Showing posts with label the hockey news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the hockey news. Show all posts

11/11/08

A Closer Look: The Hockey News - Power Rankings 11/10/08 (Your Cats: 27th)



This includes the road victory over the Ducks, mind you. Sigh. Last week they were ranked number 26, so we're not talking a colossal slide. The real question is who finished in worse shape? THN has the goods, through Monday:


Teams above: not going through a list of that size again. Carpel tunnel and all.


Teams below: LAK (steady at 28). And they humiliated Florida just days days ago. I guess humiliating Florida doesn't pack the same punch that it...well, nevermind. STL (29 from 23). Reality is catching up with the Notes, who many say have overachieved so far. NYI (steady at 30). Rebuilding again, and it shows. At least they've got an excuse.


On a personal note, I'll be attending my first game of the year tomorrow, against Tampa Bay. Pretty psyched. "First game?!?!?" you say? Kinda tough to make that drive on a regular basis while remaining employed and having to show up at 5:30 am. No, I'm not getting defensive. Really.


Probably gonna leave Old Reliable (Whalers road blue #1 Sean Burke) in the closet and do a simple Cats' sweatshirt/hat combo. Putting way too much thought into this; been a while since I've graced the BAC. Tampa games are always fun, and occasionally record shattering.


But which Panther club will show? The Phoenix Panthers? Or the Anaheim Panthers?

11/5/08

Dubious Distinction? Panthers Must Be Involved


I knew of the Jokinen/Charron No-Playoff Connection, but even I wasn't aware of the timing of next week's game. Spooky, and only in hockey does one see such cosmic weirdness.

10/15/08

A Closer Look: THN Power Rankings 10/14/08 (Your Cats: 25th)


My apologies for being late to the game on this one. Ryan Dixon brings us this week's Power Rankings from The Hockey News, and unless you're a devoted - and blind - Chicago fan (20th, at 0-2-1???), there's not much to like way down here in SoFla.

Panthers record prior to ranking as of October 14: 1-1-0
Clubs ranked higher: Dallas (6th, 0-1-1), Anaheim (7th, 0-2-0 !), Colorado (24th, 0-2-0).
Clubs ranked lower: (26 through 30...no surprises - ATL, TOR, NYI, TAM, LOS).
Guess we can't expect much more; got toasted by Carolina only to squeak by Atlanta. Not exactly a promising start in the eyes of anyone not focused on the team. So whatever.