Whip Rangers 8-3, Lose To Sens 4-2
Philadelphi,PA- The Flyers finished up their preseason schedule with a decisive 8-3 win over the New York Rangers & close 4-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators.
Agianst the Rangers, the Flyers took 45 shots against the Rangers' 25. Simon Gagne scored the Hat Trick, including a SH goal. In the loss to Ottawa, Gagne & Heatley scored in what was a close game until Samuelsson scored an ENG to ice it.
That Is All!
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
The 2007 Buffalo Sabres Preview
The 2007 Buffalo Sabres Preview SpecialIt will start with offense on the first line and will not stop until the fourth line as 10 of the 12 starting forwards are ranked as O 4. With only D.Roy and J.Dumont saddled with the pathetic O3 but they will make up for that with their passing in which they are both 5L. Speaking of passing 11 of 12 forwards are L passers with the lowest of the L's being 4L Chris Drury."When Drury is the squad's second worst passer that can speak louder than any words coming outta my mouth.", said Buffalo coach Phil Housley.
It seems that the blight of the forwards surely must befall Ales Kotalik who clocks in with a 3K passing which his teammates had been giving him the business about in the locker room.
The four Left Wings scored 116 (nhl) goals and are led by second year player Thomas Vanek. Vanek was a huge
disapointment in 2006 as the fans thought the rookie would lead the team in power play goals, he didn't and was at times relegated to fourth line duty in his rookie campaign. This season the sights are set high once again for the Austrian and Vanek has said he looks to live up to the hype from here on out. Alexander Semin has made his way back from Russia and may enjoy a fine season with Drury as his centre.The four Centers scored 114 (nhl) goals and look to put up terriffic numbers in assists as well with the new passing f
ormula. Coach Phil Housely expects to finally see a Sabre name in the league leader board in the assists catagory. Veteran pivot Dainius Zubrus bemoaned his training camp experience, "The coach has me playing on the fourth line. I think I deserve better than that. Hopefully, he'll let me play on one of the power play units."The four Right Wingers scored just 105 (nhl) goals but fifth line fill in player rookie Drew Stafford is expected to
contribute goals into the double digits. Last years leading Sabre scorer Miroslav Satan will try to maintain a 30+ goal pace and youngster Jason Pominville wants a chance to prove that he can crack that 30 goals barrier as well. Eight 20+ goal scores is not out of the question for the high octane fueled team in 2007.The Defencemen bring a lot of game to the rink this season. Led by Brian Campbell the Sabres have five D4's
marching on the blue line corps. Several K passers are in the mix while Campbell and veteran Alexei Zhitnik intend to rack up 10 goals and 50+ assists each. "I see absolutely no reason why I can't get 55 helpers, anyway that's what I'm shootin' for." said right defenseman Brian Campbell after his final pre season game.In Goal there is Ryan Miller and Martin Biron a fine and steady duo which may well produce a number of shut outs
along the way to a winning record and potentially high winning percentage. After an intense exibition game victory where he obtained the no.2 star, Ryan Miller said, "I think Marty and I are going to really get the job done. We know the offense is gonna rack up over 300 goals, we just have to keep our concentration level high and we should have a good time out there.""The bench players are deep and young. "Mostly I will be going with the aforementioned Stafford and also another
University of North Dakota kid, Paul Gaustad to spell the starters and give them a few games off over the course of the year. They are talented guys that can fill in nicely on any line, you name it, one through four." pontificated Housley. "I like this group even more than last year's conference championship team. It should be a lot of fun to coach for me, play for the athletes, and watch for the fans."
In summary the combination of tremendous offense, stifling defense, and the poised and steady goaltending make the 2007 Sabres even stronger than they were last season. And with some hard work, tenacity, and luck they could have an outcome that will leave Buffalo fans cheering on the last game of the season.-players denoted in purple are pictured
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Hockey Hall of Fame Game
The HBL's two finalist teams met up via net play to play their final exibition game of the pre season to benefit the Hockey Hall of Fame. The Sabres wasted little time in jumping out for a small measure of payback having lost the Stanley Cup to the Senators several months earlier, when defensmen Dmitri Kalinin ventured in on a breakaway and scored in the first minute of the game.
Ottawa's Joe Sakic then went on and peppered the net with shots to tie it at 1-1. Then the Senators took the lead on a powerplay goal by Mike Fischer that beat the goalie on a rebound. Buffalo's newly acquired B.Lukowich evened the score late in the 2nd period.
Early in the 3rd period Jason Pominville went on a surge and scored the eventual game winner with a low wrister.
Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
DATE :
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Ottawa Senators 1 1 0 0 2
Buffalo Sabres 1 1 1 0 3
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Ottawa Senators 14 10 12 0 36
Buffalo Sabres 10 10 5 0 25
G O A L S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. DMITRI KALININ(1)( THOMAS VANEK, DEREK ROY ): 1st 0:28
2. OTT. JOE SAKIC(1)( MARIAN HOSSA, PAUL KARIYA ) (PP) : 1st 7:27
3. OTT. MIKE FISHER(1)( DANIEL ALFREDSSON, MIKAEL SAMUELSSON ) (PP) : 2nd 8:33
4. BUF. BRAD LUKOWICH(1)( J.P. DUMONT, DEREK ROY ): 2nd 18:10
5. BUF. JASON POMINVILLE(1)( ALEXANDER SEMIN, PETTERI NUMMELIN ): 3rd 2:46
Goalie Stats For Ottawa Senators
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
DAVID AEBISCHER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CRISTOBAL HUET 58 25 3 0 6 3 103
Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
MARTIN BIRON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RYAN MILLER 60 36 2 0 5 5 105
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Ottawa Senators 4 2
Buffalo Sabres 4 0
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - DEREK ROY from Buffalo
2nd star - RYAN MILLER from Buffalo
3rd star - THOMAS VANEK from Buffalo
Ottawa's Joe Sakic then went on and peppered the net with shots to tie it at 1-1. Then the Senators took the lead on a powerplay goal by Mike Fischer that beat the goalie on a rebound. Buffalo's newly acquired B.Lukowich evened the score late in the 2nd period.
Early in the 3rd period Jason Pominville went on a surge and scored the eventual game winner with a low wrister.
Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
DATE :
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Ottawa Senators 1 1 0 0 2
Buffalo Sabres 1 1 1 0 3
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Ottawa Senators 14 10 12 0 36
Buffalo Sabres 10 10 5 0 25
G O A L S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. DMITRI KALININ(1)( THOMAS VANEK, DEREK ROY ): 1st 0:28
2. OTT. JOE SAKIC(1)( MARIAN HOSSA, PAUL KARIYA ) (PP) : 1st 7:27
3. OTT. MIKE FISHER(1)( DANIEL ALFREDSSON, MIKAEL SAMUELSSON ) (PP) : 2nd 8:33
4. BUF. BRAD LUKOWICH(1)( J.P. DUMONT, DEREK ROY ): 2nd 18:10
5. BUF. JASON POMINVILLE(1)( ALEXANDER SEMIN, PETTERI NUMMELIN ): 3rd 2:46
Goalie Stats For Ottawa Senators
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
DAVID AEBISCHER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CRISTOBAL HUET 58 25 3 0 6 3 103
Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
MARTIN BIRON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RYAN MILLER 60 36 2 0 5 5 105
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Ottawa Senators 4 2
Buffalo Sabres 4 0
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - DEREK ROY from Buffalo
2nd star - RYAN MILLER from Buffalo
3rd star - THOMAS VANEK from Buffalo
Panthers Finally Put One in the Pre-Season Win Column
| Olli Jokinen scored two goals and added an assist as Florida out scored Atlanta in a barn burner. Roberto Luongo had his best game of the pre-season in net only allowing 3 goals on 30 shots. "We had Calder and Booth out there tonight as Morrow and Olesz were each scratched before the game," Jacques Martin said after the game. This time in an apparent good mood the coach was only too happy to answer all of the questions the gather press core had for him. There was even a reporter from the Tampa Bay Window in the crowd asking if the coach thought that the latest predictions for Florida to finish 2nd in the division was a reality. "Of course it's a reality, it's not like we're the Bad News Bears up here!," Martin replied. "I think we have a real good shot at finishing anywhere but 6th again. Don't get me wrong, six is a good number, as in original six, six days of creation, etc. etc. but I damn sure don't want to finish the season in sixth place again. Get what I mean" No doubt about it, Martin was pumped up by this win. He was even talking to his goalies again after this one. It's amazing what one win will do for a team's confidence level. |
Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers
DATE :
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Florida Panthers 0 2 3 0 5
Atlanta Thrashers 2 1 0 0 3
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Florida Panthers 10 21 10 0 41
Atlanta Thrashers 11 7 12 0 30
G O A L S U M M A R Y
1. ATL. ILYA KOVALCHUK(1)( RANDY ROBITAILLE ) (PP) : 1st 11:36
2. ATL. JASON BLAKE(1)( ILYA KOVALCHUK, STEPHANE ROBIDAS ) (PP) : 1st 18:50
3. FLA. OLLI JOKINEN(1)( KRISTIAN HUSELIUS, NATHAN HORTON ): 2nd 1:33
4. FLA. NATHAN HORTON(1)( OLLI JOKINEN, KRISTIAN HUSELIUS ): 2nd 15:57
5. ATL. RANDY ROBITAILLE(1)( STEVE McCARTHY, ILYA KOVALCHUK ): 2nd 16:26
6. FLA. OLLI JOKINEN(2)( KRISTIAN HUSELIUS, NATHAN HORTON ): 3rd 6:46
7. FLA. GREGORY CAMPBELL(1)( JURAJ KOLNIK, JAY BOUWMEESTER ): 3rd 14:51
8. FLA. KYLE CALDER(1)( MATT CULLEN, STEPHEN WEISS ) (PP) : 3rd 16:40
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. FLA. STEPHEN WEISS - 2 Minutes: 1st 10:10
2. FLA. DAVID BOOTH - 2 Minutes: 1st 13:42
3. FLA. NATHAN HORTON - 2 Minutes: 1st 18:17
