Florida Panthers Ups & Downs: Week 19
by Alexander Calloway on Feb 21, 2012 6:00 PM EST
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Ups & Downs is a feature that looks at the individual performances of your Panthers over the past week.
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2011-12 Florida Panthers
27-20-11 (65 points), 1st in Southeast Division, 3rd in Eastern Conference
Goals For: 144 (25th of 30), Goals Against: 162 (14th of 30)
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | PTS% | GF | GA | PP | PPO | PP% | PPA | PPOA | PK% | SH | SHA |
| Florida Panthers | 58 | 27 | 20 | 11 |
65 | .560 | 144 | 162 | 39 | 211 | 18.48 | 33 | 174 | 81.03 | 4 | 6 |
| League Average | 59 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 66 | .558 | 161 | 161 | 35 | 202 | 17.37 | 35 | 202 | 82.63 | 5 | 5 |
Biggest Gain: Jose Theodore
It's been an interesting week for Theodore, who saw 144 minutes while stopping 77 of 82 shots (.939 save percentage). As fantastic as Jose was this week, the offense didn't give him much support scoring only two goals with him in net (Sean Bergenheim and Tomas Fleischmann).
Biggest Loss: Mikael Samuelsson
After a hot start to the month of February, Samuelsson had a week to forget. Going minus-three (minus-one in all three games) and scoring zero points while playing 51 minutes this week. Samuelsson also didn't record a single shot on goal against Washington, a game where the Panthers desperately needed his offense.
| Goaltenders | Trend | Notes |
| Scott Clemmensen |
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After having an impressive start to February, Clemmensen dropped the ball (or puck) against Ottawa. Allowing four goals on 12 shots (.750 save percentage). |
| Jose Theodore |
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See "Biggest gains." |
| Defensemen | ||
| Brian Campbell |  |
Campbell had a three game point streak snapped in the shutout against Anaheim. He also blocked six shots. |
| Keaton Ellerby |
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Another pointless week for Ellerby, who let his body do the talking with 16 hits and 12 blocked shots. |
| Jason Garrison |  |
Injured Reserve as of Feb 12, 2012 (Lower-body injury) was injured Feb. 11 and could return this week. |
| Erik Gudbranson |
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Gudbranson's plus/minus is still a team worst at minus-18. But that hasn't stopped his aggressive physical play with nine hits (three in each game) and seven blocked shots. |
| Ed Jovanovski | |
Injured Reserve as of Jan 17, 2012 (Broken hand) had surgery on Jan. 18. He is skating and could be back this week. |
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Dmitry Kulikov |
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Injured Reserve as of Jan 22, 2012 (Knee surgery) had surgery on Jan. 23 and is out until March. |
| Tyson Strachan |
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Earned his first penalty with a major for fighting Zack Smith. Also had nine hits. |
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Mike Weaver |
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You know your offense is bad when Mike Weaver outscores the team's leading scorer in this week. Weaver credited with an assist against Ottawa and delivered 12 hits. |
| Nolan Yonkman | |
Played 6 minutes against Anaheim. |
| Forwards | ||
| Krys Barch | |
The drought is over! Barch has seven penalties in minutes this week, five for fighting George Parros. The two have history (see what I did there?). |
| Sean Bergenheim | |
Scored a goal against Ottawa and recorded six hits. Played well in his 54 minutes this week. |
| Matt Bradley |
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Zero points and also fought Zack Smith. Added on to his team leading hit total with 11 this week (134 for the year). |
| Tomas Fleischmann | |
Had a five game point streak (four game assist streak that ended against Washington) and scored more points than any Panther this week. |
| Marcel Goc |
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Zero points and minus-two this week. |
| Tomas Kopecky |
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Also had a zero point and minus-two week. |
| John Madden | |
Out with a lower body injury, injured Feb. 13, and is expected to miss the next two weeks. |
