THIS, via Florida Panthers beat writers George Richards and Harvey Fialkov:

#njDevils ice for #FlaPanthers is extremely wet; pucks look like the Bridgestone commercial. Coaches with squeegees, goalies ticked

— George Richards (@OnFrozenPond) April 17, 2012

Ice is awful. So much water. Too warm in building? #fl£apanthers

— Harvey Fialkov (@hfialkov) April 17, 2012

I have e-mailed my hockey-loving friend, Adam (subject line: “Is this bad?”), to investigate. So don’t worry, guys. We’re on the case. For now, here’s Panthers coach Kevin Dineen on the developing ice situation:

“If the quality of ice is anything like it was this morning at the skate, I think their customer service probably will be pretty embarrassed to see that’s what they are putting out there for people to see. It made for a pretty sloppy morning. If the ice is anything like it was this morning, it will make for a very sloppy game. No fun for the fans. A lot of water out there.”

“A lot of water out there” does not sound great for NHL playoff-level hockey. But, hey, I’m no expert. Can someone find those customer service people that Dineen is talking about?