The Florida Panthers World Tour may be winding down, but the real business at hand and daily grind of the NHL is upon us. Looking ahead at Florida’s upcoming three games and their opponents.
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A goaltender is always open to scrutiny and no one knows this better right now than under-fire Toronto netminder Vesa Toskala. After four periods of poor play he is already risking being replaced by much hyped back-up goalie Jonas Gustavsson. Meanwhile, Alexander Salak has been called-up by the Panthers for Clemmensen who is attending to family business. All this while former Cats back-up goalie Craig Andersson has started his career as Colorado’s No.1 in the best possible fashion.
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In hindsight it seems I was not far off in my 1st Round predictions. A couple were spot on, whilst the ones I missed were tellingly the close series’, especially the 7 game ones were I picked the wrong game 7 winners on both occasions. Nonetheless, undeterred, perhaps even a bit encouraged, [...]
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A mere few minutes prior to the first puck dropping in anger, in the Stanley Cup 2009 Playoffs, I shall dare a preliminary prediction of what will unfold in the First Round of 16. Ready to eat my words in a week or two; here are my bets….
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With Buffalo and Montreal stumbling yesterday, the Rangers hosting the Habs tonight and the Panthers travelling to Philadelphia; tonight will be a night of utmost importance in the playoff race – as it settles in to a final manic sprint – in this last week of regular season hockey. Meanwhile, the plight and spiraling hope in South Florida has caught plenty of attention on both sides of the North Atlantic; at the same time as the skeptics are either dreading the run-in or filing their pen-swords in anticipation of another failure.
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[Video] The Russian star not only experienced weightlessness for a moment, but was also sent spinning right through the center of our Universe; through its supermassive black hole of pending darkness – before crashing out the other side – plummeting head-first onto the unforgiving ice in Sunrise, Florida. No wonder Malkin looked dazed and confused mere moments later as he checked his vital signs to see if indeed he was still on planet Earth or had left for pastures unknown….[/Video]
See this outrageous hip-check and marvel in Evgeni’s somersault! Also see Ballard noseburning Crosby after the latter’s juvenile retaliation reaction!!
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The NY Rangers lost yesterday to a Hurricane 10 Carolina (ten consecutive home victories) 2-4 and it gives the Panthers another lifeline they need to grab tonight by beating the Thrashers. The playoff race is intensifying and suddenly the Cats have a good chance to capitalize on an opponent’s rare slip-up and draw level on points with the New Yorkers – who at this point in time look like they’ll be Florida’s principal opponent in the head-to-head post-season chase.
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Just push in the goalie, after he’s made the save. That’s the way to do it! Or at least it’s what the refs thought in Toronto, when the Leafs faced the Caps last. And here’s proof below:
And Gerber has now been suspended for 3 games for bumping the ref who allowed this outrageous goal. But [...]
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And so it has been the story with the refs as of late. Some skinny calls on the ice, and you can always count on those goalies to react!!
Rask, the future of Bruins goal tending, has a meltdown on the ice.
Now, the question is, should this incident go to video review to have a [...]
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A crucial playoff race game will be played between Pittsburgh and Florida tonight and in this vital match-up the Panthers will have to do without two of their key players that are out with injuries; Nathan Horton and Bryan McCabe. The next two games for the Panthers could very well determine the clubs season as the games suddenly become 4 point contests. Here we breakdown the importance of the Cats’ upcoming road-trip, the Eastern Conference playoff race news and the implications of the Floridian injury bug.
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