José is Back in the Lineup!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, that's a lot of exclamation points, because I AM exclaiming. It seems he will be Clemmensen's backup tomorrow against Los Angeles, so they're easing him into it, which I appreciate. But at least he's dressing for the game!!

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Theodore ready to return but will back up Clemmensen tomorrow

While most of the Panthers took a mental healthy day off today after Tuesday’s 4-0 thrashing at the hands of the Capitals and old pal Tomas Vokoun, several injured Panthers skated for 60 minutes at Saveology.com Iceplex.

Goalie Jose Theodore, who has been nursing a lingering knee injury on and off since Jan. 1, will suit up for tomorrow’s home clash against the Kings but will back up Scott Clemmensen most likely for one more game before playing in one of the weekend back-to-back sets against New Jersey and the Isles.

Other injured players skating but not ready to return are forward Jack Skille (shoulder), goalie Jacob Markstrom and defenseman Ed Jovanovski (hand). Skille is probably the closest to returning.

The Panthers are still in pretty good shape if they can get their core guys back. Elias says they have the softest schedule and they have games in hand with Washington and Ottawa. It’s no time to press the panic button and that was Kevin Dineen’s message after the game last night.