CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- Goalie
Jose Theodore and defenseman
Jason Garrison were back on the ice Wednesday when the
Florida Panthers held an optional practice.
Theodore was scratched for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against New Jersey Tuesday because of what was described as a lower-body injury.
Garrison has missed the last three games of the series after being a late scratch prior to Game 4 Thursday. He hadn't practiced since.
Along with Garrison and Theodore, the only players on the ice for the Panthers on Wednesday were Game 6 healthy scratches
Mike Santorelli,
Krystofer Barch and
Mike Santorelli, along with defenseman
Keaton Ellerby, who missed the last two games after sustaining a lower-body injury in Game 4. Ellerby, seeing his first action since March 15, was in the lineup in Garrison's place.
Game 7 is scheduled for Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at the BankAtlantic Center.