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Litter Box Cats (Donny Rivette) —
The big knock on [Bjugstad] before last season was his skating. Now at 6'4 with the hands and hockey IQ he possesses, nobody's expecting him to be Pavel Bure out there, but his skating needed to improve. And that's what he did last offseason. The result was an explosive first step and an ability to better gain separation and speed on his first couple of strides. That, with the combination of...
Litter Box Cats (Kevin Kraczkowski) —
Welcome back to today's episode of "Remember the Panthers." For the details on how the list was created, click here . We left off last week after checking out the very tiny numbers put up through the short Florida careers of Kristian Kudroc, Jon Matsumoto , Jim Campbell, Jeff Taffe , and Jeff Greenlaw. Today we will look at five more players, namely, two goaltenders, a right winger, a left...
Litter Box Cats (John Beatty) —
(1) NY Rangers at (6) New Jersey, 8 p.m. (NBC). The Rangers won Game Four on the road to lead the series 2-1. The Devils try to get a second split to take a tie back to New York. Leading scorers: Chris Kreider - 4 Points (3 Goals, 1 Assist) (NYR). Goaltenders - Henrik Lundqvist : 1.01/.964. The Rangers' Brandon Prust will miss tonight's game after being suspended for an elbow in...
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Harvey Fialkov) —
There’s no doubt that Stephen Weiss has become the face of this franchise with his loyalty, character and two-way skill. He’s due $4.1 million next season and then becomes an unrestricted free agent because of his age. He’s coming off a solid season that might’ve been a career-best statistically if not for that rib injury [...]
Litter Box Cats (Kevin Kraczkowski) —
Welcome back to the LBC All-Time Panthers Roster Countdown, Volume XIII. For a full rundown of the creative process behind the list, click here . Yesterday, we recapped the Panthers careers of former (and some possible future) players Kristian Kudroc, Jon Matsumoto , Jim Campbell, Jeff Taffe , and Jeff Greenlaw. Today, we will examine two defensemen, a left winger, and two centers. For...
The Miami Herald (George Richards) —
BY GEORGE RICHARDS grichards@MiamiHerald.com TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards INDIANAPOLIS – LeBron James and Dwyane Wade carried the Heat for much of Sunday's win against the Pacers, so much so, Indiana's radio voice didn't notice anyone else on the court. “They have two...
The Miami Herald (George Richards) —
HEAT NOTEBOOK BY GEORGE RICHARDSgrichards@MiamiHerald.com TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards INDIANAPOLIS – Juwan Howard had something to say to Lance Stephenson and made sure he did. A day after searching out Stephenson before the Heat's practice at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Howard walked...
Litter Box Cats (Donny Rivette) —
(3) Phoenix at (8) Los Angeles, 3 p.m. (NBC): With only a single loss since the regular season ended, the Kings have won eight straight games; a ninth today will carry them to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since - all together, now - 1993. The NHL record for consecutive playoff victories in a single postseason currently stands at 11 (CHI & PIT, '92; MON, '93).
Litter Box Cats (Donny Rivette) —
(1) NY Rangers at (6) New Jersey, 1 p.m. (NBC). With series tied at 1 apiece, action heads to Newark. Leading scorers: Chris Kreider, Dan Girardi, Artem Anisimov - 3 points (NYR); Bryce Salvador - 2 points (NJ). Goaltenders - Martin Brodeur: 2.02/.923; Henrik Lundqvist: 1.51/.938. Series is tied at 1-1.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Harvey Fialkov) —
For those Panthers fans who want to get a close-up look at Panthers prospect Jonathan Huberdeau NHL Network is televising the Memorial Cup tournament. Huberdeau plays for the Saint John Sea Dogs but next season I’m betting he’s playing for your Panthers. He’s too talented to send back to juniors and too young to play [...]
Litter Box Cats (Kevin Kraczkowski) —
Welcome back to the first edition of the All-Time Panthers Roster Countdown, Volume XII. If you need to know how this list came into reality (poof!), click here. Yesterday, we went over the brief Florida careers of centers Mike Green and Petr Taticek, left winger Patrick Rissmiller, defenseman Nolan Yonkman, and right winger Paul Brousseau. Today, for your browsing enjoyment, we have a...
Litter Box Cats (Donny Rivette) —
THN: Panthers Post-Mortem Bobby Lou AND Olli in the same breath? Maybe I will have that third cup of coffee...
Litter Box Cats (Donny Rivette) —
Slovakia's Tomas Kopecky opens the scoring against Cam Ward in an eventual 4-3 regulation victory over Canada Thursday. Kopy's club takes on the Czech Republic in IIHF WHC semifinal action Saturday; full tourney schedule here .
The Miami Herald (George Richards) —
HEAT NOTEBOOK BY GEORGE RICHARDS grichards@MiamiHerald.com TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards INDIANAPOLIS – Erik Spoelstra's starting lineup for Thursday's Game 3 against the Pacers was a closely guarded secret. Spoelstra refused to divulge his starting five at the morning shootaround and again at...
The Miami Herald (George Richards) —
BY GEORGE RICHARDS grichards@MiamiHerald.com TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards INDIANAPOLIS – Thank goodness for Mario Chalmers on Thursday night. Who knows how bad it would have been for the Miami Heat without him. As it was, the Heat were run out of the...