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With The Playoffs Comes Respect
by Paul on 03/06/09 at 09:25 AM ET
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from Greg Cote of the Miami Herald,
A large sign in the Panthers’ dressing room is a one-word declarative in two-foot letters, white on red:
RESPECT.
Eight consecutive years out of the playoffs and you lose that.
You have to play your way back in to begin to get some back.
That is where the Panthers are today. This is not a franchise fully reborn. Too many empty seats in the house Thursday to say that.
But blind hope has been replaced by a reason to believe.
It didn’t happen Thursday night, but these Cats are clawing, fighting to make this team matter again in the constant shadow of Dolphins and Marlins, Hurricanes and Heat.
It has been way, way too long.
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i worked for coach Deboer in plymouth for the plymouth whalers,trust me…he will get everything out of his team he can.the guy is a winner.
Posted by Speedy Sammich from DTown on 03/06/09 at 09:58 AM ET
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The Panthers have put themselves in a really good position to finally make the playoffs. But they can’t think that position alone will be good enough to get them in. They still have to keep playing and taking other teams by surprise. As for the empty seats, in a non-traditional sports market like Miami, you have to be in the playoffs for five straight years before you can have those sell-out expectations. It takes a minimum of five years to create that winning atmosphere. Look at San Jose. Back in the early 2000s did you think hockey when you thought San Jose? I didn’t. But they’ve been contenders for several years now, and today I always expect them to be at the top in any given NHL season. That is how you build yourself into a sports market - and how you fill seats. Follow me on Twitter @sternalpr - I think I’m the only Florida Panthers fan on Twitter lol.
Posted by John Sternal from Miami on 03/06/09 at 09:50 AM ET