4. ATL. GARNET EXELBY - 2 Minutes: 2nd 8:33
5. FLA. MATT CULLEN - 2 Minutes: 3rd 7:55
6. ATL. BRAD LARSEN - 2 Minutes: 3rd 16:22
7. ATL. JIM SLATER - 2 Minutes: 3rd 19:15
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For Florida Panthers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
OLLI JOKINEN 3 7 2 1 0 0 0 8-6 36 20:22 2 0 0 3
KRISTIAN HUSELIUS 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 1-0 36 20:22 0 1 2 1
NATHAN HORTON 3 2 1 2 2 0 0 0-0 41 23:11 0 1 0 0
STEPHEN WEISS -1 6 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 25 14:41 1 0 1 0
KYLE CALDER -1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 25 14:41 0 0 1 1
JURAJ KOLNIK 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 21 12:42 0 0 0 0
NIKLAS HAGMAN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 16 9:14 0 0 0 0
MATT CULLEN -1 3 0 1 2 0 0 5-2 25 14:41 1 1 0 0
JAY BOUWMEESTER 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 44 24:17 4 1 0 0
TRAVIS MOEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 18 9:17 0 0 0 0
BOYD GORDON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-2 18 9:17 0 0 0 0
MIKE Van RYN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 13:12 0 0 0 0
ERIC BREWER 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 38 21:26 1 1 0 1
DAVID BOOTH 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 21 12:42 1 0 0 0
LADISLAV SMID 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 37 22:03 0 0 0 0
GREGORY CAMPBELL 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3-1 21 12:42 1 0 0 0
LUKAS KRAJICEK 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 37 20:45 1 0 0 0
ANDERS ERIKSSON 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 32 17:59 1 0 0 0
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TOTAL 15 41 5 10 8 1 0 23-12 13 5 4 6
Player Stats For Atlanta Thrashers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
ILYA KOVALCHUK -2 4 1 2 0 1 0 0-0 35 19:14 0 0 1 3
JASON BLAKE -2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1-0 35 19:14 2 0 2 3
RANDY ROBITAILLE -2 1 1 1 0 0 0 10-6 35 19:14 0 1 0 0
PASCAL DUPUIS -1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 29 16:50 1 0 2 2
SAMI KAPANEN -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 33 18:34 0 0 0 0
CURTIS BROWN -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7-3 30 17:04 0 0 0 0
STEVE McCARTHY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 26 14:10 0 0 0 0
TONY AMONTE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 14:22 0 1 0 1
BRAD LARSEN 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1-0 25 15:06 1 0 0 0
J.P. VIGIER 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 13 7:41 0 0 0 1
PETR NEDVED 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 15 8:27 0 0 0 0
JIM SLATER 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 2-2 24 14:22 0 0 0 0
GARNET EXELBY -2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 35 20:57 0 0 0 0
CRAIG ADAMS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 6:57 0 0 0 0
GREG de VRIES 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 11:29 1 0 0 0
ANDY SUTTON -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 44 24:44 2 2 0 0
AARON MILLER -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 38 21:57 0 0 0 0
STEPHANE ROBIDAS -1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 47 26:25 0 1 0 0
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TOTAL -15 30 3 5 6 2 0 23-11 7 5 5 10
Goalie Stats For Florida Panthers
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
PETER BUDAJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ROBERTO LUONGO 60 30 3 0 6 6 105
Goalie Stats For Atlanta Thrashers
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
RICK DiPIETRO 60 41 5 0 8 3 105
MIKE SMITH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Florida Panthers 3 1
Atlanta Thrashers 4 2
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - OLLI JOKINEN from Florida
2nd star - NATHAN HORTON from Florida
3rd star - KRISTIAN HUSELIUS from Florida
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Panthers Drop Third Straight Exhibition Game
| The contest started out all right with Kolnik and Jokinen each scoring in the first 8 minutes of the game. Unfortunately for the Panthers, once again Luongo is unable to defend his net giving up the next four goals of the game. Coming back to within one goal in the third Krajicek scored to make it 4-3 with 13:30 left in the final period. Gaborik sealed the victory for the Wild with goal in the fifteenth minute of the final period. Jacques Martin seemed extremely agitated during a post game press conference where he said that his goalies had better shape up. "Friggin' Luongo is looking like that fella from San Jose lately... um what's his name Evgeni something?" Martin said. "Oh yeah, Luongo is making Nabokov look like Patrick Roy." |
Minnesota Wild at Florida Panthers
DATE :
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Minnesota Wild 3 1 1 0 5
Florida Panthers 2 0 1 0 3
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Minnesota Wild 10 13 12 0 35
Florida Panthers 14 2 9 0 25
