Monday Caterwaul: Panthers GameDay Open Forum
Rumors abound pointing to a possible return by starter Jose Theodore (knee), who retains an overall winning record (15-13-1, 3 SO, 2.40/.923) when facing Boston. Scott Clemmensen - still the only realistic guarantee for a spot on the lineup card among Florida goaltenders this evening - sports a 5-3-1 mark (2.24/.929, 2 SO) vs the B's. And yes, those stats reflect the horror that was this, their most recent lovefest.
Update: via the club, Theodore "not expected to be in the lineup" tonight.
The Eastern Front
Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | Home | Away | L10 | Streak |
1 | NY Rangers | 43 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 60 | 122 | 90 | 13-4-2 | 15-7-2 | 7-3-0 | Lost 1 |
2 | Boston | 41 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 57 | 150 | 81 | 16-7-1 | 12-5-0 | 7-3-0 | Lost 1 |
3 | Washington | 43 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 50 | 125 | 124 | 17-5-1 | 7-12-1 | 7-3-0 | Won 3 |
4 | Philadelphia | 43 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 56 | 144 | 128 | 10-6-2 | 16-7-2 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 |
5 | Ottawa | 46 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 56 | 146 | 146 | 14-8-1 | 11-7-5 | 8-1-1 | Won 4 |
6 | New Jersey | 44 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 52 | 121 | 125 | 11-7-1 | 14-10-1 | 6-3-1 | Won 2 |
7 | Florida | 43 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 50 | 110 | 120 | 11-5-5 | 10-9-3 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 |
8 | Pittsburgh | 44 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 50 | 134 | 116 | 11-7-2 | 12-10-2 | 4-6-0 | Won 2 |
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9 | Toronto | 44 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 49 | 137 | 137 | 12-6-4 | 10-11-1 | 5-4-1 | Lost 2 |
10 | Winnipeg | 44 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 45 | 113 | 128 | 14-8-1 | 6-11-4 | 4-6-0 | Lost 3 |
11 | Buffalo | 44 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 43 | 112 | 129 | 11-9-5 | 8-11-0 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 |
12 | Montreal | 45 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 42 | 116 | 123 | 8-8-7 | 9-12-1 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 |
13 | Carolina | 47 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 39 | 123 | 154 | 11-11-3 | 5-13-4 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 |
14 | NY Islanders | 42 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 38 | 102 | 131 | 10-10-3 | 6-10-3 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 |
15 | Tampa Bay | 44 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 38 | 121 | 156 | 11-7-1 | 6-16-3 | 3-6-1 | Lost 3 |
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Why last night rocked:
- Hey, no loser points!/
Why last night jonesed:
- WSH over CAR, 2-1 (REG); no need for a recall into the significance of this one as Tvo says no to 43 SOG
- MTL over NYR, 4-1; Pacioretty leads trio of Habs' three-pointers with 2G, 1A
- PIT over TB, 6-3; Malkin's 5 points (3 third period goals) sink Bolts, losers of seven in a row/
Playoff Update:
- FLA did not play; playoff odds down 2 to 73.4% per Sports Club Stats /
Why tonight is a Big Deal in SoFla (beyond the obvious):
- WPG at OTW, 7:30 p.m.; Happily - for now - Sens have won both games in 2011-12 by combined score of 10-5
- BUF at DET, 7:30; Wings are 6-1 in past seven vs Sabres/
Next up for the Cats:
Mere hours away vs Boston from One Panther Parkway; the LBC Game Thread will be playing for Rio Grande Short-Haul Trucking, Briggs and Brown Sanitation, First State Bank of Salome & Woody's Smokehouse at 7.
Did you know:
Broons are 7-1 in last eight at the BAC, including 3 victories in the shootout...C David Krejci has an 11-game point streak (5G/11A) dating to December 17...
Sunday’s Organizational Transactions:
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