Panthers Beginning

[Bolts_26]

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looks good bthomp, really excited to see the Panthers in the playoffs (wouldnt wanna see in real life though)

[bthomp05]

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Thanks Bolts. 3 games into my lst 8 games and I have taken the 1st spot away from the Caps. Thompson is now tied with Selanne for the most points for a rookie. Very exciting.

[bthomp05]

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Final 8 Game Recap:
(Games 75 to 82)

VS NSH: 3-2 W
AT BUF: 2-0 W
AT BOS: 3-2 W
VS NYR: 6-2 W
VS OTT: 7-1 W
AT NYJ: 4-3 L
AT TB: 3-2 L
VS TB: 3-2 W

Panthers finish the season 1st in the East with a record of 48-24-10 with 106 pts. Gives them Montreal (8th place) for the first round.

GF: 293 (1st) GA: 219 (3rd) PP: 16.4% (4th) PK: 83.5% (24th)

Panthers Stats:
Thompson 67-77-144
Lukes 32-54-79
Booth 27-52-79
Koistinen 11-63-74
Smith 20-48-68
McCabe 13-35-48
Recchi 17-23-40
Frolik 20-19-39
Leopold 13-22-35
Reinprecht 11-24-35
Allen 7-22-29
Campbell 12-15-27
Moore 13-10-23 (Only played 66 games)
Dovorak 10-11-21
Olesz 11-10-21
Stillman 4-6-10
Peltonen 3-4-7
Seidenberg 0-6-6
Tarnesky 0-1-1 (Only played 16 games)

Clemmensen 23-17 2.55GAA
Fedorov 25-17 2.66GAA


Well the boys from Sunrise Florida sure had an excellent season. Not only did a few players break team records and league records, but the team its self broke many team best records.

For starters the Panthers had the most points (106pts), the most wins (48 wins), and the most goals scored (293 GF) then any previous Panthers team. They also finished 1st in the East, a franchise record.

On a player level, Thompson and Koistinen had record breaking seasons.

Nathan Thompson, a 1st round draft pick this year (Vokoun to Islanders for thier 1st round pick), broke the record for the most points scored by a rookie (formally held by Teemu Selanne) in the NHL. He also broke franshise records for the most points, the most goals, and the most assists in a season. He is also a shoe in for the Art Ross, Maurice Rocket Richard, and Calder trophies; as well a likely candidate for the Conn Smyth and Lester B Pearson Awards. He has been an outstanding player this year and is expected to lead the Panthers deep into the playoffs.

Ville Koistinen, an undrafted Finish defensemen, was nothing more then a 6th/7th D-man before this season. Moved up to the 1st pairing early in the season, he was anything but a mediocer defensemen. He managed to break the Panthers previous record (Held by Robert Sevhla) for the most points scored by a defensemen at 74 and finished the 2009-2010 on top of the scoring list for defensemen and is a likely candidate for the James Norris Trophy.

On another note Lukes and Booth also had personal best seasons with 86 and 79 pts each. And rookie D-man Smith also had a great season with 68 pts. While goalie tandum Clemmensen and Fedorov had the 3rd best in the league Goals Against Avergage.

Each and every player will be looked apon for thier best as the Panthers move to the 1st round with a date with Montreal.

[bthomp05]

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SEASON END

Eastern Conference

FLO 48-24-10 106
PHI 46-30-6 98
BOS 44-28-10 98
WSH 49-28-5 103
TOR 44-30-8 96
NYI 42-32-8 92
TB 42-33-7 91
MTL 41-34-7 89
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BUF 41-32-7 89
NYR 40-34-8 88
NYJ 40-37-5 85
OTT 39-39-4 82
CAR 36-37-6 81
ATL 38-41-3 79
PIT 38-41-3 79

Western Conference


CGY 51-24-7 109
STL 44-29-9 97
PHX 44-32-6 94
DET 43-33-6 92
SJ 43-35-4 90
COL 41-34-7 89
LA 40-34-8 88
NSH 40-35-7 87
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VAN 40-37-5 85
ANA 39-37-6 84
CBJ 38-36-8 84
MIN 38-37-7 83
DAL 36-38-8 80
CHI 35-40-7 77
EDM 34-46-5 67

Top 5 Points Leaders

Thompson 144
Nash 119
Gaborik 113
Tokinen 108
Kovalchuk 105


Top 5 Goal Scores

Thompson 67
Gaborik 57
Nash 57
Kessel 49
Kovalchuk 48

Top 5 Defensemen

Koistinen 74
Smith 68
Blindenbacher 63
Ehroff 60
Timonen 57

Top 5 Goalies


Miller 2.44
Clemmensen 2.55
Emery 2.58
Thomas 2.63
Luongo 2.65

Fedorov 2.66 (Was 6th)

[bthomp05]

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1st Round
Canadians (41-34-7) VS Panthers (48-24-10)

This will be the 1st time these two teams meet in playoff contention. During the season the Panthers lead the series 3 to 1 and outscored the Canadians by a margin of 17 to 10.