G O A L S U M M A R Y
1. FLA. JURAJ KOLNIK(1)( BRENDEN MORROW, MIKE Van RYN ): 1st 4:27
2. FLA. OLLI JOKINEN(1)( KRISTIAN HUSELIUS ): 1st 7:57
3. MNW. MIKKO KOIVU(1)( MARIAN GABORIK, STEPHANE VEILLEUX ): 1st 8:56
4. MNW. NICK SCHULTZ(1)( SHAWN THORNTON, BRYAN ALLEN ): 1st 14:50
5. MNW. HENRIK ZETTERBERG(1)( MARC SAVARD, ANDREW BRUNETTE ): 1st 16:21
6. MNW. MARIAN GABORIK(1)( HENRIK ZETTERBERG, MARC SAVARD ) (PP) : 2nd 0:08
7. FLA. LUKAS KRAJICEK(1)( KRISTIAN HUSELIUS, OLLI JOKINEN ) (PP) : 3rd 6:32
8. MNW. MARIAN GABORIK(2)( MIKKO KOIVU ): 3rd 14:40
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. FLA. ROSTISLAV OLESZ - 2 Minutes: 1st 9:39
2. MNW. WILLIE MITCHELL - 2 Minutes: 1st 16:58
3. FLA. ERIC BREWER - 2 Minutes: 1st 19:22
4. FLA. TRAVIS MOEN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 12:30
5. MNW. SCOTT NICHOL - 2 Minutes: 2nd 16:25
6. MNW. BRYAN ALLEN - 2 Minutes: 3rd 6:12
7. FLA. ROSTISLAV OLESZ - 2 Minutes: 3rd 11:57
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For Minnesota Wild
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MARIAN GABORIK 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 0-0 32 17:15 2 0 1 2
HENRIK ZETTERBERG 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 11-10 40 22:19 1 0 3 1
MARC SAVARD 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 36 20:16 0 0 1 1
ANDREW BRUNETTE 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 32 18:51 1 0 0 1
PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 21 12:13 0 1 0 3
MIKKO KOIVU 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 7-4 37 20:23 0 0 0 0
HENRIK SEDIN -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-2 21 12:13 0 1 0 0
ZBYNEK MICHALEK 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 43 24:03 2 3 0 0
BRENT BURNS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 21 11:55 1 0 0 0
STEPHANE VEILLEUX 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 28 15:50 1 0 0 0
BRYAN ALLEN 1 4 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 45 24:55 1 3 0 0
ANTTI LAAKSONEN -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 21 12:13 0 0 0 0
ANDREI ZYUZIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 16 9:23 0 0 0 0
ROB NIEDERMAYER 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 7:01 0 0 0 0
NICK SCHULTZ 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 23:55 2 1 0 0
SCOTT NICHOL 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2-1 17 9:31 0 0 0 0
SHAWN THORNTON 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 12 7:01 0 1 0 0
WILLIE MITCHELL 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 45 25:35 1 2 0 0
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TOTAL 10 35 5 9 6 1 0 23-17 12 12 5 8
Player Stats For Florida Panthers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
OLLI JOKINEN -1 4 1 1 0 0 0 8-2 41 23:17 2 1 0 2
KRISTIAN HUSELIUS -1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1-0 41 23:17 0 0 1 1
NATHAN HORTON -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 47 26:41 0 0 0 1
BRENDEN MORROW 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 14 8:23 0 1 1 0
STEPHEN WEISS -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 24 13:57 0 0 0 0
JURAJ KOLNIK 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 14 8:23 0 0 0 0
NIKLAS HAGMAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-0 19 11:11 0 0 0 0
MATT CULLEN -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4-2 24 13:57 0 1 0 1
JAY BOUWMEESTER -2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 53 27:49 2 1 0 1
TRAVIS MOEN 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 21 10:52 1 0 1 0
BOYD GORDON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-0 21 10:52 1 0 0 0
MIKE Van RYN -1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 16 9:45 0 1 0 0
ROSTISLAV OLESZ -2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 24 13:57 0 0 0 0
ERIC BREWER 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 37 22:19 1 0 0 0
LADISLAV SMID -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 31 18:01 0 1 0 0
GREGORY CAMPBELL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-1 14 8:23 0 0 0 0
LUKAS KRAJICEK 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 43 25:23 0 2 0 0
ANDERS ERIKSSON -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 32 16:29 2 0 0 0
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TOTAL -10 25 3 5 8 1 0 23-6 9 8 3 6
Goalie Stats For Minnesota Wild
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
NIKLAS BACKSTROM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MATHIEU GARON 60 25 3 0 4 2 106
Goalie Stats For Florida Panthers
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
PETER BUDAJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ROBERTO LUONGO 60 35 5 0 11 7 106
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Minnesota Wild 4 1
Florida Panthers 3 1
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - MARIAN GABORIK from Minnesota
2nd star - MIKKO KOIVU from Minnesota
3rd star - HENRIK ZETTERBERG from Minnesota
Defending Cup Champs Destroy Florida in Exhibition
