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Panthers, Predators ready for a rare NHL twinbill

Published Sep. 18, 2011 8:56 p.m. ET

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Thanks to the Florida Panthers and Nashville Predators, doubleheaders aren't just for baseball anymore.

That's right - two hockey teams, two games, one day.

Looking to generate some buzz as hockey's preseason opens, the Panthers will host the Predators on Monday in what's believed to be a first-of-its-kind event for the NHL. There has been instances of teams playing twinbills on the same day at things like rookie camps, for example, but a true doubleheader at hockey's top level is believed to have never been done before.

Let's skate two, anyone?

''Not sure if it's a one-tie or two-tie day ... probably a two-shirt day,'' new Panthers coach Kevin Dineen told reporters on Sunday.

It'll be a long day, for sure.

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