Monday Caterwaul - Panthers GameDay Open Forum
by Donny Rivette on Feb 1, 2010 8:07 AM EST
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- How about David Booth's Big Day, eh? One assist and he didn't look as if he'd missed a minute of action. Smiles all around the BankAtlantic Center.
- On the heels of yesterday's mammoth transactions involving Calgary, Anaheim, and Toronto, it now appears extremely likely that longtime Panthers captain Olli Jokinen will be changing addresses yet again: numerous reports suggest he's about to become John Tortorella's latest whipping boy with the Rangers. Ales Kotalik is certain to go the other way, with names such as Brandon Prust and Christopher Higgins also in the mix. This is all developing as we speak, so check in at Matchsticks and Gasoline and Blueshirt Banter for the latest. And in typical fashion, Greg at Puck Daddy has the last word:
"...Jokinen has been an enigmatic, underwhelming flop for the Flames, with the leadership skills of a frightened kitten."
- It's Way-Back Night at the BAC as two supposedly modern clubs - members in good standing of a prime international league - will play a televisionless game this evening. Neither organization's fans outside of Panther Parkway will have any opportunity to view tonight's proceedings. It's a slap in the face and yet another reminder that the NHL continues to drag one foot in the Dark Ages by choice. Poker is on three stations minimum at any one time of the day, but the lack of one simple feed - from either club's broadcast partners - is too much to ask from this joke of a league. They take, they take, they take...
- So who starts for Florida? And will the Ducks have the services of newly acquired Jason Blake and Vesa Toskala, two names Florida fans have gotten to know over the past couple of years?
- Live Open Forum tonight around 7pm, where we'll be latching on to the services of 790TheTicket's Randall Moller, which is a pleasure we don't often take advantage of.
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The issues with Blake and Toskala playing tonight would likely only be those of visas, as there should be plenty of flights available from T.O. to SoFla. Blake’s American, so no visa issue there. Toskala, on the other hand, may need a work visa if he doesn’t still have status from when he played in San Jose.
Given that the Ducks have sent RW Dan Sexton down and recalled goaltender Justin Pogge, I’m guessing that Blake plays, but not Toskala.
On the other hand, we should see all the new Flames playing on Friday.
Florida Panthers: Giving the league a punching bag since 2000.
I’m pretty sure Jonas Hiller is their #1, Toskala is just a cheaper backup than Giguere is\would have been.
I think with 3 days in between games this week we should be seeing Voky in net again.
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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 |
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New York Rangers
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49 | 32-12-5 | 69 |
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Boston Bruins
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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
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51 | 30-15-6 | 66 |
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Pittsburgh Penguins
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52 | 30-18-4 | 64 |
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New Jersey Devils
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51 | 29-19-3 | 61 |
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Ottawa Senators
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55 | 27-21-7 | 61 |
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Toronto Maple Leafs
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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
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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
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51 | 21-22-8 | 50 |
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Buffalo Sabres
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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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