapped the Canadiens' four-game winning streak and their own four-game losing streak at the Bell, dating to Dec. 18, 2007. "Is that my first win here?'' asked Panthers coach Pete DeBoer. "I should've gotten the puck. … We got the response we wanted"
Booth's two goals cap Panthers' 6-0 rout of Lightning
October 17
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"If Panthers fans needed some convincing that this year's edition isn't the same old offensively challenged team that plays hard but finishes soft, they got proof in a raucous home opener at BankAtlantic Center. Saturday night's "Blue-Out" promotion turned into a 6-0 blowout of the previously undefeated Tampa Bay Lightning — the most lopsided home opener in franchise history — as the Panthers improved to 8-7-2 on opening nights. Fresh off a grueling 1-2 tour of western Canada, the Panthers exploded for four first-period goals against a Lightning squad that had already posted victories over Stanley Cup finalist Philadelphia and Eastern Conference finalist Montreal. Panthers goalie Tomas"
Booth an expert on heady issues
October 14
Calgary Sun
 
"A week into the season, a half-dozen NHL players have been sidelined by concussions or head injuries. It's a list that includes a pair of Flames in Rene Bourque and Raitis Ivanans, as well as Atlanta Thrashers goalie Ondrej Pavelec, Buffalo Sabres forward Jason Pominville, New York Islanders rising star John Tavares and St. Louis Blues winger Cam Janssen. Florida Panthers forward David Booth, who became a poster boy for the impact of the blind-side blows to the head after a hit by Philadelphia's Mike Richards last season, is well aware of the early-season issues which the league is trying to eliminate. "Three of them, that's part of the game. Those are things you can't eliminate. We're not"
Booth's future bright again
October 10
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"Karen Booth experienced the worst kind of déjà vu a mother could go through when, for the second time in three years while visiting her son Joel's dorm room during parents' weekend at Valparaiso College in late October, she watched her oldest son, David, get carried off the ice on a stretcher. "The first time it happened, I was with Joel watching it on TV and he gets rammed into the boards in Ottawa [by Anton Volchenkov],'' said Karen, her voice still quivering over the phone nearly three years later. "I lost it, and immediately drove home five hours [to Washington, Mich.]. "Exactly [two years] later I'm in Joel's dorm rooom watching the game against Philadelphia, and I said. 'I can't"
Feeling fit again, Florida Panthers' David Booth is eager to turn the page
August 9
Miami Herald
 
"In just over a month, the Panthers will take the ice in Coral Springs for the start of training camp. Forward David Booth would like to fast-forward to that September day. ``I can't wait to get back, we have a good group here,'' Booth said last week. ``We have a new team, but it's one I think can be in a position to win. This is an exciting time, exciting for everyone.'' The Panthers open training camp Sept. 18. Booth's last season was trying -- two concussions cut it short. The first concussion cost him 45 games and a possible trip to the Olympics with Team USA. The second ended his season with three weeks remaining. After his first concussion -- he was knocked cold at open ice by a"
Panthers' David Booth ready to start intense skating
August 3
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"Panthers winger David Booth said Monday he hasn't had any post- concussion symptoms since May, has been training hard off-ice the past two months and will soon start rigorous skating with his personal coach in Michigan. Booth has yet to skate since suffering his second career concussion March 25, but usually waits until August so he can remain fresh during the offseason."
David Booth downshifts on road to recovery
April 6
Miami Herald
 
"David Booth stood outside the Panthers locker room in Coral Springs on Monday morning, talking to a local reporter about his brand of shades. ``You don't just want to talk about sunglasses, do you,'' he said, joking. It has been almost two weeks since Booth's season ended after he sustained his second concussion in six months -- but at least the Panthers winger still has his sense of humor. Booth spoke publicly Monday for the first time since he was knocked out during a collision with Canadiens defenseman Jaroslav Spacek on March 25 in Montreal. Booth was playing the puck near the boards when he was hit in the face by Spacek on a play completely within the rules. Booth sustained a large"
Booth confident he'll return without problems
April 6
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"Panthers winger David Booth said Monday that the symptoms after his second concussion are mild compared to his first one and that he's confident he'll return next season without any issues. "There's enough time over the summer to really recover and get my head where it needs to be," said Booth, speaking publicly for the first time since Jaroslav Spacek's hit to his jaw March 25 in Montreal sent him to the hospital. "That's something I can't look at," Booth said of his two concussions in five months. "I can't play the game knowing I've had that [second concussion]. You just have to forget about it and be fine. There have been people that have had multiple concussions and still play. I'm"
Booth's concussion: The facts and fears
April 5
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"Within a week after David Booth's first concussion last October in Philadelphia, Panthers General Manager Randy Sexton talked to Keith Primeau. A friend of Sexton's had suggested he get in touch with the former Flyer, who suffered four documented concussions his final eight years in the NHL. Primeau was more than willing to offer his perspective on a subject that bears more questions than answers. After Booth's second concussion 11 days ago, Sexton and Primeau spoke again. The concern this time isn't about coping with a concussion. It's about what two in five months will mean for the 25-year-old winger's future in the NHL and beyond. "You become a little more fearful, certainly, because"
Panthers' Booth done for season
March 29
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"Panthers General Manager Randy Sexton said that after consulting with doctors Saturday, it's been decided that winger David Booth ( concussion) won't return this season. Some good news: Booth doesn't have bleeding on his brain and "the initial symptoms weren't nearly what they were the first time through with the [Mike] Richards hit," DeBoer said."
Panthers' Booth done for season
March 28
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"Panthers General Manager Randy Sexton said that after consulting with doctors Saturday, it's been decided that winger David Booth ( concussion) won't return this season. Some good news: Booth doesn't have bleeding on his brain and "the initial symptoms weren't nearly what they were the first time through with the [Mike] Richards hit," DeBoer said."
David Booth: Season Over? Probably So
March 27
Miami Herald
 
