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Welcome one and all to Litter Box Cats. Yes, those in Carolina too.

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What a fun trip this crazy odyssey has been. It was my version of Amateur Hour when I began covering/critiquing/flogging the Florida Panthers over two years ago on MySpace Blogs, moving along to Blogger, and now finally settling in at SBNation, but so well worth the effort.

I'm Whale4ever, aka Donny, and it is my distinct pleasure and honor to present you with Litter Box Cats, or unoffially, The Litter Box. We've had a lot of fun over at Blogger the past few months, probably more than we should have considering the Panthers' record, but all the same, I couldn't be more thrilled to be hosted at SBNation. I was awed when I learned the identities of those I'd be working alongside in the hockey section, and promise you'll find this network becoming the #1 hockey blogging resource on the interwebs.

Before we get rolling covering the Cats, I'm going to do the obligatory thank-yous and call-outs to a few wonderful people whose assistance and support has been truly monumental in the eyes of this Panther fan:

  • The uber-capable and professional staff of SB Nation, who treated me with respect and dignity when I asked a multitude of hair-pulling amateur questions in the development of this site - a great bunch of folks.
  • Sean Leahy, Greg Wyshynski, and Jon Press, among so many others in the blogosphere, without whose strategically-placed links and kind words about The Box I would have easily half the readership. For those merely reading the myriad of hockey blogs out there, I assure you a more dedicated group of fans-turned-writers does not exist in all of sports. We're puck fanatics. We get it.
  • The family members and friends who have been there since day one, challenging me to get through the night with "just one more post". Not always an easy task...but no less difficult than boring those same people with the everyday minutia of running not just a blog, but a hockey blog. Heroes. CLG ... don't know how you've remained sane.
  • From the Rink's James Mirtle. You all know him and you know his work. The man's a stats-king and number-crunching master. You may not know that he is also extraordinarily kind with his time and supremely helpful (and persistent!). I thank him sincerely for this opportunity.
  • So many sites, from the Battle of California to The Pensblog to Barry Melrose Rocks to a dozen others and all of our readers...thank you.

And I still managed to turn this into a rambling Julia Roberts-esque Golden Globe acceptance speech. My apologies to some. For everyone else, let's get to the Panthers. Thank you for reading, and please...bear with me! I'm still learning this stuff!

Make sure to use the FanPosts and FanShots on the right side of the screen...they allow you t ointeract and be every bit as much a part of this - and all SB Nation - blogs. Enjoy!

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Great to have another Southeast Divsion blogger on board (and hell, as “Whale4ever” it’s really like one-and-a-half Southeast bloggers) and a great one at that – welcome.

Japers' Rink: Hockey blogging from the most powerful city in the world

by J.P. on Dec 5, 2008 12:17 PM EST reply actions  

Whoohoo!

Another new blog! Welcome. Thanks for Olli. I hope you’re enjoying Ballard and Boynton. Stop by anytime.

by Travis Hair on Dec 5, 2008 12:38 PM EST reply actions  

Best. Blog. Name. Ever.

I love the graphic of that big cat sitting in the litter box! Welcome!!

by tbell61 on Dec 5, 2008 12:44 PM EST reply actions  

Movin’ on up!

Good work on the migration — BoC’s links will be updated momentarily.

http://battleofcalifornia.blogspot.com/

by Earl Sleek on Dec 5, 2008 12:56 PM EST reply actions  

Good to have ya finally operational, Donny. Can’t wait to get things going here.

by James Mirtle on Dec 5, 2008 1:05 PM EST reply actions  

Welcome aboard.

Pension Plan Puppets*
* Blog contains less than 2% puppet content by weight.

by Chemmy on Dec 5, 2008 1:33 PM EST reply actions  

Welcome!

And as an Avs fan, thanks for those memories form ’96.

"Never Surrender Dreams" - Inscription on J. Michael Straczynski's bench

Purple Row - Covering all your Rockies needs!

by Russ Oates on Dec 5, 2008 1:35 PM EST reply actions  

Rats! A Panthers blog!

(See what I did there, with the reference to rats? See?)

Welcome aboard from all of us humble, non-gloating, sad-to-be-in-the-basement now Colorado Avalanche fans.

