Panthers' Eastern Conference Combat - Sunday
by Donny Rivette on Feb 21, 2009 11:30 PM EST
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I'm getting fatigued describing each night as a Big Night in the East, so at this stage I'll simply refer to every evening as Catorsday and assume it'll be an uphill climb for the Cats from here on out.
Saturday was certainly no different than our proposed Catorsday, as Florida gained an S-M-ALL bit of ground. "But WhaIe, but Whale...they're still in it!" Yes, but everyone we desired to lose somehow wound up victorious. In any case, the Panthers currently sit in the sixth spot.
SATURDAY
- Ruslan Fedotenko and some kid named Crosby each scored two goals, enabling the Penguins to beat the highly-favored Flyers 5-4 in regulation. The Pens come home to roost with 64 points, four less than Buffalo, Florida, and the Rangahs.
- Two goals by Dan
ny Heatley for the Senators weren't enough to turn away the Habs. Montreal relied on five goal scorers to seal the win, including one byhermitreclusebanishedfirst-ballot hall of famer Alex Kovalev. The victory bumps the Canadiens to 69 points, one ahead of The Bunch. - In the Thrilling Serial Drama of the Night, Buffalo downs the Rangers 4-2. Keeping pace. Lacking a game-in-hand. Been here before.
- From The Department of Way Kewl, the New York Islanders continued where Florida left off, blanking the Devils 4-0. Really doesn't matter, but sa-freaking-weet!
SUNDAY
Quoting the above chick: "It's not over yet." She's like sixty or so now. Yikes.
- Pittsburgh @ Washington, 12:30p NBC. Crosby vs. Ovechkin. W4E say: Yet another overhyped "showdown" on national television between The Kid and Ovie, which in truth is only a filler before high school figure skating and Special-Needs Rodeo. Snooze.
- Colorado @ Carolina, 3p. The Avalanche seek to gain in the Western Conference standings...if only out of pride. W4E say: BS. This one's done like dinner. As much as all hockey fans (sans Detroit trumpeters) historically like the Avs (a Quebec City guilt trip?), the Tropical Storms should run this one up. Badly.
- Toronto @ NY Rangers, 8p. A target of the Panthers, the Rangers may have a tough go in TO. W4E say: Indeed they will. The Leafs are not scary on paper, but the Burke Effect will take hold soon, given the trade deadline is a week and a half off. Every Canadian kid wants to play for Toronto; motivation should not be a problem here. However, this should be a good one, regardless of New York's recent struggles. Cat fans, we're going - duh duh duh - with the Leafs.
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Pit\Philly game
That Penguins\Flyers game this afternoon made me sick. I was able to watch from work, and Pittsburgh went up 3-1, Flyers came back, Pens went up 4-3, Phily tied it 4-4. Then the game winner from Pittsburgh came on possibly the stupidest, strangest, most aggravating play I’ve seen a goaltender make in a long while. I forget who, but the Penguin guy gets a little break, but a Flyer defender is right on him, they both are chasing down the puck, and here comes Biron charging out to try to beat all of them to the puck. he gets there first, but of course he can’t cover it that for out! so he drops it behind his back??!?! and does a neat little spin a rama to try to get back in the net. Well the Penguin guy was standing right there. throws it to the net, crosby tips it in. THANKS A LOT BIRON, YOU GOON. Oh well… such are the dangers of scoreboard watching. Just thought I’d share.
Biron
…was bad the whole game. He should have stopped a couple of those earlier goals, but then that move on the game winner. He should have stayed in his net and let his defenseman get position on the Penguin (forget who it was, I was too busy yelling at the screen at Biron). AFAIC, the only time it’s acceptable for a goalie to come charging out like that is if the other team’s player is alone.
When’s Nittymaki coming back?
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Florida
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53 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 61 |
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Washington
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54 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 61 |
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Winnipeg
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56 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 58 |
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Tampa Bay
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53 | 23 | 24 | 6 | 52 |
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Carolina
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55 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 50 |
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| GP | W-L-OT | Pts | |
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New York Rangers
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52 | 34-13-5 | 73 |
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Boston Bruins
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52 | 33-17-2 | 68 |
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Florida Panthers
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53 | 25-17-11 | 61 |
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Philadelphia Flyers
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54 | 31-16-7 | 69 |
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New Jersey Devils
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54 | 31-19-4 | 66 |
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Pittsburgh Penguins
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54 | 30-19-5 | 65 |
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Ottawa Senators
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57 | 28-22-7 | 63 |
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Toronto Maple Leafs
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55 | 28-21-6 | 62 |
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Washington Capitals
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54 | 28-21-5 | 61 |
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Winnipeg Jets
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56 | 26-24-6 | 58 |
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Montreal Canadiens
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55 | 22-24-9 | 53 |
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Tampa Bay Lightning
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53 | 23-24-6 | 52 |
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Buffalo Sabres
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53 | 23-24-6 | 52 |
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New York Islanders
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53 | 22-23-8 | 52 |
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Carolina Hurricanes
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55 | 20-25-10 | 50 |
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