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 Cats @ Sabres, 7p - HSBC Arena - No local TV - However...(see below)

 

Panthers: 34-24-  77P, 2nd in SE    Sabres: 33-27-7  73P, 3rd in NE

LAST 10 - FLA: 5-4-1    BUF: 4-5-1

HOME & AWAY:   FLA (A): 16-15-4     BUF: (H): 19-12-2

SEASON SERIES: Game 3 of 4 (1-0-1 FLA)

ALL-TIME: 33-22-4  BUF

SBNation COMPANION BLOG:  Die by the Blade

Promotionals: "Watch Parties" at Carolina Ale House!

Weston and Boynton Beach - Open to the public

- DolPhanDave will be living large in Weston, while I'll be found shaking and teary-eyed while balled up in a corner of the Ale House in Boynton Beach.

- Keep the Nickname Kamil Kreps submissions rolling in...there's some great stuff in my email, and thanks to those who've already participated; especially since there aren't any prizes (what are we, Puck Daddy?), just the simple joy of knowing that YOU have thrown a catchy handle on a first-rate fourth-liner.

Send yours to pantherslitterbox@yahoo.com. The deadline is midnight tonight.

LITTER BOX LINERS

(Note: this game represents Richard Zednik's triumphant return to Buffalo since, well, last year. A number of fascinating articles outlining Zed's recovery are within the newspaper links below.)

• Sun-Sentinel
• Miami Herald
• Palm Beach Post
• The Buffalo News
• AP via NHL.com: game preview
• AccuScore via The Sporting News
• Sports Club Stats: Panthers playoff run
• Panthers website
• Sabres website

THE FAR REACHES OF THE BLOGOSPHERE

• Die by the Blade (BUF) an SBNation blog
• Panthers Message Boards (FLA) best on the 'net
• Cat Scratch (FLA)
• Panthers on the Prowl (FLA)
• Sabres Insider (BUF)
• Sabres Report (BUF)
• BfloBlog (BUF)

 THE WARMUP

 Keeping in mind that none of the True Believers watches SportsCenter anymore: here's a classic from ESPN featuring Sabres lunkhead legend Rob Ray.