| Before you could say boo, the Senators jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by Schubert and Sakic. At the end of the first period it was 6-1 and the Ottawa club never looked back. "There was nothing good that we can take away from this loss," said Florida Head Coach Jacque Martin. "It was all, bad!" |
Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers
DATE :
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Ottawa Senators 6 2 2 0 10
Florida Panthers 1 2 1 0 4
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Ottawa Senators 15 15 15 0 45
Florida Panthers 13 11 10 0 34
G O A L S U M M A R Y
1. OTT. CHRISTOPH SCHUBERT(1)( ZDENO CHARA, MIKAEL SAMUELSSON ): 1st 4:28
2. OTT. JOE SAKIC(1)( CHRIS PHILLIPS, PAUL KARIYA ): 1st 7:20
3. FLA. JAY BOUWMEESTER(1)( BOYD GORDON, NIKLAS HAGMAN ): 1st 8:21
4. OTT. MARIAN HOSSA(1)( ANTOINE VERMETTE, JASON SPEZZA ): 1st 8:56
5. OTT. PAUL KARIYA(1)( DANIEL ALFREDSSON, ZDENO CHARA ): 1st 14:50
6. OTT. CHRIS PHILLIPS(1)( MIKAEL SAMUELSSON, MIKE FISHER ): 1st 17:37
7. OTT. MIKE FISHER(1)( MIKAEL SAMUELSSON ): 1st 18:07
8. FLA. KRISTIAN HUSELIUS(1)( OLLI JOKINEN, JAY BOUWMEESTER ): 2nd 0:52
9. OTT. ANDREJ MESZAROS(1)( ANTOINE VERMETTE ) (SH) : 2nd 3:39
10. FLA. ERIC BREWER(1)( OLLI JOKINEN, NATHAN HORTON ): 2nd 9:36
11. OTT. MIKAEL SAMUELSSON(1)( ZDENO CHARA ): 2nd 11:54
12. OTT. JOE SAKIC(2)( WADE REDDEN, PAUL KARIYA ) (PP) : 3rd 6:21
13. FLA. KRISTIAN HUSELIUS(2)( OLLI JOKINEN, JAY BOUWMEESTER ) (PP) : 3rd 9:51
14. OTT. DANIEL ALFREDSSON(1)( PAUL KARIYA, JOE SAKIC ): 3rd 11:24
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. OTT. JASON SPEZZA - 4 Minutes: 1st 10:15
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY ANTON VOLCHENKOV
3. FLA. OLLI JOKINEN - 2 Minutes: 1st 10:15
4. OTT. CHRISTOPH SCHUBERT - 2 Minutes: 1st 13:43
5. FLA. ANDERS ERIKSSON - 2 Minutes: 1st 13:43
6. OTT. CHRIS PHILLIPS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 2:42
7. FLA. MIKE Van RYN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 16:27
8. FLA. OLLI JOKINEN - 2 Minutes: 3rd 5:39
9. OTT. ANDREJ MESZAROS - 2 Minutes: 3rd 9:43
10. OTT. WADE REDDEN - 2 Minutes: 3rd 14:43
11. FLA. KRISTIAN HUSELIUS - 2 Minutes: 3rd 17:01
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For Ottawa Senators
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MARIAN HOSSA 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 23:09 2 0 0 2
JOE SAKIC -1 6 2 1 0 1 0 9-6 28 15:48 0 0 1 2
JASON SPEZZA 1 3 0 1 4 0 0 8-5 31 17:59 0 1 0 2
DANIEL ALFREDSSON 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 30 16:49 1 0 0 2
MIKE FISHER 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 9-6 24 14:31 0 0 0 3
PAUL KARIYA 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 4-0 30 16:54 0 0 0 1
MIKAEL SAMUELSSON 4 3 1 3 0 0 0 0-0 21 12:58 1 0 0 2
ANTOINE VERMETTE 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 4-2 39 21:31 0 0 0 1
WADE REDDEN 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 48 27:49 0 0 0 0
RADEK BONK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 11 6:30 0 0 0 0
ZDENO CHARA 4 4 0 3 0 0 0 0-0 68 39:23 3 2 0 2
IAN LAPERRIERE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 7:00 0 0 0 0
CHRISTOPH SCHUBERT 4 4 1 0 2 0 0 0-0 21 12:58 1 1 0 0
ANDREJ MESZAROS 2 3 1 0 2 0 1 0-0 37 20:33 0 0 0 0
SHAWN BATES 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 12 7:00 0 0 0 0
CHRIS PHILLIPS 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0-0 38 20:36 1 2 0 0
ANTON VOLCHENKOV 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 19 11:31 0 1 0 0
SEBASTIEN BISAILLON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0:00 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL 28 45 10 17 12 1 1 35-20 9 7 1 17
Player Stats For Florida Panthers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
OLLI JOKINEN -1 2 0 3 4 0 0 14-7 31 17:27 1 1 0 2
KRISTIAN HUSELIUS -2 4 2 0 2 1 0 2-2 37 20:19 0 1 1 2
NATHAN HORTON -2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 40 21:44 0 0 0 1
BRENDEN MORROW -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 12:23 0 0 0 1
STEPHEN WEISS -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 33 19:07 0 1 0 1
JURAJ KOLNIK -2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 12:23 2 0 0 0
NIKLAS HAGMAN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 13 6:50 0 0 0 0
MATT CULLEN -2 3 0 0 0 0 0 8-2 29 17:21 0 0 2 1
JAY BOUWMEESTER -3 5 1 2 0 0 0 0-0 57 31:40 3 0 0 1
TRAVIS MOEN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 16 8:28 0 0 0 0
BOYD GORDON 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4-3 15 7:58 0 0 0 0
MIKE Van RYN -2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 17 10:01 0 1 0 0
ROSTISLAV OLESZ -2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 29 17:21 1 0 0 1
ERIC BREWER -1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 31 18:15 2 2 0 0
LADISLAV SMID -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 17 10:01 0 0 0 0
GREGORY CAMPBELL -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-1 20 12:23 0 2 0 0
LUKAS KRAJICEK -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 36 20:14 0 0 0 0
ANDERS ERIKSSON -2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 52 29:41 3 2 0 0
