WildCard Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) Facts about Panthers: - They're like your cat, but bigger. - The average Panther weighs somewhere around 190 lbs, is around 6 feet in length, and is worth millions of dollars. - The long claws on a Panther make them perfect for maneuvering on the ice, as well as climbing trees. - The dominate male of the pack often depicts his dominance with a prominent mane extending exclusively from the back. The front is for business only - The pack as a whole is 5-4-1 in their last 10 hunts, including a 3-0 ambush loss at the hands of the rival Red Wings - Panthers can roar in Canadian, Finnish, Czech, American, and Floridian, the last of which is merely a 911 call - Panthers only gather during mating season with 82 annual rituals. The last time bonus humps were awarded was 2011-2012, but that party was ruined by the Devil - The Florida Panther is not a real panther, it's actually a cougar. Oddly fitting, given Florida's demographic - I once saw a Jaguar eat an alligator. Jaguar's are actually Panthers, sometimes - Panthers are often dominated and abused by their older rival in the animal kingdom, horses The Sabres, on the other hand, will look to reverse their fortune and get back to their winning ways. Coming of a 2-1 OT loss to the refs last Saturday night, Buffalo and the insanity encapsulated that is Robin Lehner will look to chuck pucks instead of helmets this time around and come out with the W. Buffalo has lost 2 straight OT games, one being the Skills Competition, and both at the hands of the Boston Bruins. The good news is, Robin Lehner appears to not only be the emotional catalyst necessary to drive some life into this team, but he's also slowly melting away the fear that GMTM paid too much for a replaceable part. Combine Lehner's play with the addition of a likely top 10 pick and the continued development of Kane, Eichel, Risto, Reinhart, and Zemgus, and it looks like National Geographic will have to do a special on us next year as the surprising upstart rising to the playoffs. Look for Lehner vs. Luongo; Marcus Foligno and Zemgus Girgensons are both questionable, with Marcus likely playing. Barkov ruled out with an UBI on a big hit from Abdelkader last night. The is a huge, huge loss for the Panthers Game Preview STATS: All Stats Buffalo @ Florida (3-2 loss) All Stats Buffalo @ Florida (3-2 win) All Stats Florida @ Buffalo (5-1 loss) All Team Rankings Team Comparison Chart Monday Practice Report "I feel pretty good," Foligno said. "We'll see how tomorrow is. Right now, it's just a pain tolerance, that's all I can really say. There was nothing really major, just a tweak, but it was tough to really play or even skate a couple days ago. Yesterday felt a little bit better and today I was able to skate again." Bylsma said that Tyler Ennis, meanwhile, is continuing to skate on his own but his timetable has not progressed. Ennis has missed 16 games with an upper-body injury. "It's no better than week-to-week," Bylsma said. "He has progressed over the last 10 days but still needs to go a little bit further before he can be cleared to go onto the next level." Forwards: 88 Jamie McGinn – 90 Ryan O'Reilly – 23 Sam Reinhart 9 Evander Kane – 22 Johan Larsson – 12 Brian Gionta 26 Matt Moulson – 15 Jack Eichel – 82 Marcus Foligno 43 Daniel Catenacci – 17 David Legwand – 44 Nicolas Deslauriers Blue-Liners: 4 Josh Gorges – 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 29 Jake McCabe – 47 Zach Bogosian 6 Mike Weber – 3 Mark Pysyk 25 Carlo Colaiacovo – 46 Cody Franson Captain Insaneo: 40 Robin Lehner 31 Chad Johnson Edited February 9, 2016 by WildCard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 I'll be there. Looking forward to seeing Jagr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Keep up the good work, WC. :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Good stuff WC. As mentioned elsewhere, I get to see Eichel live for my first time (I'm not counting that prospect scrimmage in July.) I'm pumped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 I will be there as well, hopefully it's a better result then the Detroit Game, if not I will ban myself from going to games. Incredible thread start Wild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Yay, game thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Fun opening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 nice gdt, made me laugh a bit :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 George Richards @GeorgeRichards 8h8 hours ago #FlaPanthers Sasha Barkov out tomorrow v #Sabres no other timeline known. Cats may make roster move but at 23 roster right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 +1 for Floridian being for 911 calls. Bummer about Zemgus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 I enjoy any opportunity to ridicule Florida. Well executed WC :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tony P Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 9-15-3... How about a home ice W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsb Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Forget your coffee this morning Big J???? Another nice job WildCard. This is the Panther's 3rd game in 4 days, hopefully we can take advantage of that. Jagr has 3 goals and 2 assists against us in 3 games. The ageless wonder We were competitive against them in the first 2 games but during their win streak they buried us in the 3rd. Right now they and Tampa are the best bet to give the Capitals a run in the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Great GDT :thumbsup: Panther Cats going down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 That cougar line :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josie Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 WC has subscribed to Cat Facts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Did you know that cats only meow when there's people around? It's true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Is Lehner confirmed? He seems to be moving into the #1 slot but has still been mostly alternating with CJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com/cgi-bin/seigmiaow.pl Cats that look like Hitler! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 That cougar line :lol: That was good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Is Lehner confirmed? He seems to be moving into the #1 slot but has still been mostly alternating with CJ. He already moved into the #1 slot long ago. Bylsma said so himself. Just after the all star break he said Lehner will playing as many games as possible before the end of the season. He's the number one. There was never a question about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 He already moved into the #1 slot long ago. Bylsma said so himself. Just after the all star break he said Lehner will playing as many games as possible before the end of the season. He's the number one. There was never a question about it. And he's playing like a number one. I predict a few leaky ones tonight. The crows desperately need something to feast on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 He already moved into the #1 slot long ago. Bylsma said so himself. Just after the all star break he said Lehner will playing as many games as possible before the end of the season. He's the number one. There was never a question about it. Well, in the 10 games since Lehner's return, he's started 6 and CJ has started 4, so it hasn't seemed that clear-cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Three of Chad's starts were part of back-to-backs and the other was a couple days after Lehner's return. It'll be 7 of 11 tonight which translates to 52 starts a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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