Re: Panthers Beginning
So the Stanley Cup is on the beach next to some babes?
So the Stanley Cup is on the beach next to some babes?
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Could be, you will have to wait see. But then again, if you haven't been to Vancouver then you wouldn't know that they have beaches as well. Interesting timbit here REC beach is one of the largest nude beaches in North America..Comment
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Stanley Cup Comes To Sunny Florida, Again!!!
The Panthers take down the mighty Canucks in 6 games and bring home the cup for the 2nd time in as many years.
Series: (Panthers beat Canucks 4-2)
VS VAN 8-5 W
VS VAN 4-3 L
AT VAN 6-2 L
AT VAN 5-3 W
VS VAN 6-2 W
AT VAN 7-0 W (Huge blowout, it was like they weren't even there)
Team Stats:
Florida went 16-4 during the playoffs.
94 GF, 59GA, 22.2% PP, 69.9% PK
Player Stats:
Thompson 13-19-32
Booth 10-14-24
Frolik 9-12-21
Babchuk 3-17-20
Lukes 8-11-19
Horton 10-9-19
Volchenkov 6-12-18
Bergeron 2-15-17
Smith 2-14-16
Thoresen 7-7-14
Recchi 3-10-13
Hannan 2-10-12
Taffe 5-5-10
Reinprecht 4-5-9
Allen 2-5-7
Matthias 3-3-6
Moore 4-1-5
Semenov 0-4-4
Belak 1-0-1
Fedorov 16-4, 2.62 GAA
Recap:
Some teams go years without winning another cup, but the Panthers beat all odds and secured thier 2nd cup in a row.
Lead by superstar Thompson and Russian goalie Fedorov, the Panthers managed to win the Stanley Cup in 20 games, outplaying and outlasting many competitors, including the fan favorite Canucks.
This year has been a fantistic year for the Panthers, winning the President Trophy and the Stanley Cup, and will go down as one of the most successful years ever.
Thank you everyone who follows and is a fan, your support is much appreciate.
Congratulations Panthers, well done.Comment
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Grats man!Comment
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NHL Awards Show in Sunny Las Vegas
Out of 16 awards, the Panthers obtain 9
The 2010/2011 award show in Les Vegas was riddled with Flordia Panther accomplishments, with Nathan Thompson winning 5 of them alone. Here is a breakdown of who won what:
Stanley Cup: Florida Panthers
Presidents: Florida Panthers
Clarence Campbell Bowl: Vancouver Canucks
Prince of Wales: Florida Panthers
Art Ross: Nathan Thompson
Hart Memorial: Nathan Thompson
James Norris: Mike Smith
Lady Byng Memorial: Zack Parise (NYI)
Calder Memorial: Justin Pogge (CHI)
Conn Smyth: Nathan Thompson
Vezina: Chris Mason (DAL)
William Jennings: Roberto Luongo (VAN)
Bill Masterton Memorial: Ilya Kovalchuk (ATL)
Franke Selke: Blake Comeau (DAL)
Lester Pearson: Nathan Thompson
Maurice Richard: Nathan ThompsonComment
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43 yr Old Retires
After 22 years of service and 4 Stanley Cups, Recchi calls it quits
Panther fans and alike will be sad today as 4 time Stanley Cup Champion veteran Mark Recchi hangs up his skates for the last time.
Entering the NHL in 1989 as a Penguin, the RW has played for 11 teams (Pens, Flyers, Habs, Flyers, Pens Huricanes, Pens, Thrashers, Lightning, Bruins, and Panthers) and has accumulated over 1,518 pts (580 goals, 938 assists) in 1,652 games.
For the last two years he has played for the Panthers on the 2nd line accumulating 76 pts (35 goals, 41 assists) in 162 games. His experience and pose was instrumental in bring not just 1 but 2 Stanley Cups to sunny Florida and his 22 years of experience have really helped fashion some of the younger guys on the team, Thompson and Smith.
