Friedman: Panthers expected to be aggressive at trying to improve

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[Beezeral]

They just took a big step forward. Not sure if Laine is the right guy to chase, but I'm here for an aggressive Panthers org.

 

[SRHRangers]

Laine, Reinhart, Buchnevich all fit the bill.

 

[Laus723]

A. We don’t need another load of 2016 off-season shenanigans. I don’t see Zito doing that, though and think he wants to try to offload as much deadweight as possible and try to improve the defense more.

B. I don’t see us interested in Laine, I at least hope we aren’t. He’s not what’s missing on getting this team over the first round hump.

 

[Laus723]

Laine, Reinhart, Buchnevich all fit the bill.

how do Laine and Reinhart fit the bill?

 

[viper0220]

Imagine they land Eichel.

 

[BB88]

They should focus on defense.

 

[BCNate]

Florida looks like they could possibly lose Radko Gudas in the Expansion draft. What would the cost for him be to the Canucks?

 

[Laus723]

Florida looks like they could possibly lose Radko Gudas in the Expansion draft. What would the cost for him be to the Canucks?

don't think so, Zito will likely pay to steer the Kraken to a guy he’d be more OK to lose.

 

[Beezeral]

Florida looks like they could possibly lose Radko Gudas in the Expansion draft. What would the cost for him be to the Canucks?

The Panthers aren't worried about losing Gudas. If they did, it's better than losing forsling. Don't be surprised if you end up with Stralman this offseason. perfect player for your GM. Lot of minutes and not an awful =/-

 

[VijayPatel11]

Just imagine the excitement that this would bring to South Florida...
A Finnish tandem of Barkov - Laine being two opposites that work together well would be a perfect marketing ploy, they could be the two faces of the franchise just like the Sedins
I would be all for this tbh

 

[57special]

What teams are going to be passive about trying to improve?

 

[Twain]

Acquiring Laine certainly wouldn’t hurt their chance of signing Barkov to an extension. Not that it’s a reason enough to do the trade, because I fully expect Barkov to stay in Florida. He seems happy there. Especially now when the team finally took a big step into the right direction.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

What would Florida would trade for premier Offensive Defenseman Tony DeAngelo?

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

What would Florida would trade for premier Offensive Defenseman Tony DeAngelo?

Yandle

 

[TheGreenTBer]

What teams are going to be passive about trying to improve?

The Pittsburgh Pirates?

 

[Pinkfloyd]

What teams are going to be passive about trying to improve?

The Sharks. What are the Panthers looking to do?

 

[pb1300]

The Sharks. What are the Panthers looking to do?

Yandle, Bobrovsky, and our 1st for a 7th. Deal?

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

The Sharks. What are the Panthers looking to do?

Add a top 3/4 LD or D in general while moving Yandle out the door.

Don't see too much change offensively, we have young prospects knocking at the door to take on top 9 roles.

 

[sxvnert]

Zito needs to be aggressive in dumping contracts. The depth added from having another 20m to play with will make the panthers a cup contender.

 

[mac nylander]

a Huberdeau - Barkov - Laine line would be terrifying. It seems like Laine needs to be carried by a #1C in order for him to shine and score 40+ goals. That PP would be beast.

Also reinhart would be a great addition also or even making a run for Eichel.

Id be all in for Laine and Reinhart IMO.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Add a top 3/4 LD or D in general while moving Yandle out the door.

Don't see too much change offensively, we have young prospects knocking at the door to take on top 9 roles.

What would you add to Yandle to get Burns?

 

[kerrabria]

A. We don’t need another load of 2016 off-season shenanigans. I don’t see Zito doing that, though and think he wants to try to offload as much deadweight as possible and try to improve the defense more.

B. I don’t see us interested in Laine, I at least hope we aren’t. He’s not what’s missing on getting this team over the first round hump.

We do need another shooter for the PP though, and as much as I liked our wings this year, there's still too many questions marks with our forward group beyond Barkov and Huberdeau.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Improving is what the Panthers should be focused on. Usually when teams just expect to do it again after 1 year it doesn't go as planned.

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

What would you add to Yandle to get Burns?

Not sure Burns is what we need.
We need defense, not more offense from back end.