Panthers hope to string together win streak vs. Jets
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Florida Panthers will try to win consecutive games for
the first time since mid-December when they host the Winnipeg Jets for
tonight's clash at BankAtlantic Center.
The Panthers lost their last game before the All-Star break, but emerged from
the hiatus with Wednesday's important 4-2 win over Washington. That victory
moved Florida a point ahead of the Capitals for the top spot in the Southeast
Division and the Panthers can extend that lead over idle Washington tonight.
A victory this evening would give the Panthers consecutive wins for the first
time since they defeated Calgary and Carolina on Dec. 16 and 18, respectively.
Since those back-to-back triumphs, Florida has gone 5-6-5 over its last 16
trips to the ice.
The Panthers received two goals from Mikael Samuelsson in Wednesday's
regulation win over Washington. Shawn Matthias also provided a late insurance
goal for Florida, which still has four games against the Capitals left on its
docket.
Stephen Weiss added a goal and Tomas Fleischmann totaled two assists for the
Panthers, while Scott Clemmensen made 26 saves in the victory.
Florida beat Washington without the help of leading scorer Kris Versteeg, who
sat out the game with flu-like symptoms. Versteeg, who is pacing the
Panthers with 19 goals and 43 points, was at practice on Thursday and is
expected to play tonight.
Panthers goaltender Jose Theodore (knee) and forward Jack Skille (shoulder)
are questionable.
Florida is capping a three-game homestand tonight and is 12-5-7 as the host
this year. Following this evening's tilt, the Panthers will play four of their
next five games on the road.
The Jets have also won two in a row and will try for their first three-game
winning streak since Dec. 27-31 when they take the ice tonight. Winnipeg
played Thursday evening in Tampa and Kyle Wellwood scored at 3:14 of overtime
to give the Jets a 2-1 victory over the Lightning.
Blake Wheeler escaped a Bolts checker along the left-wing boards, moved to the
net and slipped a pass across to Wellwood, who lifted the puck into the top
half of the net to end the contest.
"I was just trying to circle around and see what was going on with the play,"
said Wellwood. "Blake made a great pass and my first instinct was to shoot
it."
Wheeler added a score for the Jets, while Ondrej Pavelec stopped 30-of-31
shots for the victory.
The Jets welcomed back a pair of key players to the lineup on Thursday in
defenseman Dustin Byfuglien and forward Alex Burmistrov. Byfuglien saw his
first action since December 23 after dealing with a lower-body issue, while
Burmistrov had sat out two games with an upper-body injury.
Byfuglien posted an assist and skated over 25 minutes on Thursday. Despite
missing 16 games with his injury, he is still leading all Winnipeg defenseman
this season with 25 points. Burmistrov was held off the scoresheet on Thursday
and the 20-year-old has nine goals and nine assists this season.
Jets forward Evander Kane, who leads the team with 18 goals, is still out
indefinitely with a concussion.
Winnipeg is playing the fifth test of a six-game road trip tonight and will
close the swing Sunday in Montreal. The Jets are just 9-14-4 on the road this
year compared to a 15-8-2 mark at home.
The Panthers have taken two straight road games from the Jets after losing
this year's series opener in Florida back on Oct. 31. The Atlanta/Winnipeg
franchise has won four straight in Sunrise.
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The NFL preseason is approaching. Time for players, coaches and teams to turn over a new leaf. General managers have hired some new coaches, while coaches have added some offensive and defensive assistants to try and improve things. Here’s a look at some changes to look for in the preseason.
New York Jets: The Jets were one of the surprise teams in the NFL last season, making the playoffs under hard-driving first-year coach Eric Mangini. Mangini rebuilt the offensive line with rookies D'Brickashaw Ferguson (the No. 4 pick in the 2007 Draft) and Ohio State center (the 29th pick in the first round). This season he upgraded the defense with rookie linebacker David Harris (Michigan) while the secondary picked up a much needed top-notch corner in Pitt CB Darrelle Revis (No. 14 overall).
The Jets have added balance to the offense for QB Chad Pennington with RB Thomas Jones, essentially stolen from the Bears. He will upgrade a New York ground game that was 20th in rushing with a weak 3.5 yards per carry. They have their first true feature back since Curtis Martin. Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer prefers ball control, like his father Marty. In preseason, behind Pennington you’ll see second-year QB Kellen Clemens and mobile newcomer QB Marques Tuiasosopo.
Jacksonville Jaguars: The heat is on Jack Del Rio in Jacksonville as the Jaguars flopped last season despite a ton of talent. Keep in mind that under Del Rio the Jaguars have been outstanding in preseason with a 12-4 SU, 11-5 ATS August mark. online football betting Their defense is loaded, it’s the offense that has been stuck in first gear the last few years.
