GDT: 12/28/14 "Boothorelli" - Maple Leafs VS Panthers

[Panthers Rock]

Your Florida Panthers take on the Toronto Maple Leafs! Game time at 5:00pm EST live from BB&T Center!

TV: Live on FSN Florida and Center Ice.
Radio: Listen Live on 560 WQAM​

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[fieldset=Standings]

Link To Current NHL Standings
Florida:

Wins | Losses | OTL/SOL | Total Points
15 |9 |8 |38

Toronto:

Wins | Losses | OTL/SOL | Total Points
20|12|3|43

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[fieldset=Injuries]

Toronto:

Player | Date Of Incident | Status |Injury
L. Komarov, C| Nov 30, 2014| day-to-day| Upper-body injury

Florida:​

Player | Date Of Incident | Status |Injury
S. Thornton, LW |Dec 12, 2014 |IR |Groin

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[fieldset=Line Combinations (Subject To Change)]

Toronto:

LW |C| RW
Joffrey Lupul|Tyler Bozak|Phil Kessel
James van Riemsdyk|Nazem Kadri|Mike Santorelli
Daniel Winnik|Peter Holland|David Clarkson
David Booth|Trevor Smith|Richard Panik

LD|RD
Dion Phaneuf|Cody Franson
Jake Gardiner|Roman Polak
Morgan Rielly|Stephane Robidas

Florida:

LW| C |RW
Jonathan Huberdeau|Nick Bjugstad|Vincent Trocheck
Sean Bergenheim|Aleksander Barkov|Jimmy Hayes
Jussi Jokinen|Dave Bolland|Brad Boyes
Tomas Kopecky|Derek MacKenzie|Scottie Upshall

LD|RD
Brian Campbell|Aaron Ekblad
Willie Mitchell|Dmitry Kulikov
Dylan Olsen|Erik Gudbranson

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[fieldset=Expected Starting Goaltenders]

Toronto:

Jonathan Bernier

GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO
26|14|8|3| 2.65| .921|2

VS.

Florida:

Roberto Luongo

GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO
26|13|7|6| 2.30| .924|1

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[fieldset=Special Teams]

Toronto:

PP%|PP Rank|PK%|PK Rank
20.3%|9th|83.9%|10th

Florida:

PP%|PP Rank|PK%|PK Rank
13.0%|27th|81.2%|14th(tied)

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[fieldset=Red Hot: Cat Of The Night]

Roberto Luongo has allowed 8 goals in his last 4 games and has won his last 4 shootouts.​

[/fieldset]

Last Game VS. Maple Leafs


Last Game Played

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LET'S GO PANTHERS!!!!!!!!!!

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[batting1k]

Huge game...we always do well against them it seems.

Hopefully Barkov's strong play from the SO win vs. the Pens carries over.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

 

[Juggernaut27]

I have been saying this the last little bit more and more.

That's a solid 4 lines, 3 D pairs that are all very capable and the elite or very close to elite goaltending.

I'm not looking at our lineup pre-game and seeing names I don't want to see or players in positions they shouldn't be in.

Hopefully Pirri regains his prior form over the next few weeks and I like having Thorny around, especially as the season progresses and if we are play-off bound, hockeys god's willing.

Flash to a western team for a pick, any pick.

If we're play-off bound TO is a team we have to take care of at home. Let's bury this one. Go Cats!

4 - 1 Florida and the Barkov line continues to heat up.

 

[SoupyFIN]

He's an assistant coach with the national team these days, probably checking out Barkov & Bergenheim if they happen to be available for the WHC's and whether they'd be interested.

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

Hope everyone had some good food and good times with friends and family during Christmas. This is my favourite team to beat, let's do it in a convincing fashion as I'll be the lone panther cheering against 4 die hard leafers tomorrow.

Love those lineups. I'm happy with Trocheck or Hayes alongside Huberdeau and Bjugstad. Really looking forward to this game. Let's go Panthers!!

