Panthers' Big Unit: Back on wing, Horton's numbers never happier
by Donny Rivette on Dec 17, 2009 7:56 PM EST
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Those numbers above are superb if your name is anything other than Ovechkin, Malkin, Crosby, or a quite small handful of others. For a player with the win-some lose-some history of Horton, they're doubly stunning.
Consider his first point of the season came in the fifth game, a goal inTampa Bay. In fact, he's had a total of thirteen games gone pointless; not sure what to gain from that, other than when he's on, he's on: nine multi-point matches have resulted in 19 points glued to his stats. Consider as well that he was a minus player until November 20th...the twentieth game of the season. He's now a strong plus-8.
Five goals through the first twenty matches, and six in the fifteen since (3 of those in the recent Islanders game, but still...). Go to assists, and a balanced resume is taking shape: splitting 20/15 his numbers are as follow: 11/12.
Remarkable.
Next up: Stephen Weiss and Michael Frolik
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Market-Timing...
What a time to off-load him…. Sell high and build for the future…..I know they’ll never do it now, but I’d like to see what kind of offers they could get before they collapse….
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Southeast Standings
| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Florida
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51 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 59 |
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Washington
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51 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 58 |
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Winnipeg
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53 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 54 |
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Tampa Bay
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51 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 51 |
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Carolina
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54 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 49 |
(updated 2.5.2012 at 9:10 AM EST)
Eastern Standings
| GP | W-L-OT | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|
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New York Rangers
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49 | 32-12-5 | 69 |
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Boston Bruins
|
50 | 32-16-2 | 66 |
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Florida Panthers
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51 | 24-16-11 | 59 |
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Philadelphia Flyers
|
51 | 30-15-6 | 66 |
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Pittsburgh Penguins
|
52 | 30-18-4 | 64 |
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New Jersey Devils
|
51 | 29-19-3 | 61 |
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Ottawa Senators
|
55 | 27-21-7 | 61 |
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Toronto Maple Leafs
|
52 | 27-19-6 | 60 |
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Washington Capitals
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51 | 27-20-4 | 58 |
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Winnipeg Jets
|
53 | 24-23-6 | 54 |
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Tampa Bay Lightning
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51 | 23-23-5 | 51 |
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New York Islanders
|
51 | 21-22-8 | 50 |
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Buffalo Sabres
|
52 | 22-24-6 | 50 |
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Carolina Hurricanes
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54 | 20-25-9 | 49 |
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Montreal Canadiens
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52 | 19-24-9 | 47 |
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