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TOTAL -29 34 4 8 10 1 0 35-15 12 10 3 10
Goalie Stats For Ottawa Senators
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
DAVID AEBISCHER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CRISTOBAL HUET 60 34 4 0 9 6 105
Goalie Stats For Florida Panthers
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
PETER BUDAJ 36 30 6 0 9 5 64 GF
ROBERTO LUONGO 23 15 4 0 4 0 41 GF
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Ottawa Senators 3 1
Florida Panthers 4 1
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - MIKAEL SAMUELSSON from Ottawa
2nd star - ZDENO CHARA from Ottawa
3rd star - MIKE FISHER from Ottawa
Monday, September 24, 2007
Panthers Drop Exhibition Opener in Calgary
| Panthers outshoot the Flames almost 2-1 but found it difficult to get the puck past Ray Emery. Flames score 3 unanswered goals in the third period to take the wind out of the Florida sails. |
Florida Panthers at Calgary Flames
DATE :
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Florida Panthers 1 1 0 0 2
Calgary Flames 1 0 3 0 4
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Florida Panthers 11 15 12 0 38
Calgary Flames 7 5 8 0 20
G O A L S U M M A R Y
1. FLA. NATHAN HORTON(1)( KRISTIAN HUSELIUS, MIKE Van RYN ): 1st 15:13
2. CGY. CHRIS CLARK(1)( STEVE REINPRECHT, RAY EMERY ): 1st 16:18
3. FLA. JAY BOUWMEESTER(1)( OLLI JOKINEN, NATHAN HORTON ): 2nd 0:29
4. CGY. ERIC STAAL(1)( JOFFREY LUPUL ): 3rd 4:31
5. CGY. JOFFREY LUPUL(1)( DION PHANEUF, DUSTIN PENNER ): 3rd 9:29
6. CGY. RYAN GETZLAF(1)( MAREK SVATOS, ROBYN REGEHR ) (PP) : 3rd 12:42
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. FLA. LUKAS KRAJICEK - 2 Minutes: 1st 7:56
2. CGY. STEVE MONTADOR - 4 Minutes: 1st 10:42
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY DUSTIN PENNER
4. FLA. LADISLAV SMID - 2 Minutes: 1st 10:42
5. CGY. OLEG SAPRYKIN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 4:33
6. FLA. OLLI JOKINEN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 8:34
7. CGY. STEVE MONTADOR - 2 Minutes: 2nd 10:44
8. CGY. TONI LYDMAN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 14:36
9. FLA. ERIC BREWER - 2 Minutes: 2nd 18:17
10. CGY. STEVE REINPRECHT - 2 Minutes: 3rd 1:36
11. FLA. LUKAS KRAJICEK - 2 Minutes: 3rd 10:35
12. FLA. ERIC BREWER - 2 Minutes: 3rd 19:21
13. CGY. ANDREW FERENCE - 2 Minutes: 3rd 19:21
14. CGY. RYAN GETZLAF - 2 Minutes: 3rd 19:49
15. FLA. ROSTISLAV OLESZ - 2 Minutes: 3rd 19:49
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For Florida Panthers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
OLLI JOKINEN 1 9 0 1 2 0 0 12-8 39 21:36 1 1 1 7
KRISTIAN HUSELIUS 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 1-1 38 21:05 0 0 1 1
NATHAN HORTON 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 41 23:17 0 0 2 0
BRENDEN MORROW 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 11:32 0 1 0 0
STEPHEN WEISS -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 25 14:45 0 1 1 2
JURAJ KOLNIK 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 17 9:42 1 0 1 0
NIKLAS HAGMAN 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 14 9:04 0 0 1 0
MATT CULLEN -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6-5 26 15:06 1 0 0 0
JAY BOUWMEESTER 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 64 35:19 1 2 1 0
TRAVIS MOEN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 21 11:37 0 1 0 0
BOYD GORDON 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4-1 21 11:37 0 0 0 0
MIKE Van RYN 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 9 5:33 1 0 0 0
ROSTISLAV OLESZ -2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 26 15:06 0 0 1 0
ERIC BREWER -2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 32 18:57 2 1 0 0
LADISLAV SMID 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 12 7:40 0 1 0 0
GREGORY CAMPBELL 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 17 9:42 1 2 0 0
LUKAS KRAJICEK -2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 44 24:25 1 0 0 0
ANDERS ERIKSSON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 49 27:44 0 1 0 0
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TOTAL -5 38 2 4 14 0 0 28-17 9 11 9 10
Player Stats For Calgary Flames
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
ERIC STAAL 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 5-3 35 19:07 0 0 0 1
RYAN GETZLAF 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 7-2 29 16:57 1 0 0 1
DION PHANEUF 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 54 29:44 1 2 0 1
DUSTIN PENNER 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2-1 31 16:55 0 0 0 0
MAREK SVATOS -1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 16 9:52 0 0 1 1
MATTHEW LOMBARDI -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7-2 22 12:05 0 0 0 0
CHRIS CLARK 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 22:55 1 0 0 1
MARTIN GELINAS 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 29 17:31 0 0 0 1
OLEG SAPRYKIN 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 19 11:06 0 0 1 1
STEVE REINPRECHT 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 7-3 23 13:45 0 1 0 0
