Boston Bruins @ Florida Panthers - Open Thread
by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 6:45 PM EST
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Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, Feb 21, 2009 7:00 PM EST
The Panthers line up at center ice following Chicago's third goal on Thursday. Said winger Richard Zednik, "We were a bit stiff".
From out of the frying pan and into the fire. Or however that goes. The Broons come to town tonight, and as long as coack Claude Julien has them focused, they will be increasing their lead on the conference with presumed wins in Sunrise and St. Pete.
Numbers-wise, that's the plan. But Pete DeBoer's troops have been ultra-resilient in the past three months, shaking off crushing defeats only to pour on the offense in the next game, no matter who the opponent may be. Not so easy a task for the B's as one may assume. Phil Kessel hasne't scored a goal in 13 games. A breakout tonight, perhaps?
W4E say: Boston is not pleased having to face the vanquished Cats 48 hours after a stinging home loss to the Blackhawks. There may be a wasp nest at the BAC.
Bit of a lineup change: FSN-FL reports luckless-but-hearty Brett McLean will sit, while rough-and-tumble Nick Tarnasky hits the ice.
A sell-out crowd is all but a certainty, so it may be slow going at The Box this evening. Never fear, we'll be doing the back-and-forth with Stanley Cup of Chowder to stay up on the enemy's movements.
BTW...
That's one bad hat, Harry.
Go Cats.
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Hey kids!
Gonna be a big one. Quite the test for our Cats.
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 7:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Cats lose opening faceoff. Frolik is jacked up.
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 7:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Broons up on shots but Panthers hanging in. T-Vo be strong.
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 7:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nathan Horton: “Two (goals) for Booth tonight.”
Hmmm.
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 7:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wideman just took something – a stick? – to the face…possibly from a teammate. We’ll see.
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 7:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Weiss’ stick but they called Frolik…4:00 penalty
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 7:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
hey hey ho ho, center ice is still free so I’m watching this junxt on the FS Panthers feed.
by wuffy on Feb 21, 2009 7:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Good to hav e ya, Wuf…
Got some action here. I can prolly guess who you’re pulling for…
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 7:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Pace is picking up considerably since the penalty kill
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 7:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
dem Broons are no joke. They ended up whoopin the Canes on Tuesday but it was well contested thru 2.
by wuffy on Feb 21, 2009 7:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I could say the same for the Cats against ChiTown
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 7:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hortons been getting robbed. The Hawks game the other night he got stoned cold, err Huet made good saves
by wuffy on Feb 21, 2009 7:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
He did get worked around the net. The guy simply has no luck, and he can’t make his own luck. So he’s jonesed twice over. Helluva talent that is terribly under-utilized (by himself, not the club!)
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 7:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Things smoothing out in Albany at all? That could have been so much worse…
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 7:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
yeah, bummer about Borer though. broken vertabrae out for season
by wuffy on Feb 21, 2009 7:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ya hear about bus crashes and of course Swift Current came to mind first and foremost. All the best to them.
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 7:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
gonna get some grub, catch ya back a little later
by wuffy on Feb 21, 2009 7:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Awright bro…buon appetit
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 7:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey look…another BOS PP
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 7:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
End of First…0-0, by the grace of all that is good (6 minutes on the PK!)
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 7:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Better than Justin Williams. I’ll decline, though I am impressed by Brindy’s +/-.
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 7:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
She is a doll, eh?
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 7:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 7:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Turning into quite the celeb round these here parts. With our luck Fox will scoop her up and drop into its’ football broadcasts, and we’ll be back to Franke Forte.
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 7:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Horton passed out of the box. Shocker.
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 7:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Chara over Green for the Norris? Forget it.
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 7:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Panthers are batting .1000 when aiming at legs.
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 8:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Er, 1.000
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 8:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s A LOT of heads
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 8:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Any stories from your section Dave?
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 8:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
(Posted way too late)
I didn’t have good connectivity tonight — it took minutes just to blurt out “Full House”. Anyway, nothing I can tell here.
by OldDave on Feb 21, 2009 11:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Good to see your name nonetheless. Great night for everyone!
by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 11:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
BIG hit by The Beach
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 8:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
T – freaking – Vo.
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 8:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Finally…a PP for Florida. Andrew Ference, 2 for the hook.
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 8:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Zeds…2 for unsportsmanlike…somehow from the bench. No idea. He’s pissed.
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 8:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Time for a break
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 8:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Trouble all over the outta-town
BUF over NYR 3-0 in 2nd
PIT beat PHI 5-4
MON beat OTW 5-3
It’s all up to us tonight…no help at all.
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 8:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Florida is winning this period but can’t catch a break…
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 8:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Boston is so positionally sound…scary
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 8:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Penalty on Chara for a hit on Frolik with less than a minute left in the period
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 8:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Zednik is a madman tonight…with one second to go he takes a four-minute double minor – on the PP mind you.
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 8:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
When’s the last time we saw two four-minute double minors in a game by one club?
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 8:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
End of second...0-0
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 8:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Mmmmm…Allison
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 8:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
okay, what about brindy + tripp tracy w/ 3rd rounder for Allison?
by wuffy on Feb 21, 2009 8:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tripp Tracy…LOL!
Isn’t he busy running a Bar-B-Que, or just a Bar…?
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 8:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
thats Bates Battaglia
Tripp is the color guy for FS Hurricanes
by wuffy on Feb 21, 2009 8:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
come on man, he’s a stuttering color commentator!
by wuffy on Feb 21, 2009 8:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Vokoun’s been great, but Thomas has been monumental. The goal posts have played a major role here as well.
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 8:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Sign of things to come?
Bouwmeester was wearing a Chicago Cubs hat during a recent interview. Commence speculation.
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by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 8:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Dvorak - maybe - with his second!
Under review – the previous play, that is – but it should stand.
by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 9:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wuffy...
…can’t erase the sound of Chuck Kaiton a billion years ago pronouncing Dvorak’s name as De-vor-zhak. I still say it to this day.
by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 9:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
We've got a final...
…Panthers 2, Broons 0.
by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 9:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
What a game
T-Vo: third shutout in the last six games
by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 9:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Dvorak had a couple of chances to get the hat trick on an empty net, but it just wasn’t in the cards.
by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 9:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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