Bangin’ away at work for the moment (hence the “phoning it in” atmosphere), but what a contest last night. Are we to get acclimated to this “winning” thing? A scary and frightening prospect, to be sure…but man is it sweet. Tomas Vokoun is back.
DIVISIONALLY SPEAKING
YESTERDAY IN THE SOUTHEAST
- The Hurricanes did the Panthers no favors by downing host Tampa Bay in a come-from-behind 3-2 victory, but we can all agree that the Bolts are quite probably officially cooked as far as the postseason is concerned. Heard any good Vinny rumors lately?
- The Isles built a quick four-goal lead over the Thrashers and held on to win 5-4. Talk about shaky leads. Atlanta’s playoff hopes are beginning to exhibit indications of, well, sucking./
TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHEAST
- Philadelphia @ Tampa Bay (again?), 7:30p. Don’t know why I’m not recycling old previews yet, but in the spirit of keeping the poop fresh, the Bolts host Philadelphia… in a classic…1990s Wales conference …thing …gotta get …through this …the Lightning has been hot lately, surprising more than a few clubs and collecting points that wouldn’t have been garnered six weeks ago./
Other than that – which actually should turn into quite a contest – nothing of note is to be had here. Not to worry: the Eastern conference playoff candidates roll on:
- Pittsburgh @ New Jersey, 7p. Pens in Barry Melrose’s favorite town for a pretty sweet matchup of Patrick Division foes. The still-Brodeur-less Devils shocked Boston on Thursday, increasing their division lead over the Rangahs and moving into second place in the East, while Pittsburgh hangs in there with 52 points./
LITTER BOX LINERS
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Miami Herald: Cats’ confidence grows with another win
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Sun-Sentinel: Bouwmeester & Weiss use PP to lift Cats, Blog: Playoffs?
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Palm Beach Post: Cats rout Habs to close strong month
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Montreal Gazette: Panthers maul Canadiens 5-1
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Le Journal de Montreal: Les Panthers dévorent le Canadien 5-1
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AP via NHL.com: game recap/stats/video
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NHL.com’s Frozen Moment: hopefully it’s still there
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Panthers website
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Canadiens website
FROM THE BLOGOSPHERE
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Cat Scratch (FLA)
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Panthers on the Prowl (FLA)
- Eyes on the Prize (MTL) an SBNation blog
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Four Habs Fans (MTL)
NEXT UP FOR THE CATS