Good Morning Miami, Again ... Still in the Hunt ... Scoreboard Watch with Standings

Big news around the Panthers this morning is that after the Miami-Dade commission voted to approve a new ballpark for the Marlins on the hallowed site of the Orange Bowl, they also offered to build the Panthers a new arena nearby.

The Panthers were apparently shocked by the commission's generosity, but said they didn't want to be called the Miami Panthers and politely declined the offer.

-- Big loss for the Cats last night at the Billboard, but hey, it could have been worse. The offense is still sputtering, and it took a 5-on-3 chance for the Panthers to get the tying goal and at least salvage a point out of it.

Going to be a tough roadie, as the Panthers rarely do anything good in Buffalo, and having to play the Sabres and Flyers on successive nights is downright brutal. Who knows what will happen in Dallas on Saturday.

Panthers can only hope Montreal continues to ''stink on ice.'' Florida isn't exactly lighting it up, losing six of the past seven. Playoff push?

-- Monday's Game (and how it affected the Panthers): Florida loses 3-2 in overtime to the Hurricanes. Has same amount of points as No. 8 Canadiens but one fewer game.

-- Tuesday's Games (and who the Panthers would be rooting for if they weren't so busy looking for something to do in downtown Buffalo. And good luck with that.)

Wild @ Rangers, 7: Realistically, there are only a handful of teams the Panthers could catch in the east. The Rangers are one of them.

Thrashers @ Canadiens, 7:30: Montreal has lost five straight and if that streak hits six against a team from Georgia, the locals may riot. Florida is hoping no one gets hurt. 

--The Standings (presented by Tim Hortons, the Century Grill in Buffalo, Duffy's in Amherst and courtesy of TSN.ca/nhl)

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	GF	GA	Home	Away	Last 10	Streak
1	y-Boston	73	46	17	10	102	243	171	25-6-6	21-11-4	4-5-1	Won 1
2	New Jersey	73	47	23	3	97	225	181	26-10-1	21-13-2	6-4-0	Lost 2
3	Washington	74	45	23	6	96	238	216	26-9-2	19-14-4	5-4-1	Lost 1
4	Philadelphia	72	40	22	10	90	233	206	22-10-4	18-12-6	6-4-0	Won 3
5	Carolina	75	40	28	7	87	216	212	22-13-1	18-15-6	7-1-2	Won 4
6	Pittsburgh	74	39	27	8	86	233	222	21-13-3	18-14-5	7-1-2	Lost 1
7	NY Rangers	73	38	27	8	84	187	198	22-11-4	16-16-4	7-3-0	Lost 1
8	Montreal	72	36	27	9	81	214	220	21-8-6	15-19-3	3-5-2	Lost 5
9	Florida	73	35	27	11	81	200	206	19-11-7	16-16-4	3-4-3	Lost 2
10	Buffalo	72	34	30	8	76	212	208	20-13-3	14-17-5	3-6-1	Lost 4
11	Ottawa	72	32	30	10	74	193	207	20-12-6	12-18-4	9-1-0	Won 5
12	Toronto	73	30	30	13	73	219	257	13-13-9	17-17-4	5-4-1	Won 1
13	Atlanta	73	30	37	6	66	223	249	14-19-2	16-18-4	7-3-0	Won 1
14	Tampa Bay	72	23	33	16	62	189	240	11-15-11	12-18-5	3-3-4	Lost 3
15	NY Islanders	72	24	40	8	56	182	234	16-14-5	8-26-3	5-4-1	Lost 2
Western
Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	GF	GA	Home	Away	Last 10	Streak
1	y-San Jose	72	48	14	10	106	233	176	30-3-4	18-11-6	6-3-1	Won 3
2	x-Detroit	73	48	16	9	105	273	217	26-5-4	22-11-5	7-2-1	Lost 1
3	Calgary	72	42	24	6	90	238	221	24-9-4	18-15-2	5-5-0	Won 1
4	Chicago	71	38	22	11	87	233	191	19-8-7	19-14-4	3-5-2	Won 1
5	Vancouver	71	38	24	9	85	214	196	22-11-4	16-13-5	7-2-1	Lost 1
6	Columbus	72	38	28	6	82	201	200	23-11-2	15-17-4	7-3-0	Won 2
7	Edmonton	72	35	28	9	79	207	219	16-12-6	19-16-3	4-2-4	Lost 1
8	Nashville	72	35	30	7	77	184	199	21-12-3	14-18-4	5-2-3	Lost 2
9	Anaheim	72	35	31	6	76	203	208	18-16-3	17-15-3	5-4-1	Won 3
10	Minnesota	72	34	30	8	76	183	178	20-11-6	14-19-2	4-3-3	Won 1
11	St. Louis	72	33	30	9	75	199	212	19-13-5	14-17-4	5-4-1	Won 1
12	Dallas	72	33	31	8	74	204	222	19-13-4	14-18-4	4-5-1	Lost 3
13	Los Angeles	72	30	32	10	70	187	213	16-14-8	14-18-2	4-5-1	Lost 2
14	Phoenix	73	30	36	7	67	181	225	19-14-3	11-22-4	3-5-2	Lost 1
15	Colorado	73	31	40	2	64	189	232	18-17-0	13-23-2	3-6-1	Lost 4