Both teams will be looking to thier high flyers, Gionta for the Habs and Thompson for the Panthers, to lead them to a series win.

Montreal Stats:
258 GF (9th), 246 GA (12th), 16.3% PP (6th), 87.1% PK (8th)

Top Scorer: Gionta 40-52-92Pts
Top Goalie: Halak 34-30, 2.76 GAA

Florida Stats:
293 GF (1st), 219 GA (3rd), 16.4% PP (4th), 83.5% PK (24th)

Top Scorer: Thompson 67-77-144Pts
Top Goalie: Clemmensen 23-17, 2.55 GAA

The series begins in Florida tonight. Its expected that Halak will start for the Habs and Clemmensen for the Panthers.

Other Series:

PHI vs TB
BOS vs NYI
WSH vs TOR

CGY vs NSH
STL vs LA
PHX vs COL
DET vs SJ

[bthomp05]

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Panthers Send Habs Packing
Panthers win the series 4 to 0

VS MTL: 6-3 W
VS MTL: 4-2 W
AT MTL: 5-2 W
AT MTL: 5-3 W

Top 5 Scores
Thompson 8-4-12
Lukes 4-5-9
Frolik 1-7-8
Booth 1-5-6
Smith 1-4-5

Clemmensen 4-0, 2.50GAA


Lets just say it was a no contest for the Panthers. It was like the habs didn't even show up. The Panthers outscored the Habs 20 to 10 to take the series in 4. Not exactly what the Habs wanted, but definately a great series for the Panthers.

Of course Thompson lead the team, just like he did in the season, and at this pass could break even more records then he already has.

Washington, a definate foe of the Panthers, beat Toronto 4 to 1 and will now be the next opponent for the high flying Panthers.

Other Series:

PHI beat TB 4-2
BOS beat NYI 4-2
WSH beat TOR 4-1

CGY beat NSH 4-0
STL beat LA 4-2
PHX beat COL 4-3
Det beat PHX 4-3

[matt314hew]

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Nice job so far. I just don't like the fact that the Pens finished last in the East. Good job on taking out the Habs. Now go get the cup. Don't let the Caps win it.

[bthomp05]

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Yeah, I was alittle surprised they were bottom dewlers, but ow well.

Thanks.

[mikko1995]

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Nice job so far. I just don't like the fact that the Pens finished last in the East. Good job on taking out the Habs. Now go get the cup. Don't let the Caps win it.

I was surprised aswell. Well now I'm rooting for Panthers cause Wild is gone.

[bthomp05]

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Thanks Wild. So far its been a fun ride.

[onlybygrace]

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Did you play every game???

Nice chise.

[PennStatePeter]

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I have been following this, nice franchise. What sliders do you use.

[bthomp05]

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I only play home games. For the playoffs I would play game 5 or game 6 or game 7 if it was necessary.

I play on default superstar, 5 min periods.

[bthomp05]

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And thanks guys, I appreciate the support.

[bthomp05]

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2nd Round
Capitals (4-1) VS Panthers (4-0)

Once again, like with the Canadians, these two teams have never met in playoff contention. During the season the Panthers lead the series 4 to 1 and outscored the Caps by a margin of 20 to 16.

The Panthers will be looking to Thompson to lead them forward again as the Caps hope Ovi can get started from a so far lackluster playoff.

Washington Stats:
19 GF, 11 GA, 6.7% PP, 71.4% PK

Top Scorer: Fleischmann 2-5-7 PTS
Top Goalie: Theodore 4-1 2.01 GAA

Florida Stats:
20 GF, 10 GA, 71.4% PP, 90% PK

Top Scorer: Thompson 8-4-12 PTS
Top Goalie: Clemmensen 4-0 2.50 GAA

The series begins in Florida tonight. Its expected that Theodore will start for the Caps and Clemmensen for the Panthers.

Other Series:

PHI vs BOS

CGY vs DET
STL vs PHX