Sitting here between classes at FIU I figured I would post some thoughts about tomorrow's upcoming game against the New Jersey Devils.
-We've lost both previous meetings with the Devils. On November 20th the Cats suffered a 3-1 loss against them. Just a few days later on November 26th we lost again in OT 3-2.
Thoughts: Looking at this statistic, the only positive I can dissect from this is that both losses came in the month of November, Cats went 6-5-3 that month and have since then picked up their play, improving to a 12-4-3 record since the beginning of January.
Speaking of this 12-4-3 record since the new year, looking at it made me feel a TINY bit better against our loss to the Caps. Only four regulation losses in 19 games is not bad at all, it's just that the Cats need to get as many points as they can at this point to keep pace with the playoff race. We got a little help last night with Montreal losing to Vancouver and the Sabres losing to the Canes, but we can't count on getting help from other teams losing. Sure, it would help us tremendously if the Islanders were somehow able to beat the Penguins and if the Rangers would lose to the Blues tonight, but the Panthers have to control their own destiny and rack up all the points they can. That's what frustrates me about not being able to at least get a point last night when we very easily could have.
With the tough schedule that lies ahead, the Panthers face the Devils twice, Bruins twice, Chicago, Rangers, and Capitals, all in their next 7 games. Throughout this stretch of games, we will see what the Panthers are really made of and what their playoff hopes and chances really are.
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No chance Pittsburgh loses to the Isles today and the Rangers losing to the Blues is a long shot as well but I'll be cheering against both of them!
ReplyDeleteOnly other thing to note is the Panthers turned their season around with that comeback OT loss against New Jersey.
Yeah, I'm also expecting Pittsburgh to win against the Isles, but one can dream! haha
ReplyDeleteRangers losing to the Blues is more of a possibility but yes, still a long shot.
Ah, yes... I forgot to mention the way the Cats turned it around after that game. They went on a couple of winning streaks after that SO comeback. The only major setback after that point was those 4 straight losses in the end of December where they lost 2 games to the Lightning, and 1 against the Islanders and Canadiens before getting back on track in January.
NYI 3
ReplyDeletePIT 2
STL 2
NYR 1
Wait, wut?
:o)
This is a very nicely-written blog, Ana!
Thanks, Murph!
ReplyDeleteGlad we're getting a bit of help out of town tonight. Can't say I was expecting those final scores from those games.
Praise the Isles and Blues!
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