Post-Game Talk: Panthers improve to 19-3-2 over their last 24 with a 3-2 OT win vs Ottawa

[ProjectPanthers]

Tarasenko ain't what we need at all.

Need some grit AND scoring for the bottom 6, not an overpaid floater.

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

Tarasenko ain't what we need at all.

Need some grit AND scoring for the bottom 6, not an overpaid floater.

Any ideas?

 

[Gentle Man]

Any ideas?

Tom Wilson lmao

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

Tom Wilson lmao

Take off the Apple vision goggles

Marchment + one their top D prospects for Ekblad in July?

 

[ScottyMascotty]

No Forsling-Ekblad somehow

 

[Gentle Man]

Take off the Apple vision goggles

Marchment + one their top D prospects for Ekblad in July?

I'm off the trade Ekblad train lol

No Forsling-Ekblad somehow

Who the f*** is Bartner and oh he's from New Jersey

 

[Idiot Stick]

Being on the top teams in the league and being underrated sounds like a win-win for me
Hopefully it ticks off the players too

 

[Chaos2k7]

Currently I keep Ekblad over Monty, come at me bros

Is there doubt in anyone's mind Mikkola - OEL couldn't be a thing?

 

[TotalHomer]

Tarasenko ain't what we need at all.

Need some grit AND scoring for the bottom 6, not an overpaid floater.

I wouldn't hate it, I can imagine him working well with Barkov and he is playing for a new contract so I don't think he would float here. But it would have to be dirt cheap.

 

[Great8Cam]

Currently I keep Ekblad over Monty, come at me bros

Is there doubt in anyone's mind Mikkola - OEL couldn't be a thing?

Put OEL with Lundy, Ekblad with Monty, Mikkola with Kulikov. That would be 3 very strong pairings.

 

[Felidae]

Currently I keep Ekblad over Monty, come at me bros

Is there doubt in anyone's mind Mikkola - OEL couldn't be a thing?

Ekblad has been better than Montour this year and nearly every other year besides last season.

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Ekblad has been better than Montour this year and nearly every other year besides last season.

That should be the expectation when comparing a $7.5mil dman to a $3.5mil dman.

 

[Chaos2k7]

That should be the expectation when comparing a $7.5mil dman to a $3.5mil dman.

Now what is the expectation? Drop the better player for most of their careers? Or stick with a player who seems to have had what now looks like an outlier year.

Rest assured Montour will ask for an Ekblad level salary, is as old as Ekblad, with a lesser track record. I'd prefer the Forsling and Ekblad duo moving forward over the alternative.

 

[Chaos2k7]

Put OEL with Lundy, Ekblad with Monty, Mikkola with Kulikov. That would be 3 very strong pairings.

With every pairing playing off hand or at least one guy out of position?

Lundy? Where is Forsling? Ek and Monty are both RHD...

 

[ShootIt]

Now what is the expectation? Drop the better player for most of their careers? Or stick with a player who seems to have had what now looks like an outlier year.

Rest assured Montour will ask for an Ekblad level salary, is as old as Ekblad, with a lesser track record. I'd prefer the Forsling and Ekblad duo moving forward over the alternative.

He's two years older than Ekblad.

Definitely a "fun" season/off-season for Zito to figure out.

Maybe he's coming back into last years groove with some goals the past couple of games.
I think if Ekblad can stay healthy, I would prefer him due to his overall game. That being said he needs to show he can somehow avoid these leg injuries later into the season.

 

[Chaos2k7]

He's two years older than Ekblad.

Definitely a "fun" season/off-season for Zito to figure out.

Maybe he's coming back into last years groove with some goals the past couple of games.
I think if Ekblad can stay healthy, I would prefer him due to his overall game. That being said he needs to show he can somehow avoid these leg injuries later into the season.

Literally the only knock on Ekblad is his injury history, but he is not injury prone per se, just had some freak accidents.

Guy is a warrior and the heart and soul of our D, every player to be paired with him except for Soupy when he was a rookie, puts up career years.

 

[Great8Cam]

With every pairing playing off hand or at least one guy out of position?

Lundy? Where is Forsling? Ek and Monty are both RHD...

Oh yeah, I meant Forsling, not Lundy.

 

[Chaos2k7]

Forsling and Ekblad, while being a true #1 pair at 5v5 and on the PK, don't have the offensive chances Montour does and still are comparable there too.

I get the conversation, I know there is the cap, I would love to keep all 3 but like Zito says, we will have to see.

But I don't see any of them getting more than Ekblad currently on a long term deal. Here anyways.

 

[Chessarmy]

Forsling and Ekblad, while being a true #1 pair at 5v5 and on the PK, don't have the offensive chances Montour does and still are comparable there too.

I get the conversation, I know there is the cap, I would love to keep all 3 but like Zito says, we will have to see.

But I don't see any of them getting more than Ekblad currently on a long term deal. Here anyways.

I'm with you on this. Ekblad in my opinion is better than he gets credit for and has been a defensive stalwart for us for a long while now. Him and Forsling are a great top pairing and very reliable. If I have to choose between Ek and Monty, I'm picking #5 every time.

 

[RogerRoger]

I'm with you on this. Ekblad in my opinion is better than he gets credit for and has been a defensive stalwart for us for a long while now. Him and Forsling are a great top pairing and very reliable. If I have to choose between Ek and Monty, I'm picking #5 every time.

The issue is that for next season, yes I'd take Ekblad every time. But in terms of who I want for the length of their next contract, that'd probably be Montour.

 

[Prominence Problem]

I am starting to wonder if the game against Ottawa was more of a look ahead game as they look forward to tonight's road. Matchup against Carolina.

 

[Gentle Man]

Benny missed the first Canes game right?

I wonder if Slavvin or someone else challenges Benny similar to Lombo one punching Kolesar

 

[Chaos2k7]

The issue is that for next season, yes I'd take Ekblad every time. But in terms of who I want for the length of their next contract, that'd probably be Montour.

Who is more likely to want longer term? Montour.

 

[PSLguy]

For the above posters who are all in on Ekblad next season, do you prefer him over Reinhart and/or Bobrovsky? Moving either Ekblad or Bobrovsky is pretty much the only way that the team has the money for Reinhart.

Which 2 of the 3 would you recommend Zito keep - Ekblad, Bobrovsky, or Reinhart?

 

[Ghoste]

Benny missed the first Canes game right?

I wonder if Slavvin or someone else challenges Benny similar to Lombo one punching Kolesar

If they do, they better be careful. Benny is one of the most lethal ‘every so often fighters’ I’ve seen. He usually tunes up the opps.