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Friday Caterwaul: Panthers GameDay Open Forum

Hidden gem of the week, via Post-Gazette.com: Florida is 8-1-2 when (non-All-Star) D Jason Garrison scores a goal.

The Eastern Front

Rank

Team

GP

W

L

OT

PTS

GF

GA

Home

Away

L/10

Streak

1

NY Rangers

41

27

10

4

58

118

86

13-4-2

14-6-2

8-2-0

Lost 1

2

Boston

40

28

11

1

57

148

77

16-7-1

12-4-0

8-2-0

Won 2

3

Florida

42

21

13

8

50

109

116

11-4-5

10-9-3

4-4-2

Won 1

4

Philadelphia

42

26

12

4

56

142

124

10-6-2

16-6-2

6-4-0

Won 2

5

Ottawa

45

24

15

6

54

143

144

14-8-1

10-7-5

7-1-2

Won 3

6

New Jersey

43

24

17

2

50

119

124

11-7-1

13-10-1

6-3-1

Won 1

7

Toronto

42

22

15

5

49

135

131

12-5-4

10-10-1

6-2-2

Won 4

8

Washington

41

22

17

2

46

119

120

15-5-1

7-12-1

6-3-1

Won 1

9

Pittsburgh

42

21

17

4

46

124

112

11-7-2

10-10-2

4-6-0

Lost 6

10

Winnipeg

43

20

18

5

45

112

126

14-7-1

6-11-4

5-5-0

Lost 2

11

Buffalo

42

18

19

5

41

107

123

10-9-5

8-10-0

2-6-2

Lost 1

12

Montreal

43

16

20

7

39

110

119

7-8-6

9-12-1

3-7-0

Lost 2

13

Tampa Bay

42

17

21

4

38

115

146

11-6-1

6-15-3

3-5-2

Lost 1

14

Carolina

45

15

23

7

37

118

150

10-11-3

5-12-4

5-4-1

Won 1

15

NY Islanders

41

15

20

6

36

98

129

9-10-3

6-10-3

4-6-0

Lost 1

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Why last night rocked:

  • Jets kneel before Sharks in 2-0 San Jose victory from the ‘Peg
  • CAR over TB, 5-2; Canes within a point of Bolts for 13th overall/

Why last night jonesed:

  • OTW over NYR, 3-0; Rags’ 6-gmae win streakk now kaput thanks to club widely predicted to dine from the toilet throughout 2011-12
  • PHI over NYI, 3-2, (REG); Isles’ Tavares nets 15th of year, All-Star now has 40 points in 41 games
  • BOS over MTL, 2-1 (REG); suddenly-former-Hab Cammalleri: no points in 9:02 TOI before trade yank/

Playoff Update:

Why tonight is a Big Deal in SoFla (beyond the obvious):

  • TB at WSH, 7 p.m.
  • TOR at BUF, 7:30/

Next up for the Cats:

Florida hosts a Letangless Pens squad this evening; word on the street says they’re missing a few other bodies as well. As for the entertainment, you might recognize this song as performed by Jefferson Airplane, in a little rockumentary called “Gimme Shelter,” about the Rolling Stones and their nightmare at Altamont. That night the Oakland chapter of the Hell’s Angels had their way. Tonight, it’s the LBC Game Thread’s turn; 7 p.m.

Did you know:

Think you’ve stressed enough lately due to one of WPG or WSH playing every night since Monday? Ain’t over yet, kids: won’t be a reprieve until Wednesday. The 24th.

On the table:

Our network pals at PensBurgh have the other side of the aisle…do check in with the Pensblog as well…TSN’s McKenzie on Thursday’s Cammalleri craziness…fabulous story on Crosby’s status from TribLive…keep an eye/ear open for news surrounding Theodore’s status today…good luck with all this, Terry…ESPN’s LeBrun with trade talk…Spector looks at PIT’s injury status…finally, two words: More. Sens.