Panthers fight, score in post-deadline destruction of Flyers 7-4
by Donny Rivette on Mar 3, 2010 10:36 PM EST
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Good thing for Florida that Philly didn't offer much for goaltender Tomas Vokoun at today's deadline, if anything. GM Paul Holmgren's club is almost certainly regretting it.
The Panthers began the game with a fire under their belt little seen at any point this season. If two fights in the opening five seconds doesn't grab your teammates' attention, little will. Nick Tarnasky went twice with Arron Asham, among other scuffles, but the headliner was David Booth taking on former purveyor of pain Mike Richards. Don't get too excited: it wasn't much of a fight; one of those "okay, everyone's expecting it, let's get it over with" deals which is nonetheless always a hoot. Controversy ended.
Cats defenseman Jason Garrison channeled his inner-Paul Coffey throughout the evening, making numerous rushes into the offensive zone, picking up not only his first NHL goal, but an assist as well. He looked good.
David Booth ended the evening with four points (1g, 3a, 4sog) as did captain Bryan McCabe (1g, 3a). Believe it or not: this was Booth's first goal on BAC ice of the season.
Michael Frolik had two goals (8sog) while Stephen Weiss grabbed his 23rd of the year. Keith Ballard finished with two assists.
Not to be forgotten, center Shawn Matthias (1a) looked fantastic at times.
Tomas Vokoun - still thankfully a Panther - stopped 38 of 42 shots. Brian Boucher and Michael Leighton combined for 36 saves.
Chris Pronger and Blair Betts both ended with two assists apiece as Jeff Carter, Ville Reino, Daniel Briere, and Ryan Parent scored for the visitors.
Next up: Carolina Saturday in Sunrise.
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i really think matthias looked good tonight. Hopefully he comes into his own the last 20 games of the season
Really blew me away. He and Garrison were phenomenal.
by Donny Rivette on Mar 3, 2010 11:25 PM EST up reply actions
Kings fan here...
Just checking in to say I was really impressed with David Booth’s game tonight. He squarred up with Richards and did what he needed to do. And then for him to follow it up with a 1 goal and 3 assist performance was just awesome! You’ve got a special player there and I hope he will continue to do great things for the Cats for many years to come!
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 4, 2010 12:31 AM EST reply actions
You said it, Dodger.
He’s really coming into his own.
by Donny Rivette on Mar 4, 2010 1:15 PM EST up reply actions
WTF?!?
You have got to be kidding me. I skip this game only because Henry Rollins in town (sorry, Rollins trumps hockey in my world) and the Panthers actually show up?
Jesus. This means we’re going to get trounced by the Hurricanes on Saturday. Maybe I should go out drinking instead.
Florida Panthers: Giving the league a punching bag since 2000.
On that note, the Cats blew it open when I sat down to eat. Always seems to be the case. By that logic, I’ll be pushing around 3 bills to get them into the postseason if I continue the strategy.
by Donny Rivette on Mar 4, 2010 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
Awesome stuff! Before the Atlanta game it’d been a month or so since I watched a game, so last night was a real treat. The Atlanta game was slow, scrappy, lethargic; but last night they seemed up for it right from the beginning. Commentary from Lindsey suggested the pressure of the trade deadline had been affecting players, not sure if that’s a viable excuse or not. Either way, it was a great performance especially by the players already mentioned (Matthias, Garrison, Booth).
All too often watching a Panthers game this year has been a chore, but that game was a real treat — I think winning every single game from here on out is a tiiiiiiny bit of a stretch, but as long as the final few weeks are entertaining and they actually try then I can’t complain!
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