"David Booth missed 45 games after suffering his first concussion of his life on Oct. 24. After getting his second on Thursday night in Montreal, it appears the Panthers star winger is done for the season. Booth was released from a Montreal hospital early Friday morning and was later put on a plane bound for Miami International Airport. Booth is expected to examined by team medical personnel in South Florida and it will be determined whether or not he can be cleared to play again this season. Yet with the Panthers playoff hopes all but dead and only nine games remaining, coach Pete DeBoer stressed that the organization needs to look at the big picture when it comes to Booth. Last year's"
Florida Panthers' David Booth likely done for season
March 27
Miami Herald
 
"David Booth missed 45 games after sustaining the first concussion of his life on Oct. 24. After sustaining his second on Thursday night in Montreal, it appears the Panthers' star winger is done for the season. Booth was released from a Montreal hospital early Friday morning and was later put on a plane bound for Miami International Airport. Booth is expected to be examined by team medical personnel in South Florida, and it will be determined whether or not he can be cleared to play again this season. With the Panthers' playoff hopes all but dead and only nine games remaining, however, coach Pete DeBoer stressed that the organization needs to look at the big picture when it comes to Booth."
What's next for Booth?
March 27
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"Winger David Booth's season is over. Coach Pete DeBoer wouldn't declare it so today, saying only that "it's a strong probability." But you could tell DeBoer knows that, and that even if doctors somehow cleared him to return, he wouldn't feel comfortable putting Booth back on the ice this soon after his second concussion in five months. Would you be? "I'm very concerned about it. And obviously, sitting where we are in the standings, you have to weigh whether the risk of that makes sense," DeBoer said. "My opinion is I think the doctors will make that decision for us." So assuming they say the sensible thing, what's next for Booth and the Panthers? I wrote in yesterday's paper that Booth had"
David Booth's concussion likely to end his season
March 27
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"Panthers winger David Booth has suffered his second concussion in five months, the team confirmed Friday. According to Panthers spokesman Justin Copertino, Booth was released from a Montreal hospital in the wee hours Friday after passing a series of tests. Copertino, who accompanied Booth to the airport in Montreal, said he was headed back to South Florida to be further examined. Booth's season is likely over after he was knocked out of Thursday night's game at 1:10 of the second period when Canadien defenseman Jaroslav Spacek elbowed him in the jaw with what several Panthers described as a clean hit. The Panthers have nine games left in the season. Booth missed 45 games after suffering"
David Booth in Montreal Hospital, Doing OK
March 26
Miami Herald
 
"The Panthers had another scary moment involving winger David Booth on Thursday as he was taken to a local hospital after being knocked out during the second period of Florida's 4-1 loss to the Canadiens. Booth was hurt after being hit in the face by the elbow of Montreal defenseman Jaroslav Spacek less than two minutes into the second period. After the game, Florida general manager Randy Sexton said Booth was alert and talking but couldn't give more details as he said Booth had more tests to take. The Panthers were staying over in Montreal after the game and will travel to Ottawa on Friday morning via a chartered bus. Booth is expected to be on board. "He's coherent, he's clear, he's"
Booth suffers another head injury in Panthers' loss
March 26
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"The Panthers and winger David Booth suffered another scary incident Thursday night after a hit to the head from Canadiens defenseman Jaroslav Spacek in the second period of a 4-1 loss at Bell Center sent Booth to the hospital in an ambulance. General Manager Randy Sexton said after the game that Booth was coherent, clear and alert at the hospital, and was undergoing tests to determine whether he suffered a concussion. Sexton said he didn't know whether Booth would stay overnight in the hospital. He's expected to join the team for the bus ride to Ottawa on Friday. The Panthers had planned to stay overnight in Montreal before the injury. "I'm worried for any player who gets injured, whether"
Florida Panthers' David Booth takes another hard hit, taken to hospital
March 26
Miami Herald
 
"The Panthers had another scary moment involving winger David Booth on Thursday when he was taken to a local hospital after being knocked out during the second period of Florida's 4-1 loss to the Canadiens. Booth was hurt after being hit in the face by the elbow of Montreal defenseman Jaroslav Spacek less than two minutes into the second period. After the game, Florida general manager Randy Sexton said Booth was alert and talking but couldn't give more details, saying Booth had more tests to take. The Panthers were staying over in Montreal after the game and were to travel to Ottawa on Friday morning via a chartered bus. Booth was expected to be on board. ``He's coherent, he's clear, he's"
Booth doesn't have time for regrets
March 25
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"After scoring two goals Tuesday in Toronto, David Booth repeated what he's said since the day he returned from a concussion that cost him more than half of this season. "You can't really look back and say what could have been." It's hard for Panthers fans not to, though, especially with what Booth has done since the Olympic break. With his first multi-goal game since last season's finale, when he had a career-high five points, Booth has six goals and five assists the past 11 games. It might be too late to save this season for the Panthers, but at least he's eased some of the concern about the player the team made its centerpiece last summer with a six-year, $25.5 million contract"
Booth, Panthers beat up on Flyers
March 4
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"Maybe it was the tranquillity from weeks of pressure leading up to the trade deadline deflating. Or the heightened emotion of playing the Flyers, who transformed into a hated rival this season the moment Mike Richards rammed David Booth's head with his shoulder. The Panthers beat the Flyers 7-4 at BankAtlantic Center on Wednesday night, finally showing the determination and desperation they've mostly lacked since mid-January. Booth got his personal revenge against Richards and his teammates unleashed their frustrations from a season-long seven-game losing streak. "This team's been through a lot the last two or three weeks," coach Pete DeBoer said. "Hopefully we've moved beyond that"