might lose some momentum with almost a week off. The other seven series start on Wednesday and Thursday.Still,Nike Free 5.0 Womens Blue, it might be a talking point. Both teams wrapped up the regular season Saturday, so the late start, which Devils coach Peter DeBoer attributed to television scheduling,Nike Free Trainer 5.0 Black, has both clubs practicing as well as healing after 82 games.
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) - For the biggest game of the season, the Florida Panthers chose Scott Clemmensen over Jose Theodore.The next game is even bigger. So is the Panthers' goaltender dilemma.Florida hosts its first playoff game in 12 years on Friday night, facing New Jersey in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference first-round series. And Panthers coach Kevin Dineen does not plan to divulge his starter in net until that day, giving him plenty of time to weigh his options."I'll give it a gut-check," Dineen said. "I haven't talked to my belly yet."Theodore started 51 games for the Panthers this season,Nike Free 3.0 V5 Black Red uk, but the team lost each of his last seven starts - four of those in either overtime games or shootouts. Clemmensen got the nod in the regular-season finale against Carolina on Saturday night and made 35 saves to help Florida clinch the Southeast Division title and home-ice advantage for the first round.On Monday, as Theodore and Clemmensen sat side-by-side at their lockers inside the Panthers' practice facility, a swarm of reporters surrounded Theodore. The scrum extended so far that Clemmensen had to step aside just to change out of his gear.Neither will step aside before Friday, of course, meaning Dineen has a tough call ahead."Obviously you want to play every game,Free 3.0 V6 Mens Blue Red," Clemmensen said. "Every player wants to. I play the hand that I'm dealt and make the most of it and that's all you can do. Then you put the decision in their hands. And when you play well, you make a case for yourself and you give them confidence in you."Over the last month, Clemmensen's numbers would suggest he has an edge.In four starts and one brief relief appearance, Clemmensen's goals-against-average is 1.19 and he's stopped 96 percent of the shots he's faced. Theodore's GAA over that span is 2.27 in 12 starts,Nike Free Run 3 Mens, saving 92 percent of shots coming his way."Our goalies have been excellent for the most part, and that makes for a quality choice when we do get going," Dineen said.No such dilemma exists in the opposing locker room. Martin Brodeur swept the Panthers out of the playoffs when they last appeared in 2000, and he'll be in net for the Devils again on Friday night.Clemmensen faced the Devils once this season, stopping 27 of 28 shots in a 3-1 win on Feb. 11. Theodore played twice against New Jersey, making 54 saves on 59 shots as the Panthers won once in regulation and lost the other in a shootout."I've got a really exciting decision to make," Dineen said. "I don't look at it as a burden. I look at it as something that I can't go wrong either way."If there's one area where Theodore holds a huge edge over Clemmensen, it's playoff experience.Theodore has 47 career playoff starts, the last of those coming April 17, 2010 for