From November of 2009, the cutesy third-jersey teaser, which proved to be rather effective at the time, moving a boatload of rebranded product out of the PantherLand doors.
Why did I personally welcome the “JetBlues”, as they came to be known, upon their introduction? They provided a temporary – and ultimately false – identity to a club sorely lacking in one.
Adios, bro.
The Eastern Front
|
Rank |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
ROW |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
Home |
Away |
Last 10 |
Stk |
|
1 |
x-NY Rangers |
75 |
47 |
21 |
7 |
43 |
101 |
206 |
168 |
26-10-2 |
21-11-5 |
5-5-0 |
Won 1 |
|
2 |
Boston |
74 |
43 |
28 |
3 |
35 |
89 |
241 |
182 |
22-13-2 |
21-15-1 |
5-5-0 |
Won 1 |
|
3 |
Florida |
74 |
36 |
24 |
14 |
31 |
86 |
184 |
203 |
20-9-9 |
16-15-5 |
6-2-2 |
OT 1 |
|
4 |
x-Pittsburgh |
74 |
46 |
22 |
6 |
37 |
98 |
248 |
193 |
26-8-2 |
20-14-4 |
8-1-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
5 |
x-Philadelphia |
75 |
44 |
23 |
8 |
40 |
96 |
238 |
208 |
21-11-5 |
23-12-3 |
7-2-1 |
Won 2 |
|
6 |
New Jersey |
75 |
42 |
27 |
6 |
31 |
90 |
204 |
195 |
20-13-4 |
22-14-2 |
6-3-1 |
OT 1 |
|
7 |
Ottawa |
76 |
38 |
28 |
10 |
33 |
86 |
230 |
223 |
20-15-4 |
18-13-6 |
4-4-2 |
Won 1 |
|
8 |
Buffalo |
76 |
37 |
29 |
10 |
30 |
84 |
197 |
209 |
20-11-8 |
17-18-2 |
7-1-2 |
Won 4 |
|
|
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|
9 |
Washington |
75 |
37 |
30 |
8 |
35 |
82 |
202 |
214 |
23-10-4 |
14-20-4 |
5-2-3 |
OT 2 |
|
10 |
Winnipeg |
75 |
35 |
32 |
8 |
31 |
78 |
201 |
217 |
23-11-4 |
12-21-4 |
5-5-0 |
Lost 1 |
|
11 |
Tampa Bay |
74 |
34 |
33 |
7 |
31 |
75 |
209 |
252 |
23-14-2 |
11-19-5 |
4-5-1 |
Won 2 |
|
12 |
Carolina |
76 |
30 |
31 |
15 |
30 |
75 |
202 |
228 |
19-13-6 |
11-18-9 |
5-4-1 |
Lost 2 |
|
13 |
Toronto |
76 |
33 |
34 |
9 |
29 |
75 |
217 |
239 |
16-14-7 |
17-20-2 |
3-5-2 |
OT 1 |
|
14 |
NY Islanders |
74 |
30 |
33 |
11 |
24 |
71 |
177 |
222 |
15-16-6 |
15-17-5 |
4-4-2 |
Lost 1 |
|
15 |
Montreal |
76 |
29 |
34 |
13 |
24 |
71 |
197 |
211 |
14-15-9 |
15-19-4 |
4-3-3 |
Lost 1 |
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Why last night rocked:
- NSH over WPG, 3-1: Jets now six points behind 8th place Buffalo with seven games remaining /
Why last night jonesed:
- BUF over MIN, 3-1: speaking of the Sabres, they’ve picked up points in eight straight games; anyone scarier right now?
- OTT over PIT, 8-4: Sick – Pens had 2-1 lead out of the first. Sickier – Sens used more goalies (2) than Pittsburgh
- BOS over LA, 4-2: Kings rained 18 shots on TimThom in third period/
Panthers Playoff Update:
- FLA did not play; playoff odds down 0.4 to 97% per Sports Club Stats /
Why tonight is a Big Deal in SoFla, beyond the obvious:
Focusing on clubs within 5 points of Panthers (86P, 8GR); teams FLA needs to lose in bold…
- MIN at WSH (82P, 7GR), 5 p.m. (NBC-SN): Caps are 7-10 vs Western Conference
- NJ (90P, 7GR) at PIT, 7: Devs lead series 3-2 in season finale
- BOS (89P, 8GR) at ANH, 8: Ducks are 8-5-1 vs East/
Next up for the Cats:
- Final home matinee as Isles usher in the last two weeks of 2011-12 season. If there’s one thing the LBC Game Thread can’t stand seeing, its Americans fighting Americans, at 4:30. Before then take a spin around Lighthouse Hockey.
- Need Tickets for tonight’s advertised-as-historic-but-not-really event? Seats starting at $9 via TiqIQ/
Did you know:
- F Kris Versteeg has 8 points (3G) in ten career games vs the Islanders, and their arrival couldn’t be more timely: Steeger last scored a goal on February 12, with only a single assist in the ten matches since.
The “JetBlue” thirds…
| Loved ’em | 7 |
| Hated ’em | 30 |
| Who cares; it’s about the product on the ice | 13 |