Enter a new offensive coordinator in Dirk Koetter, the former Boise State and Arizona State pass-happy coach. He will try and upgrade a passing game that ranked 24th last season. Del Rio has criticized wide receivers and Matt Jones this summer, both of whom have battled injuries. It will be interesting to watch the “new” Jaguars passing game in preseason.
Arizona Cardinals: Word out of Arizona is that the players like new coach Ken Whisenhunt, who was the Steelers offensive coordinator last year. We think of Arizona as all-passing because their running game has been awful of late because of a poor offensive line. However, keep an eye on the running game in preseason as they’ve made a lot of changes.
The new coach brings in Russ Grimm to coach the offensive line (Grimm did a marvelous job building the Steelers line). They took Penn State OT Levi Jones in the first round and signed two offensive linemen, Mike Gandy and Al Johnson, to provide depth. Reggie Wells was moved from right tackle to left guard and they want more speed out of the offensive line for pulling and traps, a Pittsburgh staple under Bill Cowher.
Atlanta Falcons: While all the attention has been focused on QB Mike Vick’s off-field problems, new coach Bobby Petrino is revamping the Falcons from an all-running team to a more balanced one. Petrino likes the experience of backup QB Joey Harrington and he has veteran backup Chris Redman, who used to play for Petrino at Louisville and knows his offenses better than anyone. Petrino wants Vick to be more of a pocket passer.
The addition of FB Ovie Mughelli is a sign Petrino wants a power rushing attack behind a physical fullback and newcomer WR Joe Horn should upgrade what was a below average wideout corps. Petrino is changing their old zone-blocking scheme to a more traditional in-line blocking scheme and the offensive line is bigger. Rookie DE Jamaal Anderson was grabbed in the first round and the secondary got younger with former Auburn cornerback David Irons, who the Falcons think was a steal as a sixth-round pick.
Cleveland Browns: The 2007 Browns look like a double-edged sword. There was the excitement of the offseason, trading for RB Jamel Lewis, upgrading the offensive line with Wisconsin’s Joe Thomas (the No. 2 pick in the draft) and free agent LG Eric Steinbach, then trading for Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn when he fell to No. 22. GM Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel feel they have a talented, balanced offense with these new pieces, plus TE >Kellen Winslow and WR Braylon Edwards.
However, were these moves made in desperation? And were they foolish ones? The Browns gave up their 2008 first-round pick for Quinn and we all know QBs take time to develop. And even first-round QBs can be busts (Joey Harrington, Akili Smith). We also don’t know if the offensive line is that much improved (31st in rushing in 2007) and they did nothing to improve a defense that was awful against the run (142 yds pg allowed).
The Browns have a new offensive coordinator in Rob Chudzinski. This is a young offense and Quinn looked tentative, indecisive and inaccurate early in camp. Crennel will play Charlie Frye, Quinn and Derek Anderson in preseason. And there is a mixed bag for rookie QBs receiving significant starts: Tim Couch (14), Kerry Collins (13), Ben Roethlisberger (13), Vince Young (13), Joey Harrington (12), Matt Leinart (11) and Kyle Boller (nine). While all the focus will be on the Browns new-look offense, I’m more concerned with the defense.
Carolina Panthers: Coach Jon Fox loves the ground game, but Carolina has made some interesting changes for 2007. Fox fired offensive coordinator Dan Henning and brings in Jeff Davidson to run the offense. Davidson has brought in zone-blocking schemes to the Panther offense, a dramatic change for a system that's been built around a power-running style.
In zone-blocking, offensive linemen are responsible for blocking any defender who appears in their zone, instead of focusing on one defender. The Broncos and Falcons have had success with the system, which features smaller, more athletic offensive linemen and can create running lanes on the inside and outside. Keep an eye in preseason on how Carolina adjusts as it will take time to learn the system. Fox has been one of the top coaches in preseason, with a 15-5 SU, 12-7-1 ATS August record.
Dallas Cowboys: WR Terrell Owens is still here, but QB Drew Bledsoe and Bill Parcells are gone. New head coach Wade Phillips takes over, replacing Parcells. He ran the Chargers defense last season. Phillips was chosen by teary-eyed owner Jerry Jones partly because he is one of the best 3-4 coaches in football and the Cowboys have loaded up on players for that scheme.
Remember that Phillips was blitz-happy with the Chargers last season and early reports out of the Dallas camp have mentioned how the Cowboys have been blitzing a lot, a departure from Parcells. The theme of the 2007 Dallas defense appears to be one of attack.
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