A sellout crowd then watched as the Panthers fought the New Jersey Devils to a 2-2 tie. Then last night on the road against the Colorado Avalanche , Ed Jovanovski scored in the third period as the teams skated to a 4-all draw.
The late season surge has enabled the Panthers to build a seven point cushion over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the race for the Southeast Division Title. The Panthers are seeking their first Division crown under the Management of IronMike.
In the past twenty games, the Southern Cats have posted a record of 12-6-2 while making a steady climb up the Eastern Conference table. They've managed to get within 3 points of Conference leading New York Rangers. With 14 games to play in the regular season, the sun is certainly bright in Florida as they gear up for spring hockey.
Panthers Add McCauley at the Deadline.
The Florida Panthers went into deadline day looking to fine tune its line-up as they prepare for the stretch drive. Nobody was looking for bigs things from IronMike at this deadline. His team is built through youth and they've developed really well this season.
It was thought the Cats had two minor holes to fill, one at center and one on defense. No additions were added to the blue-line, although it was thought for most of the day the Panthers were the leading candidates to get M.A. Bergeron out of Edmonton.
The team added a center when they sent, farm hand Mike Greene (no not that Mike Greene) and a 5th round pick in 2008 to the Oilers for Alyn McCauley.
In McCauley the Cats acquired a smooth-skating two-way pivot who is always working hard for his teammates. Alyn is a UFA after this season.
TEAM NOTES: Two Panthers were named to the Eastern Conference All-star team. Jason Spezza and rookie phenom Evgeni Malkin will be skating against the West all-stars in the annual NsHL game.
Up next for the Panthers is a trip to Carolina to play the Canes. Then two at home versus the Atlanta Thrashers.
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