The Panthers quickly scored four unbeatable losses and turned it into a four-game winning streak, winning back-to-back and starting a home run; a convincing back-to-back victory. However, Tuesday’s victory over the Islanders and the Devils last night was not without adversity. Captain Aleksander Barkov (Aleksander Barkov) is injured every week due to lower body injuries, and the Panthers overcame an early deficit in Thursday's game against New Jersey.
What did the last two games teach us? First of all, even if there is no captain for the time being, the team will still be very good. You can't replace Barkov; he is the top five all-around player in the world. However, the Panthers are the deepest team in the East, and with their start of the season, they will do much better than keeping the boat afloat during Barkov's absence.
Another thing we learned (I have no doubt about this; I told Mark Hawkman when I joined WQAM on Thursday afternoon): There is absolutely nothing in Spence Knight’s game after enduring the first two rules Worried about losing his young career on the road trip last week. Knight has surpassed his age. After experiencing the shooting storm of the Devils in the first quarter last night, it is clear that this rookie genius has the mental power of a 10-year NHL veteran. By the end of the night-after 45 saves-Knight won first place star honors and showed outstanding goalkeeper performance in the second game at home.
One final point: While preparing for "This Day in the History of the Panthers" last night, I noticed that the Panthers lost the first seven games as a team on November 18. For many years, this date has not been friendly to the Panthers. It wasn't until November 18, 2008 that the Panthers won the November 18 game and won a 4-3 penalty shootout in Tampa. Bryan McCabe scored twice, Nathan Horton scored a penalty shootout, and Tomas Vokoun defeated Mike Smith in a goal difference. In Tampa Bay, a rookie named Steven Stammkos assisted in the game.
@Jreidy56: Can you outline your game schedule? From skating in the morning to the end of the broadcast?
good question! Home game day starts early...
6:30 in the morning: Exercise. Weightlifting, aerobic exercise, maybe both. After that, I go home, have a bite to eat, and then head to the FLA Live Arena.
10:00 AM: Skate at FLA Live Arena in the morning! This is where we know who will appear in the lineup, and then we will listen to the opinions of players and coaches. These are the voices you will hear before the game that night.
12:00-12:30 PM: Usually this is when I go home for lunch. I will eat something and then record "5 Minutes of Morning Skating", you can hear it on www.floridapanthers.com! If you have never heard of it, you should! After that, I will cut the original soundtracks of the pre-match show and email them to the studio producer that night.
1:00 PM-2:30 PM: Take a nap on match day, and then let yourself behave well at night.
3:00 pm: Arrive at FLA Live Arena again. I have prepared a formula for my game. I took notes for each team on a piece of paper, and I tried to prepare at least one or two gold nuggets for each player in the game. Generally speaking, I don’t even get a quarter of the information I prepared for the game, but it’s better to be over-prepared! I will also make sure that I have all the reading content in the game, prepare gold nuggets for the "Today in Black Panther History" that night (I always try to find things that surprised Billy Lindsay), and then go eat something thing! When I am hungry, I cannot work well.
4:35 pm: Yesterday, I joined my friend Hochman & Crowder at 560 WQAM. This is what often happens before the Panthers' home game.
6:00 pm: Reference to sports in the 1980s and 1990s with Kevin Rogers. We talked half-jokingly about how it should become a podcast.
6:30 pm: If we have a pre-match show, we will broadcast it!
10:15 pm: Usually the Cats Recap Show will end. I will post some highlights on the Internet. If this is the game on Thursday night, I will finish writing this letter bag and have already started looking forward to the next game.
11:00 PM: I hope I can go home and watch Seinfeld replay in CW South Florida. This is an overview of the game day!
@Griffin__hockey: Dear Doug! ! ! How to pronounce Eetu Luostareinen? I have heard at least 10 different ways on radio, TV and podcasts.
Guys, Eetu Luostarinen is a well-known name! He is developing into a very reliable two-way center before our eyes. He is 6 feet 3 inches tall and has scored 6 goals in 14 games this season, including one last night. His scoring ability is very good, and his potential has always been obvious: Carolina was initially in the No. He was selected with the 42nd overall pick in the second round. 2017. He has become a member of the Panthers center, and we should expect him to take on more responsibility for lower body injuries with Aleksander Barkov in the near future.
@fakejedega: #askdoug Do you and @LindsayBHockey have your favorite restaurants in different cities where the team is playing on the road?
For me, the best out-of-town dining experience is In-N-Out Burger; this is my favorite food on earth, and I highly recommend it to anyone.
After In-N-Out, the following will come to mind: Illegal Pete's (Burritos/Denver, Colorado); Torchy's Tacos (Tacos/Denver, Colorado and Dallas, Texas); Café Rio ( Mexico/Phoenix, Arizona; Denver, Colorado); Al's Italian Beef & Portillo's (Chicago, I also think it is the best restaurant city in the United States); Sonny (Cheese Steak/Philadelphia); Dinosaur Grill (Buffalo) , New York and Newark, New Jersey).
It is not in the NHL, but if you have ever been in San Diego, try Sombrero. This is the Mexican restaurant mentioned in "Josie" of blink-182. During our baseball road trip in 2019, my friend and I went to Blink's hometown in Poway, California, and the men's room was a little tribute to Blink-182.
@HardleyKurt: #DearDoug What is your favorite Christmas gift since childhood?
The first thing that comes to mind is: Sega Genesis, with NHLPA '93; Randy Moller's game on the court. It was Christmas in 1992. It comes in a big box, and it must be one of the most popular items at the time, if not the most popular item. This is the first generation of game consoles. It is equipped with Sonic the Hedgehog-with a big "non-resale" label on the front of the game cassette-and a game called Quackshot starring Donald Duck. It's actually very interesting. However, there is no game comparable to NHLPA '93. This reminds me of the tangent of hockey video games...
First of all, it is "NHLPA" '93 because the game has a license from the Players Association, not the league. Therefore, there is no team logo in the game, and the islanders are called "Long Island". The Panthers and Ducks did not participate in the game because they will not make their debut until next season. In other words, I still think NHLPA '93 and NHL '04 are the two best hockey video games of all time. Everyone likes NHL '94, it seems to be called the original, gold standard, the true beginning of the NHL game series. Of course, it has team logos and unforgettable menu music. However, NHL '94 did not fight, therefore, NHL '94 is flawed. In 1993, we threw it away! In 1995, we threw again and were able to trade!
In my opinion, NHL '04 is the best combination of simulation and arcade, and the concept of goalkeeper fighting was first introduced in the NHL game series in 2004. In addition, it has the best soundtrack in the history of video games, which is a classic. In addition, I was a freshman in 2003-04 and spent too much time to perfect my NHL 04 skills.
I also have my Sega Genesis console, which is still fully functional. However, I do not have a current video game console. After years of dusty, my XBOX One moved to Jameson Olive's house around 2019. If you have ever played XBOX games online with Jameson, that's my system he used!
Kurt: Sorry to cut the line! But yes... Sega Genesis was my favorite Christmas gift when I was a kid.
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