 

[batting1k]

We get to see our future right winger, Phil Kessel, tomorrow night

 

[EnforceTheLaus]

Top 6 is all young guys and Bergy. Bottom 6 are vets. Not bad.

 

[Prominence Problem]

Having a blast so far in Lake Worth. Looking forward to the game tomorrow. Actually met a Panthers fan walking down the street. Had some pretty cool Xmas lights.

 

[Prominence Problem]

Better shot

 

[batting1k]

Having a blast so far in Lake Worth. Looking forward to the game tomorrow. Actually met a Panthers fan walking down the street. Had some pretty cool Xmas lights.

The lit up player looks like Flash

 

[Prominence Problem]

So what exactly is there to do at a family fun Sunday?

 

[ShootIt]

Man I really hope Trocheck can produce at RW.

Would not only solve what to do with him, it would also help with our depth at that wing.

Hayes looks like a good 2/3 line tweener PF so it would be nice to have another top 6 rw emerge from the pool

 

[FlaPnthrsPunk]

Better shot

That is awesome!

Absolutely huge to get a win tomorrow in front of a probably almost sold out crowd now that we're four points out of the Wild Card (with three games in hand though).

 

[Android 16]

For the Cats fans attending please try not to get frustrated. Always remember how Leafs fans are on the inside.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

That is awesome!

Absolutely huge to get a win tomorrow in front of a probably almost sold out crowd now that we're four points out of the Wild Card (with three games in hand though).

Even if they go 1-2 over the next 3 they're still in good shape.


To be honest I'm scared of Columbus right now, just destroying everyone.

 

[CanadianPantherFan]

I'm broadcasting Macs Midget Hockey Tournament with a friend who is a HUGE Leafs fan. Friends off tomorrow at the broadcast table I told him ! Starting...now.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Panthers 7-3 against Toronto in Sunrise since 2010.

 

[RainingRats]

I have been saying this the last little bit more and more.

That's a solid 4 lines, 3 D pairs that are all very capable and the elite or very close to elite goaltending.

I'm not looking at our lineup pre-game and seeing names I don't want to see or players in positions they shouldn't be in.

Hopefully Pirri regains his prior form over the next few weeks and I like having Thorny around, especially as the season progresses and if we are play-off bound, hockeys god's willing.

Flash to a western team for a pick, any pick.

If we're play-off bound TO is a team we have to take care of at home. Let's bury this one. Go Cats!

4 - 1 Florida and the Barkov line continues to heat up.

Agree with everything except trading Flash. We've been lucky (knock on wood) to be so healthy this year and having him scratched is fine. That's the kind of depth we want and need. Flash has been great defensively. Plus, it creates more in team competition which is what we want. His contract comes off the books this year so keeping around is nbd.

 

[RainingRats]

Man I really hope Trocheck can produce at RW.

Would not only solve what to do with him, it would also help with our depth at that wing.

Hayes looks like a good 2/3 line tweener PF so it would be nice to have another top 6 rw emerge from the pool

I think he'll figure it out.

Hayes is on a 30 goal pace over 82 games. He's tied with Bjugstad for G/G. If he can become that top 6RW it would be sick. I think he can do it. Nothing about the way he is scoring goals makes me think he can't be a 25-30 goal scorer.

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

Jimmy Hayes is slowly becoming my favorite player on the team, lol.

Hope that this is just the start for him.

 

[spacemanatee]

Panthers 7-3 against Toronto in Sunrise since 2010.

let's make it 8-3 tonight!
go cats

 

[Android 16]

This matchup is basically "defensively sound" vs "scoring off the rush".

Reasons why we would lose:

1. Poor start
2. Penalty trouble
3. Didn't capitalize

Reasons why we would win:

1. Lu
2. We outwork them
3. Lu

 

[Android 16]

Good times eh. Remember James Posey of the Heat got arrested that same night? LOL.

 

[batting1k]

Chris Johnston ‏@reporterchris 1m1 minute ago
James Reimer starts tonight in Florida. Jonathan Bernier is sick.