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- Jul 13, 2013
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The Hoffman trade a was very good one but he took too big of a gamble in net by not trying to at least pickup a better backup to Luongo to start the season. Mcelhinney would've been a smart addition to at least take over Reimer's duties.Very few hockey clubs can be competitive with the type of goaltending performances the Panthers are getting, and it does not matter who your coach is when dealing with such a dilemma. Goaltending is the most important position in hockey and if you are weak there then you'll need some damn good goal scorers and shot blockers to come to the rescue.
I feel like the pieces are there at the top of the depth chart but you have to be able to get something from the depth guys as well. The 3rd and 4th lines are really lacking on offense and its not like the Panthers have an elite few guys they can rely on every night a la the Avs or Penguins.
Reimer has had way too long a leash but I'm sorry, expecting a middling 1b/backup to become the worst goalie in the league is a bit unfair.
People around here shit on Reimer all the time but no one foresaw this.