| Shawn Matthias | |
Scored a goal against Ottawa and went plus-one. |
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See "Biggest losses." | |
| Mike Santorelli | |
Zero points for Santorelli who was able to keep the opposing offense from scoring, with a neutral plus/minus week. |
| Jack Skille |
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Minus-two week with zero points and 10 hits. |
| Marco Sturm | |
Injured Reserve as of Feb 3, 2012 (Knee surgery) had surgery on Feb. 6 and is expected to be out until March. |
| Scottie Upshall | |
Injured Reserve as of Feb 1, 2012 (Sports hernia surgery) had surgery on Feb. 2 and is expected to be out until the end of March or longer. |
| Kris Versteeg |
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Zero points and minus-two for week. Versteeg is currently on a three game point drought and has gone on a four game point drought twice this season (has yet to have a five game drought). |
| Stephen Weiss | |
Had two minus-two games (against Ottawa and Anaheim) but had a great game against Washington, assisting with the only goal and recording four hits. |
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Every week is a green arrow week for Mike Weaver
I’m putting here for reflection later on in the season…. #14 Tomas [Fleischmann] is getting a 40G season. FLASH COUNT: 19G/25A
by RPC on Sep 17, 2011 5:20 PM MDT
Find me on Twidduh And look at my Marmots
by Chris S Roberts on Feb 21, 2012 6:27 PM EST reply actions
There is a lot of RED in this one. Good lord, everyone needs to pick it up.
I hereby predict Captain Mike Weaver #43 will score 6G 20A -RCR 0G13A 2/13
Be impeccable with your word, don't take anything personally, don't make assumptions, always do your best...
you got it Heather. other than Theo, Bergy, Matthias and Weaver most everyone else needs to step it up.
107 days until Prometheus
by Todd Little on Feb 22, 2012 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
I felt REALLY good with a 4-point lead after winning 3 in a row including a two-game road sweep, and coming home for a 4-game homestand against teams below us in the standings… NOW it seems I’m reduced to cheering for the likes of the Flyers and Senators just to keep our boys in a playoff spot.
This has been an ugly week. Let’s get it done tomorrow night!
OH, and Please, for the love of God, make sure everyone around you is aware that Stephen Weiss DESERVES A LOUD STANDING OVATION during his ceremony at the BAC preceding the game against the Wild… I was utterly embarrassed that MAYBE 150 people deemed it appropriate to stand and cheer when they announced and showed Gordie Howe on the Jumbotron on Sunday… In any other city in the NHL, there wouldn’t have been a single butt in a seat… That was just pathetic.
OH OH OH, I am counting the days until this monstrosity of a blue jersey is relegated to the annals of history… Seeing it on the ice, and knowing its history (why it came about and what it nearly became), makes me feel ill. Good riddance.
/rant
The folks I was with during the Caps game didn’t even know who Gordie Howe was as this was their first NHL experience. I have a felling a good deal fo the crowd did not know who he was or why people were standing up and clapping. Just the truth about South Florida. It’s definitely up to us to educate as our media does nothing for us. It’s also tough to get others excited about hockey in the Sunshine State after the poor showing this past week. As for the blue jersey’s my friend I hope that they are DELETED from everything associated with this team.
A lil thunder and a lil lightning is what the Cats are going to bring this year.
Murph,
Liked the 4 point lead we had but felt serious misgivings about the 4 game homestand. It’s situations like this where the Panthers have failed so many times over this long playoff drought.
I saw Gordie bag his 1000 pro goal against the B’ham Bulls back when the WHA was still around. Our fans failed in showing proper respect to one of the all timers.
and yes good riddance to the Jet Blue jersey.
107 days until Prometheus
by Todd Little on Feb 22, 2012 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
Screaming Panther anyone?
Shameless plug activate!
Fish, Heatles, Cats, Fins, Noles
by National Mario on Feb 22, 2012 3:22 PM EST up reply actions
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