With four games left on the regular season, the Panthers will most certainly be using these opportunities to tune up for the forthcoming playoffs.
The Cats return to Florida ice after their recent disappointing 1-2-1 roadtrip. They will play the Ottawa Senators, a team they pounded 6-0 the last time they met.
Im betting on another chippy game from these two teams. Their last clash had a lot of tempers flaring in the slanted win…
While not a playoff team, Maurice is right regarding Ottawa’s physicality, and the Cats should be expecting another bruising tilt.
Pre-Playoff Health Check-Up
Per the
Panthers’ website:
The Panthers are expecting to be back at full strength come playoff time.
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While both high-scoring forward Carter Verhaeghe (upper body) and top-pair defenseman Aaron Ekblad (undisclosed) will likely be held out for the rest of the regular season, both are trending toward being ready to play once the puck finally drops for Game 1 of the playoffs.
Two major pieces for the Panthers, Verhaeghe ranks fourth on the team in scoring with 71 points (33 goals, 38 assists), while also sitting first in even-strength goals (25). Tasked with shutting down the opposition’s best players, Ekblad averages 20:52 of ice time per game on the blue line.”
Bob gets the start, while OEL takes a night off and is replaced by Balinskis.
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