LBC's All-Time Florida Panthers Roster Countdown: 214-210
by Kevin Kraczkowski on May 24, 2012 8:00 AM EDT
in Florida Panthers All-Time Roster Series
Thanks for joining us back at Litter Box Cats for the 16th installment of "Meet the Panthers!" For a quick rundown on how the hits just keep on coming, click here.
Yesterday, we checked out LW Andrej Podkonicky, D Alexander Sulzer, D Stephane Richer, RW Jamie Leach, and LW Ryan Jardine. Today, we'll hit up two defensemen, a right winger, a center and a left winger..
Click through, unless you've got something better to do...
Devils vs Rangers: ECF Game Five Open Thread
by Donny Rivette on May 23, 2012 7:30 PM EDT
in NHL & General Hockey
(6) New Jersey at (1) NY Rangers, 8 p.m. (NBCSN):
- The Rags make their 101st appearance of the regular season & playoffs this evening, hosting the Devils in a series knotted at two victories each. Rookie forward Chris Kreider leads all players with 3 goals while teammate Dan Girardi has 2 gamewinners. Zach Parise (2G) and Bryce Salvador (1G) pace the Devils with 4 points. Patrik Elias (minus-4) hasn't scored since Game Three vs PHI; Ilya Kovalchuk (1G) is minus-3 on the current series. Goaltenders: Henrik Lundqvist - 1.51/.947 (2 SO); Martin Brodeur - 1.76/.931.
Of note...
- QMJHL: The Saint John Sea Dogs face host the "visiting" Shawinigan Cataractes as they fight for positioning in the final round-robin game of the 2012 Mastercard Memorial Cup. Panthers prospect Jonathan Huberdeau leads the Sea Dogs in points with 2 goals and 1 assist (6 PIM) in first two games of the best-of-three series.
- USHL: Game Five of the Clark Cup Final is tonight, with 2011 Florida draftee Eddie Wittchow playing his final game with the Waterloo Black Hawks before heading to the University of Wisconsin. Waterloo faces Anderson Cup (i.e. Presidents' Trophy) Champion Green Bay Gamblers from the Resch Center at 8 pm EST. Wittchow has 4 assists in 11 playoff games with a plus-two and six penalty minutes.
After wildly successful campaign, do plans shift for Florida Panthers?
by Chris S Roberts on May 23, 2012 3:00 PM EDT
in Florida Panthers News & Analysis
With the shock of elimination long worn off and the final push to the Stanley Cup Finals ahead, teams long removed from the playoff picture face a long summer of retooling, reinventing and for some; rebuilding their roster. Concerns about drafting prospects, signing free agents and filling holes left from retirement are front and center for team management while their players head north back home or south to the golf course. For most of these teams, a first round defeat through seven games will be regarded as a disappointment, only a few teams can point to a "one and done" as a good sign.
Among those few are the Florida Panthers; a team expected to stumble to the league cellar but surprised everyone with their first division champion banner in franchise history. Even with those accolades the Panthers were expected to drop in five games against an admittedly better Devils team, yet with the odds at their backs Florida pushed the limits of the Devils before finally dropping in double overtime of the series' game seven. Pretty good for a rebuilding team, huh? Of course with the unexpected success comes the notion that the Panthers must do whatever possible to improve upon last season, a dangerous thought that could destroy a good thing. The Panthers will need to improve and reinvent themselves, but without the over-achievement of last season there will be little to fall back on; the front office will have to make calculated risks while realistically evaluating their team. Don't kid yourselves, the Florida Panthers are still a rebuilding team.
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LBC's All-Time Florida Panthers Roster Countdown: 219-215
by Kevin Kraczkowski on May 23, 2012 8:00 AM EDT
in Florida Panthers All-Time Roster Series
Welcome to today's edition of the LBC Panthers all-time roster countdown. If you believe that the proof, is indeed, in the pudding, click here for the details of how the list was constructed.
Yesterday we briefly covered Craig Martin, Brian Foster, Brett Harkins, Alexander Salak, and John Madden. Today, we'll get into the dirt on a starting five, a left winger, a center, a right winger and two defensemen.
If you're ready to hit it, click to follow today's Panther history lesson!
That up there would be Jonathan Huberdeau's 10th goal of the 2012 CHL playoffs. Florida's first round selection from 2011 has collected 21 points in 15 postseason games for Saint John. The Sea Dogs take on tournament hometown favorite Shawinigan tonight (7 p.m.).
Kings vs Coyotes: WCF Game Five Open Thread
by Donny Rivette on May 22, 2012 8:30 PM EDT
in NHL & General Hockey
(8) Los Angeles at (3) Phoenix, 9 p.m. (NBCSN):
- LA's Dwight King (above, reverting to an alternate but equally effective secondary personality) leads all players with 4 goals (2 of which were GWs) on the series; his team has yet to lose on the road in 2012 playoff action, despite a grisly 8.6% success rate on the man advantage. Yotes netminder Mike Smith continues to hold a reasonable 2.26/.940 combination; has allowed 2 goals and completed a 36-save shutout in the past 2 games, going 1-1. At the other end, Jonathan Quick hit a minor bump in the road Sunday in a 2-0 loss (19 saves), but otherwise boasts sparkling individual stats in the series at 1.26/.945. Kings (3-1) can clinch the 2012 Western Conference championship with a victory this evening.
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