From the Panthers organization and fans, I would like to congratuate Mark Recchi for all his hard work to the team and the league in general. Good luck and I hope you have a great retirement.
Other Big Name Retirements:
N. Lidstrom 1,498g, 249-858-1107
S. Niedermeyer 1,332g, 173-592-765
M. Schneider 1,299g, 233-526-749
D. Sydor 1,391g, 100-409-509
T. Selanne 1,285g, 629-680-1,319
S. Fedorov 1,245g, 483-696-1,179
D. Weight 1,245g, 279-738-1,017
A. Foote 1,122g, 67-239-306
K. Draper 1,115g, 151-186-337
S. Gonchar 1,096g, 202-529-731
M. Satan 1,094g, 369-382-751
T. Marchment 1,075g, 177-292-469
B. Smolinski 1,056g, 274-377-651
A. Brunette 1,032g, 254-454-708
T. Bertuzzi 1,026g, 289-445-734
R. Lang 1,007g, 263-441-704
B. May 1,001g, 127-160-287
C. Rivet 972g, 57-210-267
T. Holmstrom 971g, 237-279-516Last edited by bthomp05; 04-19-2010, 09:53 AM.Comment
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Draft Day 2011/2012
After winning the Cup, Panthers have the last pick
With another year in the books, draft day 2011/2012 begins. The Panthers have the 30th, 37th (Acquired from Colorado), 56th (Acquired from Colorado), 60th, 90th, 120th, and 150th picks. Word on the street is that the Panthers will be focusing on forwards and D-men this year.
This is how the draft played out:
1st Round:
30th pick - Michail Babchuk, 5'10" 173lbs LW from Lithuania
Right before the 2nd round, Panthers annouced a trade.
Panthers Send:
D-man M. Bergeron
Colorado Send:
D-man C. Sarich
The Panthers get another DD with Sarich, who had 175 pims and 23 pts in 82 games last year. While the Avs get OD Bergeron, who had 34 pts but a -12 in 82 games. This might look like a bad call for the Panthers, but it was decided that more then 1 OD (Smith) was to much and that Bergeron (who didn't live up to his PP expectations with only 3 pp goals last year) had to go.
2nd Round:
37th pick (Traded from Colorado) - Tomas Renberg, 6'3" 213lbs D-man from Sweden
56th pick (Traded from Colorado) - Emmanuel Plante, 6'0" 209lbs RW from Canada
60th pick - Gabriel Goren, 6'0" 214lbs RW from Canada
Once again, the Panthers annouced a trade
Panthers Send:
D-man A. Babchuk
Penguins Send:
D-man N. Grossman
The Panthers get rid of an aging D-man and pick up a younger one. Grossman had 58 pims and 21pts in 82 games with the Pens while Babchuk had 31 pims and 27pts in 82 games. Basically a player switch but with youth in mind.
3rd Round:
90th pick - Mirk Parros, 6'1" 186lbs RW from Canada
4th Round:
120th pick - Dustin Minard, 6'1" 190lbs D from Denmark
5th Round:
150th pick - Alexander Ulanov, 6'1" 180lbs C from Ukraine
7 new players to consider for entry level contract, possible 4 of them on the radar for Rochester.Comment
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UFA 2011/2012
Unlike last year, Panthers remained Silent
Unlike previous years, the Panthers remained silent on the UFA front. Yes they did sign some draftees and resigned others but in the end the Panthers did not bring in any new talent. The focus was internal.
Asked why the sudden change in tatics, Panthers management commented that they were happy with the current team and that if a hole developed during the season they would make a move then.
This is how the UFA season played out for the Panthers.
Resignings:
Alexander Salak (G) signed a 1 year deal. (Its is rumored that Salak will be resigned to Rochester this year, as his last years play did not impress)
Michael Folik (C) signed a 4 year deal.
Shawn Matthias (C) signed a 5yr deal.
