Series Talk: ECSF - Return To Canada - You Want Panthers? All The Smoke Edition

[Gentle Man]

Paul Maurice said "We aren't looking to flip a switch"


Thats cause there is no switch

 

[I am not exposed]

All I ask of us fans is not saying the world is coming to end if we lose in 5 or 6 games here.

We could easily run it back next season with the same squad, post 110 points and have home ice advantage throughout the playoffs.

I'm expecting it so I have nothing to worry about lol.

And yeah, next season we will be better positioned for a deep run.

Of course, if we go deep this year, that will be cool. But Tampa is the worst match up for us. Two of the best teams in the playoffs.

 

[Two4Fighting]

We just haven't seen our full roster playing at its potential - our anxiety is just not knowing what we'd be getting in a few days. But point definitely taken. It's hilarious to read that other boards think of us as some kind of domesday juggernant, while we're making bingo cards on how every single player on our roster (including our play by play commentator) sucks .

I've moved from Tampa in 6 to Cats in 7, so I'm finally there for the win!! However, given the amount of hockey we've played, I'd be happy enough if we just make it a competitive series. I'd be absolutely ecstactic if we manage to beat Tampa and then Toronto/Ottawa.

We want to see hockey played the right way, that is what everyone expects from the Panthers, we set the bar pretty high, so everyone expect us to put on a good show, I have no doubt this will happen, I want Tkatchuck to jump into the stands with his fist up and yelling: "Are you not entertained?"

Tampa and the Panthers are the teams to beat this year. too bad they have to meet right away.

 

[austropanther]

I am quite sure we will lose game 1 because the guys will be overaggressive and take too many penalties that TB is going to capitalize on, plus we will give up too many oddman-rushes.

Game 2 will show how fast our team actually can start playing our style of PO hockey

 

[Chaos2k7]

I am quite sure we will lose game 1 because the guys will be overaggressive and take too many penalties that TB is going to capitalize on, plus we will give up too many oddman-rushes.

Game 2 will show how fast our team actually can start playing our style of PO hockey

Actually the TB board is expecting a loss as they think they always lose after long layoffs.

They are as much or more concerned about us as we are about them.

I still think the boys rise to the occasion.

 

[Two4Fighting]

Paul Maurice said "We aren't looking to flip a switch"


Thats cause there is no switch

You need to flip the switch, Paul!!! is the one with the big Red Handle, but you need to break the glass with an Axe first, Dayuuuum Boy, stop messsing!! ans stop messin' around withTkachuck, you know damm well he is playing, Fo' sure!!

 

[Two4Fighting]

I am quite sure we will lose game 1 because the guys will be overaggressive and take too many penalties that TB is going to capitalize on, plus we will give up too many oddman-rushes.

Game 2 will show how fast our team actually can start playing our style of PO hockey

I am in full support of this gentleman statement, whos is with us?

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

I think both teams will come out rusty out the start of the game.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

I'm in a hockey pool making some tough picks on who will be the Panthers 8th leading point scorer if they go to the cup. Deciding between Samoskevich and Ekblad/Jones

Will Samoskevich keep his 2nd line time and PP 1 time? Who will get more points between Jones and Ekblad?

Thanks Panthers fans!

 

[Chaos2k7]

I'm in a hockey pool making some tough picks on who will be the Panthers 8th leading point scorer if they go to the cup. Deciding between Samoskevich and Ekblad/Jones

Will Samoskevich keep his 2nd line time and PP 1 time? Who will get more points between Jones and Ekblad?

Thanks Panthers fans!

PoMo will change the lines as soon as he feels it's not working tough to say on Samo.

Jones will run PP1 and should outscore Ekblad like Montour last season.

 

[Idiot Stick]

Just hoping for 1-1 coming out of tampa

Ill feel super good with that
2-0 is house money

 

[IdleTraveller]

Just hoping for 1-1 coming out of tampa

Ill feel super good with that
2-0 is house money

If we're able to steal one on the road, that would be fantastic - a huge boost to our chances. However, I'm suspecting that we would drop the first two while we're missing Ekblad/shaking off the rust. And then [cross fingers] grind out a win in 7.

 

[IdleTraveller]

I'm in a hockey pool making some tough picks on who will be the Panthers 8th leading point scorer if they go to the cup. Deciding between Samoskevich and Ekblad/Jones

Will Samoskevich keep his 2nd line time and PP 1 time? Who will get more points between Jones and Ekblad?

Thanks Panthers fans!

Agree that Jones will outscore Ekblad. But I think we're sleeping on Samo as a scoring threat - and I could easily see Samo on the 1st with Swaggy back on the 2nd.

 

[PBPantherfan]

I hope the Panthers do what they did all year. In big games, against the best opponents they played their best, the games against lesser opponents they didn’t seem to get up for. No matter what they won a cup so I’ll just keep re-watching game 7 against the Oilers for the rest of the playoff if they lose.

 

[CatscratchFever]

All I ask of us fans is not saying the world is coming to end if we lose in 5 or 6 games here.

We could easily run it back next season with the same squad, post 110 points and have home ice advantage throughout the playoffs.

On what planet, and especially this board, possessed you to even consider that a plea like this would ever be followed, much less taken serioisly? This board, Twitter, FB, every single social media outlet with Panthers fans posting on it will absolutely lose their shit if we even go down in a game, much less a series. C'mon man. Be serious.

 

[Chaos2k7]

 

[KW]

All I ask of us fans is not saying the world is coming to end if we lose in 5 or 6 games here.

We could easily run it back next season with the same squad, post 110 points and have home ice advantage throughout the playoffs.

I agree.

Next, if we don’t win, the world is coming to an end.

 

[Gentle Man]

Game 1 set f***ers

 

[barkovcanfinnish]

I’m ready to defend our crown

 

[Felidae]

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Also 5th in playoff points among active players, only behind Crosby, Ovechkin, Kucherov and Malkin.

And he's still an excellent playoff performer.

he was 2nd in points on the team ahead of Pasta last year, and led his team the year before with over a PPG (10 points in 7 games)

 

[Chaos2k7]

 

[I am not exposed]

Also 5th in playoff points among active players, only behind Crosby, Ovechkin, Kucherov and Malkin.

And he's still an excellent playoff performer.

he was 2nd in points on the team ahead of Pasta last year, and led his team the year before with over a PPG (10 points in 7 games)

So 0 points for us then.....

 

[Two4Fighting]

Agree that Jones will outscore Ekblad. But I think we're sleeping on Samo as a scoring threat - and I could easily see Samo on the 1st with Swaggy back on the 2nd.

I don't understand why many feels that Samo is not going to perform well, that kid is a gamer, he is fast, he can cycle pretty good, he can make sharp corners at high speed, he can shoot, he is intelligent, the kind of guy you want your daughter to date.

 

[austropanther]

I don't understand why many feels that Samo is not going to perform well, that kid is a gamer, he is fast, he can cycle pretty good, he can make sharp corners at high speed, he can shoot, he is intelligent, the kind of guy you want your daughter to date.

In this video, he talked about hitting not having been a part of his game before joining the team, so he needed to learn to play the Panthers' game, often times being among the players with the most Hits in a game:

 

[Two4Fighting]

In this video, he talked about hitting not having been a part of his game before joining the team, so he needed to learn to play the Panthers' game, often times being among the players with the most Hits in a game:

He can be our Evan Rodriguez this year, Tampa will be paying attention to the big guys, and not match up properly with Samo, he does not need much because of his speed.