Bill Whitehead discusses the keys to the Panthers’ offensive success.
Florida Panthers head coach Pete DeBoer has emphasized all season that his best players need to make plays. Scorers have to score, defensemen have to defend, checkers have to check, goaltenders have to tend net. Really, it all sounds so simplistic, but DeBoer’s “Our top guys have to play their best” mantra rang true when assessing Florida’s 4-3 overtime win Tuesday over the Colorado Avalanche at the BankAtlantic Center.
And on offense that comes down to a pair of players – center Stephen Weiss and left winger David Booth. The duo took over in the game’s last 25 minutes and rallied Florida from a pair of deficits then combined to score the game-winning goal just 43 seconds into overtime.
With Florida down 2-1 late in the second period and little buzz in the crowd on Throwback Night, Weiss tied it up by one-timing a pass from Steve Reinprecht, who was positioned behind former Panthers netminder Craig Anderson...
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