Monday Caterwaul: Panthers Open Forum
"In Florida, no one knows what [the tournament] is, really."
Canucks forward David Booth, on the annual IIHF World Junior Championship which kicks off today from Calgary and Edmonton. The Panthers have a significant prospect presence featuring Yaroslav Kosov (RUS), Quinton Howden, Jonathan Huberdeau (CAN), Joonas Donskoi (FIN), Nick Bjugstad, Connor Brickley, and Kyle Rau (USA). Official tourney site here.
The Eastern Front
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Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | Home | Away | L/10 | Streak |
1 | Boston | 33 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 47 | 119 | 63 | 13-6-1 | 10-3-0 | 8-2-0 | Won 6 |
2 | NY Rangers | 33 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 99 | 72 | 10-3-2 | 11-5-2 | 6-3-1 | Won 4 |
3 | Florida | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 94 | 98 | 8-3-5 | 10-8-2 | 4-3-3 | Lost 1 |
4 | Philadelphia | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 46 | 118 | 99 | 8-5-2 | 13-4-2 | 7-2-1 | Lost 1 |
5 | Pittsburgh | 35 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 44 | 114 | 91 | 10-3-2 | 10-8-2 | 6-4-0 | Won 3 |
6 | Toronto | 35 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 40 | 110 | 113 | 8-5-4 | 10-8-0 | 4-4-2 | Won 2 |
7 | New Jersey | 34 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 39 | 95 | 99 | 8-6-1 | 11-8-0 | 7-3-0 | Won 1 |
8 | Ottawa | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 39 | 111 | 122 | 10-7-1 | 7-7-4 | 5-3-2 | OT 1 |
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9 | Winnipeg | 35 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 37 | 96 | 104 | 12-6-1 | 4-8-4 | 6-3-1 | Lost 1 |
10 | Washington | 33 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 36 | 98 | 101 | 11-5-1 | 6-9-1 | 5-4-1 | OT 1 |
11 | Buffalo | 34 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 35 | 92 | 101 | 8-9-3 | 8-6-0 | 3-5-2 | Lost 3 |
12 | Montreal | 36 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 33 | 88 | 101 | 5-7-6 | 8-9-1 | 3-5-2 | Lost 5 |
13 | Tampa Bay | 34 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 31 | 90 | 116 | 8-5-0 | 6-12-3 | 3-6-1 | OT 1 |
14 | NY Islanders | 33 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 28 | 77 | 108 | 6-9-3 | 5-7-3 | 4-5-1 | Lost 2 |
15 | Carolina | 36 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 28 | 91 | 121 | 7-10-2 | 4-9-4 | 3-5-2 | Won 1 |
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Why tonight is a Big Deal:
Few games but a couple of huge points up for grabs in the East this evening...
- Washington at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
- New Jersey at Carolina, 7
- Islanders at Rangers, 7/
Next up for the Cats:
- Hosting Toronto just a day from now. The LBC Game Thread, like Charlton Heston in Omega Man, becomes a one-man army at 7 tomorrow./
Did you know:
- Tuesday's opponent is 42-28-11 under newly-re-upped head coach Ron Wilson in 81 games since January 1st, 2011; he's 1-2 versus FLA over that span, the lone Leafs' victory coming in a shootout. (Thx @SteveBurtch via Twitter)/
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