Panthers double Hurricanes 6-3 in Sunrise

missed the game tonight as i’m graduating tomorrow but nice to see this offensive onslaught continue. a +5 from radek is quite the surprise, although i would say that about anyone’s +5.

look at the panthers: 105 goals, good for SEVENth in the league, who’d have thunk?

We were worried for a few minutes there. I don’t fault anyone on the PPG, but the Staal goal after was very troubling. Someone hit the collapse switch on that one, but after a couple dicey shifts they calmed back down and went back to playing well. By three minutes left there was no way the Canes were coming back as they were being completely outplayed.

Oh, and a bunch of people were bitching on the last powerplay at the end of the game because nothing was happening. Possibly because Panthers fans don’t see that move too much because our team’s not usually good enough. Anyway, the sharp eyed might have noted that Pete put a bunch of the kids out on that last PP since the game was already won and we were up a man. They deserved it. Other than Taffe’s miscue, passing to a stickless Keith Ballard, the third and fourth lines were solid last night. Weiss, not so much. Luckily that Dvorak-Reinprecht-Olesz line was on fire last night. We’ve been dogging Olesz a bit in the bitter and cynical section, but he had a very good game last night.

If the team plays three more periods like the last two last night then it will have been a very good week. The Panthers are in eighth with four points but everyone but the Canadiens have games in hand. And every team in the conference but Atlanta plays today. A win here is crucial (and would tie us in points with the Thrashers).

Anyway, the sharp eyed might have noted that Pete put a bunch of the kids out on that last PP since the game was already won and we were up a man.

Goldie or Lindsay mentioned that as well, noting that Pete wasn’t looking to “run up the score”.

Not sure if I agree with that philosophy on such a fragile (for lack of a better word) team, but it was satisfying to see a few new faces get some PP time.