Keaton Ellerby (D) signed a 3 yr deal.
Out of the 4 resignings 2 of them will stay with the Panthers, Matthias and Folik, while Salak and Ellerby will dress for Rochester.
Entry Level:
Michail Babchuk (LW), 30th pick, signed a 3yr deal (low 70s)
Tomas Renberg (D/LW), 37th pick, signed a 3yr deal (low 70s)
Emmanuel Plante (RW), 56th pick, signed a 3yr deal (low 70s)
Dustin Minard (D), 120th pick, signed a 3yr deal (low 70s)
Out of the 7 picks the Panthers had this season, they signed 4 of them. All 4 will dress for Rochester this year.Comment
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2011 - 2012 Outlook
Well put another perfect season in the record books as the Panthers completed another championship season. Edging shy of the 62 win mark held by the Wings, the Panthers finished last year with a franchise record of 59-14-4 for 122 pts and secured thier 1st Presidents trophy. Advancing through the 2010/2011 playoffs they beat the Canucks to win thier 2nd Stanley Cup in as many years. Lead by Thompson, who had 165 pts last year, and Russian Goalie Fedorov, who had 43 wins last year, it looks like no one can stand in thier way. Hopefully another perfect season is in the books.
This offseason the Panthers remained pretty quite compared to past years.
In the draft, which the Panthers had 7 picks (30th, 37th, 56th, 60th, 90th, 120th, and 150th) they selected 3 RW, 2 D, 1 C, and 1 LW. And of those 7 picks they signed 4 of them. LW Michail Babchuk, D Tomas Renberg, RW Emmanuel Plante, and D Dustin Minard, all of which will be playing this year for the Baby Panthers.
Of those 7, highly scouted Lithuania LW Michail Babchuk and Canadian RW Emmanuel Plante will be in the spot light. Both of these fast, puck moving forwards will be instant successes on Rochester and will definately be perfect fits for future offense for the Panthers.
On the trade front the Panthers moved a couple of players on and off the team. Starting with unproductive PP OD d-man M. Bergeron (82g, 4-30-34pts, -12, 54 pims - signed last year during UFA). The Panthers traded him to Colorado for DD d-man C. Sarich (82g, 5-15-23pts, +15, 175 pims). Next they traded A. Babchuk (82g, 8-19-27pts, +12, 31pims - was traded to the Panthers during the 2010/2011 draft) to the Penguins and got N. Grossmann (82g, 1-20-21pts, -5, 59 pims). Might look like a few weird moves but in the end the Panthers beefed up an already "Steam Roller" blue line.
On the resigning front the Panthers let Brashear walk away (no suprise there) and resigned 4 players. Singing Frolik (C), Matthias (C - definately rookie of the year for the Panthers), and Ellerby (D) to multi-year contracts and Salak (G) to a 1 year contract. The Panthers had to walk a fine line as next year will be a huge year in the contract department; Thompson-Smith-Fedorov are all on contract years.
Hopefully the team you see right now will be the team that wins number 3. This could be the prefect dynasty of the century.