DUSTIN BOYD -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 10 6:06 1 0 0 0
CHUCK KOBASEW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 19 11:06 0 0 0 0
JOFFREY LUPUL 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:44 0 0 0 0
ROBYN REGEHR 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 53 30:19 0 0 0 0
ANDREW FERENCE 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 34 19:16 1 0 0 0
TONI LYDMAN 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 31 18:10 0 1 0 0
STEVE MONTADOR 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0-0 20 11:55 0 0 0 0
DENIS GAUTHIER 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 18 10:14 1 0 0 0
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TOTAL 5 20 4 6 16 1 0 28-11 6 4 2 7
Goalie Stats For Florida Panthers
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
PETER BUDAJ 5 3 0 0 0 0 9
ROBERTO LUONGO 52 17 4 0 5 1 92
Goalie Stats For Calgary Flames
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
RAY EMERY 60 38 2 0 10 8 105
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Florida Panthers 5 0
Calgary Flames 4 1
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - JOFFREY LUPUL from Calgary
2nd star - RAY EMERY from Calgary
3rd star - OLLI JOKINEN from Florida
Friday, September 21, 2007
FLYERS SHUTOUT NJ
Philadelphia, PA- The Flyers improved their preseason record to 1-1 with a 5-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils last night at the Wacovia Center. It looked like it was going to be a chippy game early. NJ's Keith Tkachuk & Patrick Sharp dropped the gloves 2:11 into the game, each recived 5 for fighting & 2 for roughing, but Tkachuk also was given the instigator. A few minutes later, Alexandre Picard & NJ's Jason Smith looked like they were ready to go too, but the refs stepped in before punches could be thrown, but each received minors.
The Flyers got goals from 5 different scorers. Jeff O'Neill scored on Martin Brodeur at 11:51 in the first. At 15:53, Simon Gagne scored a PP goal. In the second, Marc-Andre Bergeron welcomed Scott Clemmensen to the game with the Flyers 2nd PP goal. In the third, Dany Heatley scored just 30 seconds in & Jeff Carter added a SH goal at 7:40.
J.S. Giguere stopped 19shots (4/4 GR) & Antero Niittymaki stopped 11. Flyers out shot N.J. 32-30, and went 2 for 4 on the PP while stopping all 5 N.J. PP chances
The Flyers got goals from 5 different scorers. Jeff O'Neill scored on Martin Brodeur at 11:51 in the first. At 15:53, Simon Gagne scored a PP goal. In the second, Marc-Andre Bergeron welcomed Scott Clemmensen to the game with the Flyers 2nd PP goal. In the third, Dany Heatley scored just 30 seconds in & Jeff Carter added a SH goal at 7:40.
J.S. Giguere stopped 19shots (4/4 GR) & Antero Niittymaki stopped 11. Flyers out shot N.J. 32-30, and went 2 for 4 on the PP while stopping all 5 N.J. PP chances
Monday, September 17, 2007
FLYERS DAILY CLIPS
LECLAIR ONE OF TWO TO GO AS FLYERS SIGN DOWD, LOSE SCRIMMAGE
PHILADELPHIA,PA- The Flyers had a real busy weekend.
Flyers Lose 3-1 to Team USA in first annual match-up.
In honor of Herb Brooks, the Flyers played their first annual Brooks Classic as they matched up against the 1980 Gold Medal winning USA team. Team USA took the FLyers 3-1. Eric Strobel scored the lone first period goal as USA outshot the Flyers 11-6. Slava Kozlov got the Flyers on the board 10:12 of the 2nd & the teams went into the dressing room knotted at 1 with USA holding an 18-15 shot advantage. Buzz Schneider broke the tie at 4:27, and the Flyers were pushing hard but the wind was taken out of their sail's when Rozsival took a penalty & Rob McClanahan took advantage at 15:23. Dave Christian assisted on all 3 USA goals. Jim Craig stopped 8/9 GR's and JS Giguere stopped 6/8. USA outshot the Flyers 29-27.
Stuffed In The Free Agent Market
Rookie GM Jack Santos was schooled by other owners in the free agency pool. Basing his offers on past numbers, he way underbidded on the top FA's. Mike Commodore signed a record breaking FA deal for 16.63 withe Montreal, so it's not surprising that he laughed at the Flyers 2.5 offer. Flyers also went after Tom Poti & Karel Rachunek in hopes of signing at least two of those three.
Dowd Signs With Flyers
After being shutout, Santos made a call to Jim Dowd (who lives in the same hometown as Santos). The two set up a meeting at Dowd's sister Kim's bar The Ark. So after nibbling on cajun shark bites & frosty mugs of Miller Lite & watching the Mets bullpen blow a series to the Phillies (both are Met fans), Dowd walked away with a contract, signing for 750,000. He'll be bringing in his PK experience to the Flyers & should be a 4th line center.
LeClair & Ellison Released
The Flyers released John LeClair & Matt Ellison. LeClair came into camp bothered by nagging injuries & wasn't showing any signs of the scoring touch that he once possesed. LeClair said that it is not a surprise, "Jack & I discussed this a few weeks ago & we agreed going in that if I wasn't pulling my weight in camp, he would let me explore other options in the waiver period."
