Pre-Game Talk: Goalie controversy? Panthers start 9 game homestand with Chris Driedger's 1st nhl start

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Expected Starting Goalie

#74 Juuse Saros
3-5-2 3.13GAA .891SV%

Confirmed Starting Goalie

#60 Chris Driedger
First Career start
NHL career numbers: 0-1-0 2.53GAA .889SV%​

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[ucanthanzalthetruth]

@Beezer you are on for the GDT but I was depressed seeing the Caps thread still.

Anyways, I'm pretty happy with where Florida is. I'm expecting Toronto and Tampa to pass them shortly, putting Florida in 9th, but only 2 points back from Philly, and I'm not concerned about them. And Montreal is a mess. 6 of the 9 teams Florida is facing on this homestand are out of a playoff spot right now, and Nashville is struggling and will be on the 2nd of a b2b and 3rd game in 4 nights this game, Florida will have had 3 days off . Florida then faces bottom feeding Minny and CBJ. Good spot to make up lost ground.

 

[vendetta]

Was just in Nashville the last week and watched
Preds vs blues. That stadium has a great atmosphere and saros
Looked good. Was really good In traffic
That game. Swallowed rebounds thru traffic and deflections well. Preds looked very good that game as well. They’re not great when hemmed in but can move
The puck extremely quick.

 

[Gentle Man]

Where is the "ask mexico to pay for the wall" option?

 

[Sticksandsun]

Hard to vote as if I was told where they would be before the season I would be happy, especially considering how Florida usualy plays the first half of the season, but goalie Bob has not been close to expectations and they've thrown points away. Nashville will be tired, need a W badly.

 

[Crossbar]

Saros 891%, Rinne 889%, Bob .884% will both teams make this the highest scoring 3rd period of the season?

 

[Boothinator]

@Beezer you are on for the GDT but I was depressed seeing the Caps thread still.

Anyways, I'm pretty happy with where Florida is. I'm expecting Toronto and Tampa to pass them shortly, putting Florida in 9th, but only 2 points back from Philly, and I'm not concerned about them. And Montreal is a mess. 6 of the 9 teams Florida is facing on this homestand are out of a playoff spot right now, and Nashville is struggling and will be on the 2nd of a b2b and 3rd game in 4 nights this game, Florida will have had 3 days off . Florida then faces bottom feeding Minny and CBJ. Good spot to make up lost ground.

Still, CBJ and Minny are no teams to overlook. They have been better we always hat trouble playing both teams..

 

[StrangeVision]

Where is the "ask mexico to pay for the wall" option?

No no, you're looking for the "have the American taxpayers subsidize bullshit programs" option.

 

[FrolikFan67]

We’re 3rd in goals for, top 1/3 in both pp and pk, imagine how good we’d be if we were 10-15 in goals against

 

[CatscratchFever]

We’re 3rd in goals for, top 1/3 in both pp and pk, imagine how good we’d be if we were 10-15 in goals against

It's always one thing or another with this franchise isn't it?

 

[Prominence Problem]

Their special teams have been struggling, PP is 22nd, and PK is t29. We need to take advantage of this.

Also four games ago they played Vancouver where they allowed five of six power-play opportunities to be goals.

 

[Mogo]

How depressed am I with our defensive play? I read the title

Panthers begin season ending

 

[Mogo]

Preds been slumping...

 

[Gentle Man]

Whopper

Driedger tomorrow

 

[Mogo]

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

A stunner. If hes good, que the goalie controversy. If they win, who starts Tuesday.

 

[GrumpyKelly]

If Driedger wins he starts again. No controversy.

 

[Mogo]

If Driedger wins he starts again. No controversy.

If he can keep it to 3 goals or less he should start the next game too

 

[I am not exposed]

Driedger becomes this years Binnington, and we win the Stanley Cup. About the same age as well!

And I certainly wouldn't be complaining!

 

[Gentle Man]

Q gives zero f***s about status.

Why? His status is better than yours.

Taylor Hall for Bobrovsky

 

[sinDer]

Starting our AHL goalie after a 4 days break! "Big" move from coach Q

It's a clear message to Bob that he's been bad and enough is enough.

I doubt that Driedger will be another Bennington. But a good and realistic scenario would be Driedger going on a little hot streak (2 or 3 big wins) and once the get back to earth, Bobrovsky takes it from there, play amazing and never look back.

 

[5 Hole]

I'm cool with starting Driedger. What's the worst that can happen? He lets 4-5 through?

 

[geisterpanthers]

Gotta like we have a coach like Q who isn't afraid (and waiting too long) to bench the highest-paid player on the team.

 

[Chessarmy]

I’d love to see Q try this for our top six:

Huberdeau-Barkov-Connolly
Hoffman-Trocheck-Dadonov

Two lines that can create offense. I think Con would be lethal on the top line.