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"I've done this before, Henrik. That guy to your right, who looks an awful lot like you - Daniel's his name? - can glare at me until the ghost of Dave Babych rises from the ice; I'm not moving. Oh yeah, Davey B...not dead. Blink. C'mon...y'know you want to blink...just one blink? I'm signed through like 2056, so don't come into my house with your two-for-one deal. I wear red. Blood red. You're doused in Kelly Green, like yer lookin to rehab the Whale or somethin'. The puck remains under us. Hasn't moved. Don't be thinkin' your 33 is twice my 16, even though mathematically it is, and more. Ok, I've got it. I'll talk it over with your goalie. Captain, you say? Well that can't be! The 'C' is on his mask, for the love of Kirk McLean! Let's see it on artificial fabrics and then we'll talk..."

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Following yet another power outage during reverse-jersey night at the Nassau Coliseum (est. 1643 AD) FSN's Steve Goldstein, play-by-play man for the Panthers, smartly snags a Maglite from security, shining a brightly-lit LED path from the pressbox for Brett McLean's journey to the cornerboards. Moments later, McLean was wickedly Paul Bunyan-ed from behind. The thirty or so fans in attendance declined to riot, collectively proclaiming there was nothing in the building they wanted.

Reacting to the latest in a seemingly endless line of structural snafus in his club's building, Isles' owner Charles Wang remarked "At least it wasn't another fire,"; team GM Garth Snow immediately promoted captain Bill Guerin to Director of Patron Safety, Head of European Scouting, and Defender of Potentially-leaked Third-Jersey Photos Guy. Watch out, Icethetics!

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Still stinging from the lockout, players instinctively react to the sudden appearance of commissioner Gary Bettman in a luxury box at Prudential Center.

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Now that's dedication Former Cat Olli Jokinen leaps from the upper deck to provide his unique defensive style during a desperate scrum in the Florida end.

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Shania Twain showing her true colors.

Black isn't a bad color, however. The Panthers' new third jersey, perhaps?

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Upon the near-fatal realization his roster includes no one named Datsyuk, Thornton, or, gulp, Sundin (there, I said it), newly-minted head coach Peter DeBoer exudes confidence at his introductory press conference.

Welcome to South Florida, Pete!

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"I got yer fifteen years right here, Ricky..."

Kamil undresses DiPietro at The Bank, March 12th, 2008.

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A pre-Cat Gregory Campbell shows off his hardware (the two folks to the left appear to be doing the same) following completion of the 2002-03 Peter DeBoer-led Kitchener Rangers' season.

The NHL's Senior Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations - or "Dad", as Greg refers to him - looks on.

Regarding the skates: was he having sponsorship issues?

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A slow day for Cats news brings these superb action photos from Getty Images. Goalie Craig Anderson and former Panthers defenseman Steve Montador stand up to a blizzard in a 2-1 road victory over the Devils from January, 2008.



Not to be outdone, The Dood turns in his typical all-or-nothing performance:



Great stuff.