Matt Ellison's release also came as no surprise given the fact that he would be ineligible to play this season & is not expected to be in the Flyers plans for the future.
Two More Games Slated For Preseason
The Flyers will play at least two more games before wrapping up camp. They will host the New Jersey Devils & New York Rangers.
PHILADELPHIA,PA- The Flyers had a real busy weekend.
Flyers Lose 3-1 to Team USA in first annual match-up.
In honor of Herb Brooks, the Flyers played their first annual Brooks Classic as they matched up against the 1980 Gold Medal winning USA team. Team USA took the FLyers 3-1. Eric Strobel scored the lone first period goal as USA outshot the Flyers 11-6. Slava Kozlov got the Flyers on the board 10:12 of the 2nd & the teams went into the dressing room knotted at 1 with USA holding an 18-15 shot advantage. Buzz Schneider broke the tie at 4:27, and the Flyers were pushing hard but the wind was taken out of their sail's when Rozsival took a penalty & Rob McClanahan took advantage at 15:23. Dave Christian assisted on all 3 USA goals. Jim Craig stopped 8/9 GR's and JS Giguere stopped 6/8. USA outshot the Flyers 29-27.
Stuffed In The Free Agent Market
Rookie GM Jack Santos was schooled by other owners in the free agency pool. Basing his offers on past numbers, he way underbidded on the top FA's. Mike Commodore signed a record breaking FA deal for 16.63 withe Montreal, so it's not surprising that he laughed at the Flyers 2.5 offer. Flyers also went after Tom Poti & Karel Rachunek in hopes of signing at least two of those three.
Dowd Signs With Flyers
After being shutout, Santos made a call to Jim Dowd (who lives in the same hometown as Santos). The two set up a meeting at Dowd's sister Kim's bar The Ark. So after nibbling on cajun shark bites & frosty mugs of Miller Lite & watching the Mets bullpen blow a series to the Phillies (both are Met fans), Dowd walked away with a contract, signing for 750,000. He'll be bringing in his PK experience to the Flyers & should be a 4th line center.
LeClair & Ellison Released
The Flyers released John LeClair & Matt Ellison. LeClair came into camp bothered by nagging injuries & wasn't showing any signs of the scoring touch that he once possesed. LeClair said that it is not a surprise, "Jack & I discussed this a few weeks ago & we agreed going in that if I wasn't pulling my weight in camp, he would let me explore other options in the waiver period."
Matt Ellison's release also came as no surprise given the fact that he would be ineligible to play this season & is not expected to be in the Flyers plans for the future.
Two More Games Slated For Preseason
The Flyers will play at least two more games before wrapping up camp. They will host the New Jersey Devils & New York Rangers.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Pittsburgh Signs Free Agents
PITTSBURGH(AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins introduced the local media and fans to the newest members of the club, defensemen, Tom Poti and Karel Rachunek. The two are part of the second-highest priced signing class in the brief HBMHL history, behind Mike Commodore, Martin Skoula and Jeremy Colliston of Montreal. Rachunek scored a goal and added 17 assists in the inaugural HBMHL season with the New York Islanders, then spent all of last season with Pardubice in the Czech League. Poti played in 107 games scoring 13 goals and 28 assists with New Jersey and Vancouver in his two seasons of HBMHL experience, including a career high 12 goals and 15 assists with New Jersey in 2004-05. GM Greg Malone said, "Our (locker) room should be fun at Bean Pot time with Poti joining fellow BU alumns Freddy Meyer and Ryan Whitney, and BC faithful Brooks Orpik and Rob Scuderi." "Seriously, these two add a much needed offensive presence to our blueliners.", added Malone.
In related Penguins news, Josef Melichar, training camp holdout, may be on the trade block. Any team requiring a left defenseman, who chews up a lot of games (70) should contact Penguins management at Rockets300th@Comcast.net.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Panthers Cut Defenseman Brad Norton
Miami - The Panthers today announced they have cut Brad Norton from their team. All indications are that Norton left on good terms according to a team official speaking on the condition of anonymity. "Norton was called into the front office by the owner, and there was no yelling heard coming from the his office. So the meeting must have gone all right."
Some fans standing in line for tickets to the Panthers Sunrise Series Scrimmages, said they heard the sound of breaking glass and some very loud yelling coming from the direction of the locker room. These unconfirmed reports are academic now though, as Norton and GM Jacques Martin held a press conference before the morning skate. Norton said he was considering retirement, but that he hadn't made up his mind just yet. "It is possible that I will get a shot at some playing time somewhere this year," Norton said.
The Panthers training camp will consist of 34 players – 22 forwards, 10 defensemen and two goaltenders. Florida will play four preseason games, with the first on the road Sept. 23 vs. Calgary in Saskatoon, 9 p.m. Florida will return home for two preseason games on Sept. 25 vs. Ottawa, 12:00 p.m. and Sept. 26 vs. Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. The final preseason game will be Sept. 28 at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
The Panthers will practice in two different groups for the first 10 days of camp. The training camp roster is attached to this release, and the Training Camp schedule is listed below. Please note that the times on the schedule are always subject to change.
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