Go Avs! Let's get some goals!

by Joe Dunman on Dec 5, 2008 2:09 PM EST reply actions  

Thanks to everyone!

The site went live just as I was leaving work…so forgive me not responding to each of you immediately. I really appreciate the kind words…and there will be nothing lacking in the Brass Bonanza department, I assure you! Gonna be on here full-time in about an hour…

The Litter Box: Your SBNation Florida Panthers Blogging Colossus

by Donny Rivette on Dec 5, 2008 2:23 PM EST reply actions  

Welcome from MHH!

Colorado Avalanche: Gellin' and Propellin'!!!

by Mike @ MHH on Dec 5, 2008 2:39 PM EST reply actions  

Welcome! Been noticing that you were active, but I couldn’t get past the staging wall yet. Glad your finally live!

-from a fan of another team whose new coach is trying to put in an aggressive style.

Lighthouse Hockey: a New York Islanders blog with hip issues.

by Dominik on Dec 5, 2008 2:54 PM EST reply actions  

Welcome. Love the new site.
Maybe the freshness will help the Cats continue their prowl of a playoff spot!

by Iron Mike on Dec 5, 2008 3:29 PM EST reply actions  

Congrats and best of luck Donny!

by Robert McGee on Dec 5, 2008 6:13 PM EST reply actions  

A big Welcome from the other SBN Panther team, the Carolina version

Great name too…wish I would have thought of it :)

I blog the Carolina Panthers at www.catscratchreader.com

by Jaxon on Dec 11, 2008 2:26 PM EST reply actions  

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Southeast Standings

GP W L OTL PT
Washington 53 28 21 4 60
Florida 52 24 17 11 59
Winnipeg 55 25 24 6 56
Tampa Bay 52 23 24 5 51
Carolina 55 20 25 10 50

(updated 2.9.2012 at 9:25 AM EST)

Florida Panthers Roster

# Pos. DOB W H
Krys Barch 21 RW 3/26/1980 237 6-1
Sean Bergenheim 20 LW 2/8/1984 200 5-11
Matt Bradley 22 RW 6/13/1978 201 6-3
Brian Campbell 51 D 5/23/1979 189 6-0
Scott Clemmensen 30 G 7/23/1977 203 6-3
Keaton Ellerby 4 D 11/5/1988 220 6-4
Tomas Fleischmann 14 RW 5/16/1984 192 6-1
Jason Garrison 52 D 11/13/1984 216 6-2
Marcel Goc 57 C 8/24/1983 202 6-1
Erik Gudbranson 44 D 1/7/1992 195 6-4
Ed Jovanovski 55 D 6/26/1976 221 6-3
Tomas Kopecky 82 RW 2/5/1982 203 6-3
Dmitry Kulikov 7 D 10/29/1990 196 6-1
John Madden 10 C 5/4/1973 190 5-11
Jacob Markstrom 25 G 1/31/1990 178 6-3
Shawn Matthias 18 C 2/19/1988 216 6-4
Mikael Samuelsson 26 RW 12/23/1976 218 6-2
Mike Santorelli 13 C 12/14/1985 190 6-0
Jack Skille 12 RW 5/19/1987 215 6-1
Tyson Strachan 23 D 10/30/1984 215 6-2
Marco Sturm 16 LW 9/8/1978 194 6-0
Jose Theodore 60 G 9/13/1976 185 5-11
Scottie Upshall 19 RW 10/7/1983 200 6-0
Kris Versteeg 32 RW 5/13/1986 182 5-10
Mike Weaver 43 D 5/2/1978 186 5-9
Stephen Weiss 9 C 4/3/1983 193 5-11

Florida Panthers Injuries

Probable

Player Injury Type Injury Date
Jose Theodore knee 02/09/2012

Out (IR / Out / Suspended / Physically unvailable)

Player Injury Type Injury Date
Ed Jovanovski hand 01/17/2012
Marco Sturm knee 02/02/2012
Scottie Upshall sports-hernia 01/25/2012
Jack Skille shoulder 01/24/2012
Dmitry Kulikov knee 01/22/2012
Jacob Markstrom knee 01/08/2012

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