Eric Selleck will make his NHL debut, adding some toughness to Florida's roster in the absence of George Parros. Selleck has accumulated 16 points and 181 penalty minutes in 60 games in San Antonio this season.
"I don't know how many shifts I'm going to get, so the early ones count," Selleck said. "We've got a game plan, so I'll just try to keep it simple and stick to my role."
When an enforcer plays his first game in the League, there is often a game-within-the-game scenario. Selleck's role is no mystery to either team -- and that simplifies his approach.
"I know who they have, and they know why I'm here," he said. "I've got a few guys on the radar. It's going to be fun to see how it plays out."
Brennan appeared to fit in seamlessly, stepping off the plane to log 23:42 minutes of ice time. He posted a +1 rating and fired four shots on Isles goaltender Evgeni Nabokov, one resulting in the goal that sparked Florida's third period rally. His puck-carrying skills and ability to jump into the play put plenty of pressure on the Islanders defense and he did a nice job on the power play.
Brennan is an offensive-defenseman and with the Panthers desperately needing offense from anywhere and everywhere, it looks like this might be a good fit for both parties. If Brennan can provide the kind of effort we saw last night over the next 19 games, he may have said sayonara to the AHL for good and found himself a permanent home here in sunny South Florida. A small sample size, yes, but this trade looks like it could be a good one for Florida and even though that's a potential win of the off-ice variety, I'll take it, especially this season.
3rd Period
05:09 FLA T. Brennan (2) Wrist - ASST: M. Santorelli (1) AND J. Huberdeau (6) 3 - 1 NYI
05:43 FLA M. Goc (3) Wrist - ASST: T. Fleischmann (13) AND T. Kopecky (7) 3 - 2 NYI
06:52 FLA M. Santorelli (2) Tip-In - ASST: J. Skille (7) AND B. Campbell (11) 3 - 3 TIE
Injured: RW Kris Versteeg (knee), C Stephen Weiss (wrist), LW Scottie Upshall (lower body), G Jose Theodore (groin), D Dmitry Kulikov (upper body), D Mike Weaver (lower body), D Michael Caruso (wrist), LW Sean Bergenheim (lower body)
TJ Brennan is 23 years old and 6’1” 215 pounds. He has played in 36 games for the Rochester Americans posting a 14-21-35 scoring line. Brennan has played in ten games for the Sabres this season and scored one goal to go along with a -1 rating on the big club. Brennan was a 2nd round pick (31st overall) in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
Jovanovski traveled to Boston and worked out Thursday morning. Jovanovski says if he feels good on Friday, he may play Saturday against the Islanders. Jovanovski has been out since Jan. 29 with a lower body ailment.
The worst news out of Tuesday could come in the following days when Kris Vertseeg's right knee is evaluated.
Versteeg -- who scored Florida's first goal 13 ticks into the second -- went sprawling after making contact with Radko Gudas and stayed on the ice in pain for a few minutes before being helped into the locker room.
The Panthers will listen to offers for Kris Versteeg and Tomas Fleischmann. Fleischmann has two years left at $4.5 million per season and he has a modified no-trade clause. Versteeg has three years left with a cap hit of $4.4 million, but salaries of $4.6 and 4.7 million.
[Scott] Timmins is accused of breaking into Benjamin Garza's home on Ridgecrest. Garza wasn't home at the time, but his wife and three kids woke up to the stranger on their couch.
The police report states that when Garza's wife found Timmins sitting on her couch, she asked him who he was, to which he responded, "Don't worry about that."
"He was yelling, 'What are you doing in my house,'" said Garza. "My wife said, 'You need to get the hell out of here,'" added Garza. She was able to escape through a back door with her kids.
Jacob Markstrom is expected to get the start in net for the Panthers, who on Sunday reassigned forward Jon Rheault to the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League.
With Rheault back in the AHL, veteran center Jerred Smithson is expected to be back in the lineup after being a healthy scratch for Friday's 3-2 overtime loss against the Winnipeg Jets.
Although Alex Kovalev remains on the Panthers active roster and is technically listed as a scratch each night, he's no longer with the team and continues to look at other options.
If Kovalev were to find a team who wanted him, the Panthers would accommodate him.
Two league executives have said that Panthers GM Dale Tallon is willing to listen to all offers as they are basically out of it. Exceptions are Jonathan Huberdeau, Erik Gudbranson, Jakob Markstrom and Drew Shore. Sources say the top name being dangled is Kris Versteeg. They had planned on shopping Stephen Weiss. The Bruins, Penguins and Canucks are looking for scoring and may have been interested
Azért ez némi magyarázatra szorul majd, a Tampa és a Florida jóformán a kanadai div-ben van, és a 14-16-os elosztás is minimum érdekes. Csak akkor elfogadható (számomra), ha rövid időn belül bővítenek két csapattal, vagy épp ellenkezőleg, kettőt csődbe visznek.
Csődbe visznek minket a Centralból és a NJ, Isles, Colombus hármas valamelyikét az Atlanticból, vagy költözünk mi és az előbbi 3asból valaki Nyugatra. Szerintem.
In the five losses in D.C. since last season, the Panthers have been outscored a whopping 23-3. Florida, shut out here three times since last season, have been outscored here 12-1 in the past few weeks alone.
A fórumban a kiadvány regiszrált látogatói kapnak lehetőséget magánvéleményük kifejezésére.
Ezen vélemények nem tükrözik a kiadó szerkesztőségének álláspontját.
