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Scouting Report (Courtesy of the AP)
The Florida Panthers want to get tougher. They need to be tougher.
The Panthers (4-6-1) will get their chance on Thursday night against the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets (8-4-0).
The toughness issue came up after Florida was blown out 8-5 at home by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night.
That loss -- and the way it happened, with Tampa Bay skating freely all night -- irked many of the Panthers, including star defenseman Aaron Ekblad.
"They were a hell of a lot better than us," Ekblad said of the Lightning.