Key Additions: C. Sarich (D), N. Grossmann (D), M. Babchuk (LW), T. Renberg (D/W), E. Plante (RW), D. Minard (D/W)
Key Departures: D. Brashear (LW), M. Bergeron (D), A. Babchuk (D), M. Recchi (RW - RETIRED), R. Dvorak (RW - RETIRED), J. Taffe (C)
Forwards: Booth (LW-84), Thompson (C-96), Lukes (RW-83), Frolik (LW-86), Thoresen (C-83), Horton (RW-86), Backer* (LW-78), Matthias (C-84), Reinprecht (RW-79), MCardle (LW-79), Moore (C-78), Belak (RW-78)
Italic * denotes rookie from 2010/2011 draft
Defencemen: Hannan (84), Smith (90), Sarich (82) Volchenkov (84), Allen (81), Grossmann (81)
Goalies: Fedorov (86), Plante (79)
Top 5 Prospects: Backer, Schnieder, Smyth, Hobson, Babchuk
Rocherster (Forgot to mention won the Calder Cup last year):
Forwards: Schnieder* (LW-78), Devereaux (C-76), Repik (RW-78), Ryder (LW-78), Smyth* (C-72), Plante** (RW-72), Kulinski (LW-75), Babchuk** (C-73), Dadonov (RW-77), Minard** (LW/D-72), Delroy (C-74), Renberg** (RW/D-73)
Italic * denotes rookie from 2010/2011 draft
Italic ** denotes rookie from 2011/2012 draft
Defencemen: Kulikov (78), Hobson* (79), Semenov (78), Ellerby (78), Kundratek (76), Ebbett* (76)
Italic * denotes rookie from 2010/2011 draft
Goalies: Salak (79), Danis (76)
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13 Game Recap:
(Games 1 to 13)
VS OTT 2-1 W
VS TOR 6-1 W
VS TB 9-4 W
AT ANA 1-0 L
AT LA 3-2 W
AT STL 3-1 L
AT NYI 4-2 W
AT NYR 3-2 W
AT TOR 5-3 W
VS PHI 5-2 W
VS PIT 5-3 W
VS TOR 5-2 W
VS ATL 7-1 W
Panthers went 11-2 during the last 13 games since the beginning of the 2011/2012 season. Had 55 GF and 27 GA in that stretch.
Season Stats:
Panthers are 11-2-0 with 22 pts, are 1ST in the East
GF: 55 (2nd) GA: 27 (1st) PP: 20.7% (5th) PK: 85.5% (12th)
Top 5 Scorers:
Thompson 19-14-33
Lukes 4-13-17
Booth 7-8-15
Matthias 4-9-13
Hannan 2-11-13
Fedorov 10-1, 2.00 GAA
Plante 1-1, 2.40 GAA
Moore 61.2 % FO
Thompson 60.0% FO
Thoresen 53.2% FO
Run Down:
The Panthers openned up the 2011/2012 season with a bang. Going 11-2 in the first 13 games of the season, not as good as last years 12-1 but definately a sure sign that the Two time Stanley Cup Champions are not suffering from a Cup hangover.
Thompson, the Canadian Superstar, has started this season like last year, on a roll. Contributing 19 goals and 14 assists for 33 points in 13 games, he is averaging just over 2.54pts/game. Linemates Lukes and Booth are also having great starts with 17 and 15 points respectively. Panther draft pick Backer, selected in the 2010/2011 draft, has started his NHL debut with 3 goals and 2 assists and is 3rd in the NHL for rookies. 2nd year Matthias is 4th in Panther scoring with 13 points.
Toughman Belak, up to his usual antics, leads the league with 60 penalty minutes, averaging 4.61pims/game.
Panther D-man are also lighting it up, with 3 of them in the top 10 Panther scorers. Hannan, Sarich, and Smith have 13,10,6 points respectively.
Fedorov has also started the 2011/2012 with great numbers, posting a 10-1 record with a GAA of 2.00. Goalie Tandem Fedorov and Plante are 1st in the league with a GA of 27 or 2.07 GAA.
Team Notes/Events:
Belak (Oct 29 2011 - broken nose):
During a recent tousel, Belak suffered a broken nose. Listed as not a major injury, the toughman will have to wear a face protector until Nov 7th.
Reinprecht (Nov 1 2011 - sore shoulder):
Taking the full force of a Luke Schenn hit, the RW will not miss anytime but will play reduced minutes as he tries and recovers from a sore shoulder - possible Nov 8thComment
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If anyone wants to know who's on thier favorite team or where their favorite player is in 2011/2012 then just send me a PM, I would be more then happy to tell you.Comment
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Great write up's man and Jesus Christ, Thompson really cleaned house at the NHL Awards.Comment
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