Game Day: Florida Panthers @ Pittsburgh Penguins, 1:05 pm
by Donny Rivette on Jan 3, 2009 9:12 AM EST
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Yet more evidence of the simplistic perfection of Family Guy.
Cats at Pens, 1:05 pm, FSN-FL (HD!)
Panthers: 16-16-5 37P, 3rd in SE Penguins: 19-15-4 42P, 4th in ATL
All-time: 27-26-4 (FLA)
Game 1 of 4 (2007-08: 3-1 PIT)
* As always, heads-up to live video feeds are appreciated - I'm at work!!! *
Goaltending duo Tomas Vokoun and Craig Anderson have a chat with coach Peter DeBoer regarding ice time Friday.
A down-and-out Panthers club rolls into Pittsburgh, looking for it's first win in the past five games. I renew my call for a Horton demotion. Yes, a demotion. What else can be done? Andy will start (emphasis on "start") in net, with a 1-0-0 (1 tie) in four appearances against the Pens.
The Penguins have been nearly equally inept, dropping four of their past five. However: Sidney Crosby has 5g-11a-16p in 11 games against the Cats. Sheesh.
L'afffaire DeBoer drags on, as inconsistencies in play among the goaltenders have begun to stretch patience and nerves alike. Will the coach finally get the 60 minutes he's grasping for?
DIVISIONALLY SPEAKING
Carolina doubled up on St. Louis as the Hurricanes used two PP goals to defeat the Blues 2-1 in Raleigh on Friday. A six-point lead over Florida is now in play.
More frighteningly, the Thrashers laid out Vancouver with a 4-3 SO victory in Atlanta. The birds leapfrogged Tampa, and now sit six-points behind the Cats.
As for today, Carolina visits the Lightning, while the Rangers take on the Caps in DC.
Suddenly, the Panthers must look into their rear-view mirror with a bit more frequency.
Humble.
BATTERED AND BRUISED
Reportedly Stephen Weiss is "sick" but may play. Horton took his place in practice yesterday. Otherwise no changes.
LITTER BOX LINERS
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Miami Herald: goalies, coach meet, Cats in Prague?
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Sun-Sentinel: more goalies, blog: Prague talk
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Trouble at home
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Scouting the Panthers
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AP via NHL.com: game preview
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AccuScore via The Sporting News
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Panthers website
- Penguins website
FROM THE BLOGOSPHERE
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Cat Scratch (FLA)
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Panthers on the Prowl (FLA)
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Pensburgh (PIT) An SBNation blog
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The Pensblog (PIT)
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The Confluence (PIT)
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Looks like Fleury in net for the Pens. Not as scary as usual; he’s allowed 8 goals in his last 2 starts, both loses. (they were to Boston and Montreal, but still…..)
"South Florida Sports Are My Life."
Nice video Dave
I like to see SB Nation pulling out some coin for our correspondents to fly to games and blog for us. Can we expect to see you in Montreal tomorrow with George Richards?
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For those of us at work… http://atdhe.net/live-tv-2.php?i=566 … You can now enjoy the game as well.
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I agree on the Horton demotion call. Let him ride the bus around for a couple of weeks.
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It’s incredible that this whole slide was started by one broken stick and a mental lapse by Bryan McCabe. The home game against the Lightning, McCabe was back at the blue line, takes a slap shot and breaks his stick. While the puck was still in the Lightning zone for about 15 seconds, he just stood there, contemplating which way to go. It was like that stick was the Panthers spirit because the bolts came charging down the ice and a stick-less McCabe was unable to contribute anything. They scored and then they scored again 15 seconds later. 3 games later we’re all wondering what happened to the best goaltending tandem in the league.
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Whale, you have gotta change the little box with the Panthers record in it. Every game day that I happen to notice it, we end up losing that game. It’s like a curse or a jinx on the Panthers. (It has one more loss registered, instead of a OT loss)
Would love to
But am flying home early in the morning so we can make the Dolphins game. George will be in Montreal, poor guy has to catch a 6am flight to NY before heading over the border. We have to appreciate our Panthers beat writer, he is great.
"South Florida Sports Are My Life."
Don't get ahead of yourself quite yet, Mj...
…this one’s on him! So far…
- I have attempted on several occassions to get that record box corrected. No response, so I’m just going to kill it.
- Thanks for the atdhe link…either that or crash at justintv should have it up and running!
- Nice summation af the fall from grace. As for Horts, I don’t see any alternative.
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Florida
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55 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 65 |
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Washington
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Boston Bruins
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53 | 34-17-2 | 70 |
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Florida Panthers
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55 | 27-17-11 | 65 |
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Philadelphia Flyers
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Pittsburgh Penguins
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New Jersey Devils
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Ottawa Senators
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