7:30p ET, BB&T Arena
Sunrise, FL
TV: Fox Sports Detroit
Radio: 97.1 The Ticket/1270 AM
Panthers Blog: Litter Box Cats
Holy god, last night sucked so much.
With the way the Atlantic standings are now, the Red Wings are very much walking a thin line of going off the rails. An anemic offense, a lackluster blue line, and a really good goaltender. The good news is that it’s a new day, and a new chance to redeem ourselves as a team. Funny how I say “ourselves” when we all here have nothing to do with it. Ah well, let’s just pretend.
The Panthers are a good team. They lead the Atlantic, and have been red-hot for quite some time. With impressive players like Aaron Ekblad, and Aleksander Barkov, the Red Wings will no doubt have their hands full in this tilt. I have our lines slated in the same way that they looked last night, because I’m not sure if coaching will change anything. The only big change we might see is Riley Sheahan coming back into the lineup. That’s unknown as of now, but we will keep you posted.
Let’s just score more than one goal tonight. I think that’s a good idea.
Detroit Expected Lineup
Forwards
| Justin Abdelkader | Henrik Zetterberg | Dylan Larkin |
| Darren Helm | Pavel Dastyuk | Brad Richards |
| Gus Nyquist | Luke Glendening | Tomas Tatar |
| Tomas Jurco | Joakim Andersson | Teemu Pulkkinen |
Defensemen
| Kyle Quincey | Danny DeKeyser |
| Brendan Smith | Mike Green |
| Jonathan Ericsson | Alexey Marchenko |
Goaltenders
| Petr Mrazek |
| Jimmy Howard |
Scratches: Riley Sheahan (who knows if this is even real anymore)
Injuries: Drew Miller, Johan Franzen, Niklas Kronwall
Florida Expected Lineup
Forwards
| Jonathan Huberdeau | Aleksander Barkov | Jaromir Jagr |
| Jussi Jokinen | Vincent Trocheck | Reilly Smith |
| Quinton Howden | Nick Bjugstad | Logan Shaw |
| Shawn Thornton | Derek MacKenzie | Corban Knight |
Defensemen
| Brian Campbell | Aaron Ekblad |
| Dmitry Kulikov | Erik Gudbrandson |
| Steve Kampfer | Alex Petrovic |
Goaltenders
| Roberto Luongo |
| Al Montoya |
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Game Day Prediction Contest
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