Post-Game Talk: GAME #6 Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lighting (Knight's in White Satin)

[I am not exposed]

Bennet stays?

Hope so. He's been a terrific addition.

 

[drktmplr12]

will this be the last chance for press to ask questions?

barkov hasn't even had a chance to process the loss and they are asking him about the great season.

 

[Bolt32]

Lightning fan coming in peace. Know the feeling sucks right now. Keep your heads up though. At the end of the Lightning's rebuild we got swept in the first round by Montreal. The Panthers just took the defending cup champions to six games. Your rebuild is over, and we will meet again in the playoffs for the rematch real soon I think. You guys have a bright future.

By the way, Spencer Knight. Yeah hes the real deal. You guys got your starter going forward.

 

[Prominence Problem]

I had a heavier feeling in my chest the evening of March 28th.

The core of the this team looks very solid.

 

[Dread Clawz]

Bennet stays?

There's no doubt at all.

 

[drktmplr12]

part of me is a little frustrated how much focus is being placed on tampa tampa tampa.

they aren't the only puzzle to solve for a deep run. we struggle mightily against CAR, NYI, BOS-all play much different styles than TBL-so it will be interesting to see what happens after the divisions go back to normal.

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

Why does everyone want keep Bennet he was the one who ruined the series, it was all under control before his bonehead charging

Hey, if you don't want him, Calgary will gladly take him back. You can even get your 2nds back.

 

[16Skippy]

It's the result I expected when we knew we would be playing Tampa, more or less. And a lot of positives to take away from the season overall which I will probably focus on starting tomorrow.

But for tonight it sucks losing to those cap avoiding dicks, especially with that greasy fat f*** getting the winning goal.

Can only imagine what it's like to get reliable goaltending on a regular basis, instead of once in a while.

 

[PSLguy]

Just a frustrating game to end the season. A shutout sucks.

 

[Gentle Man]

Consolation prize, we didn't put the team in position to rush Ekblad back.

 

[behemolari]

Hope so. He's been a terrific addition.

He costs the series exactly like Kadri did year after year for Toronto but Hey.. Cant blame Panthers fans not used to better

 

[PSLguy]

 

[barkovcanfinnish]

Consolation prize, we didn't put the team in position to rush Ekblad back.

watch ekblad be ready to go in 3 days

 

[Fern111]

Honestly, the main reason I'm sad about the loss is because Tampa fans are happy, what a terrible fanbase lol. Gotta be rooting for Carolina to f***ing spank them.

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

He costs the series exactly like Kadri did year after year for Toronto but Hey.. Cant blame Panthers fans not used to better

Bob's absolute dogshit performance in game 4 is the reason the Panthers went home for the season tonight. I'm not even gonna pretend otherwise.

 

[Dnigly13]

Forsling ekblad. Weeger and a true top 4. Gudas, stralman, nutti, and another for the bottom pair. I assume we start with Yandle who goes on LTIR after game 42. Then we use the cap space to trade for a true top 4 for the playoff run.

barky, shaggy, Bennett, denni, OT is a very good top 6. Hepo, vatrano, horny, accairi, March, lomberg bottom 6 players plus 1 or 2 FA or lundell and lou.

Knight and the 10M snow angel.

next year will be a good team.

 

[PSLguy]

 

[drktmplr12]

HUBER already in his suit and ready to split lol. hasn't even cooled off.

does knight have a juice box there? i know t he guys is 20 but get him maybe a glass of milk or something.

 

[Dread Clawz]

Consider it a moral victory or what but like of all the teams to lose in round 1 we're definitely the ones closest to actual post-season success except maybe Minnesota.
Washington looked done. Edmonton is just not happening, Blues weren't even playing in the same league as Colorado, Montreal doesn't even look like an NHL team. Pittsburgh looked okay but were going up against the Islanders. Nashville's put up a good fight against Carolina but we saw them all season and beat them more often than not so, I'd say the Panthers have a good shot there.

Then again, this is the exact situation we were in in 2016 and we all know what the hell happened so let's cross our fingers we can keep this group together and adding the right pieces.

The 2016 team is one of my top 3 favorite Panthers teams of all time, but this team is way better than we were at that juncture. We're already a top 10 team in the league, and Zito is gonna continue to work his magic. Zito is the best gm we' ve ever had. Buckle up compadre, its gonna be a fun ride.

 

[behemolari]

Bob's absolute dogshit performance in game 4 is the reason the Panthers went home for the season tonight. I'm not even gonna pretend otherwise.

Did he hit someone to kill while leading the game by a goal, that was the dogshit

 

[I am not exposed]

He costs the series exactly like Kadri did year after year for Toronto but Hey.. Cant blame Panthers fans not used to better

Lol. His positives far outweigh the negatives. He took a couple of bad penalties. Our PK is far more of a concern than Bennett.

He also legitimized the 2nd line. Instead of just relying on the Barkov line, we were able to roll out 2 dangerous lines. It's not a coincidence that once he arrived Huberdeau suddenly came into form. Those two play very well together. I would take that and the positives he brings over a couple of penalties. He's not the only player who takes penalties.

And I would say poor goaltending, woeful PK, and a defense missing it's best player were the key reasons we lost this series. We've got a few issues to deal with this offseason. Bennett and his temperament is low on the list.

 

[drktmplr12]

mood:

 

[PSLguy]

 

[I am not exposed]

Forsling ekblad. Weeger and a true top 4. Gudas, stralman, nutti, and another for the bottom pair. I assume we start with Yandle who goes on LTIR after game 42. Then we use the cap space to trade for a true top 4 for the playoff run.

barky, shaggy, Bennett, denni, OT is a very good top 6. Hepo, vatrano, horny, accairi, March, lomberg bottom 6 players plus 1 or 2 FA or lundell and lou.

Knight and the 10M snow angel.

next year will be a good team.

No, we have to get rid of him because of bad penalties! Did you know he's the main reason we lost this series. lol

 

[barkovcanfinnish]

poor huby but damn hes trying to leave tampa asap lol