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Wednesday Caterwaul: Panthers Open Forum

“They’re a tough team to play against. They’re not your typical Florida Panthers. They’ve got some skill up front now and have some solid (defense).”

– Carolina goaltender Cam Ward, via the News-Observer, following Tuesday’s 3-1 Florida victory

Tuesday’s video highlights:


The Eastern Front:

Rank

Team

GP

W

L

OT

PTS

GF

GA

Home

Away

Last 10

Streak

1

Pittsburgh

25

14

7

4

32

80

63

8-1-2

6-6-2

5-4-1

Lost 1

2

Florida

24

13

7

4

30

67

60

5-2-4

8-5-0

6-3-1

Won 1

3

Toronto

24

14

8

2

30

79

75

6-3-2

8-5-0

5-4-1

Won 3

4

NY Rangers

21

13

5

3

29

60

46

7-1-1

6-4-2

8-2-0

Won 3

5

Boston

22

14

7

1

29

75

47

9-5-1

5-2-0

9-0-1

Won 1

6

Philadelphia

23

13

7

3

29

80

68

6-4-2

7-3-1

6-3-1

Lost 1

7

Buffalo

24

13

10

1

27

68

63

6-7-1

7-3-0

4-5-1

Lost 1

8

Ottawa

24

12

10

2

26

75

83

6-4-1

6-6-1

5-3-2

Won 2

9

New Jersey

22

12

9

1

25

57

58

5-4-1

7-5-0

6-4-0

Lost 1

10

Washington

23

12

10

1

25

71

75

8-3-1

4-7-0

3-6-1

Lost 3

11

Tampa Bay

23

11

10

2

24

63

72

7-3-0

4-7-2

5-5-0

Lost 1

12

Montreal

24

10

10

4

24

61

60

4-5-4

6-5-0

5-3-2

OT 1

13

Winnipeg

24

9

11

4

22

70

80

5-4-0

4-7-4

4-4-2

Lost 2

14

Carolina

26

8

14

4

20

61

86

5-7-2

3-7-2

3-6-1

Lost 3

15

NY Islanders

22

7

11

4

18

43

69

5-6-2

2-5-2

3-5-2

Won 2

Why last night rocked:

  • St. Louis over Washington, 2-1 (REG)
  • Ottawa over Winnipeg, 6-4
  • Rangers over Pittsburgh, 4-3 (REG)
  • Islanders over Buffalo, 2-1 (REG)

Why last night jonesed:

  • No jones at all; every Eastern loss happily came in regulation

Why tonight is a Big Deal:

  • Boston at Toronto, 7p
  • Tampa Bay at Detroit, 7:30p
  • New Jersey at Colorado, 9:30p
  • Montreal at Anaheim, 10p

Next up for the Cats:

  • At Los Angeles on Thursday; Game Thread @ 10pm