I can see that being a thing for a GM, but why should I care as a fan? If a good or expensive player plays well, I'm happy. If a bad or cheap player plays well, I'm happy. How much money they get for it has nothing to do with what they do to help the team win.
It's up to the GM to make the salaries work. Just like the coach should disregard player salaries, I suggest fans could as well.Well, his career as a Panther hasn’t been great as his salary indicates it should be so that’s where the criticism comes from. If he’d been elite these past couple of years, no one would care either.
The salary impacts the team because there’s a cap. That could be used on other areas of the team to improve scoring or defense while we’d still have Driedger and the best goalie prospect in the world in Knight.
Either way, hopefully he plays well since we’re stuck with him now for about a decade. For comparison’s sake, Luongo was criticized heavily in Vancouver for the same reason and Luongo actually took them to a Stanley Cup Final. So the criticism of Bob will probably never stop, and I’m one of the guys who do criticize when he underperforms because it’s frustrating lol.
I haven't read through the GDT, but the virtual vault where they surprised Randy with the video montage of his time with the Panthers from '94 to present day as a player, Radio play-by-play, and now TV colour commentator was really nice to see. You could tell it definitely choked him up, as he said he wasn't expecting that.
Is there a video of it online?
It's up to the GM to make the salaries work. Just like the coach should disregard player salaries, I suggest fans could as well.
Here ya go:
At the end of the video when the camera cut back to Randy, he was quite red in the face and didn't say much. I'm sure that brought back some good memories for him. I mean the guy's been with the organization for what, 27 years?Thanks buddy.
One of the biggest accomplishments over the last 3 games is that the team is not sleepwalking through the first period - either generating a nice cushion in the first or at least not be forced to chase from the start of the 2nd and relying on a great 3rd period!
Coaching staff did a great job, maybe also the players realized they have to play 100% throughout the game to compensate for Barky, Horny and Ek. Execution has been there right from the first second of the game.
So great to see that they give it all for the missing go-to guys, that Bob is delivering on an impressive basis and they manage to play with a lead.
If anything his domination of the Wings is a career long thing.
The Bob haters are running out of things to complain about. Its very obvious in every GDT where he does well.
Judge and Bob are both very capable. Its that positive problem to have like I spoke about early in the season. Oh and Bob is now getting more than his 50% crease share.
Q has done a great job handling this.
Pretty childish dig over a difference in opinión. Plus, I would be quite surprised if he kept the photos.Its not about complaining. Of course Bob is capable of being an elite goaltender. We know that, and everyone knows that. But he’s been woefully inconsistent this year and hasn’t brought that elite level play nearly as much as he should.
Does Bob have lewd photos of you? I mean, with all due respect I don’t get all of the tire pumping when he clearly hasn’t played up to the level he is capable of the last 2 years.
Trashing Bob every time there’s a softie probably makes you feel better but won’t make him play any better.Its not about complaining. Of course Bob is capable of being an elite goaltender. We know that, and everyone knows that. But he’s been woefully inconsistent this year and hasn’t brought that elite level play nearly as much as he should.
Does Bob have lewd photos of you? I mean, with all due respect I don’t get all of the tire pumping when he clearly hasn’t played up to the level he is capable of the last 2 years.
I dont see why acknowledging this is so difficult.Trashing Bob every time there’s a softie probably makes you feel better but won’t make him play any better.
He was much more inconsistent last year than this year, and he was more inconsistent at the start of this year (covid?) than lately. He looks very good right now.
You said you are not going to debate who is better, that it will be obvious by the end of the season. PS I love the small sample size.No no, I believe you said something to the fact that you need to see Bob with 15 straight games of a sv% of .935 or better. That's absurd! Name one goalie in the League this year that has done just that?