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Hey, Florida Panthers. It’s time to say bye-bye. That’s right, take your empty building and your ugly uniforms and go away. You’re embarrassing us, really. You make the National Hockey League look like a joke. 11,419 for your season opener. 7,311 for your Monday night game against Ottawa. One of our commentators at that game who was sitting in the press box said he could hear a fan in the crowd sneeze. Sorry, there was no crowd. A fan surrounded by empty seats. And here’s the best part about the attendance at your first couple of home games this season. The reaction from those who were actually there is that the number of fans in the building was far less than what was announced. We know that earlier this year you said you were no longer going to give away tickets; that only people who pay money will be allowed to attend games. A smart concept that is, and certainly one that has worked pretty well in other cities. But it’s too little, too late Florida. You can’t charge people for things you used to give away or you’ll end up with what you’ve got -- crowds smaller than they get for high school football in your part of the world. To be honest, if you went away tomorrow, we wouldn’t miss you at all. No one looks forward to you coming to their building. Except for the fact you’re usually an easy mark for two points. Look, this recent attendance thing is really just the tip of the iceberg with what’s wrong about you. Take your track record on the ice. It makes the Toronto Maple Leafs look a model for how to build a team. In your 20 seasons leading up to this one, you’ve reached the playoffs exactly four times. I know, you made the Stanley Cup final back in 1996 – but the other three times? Three first round exits. You’ve been to the post-season once in the past 14 seasons. Gerard Gallant is your 13th head coaches in 21 seasons. Let that sink in, 13 head coaches in 21 seasons. They say teams that bottom-out are destined to become great in the NHL. Except you, Florida. You’ve had either the first, second or third overall pick of the draft in four of the past five seasons. You’ve picked thirteen times in the top 10 in 21 seasons, nine times in the Top 5. How in the world have you been so consistently awful? Even the Edmonton Oilers are amazed you can’t win with that. I mean if you were moved to Quebec City tomorrow and wiped from our memories, what would we miss? You’re all-time leader in games played is Stephen Weiss. You’re all-time goal-scoring leader? Olli Jokinen. The thing you’re best remembered for is helping to usher in the widespread use of the neutral zone trap once your mediocre roster rode that sleepy strategy all the way to the final in ‘96. You’re only players who reached the Hall of Fame are guys who played their best hockey for northern teams, and then moved to Florida to play out their final years. 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Damian Lillard, fresh off his 43-point performance against San Antonio, scored 17 points, and the Blazers led by as many as 34 by shooting 57.1 percent from the field over the first three quarters. I think that was an impressive back-to-back with the win last night with how we won that in triple overtime and then to come out with the energy and focus that we had tonight, from beginning to end, that was a very impressive back- to-back win for us, said Portland coach Terry Stotts. Chris Kaman chipped in with 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting for Portland, which rolled to a fifth straight win heading into another tough road matchup against Houston on Monday. New Orleans had won three of four coming in, but the usually productive triumvirate of Anthony Davis, Tyreke Evans and Jrue Holiday combined to shoot 8-of-37 (21.6 percent) for a total of 19 points. Austin Rivers netted aa team-high 21 points and Ryan Anderson added 16.dddddddddddd We have to have a strong mentality to flush this one before tomorrow, because the NBA is pretty cruel in that way, Pelicans coach Monty Williams said. The dismantling started early, as the Blazers scored on five straight possessions and jumped out to a 14-4 lead. The margin reached 19 at one point in the opening frame and grew to 44-23 early in the second on the third of Wesley Matthews three 3-pointers. New Orleans night was summed up by Evans having a routine finger-roll rim out in the closing seconds of the half. The Pelicans trailed 62-44 at the break, and the intermission did not cool the Blazers off. Lillard hit a corner 3 on the first possession of the third quarter and made two more from outside in the opening six minutes. The third pushed the difference to 80-51, and both teams emptied their bench from there. Game Notes Nicolas Batum, who sat out Fridays win over the Spurs, scored 11 points for the Blazers ... The Blazers have won four straight meetings ... Lillard posted a game-high seven assists ... The Pelicans shot 35.3 percent from the field. ' ' '