Nieuwendyk out in Florida

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Jacques Martin will be back with the Florida Panthers next season, but Joe Nieuwendyk will not.

Sources says Nieuwendyk, who held the title of Special Consultant to the General Manager, tendered his resignation earlier this week.

While Nieuwendyk is the last type of person who would throw bombs on his way out the door, sources say he was "extremely disillusioned" with the direction the franchise was taking under owner Alan Cohen and GM-head coach Martin, who this week was directed by Cohen to give up the coaching portfolio to concentrate exclusively on managing the team.

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