The Ditch part deux

my thinking also. would be way too much to take it away

 

Rangers got the offense rolling...
Red Wings cant even get SOG...

 

Tonight...

 

Ekblad tore his knee up. Not sure if there's been anything official, but... his and the Panthers' season is over.

 

Will..........Coach Vigneault.........

 

Torts in Columbus probably gets booted soon... that team is flat and go out like they've given up.

 

Terrible looking and clearly disturbed the teammates. Should know more today as team returns to Florida and Ekblad gets more testing...

PANTHERS INJURIES

Florida captain Aleksander Barkov missed his third straight game with a lower body injury. The Panthers also played without another top forward, Patric Hornqvist, who missed both games in Dallas with an undisclosed injury that’s expected to sideline him for about a week.

“I think there’s a group here that has the ability to find ways to win hockey games, and we need to find out what it’s like to win in the playoffs,” Quenneville said.

(AP)

 

Going to need Bob doing this... a lot!

 

saw that he was stretchered off, sorry to hear that. was hoping to watch this team make a run. gonna be tough but who knows. maybe Bob catches fire and they really hunker down in the d zone.

 

stinky hot garbage. i put a few bucks on them before they traded PLD thinking whatever return they get might really boost them. hasnt worked out.

 

they should blow that thing up. keep Hart and Provorov and go from there. not totally sold on Konecny and ive heard he's a real d-bag.

 

Ekblad will require surgery on his fractured left leg and will miss the rest of the 2020-21 season, Frank Seravalli of TSN.ca reports.

 

Aaron Ekblad will be out 12 weeks for the Florida Panthers after the defenseman had surgery Monday on a fracture in his left leg.

"Overwhelmed by the love and support of my family and teammates, my peers and the Florida Panthers fan base and organization," Ekblad said in a post on Twitter. "I appreciate each and every one of you.

"Thank you Dallas Stars for everything last night. I'm so grateful for your help. To everyone who has reached out, I see you. Thank you!"

Ekblad left the ice on a stretcher in the second period of a 4-1 win against the Stars at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Sunday.

"To be without a player of Aaron's caliber and character is an irreplaceable loss to our hockey club," Florida general manager Bill Zito said. "Aaron is an incredibly driven and talented young player and a tremendous leader for our team. He has the heartfelt support of our organization, his teammates and fans as we wish him the best in his recovery and his eventual return. Despite Aaron's absence from our lineup, we are confident in our group's resiliency and motivation as we move forward."

The 25-year-old will be out the rest of the regular season and the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. June 21 is 12 weeks from Monday; the final day of the regular season is scheduled to be May 11.

Ekblad got his left leg caught under his body after being checked by Stars defenseman Esa Lindell midway through the second and immediately clutched his left knee. He left on a stretcher after medical personnel put a long brace on his left leg.

"It was pretty tough," Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau said after the game. "It's obviously tough to see a teammate, a good friend, go down like that. He was and he's probably going to be out for a while. It's not cool obviously, but it's part of the game.

"You hear him scream too. I mean, it must have hurt so bad. Obviously it comes and gets you. He's a great guy, a great teammate. It [stinks]. It's part of the game, a bad break. It's going to be tough to be without him, but we're going to be there for him. We're going to support him."

Ekblad has scored 22 points (11 goals, 11 assists) in 35 games and leads the Panthers with an average ice time of 25:05 per game. He had an assist to help Florida build a 3-1 lead at the time of his injury.

"I think he was great this year," Florida coach Joel Quenneville said. "I think he had so many games where he was dominant defensively, but his offensive contribution, joining the attack down, added a different dimension to our power play, significant minutes, matchups, controlling the outcomes of games. You couldn't ask for anything more. He's improved. He stepped up this year in his development and has been a big factor."

NHL.com

 

Dan..............a video for you too watch on Youtube.........it is EXCELLENT.

It is a song by Melody Martin and called Drivers License.....it is about the Buffalo Sabres.

 

Yeah, Melody has become a celebrity of sorts in Buffalo. It started when she sang the Dahlin song. Her bit about one of the Buffalo Sabres hats is good; the hat literally has B S in large letters with a small Sabres logo in the middle.