KingKucci

I would rather hear, "Here come the Panthers, with sharp teeth and claws, they a play game, called pro football RAAAWRAAAW"

We get State and Carolina playing tonight to  get us kicked off with week 1. 
 

btw, I wish we had a college football sub.

Why not?  We trade all of our top talent for peanuts anyways.

KK and a 3rd for Laine?  That salary exchange would be pretty close.  Maybe throw in a 2nd vs the 3rd if they retain more of the salary?

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/blue-jackets-gm-waddell-says-laine-has-permission-to-talk-to-other-teams/

Looks like Donny Wads has given him the ok to talk to other teams.  Should we?

57 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

 

Why does it look like we have Steve Urkel‘s fancy clone  Stefan Urkel at quarterback?

33 minutes ago, Castavar said:

Why would expectations be high? We've been the worst team in all of sports the past 5 years lol

Worst ran franchise for sure. 

Where does this season rank as the least amount of excitement before any Panthers season?  To me, its dead last.  i just dont see any hope unless Canales pulls 2002 john fox  moves.  Speaking of, that season I have zero hope going into it  but ended giving me some after 1-15 to 7-9.  Same with 2010 but we at least knew we had Cam.  

What say everyone?

On 5/14/2024 at 9:46 AM, Pejorative Miscreant said:

I think there needs to be dramatic improvement but agree. If you can’t come out of the season with a case that he belongs you need to start looking elsewhere. Not writing him off by any means but there are serious doubts that are bluntly expressed on this board and can’t imagine those are just confined to fans.  

He was the number 1 over all pick that we traded a ton to get.  Marginal for this level of trade wont cut it.  He either shows why he was the pick or move on.  You dont trade what we did for Kirk Cousins or a Carr caliber player.  

1 hour ago, PantherChris said:

Two Dawgs one Bowl...

I fugen love this

1 minute ago, Anybodyhome said:

3 stars:

1st: Kuzy (1G, +2)

2nd: Staal (1G, +1)

3rd: Martinook (1G, +2)

Should have been:

1st: Staal

2nd: Drury (2A, +2)

3rd: Andersen (20 SV, .952)

Staal house been our best player this series.  The captain is giving it his all like its his last run.  

We need my handle Tmrw

Local media AND national media shredding our special teams.  Literally said everything we had.  some of the best at both in regular season, worst in both categories in the playoffs.  

8 minutes ago, TLGPanthersFan said:

I kinda feel that too. Feels like a Marvin Lewis situation. Bengals made the playoffs every season but that was it. 

Rod has absolutely been my favorite coach of all time, but its not working in the playoffs.  Its just not.  Hindsight, we should have went with the goalie rotation we did the regular season.  It was working.  Freddie is coincidently getting worse in the playoffs.  You see the correlation there.    However, missing Pesce and Fast is not helping.  Benching Noesen in Ot last night when net from goals was working is mind numbing.  Rod needs to be held accountable.  

We also need our shutdown line back.  I know fast is out but Staal Maartnook and "insert" need to play.  But like you said, nothing matters if your special teams are poo.  and boy are they poo.  7 power play goals allowed in 6 games is how bad the PK was to start the year.  Yall remeber how awful we were to start the year.  Power play is atroicus.  Its 0-11 is insane how bad that it is.  You cant and wont win against the presidents club winner playing like that.  Lastly, goalie play is average to bad.  You arent going to win allowing 8 goals in 2 games.  We need our goalies to make saves.  

Discipline.  We don't have it.  We know the Rags are going to flop.  We know the refs are going to fug us.  Its what it is.  How do you fix it?  Mindful of your stick.  Forecheck...hit it and see it.  Dont give them the chance to flop or call penalties.  

Rod needs to be held accountable.  Its not working.  Playoff Rod is playoff rod for a reason.  not because we made it up.  

Lastly, no its not over.  These are correctable things.  We could easily win the next two at home and boom, GAME ON!  But for that to happen, Discipline, PK, PP, and goalie must be better. Its alot more than just winning 5v5.  They all tie together.  If I had to pick 1 to be good.  PK.  Stopping that like we did all year, would solve most problems.  

Lastly, get tony D off the fuging team.  This guy stinks.  Go with Morrow over the guy.  

Can we really talk about Freddie?  He had some nice saves last night but he is letting in 3-4 goals a game over the last 3-4 games.  His save % is .809ish.  We we need the timely save, we aren't getting it.   It's firmly time to move to the kid.  Koochie needs to inject some life in this team.  

1 hour ago, Anybodyhome said:

It won't be home ice. I guarantee that the arena will be half Rags fans as Canes fans are selling their seats as we speak after losing the first 2.

Look, facts are facts. The Rags aren't that good 5v5. They are a 2-line team and can't match the Canes speed. But all of that is nullified by bad penalties and horrible officiating. You can only control one of those. And, unfortunately, the Canes vaunted PK has gone missing. It's not unlike any other post season in the last 6 years- seems the Canes always leave some part of their game off the plane, whether it's goaltending, scoring or special teams. 

I don't see the Canes winning 4 of the next 5, and I'll be pleasantly surprised if they take both at home, but I'm not anticipating it. I've resigned myself to the fact I can go to Canes games during the season and watch them play good hockey and win a lot of games. But when it comes to the post season, all bets are off.

 

 

Il be there Thursday and Friday but my hopes are all but tempered.  ill cheer and all that good stuff, but yeah, not looking forward to seeing cary come out in full force.  

1 hour ago, PantherChris said:

Agreed he's just not pulling the trigger on time either....

Which is crazy because he had 3 even strength assists last night. The rags aren't doing anything crazy on the kill it's just a standard 4 man stationary box.

 

The power play was elite when we would cycle around.  Cycle cycle cycle.  In this series, no one is moving, its pass pass pass pass above the blue line.  No one is moving.  We were watching the game last night with one of the parents that has a kids that plays in the canes program and he we talked about this example.  No one is trying to get beside the net or cycle.  Its turning the power play into power pass...

58 minutes ago, Anybodyhome said:

The Canes are 9-8 in OT playoff games going back to Bill Peter's last year as head coach.

Since florida....

7 minutes ago, Soul Rebel said:

This is an interesting take that I'm not sure enough folks are talking about. Not the trading part, but the walk year that he's entering. 

Only guaranteed back on this roster next year is Brooks. That's not to say that Hubbard couldn't be re-signed....just seems more unlikely, than likely.

 Miles makes the most sense to be cut/traded due to his contract, but Chuba being a FA & the direction that the league is trending with not paying backs 2nd contracts, makes this a real possiblity too. 

Sanders has zero trade value.  If you can get a few defalted footballs in the deal then so be it.  

Flushing the game from the memory and moving on.  Here is the game thread for tmrw.  Hoping Koochie get the net.  Freddie is getting worse each game.  

I have a good feeling about this one......

Svech!

4 minutes ago, Harbingers said:

New lines:

 

ehhh  not a fan of the KK kuzy line.  Gross     Also not a fan of separating Staal and Marty but what do I know.  

1 hour ago, PantherKyle said:

Hey! https://www.panthers.com/video/derrick-brown-sets-a-new-tackle-record

Oh yeah forgot about grocery bag guy..inside joke.  Brown is great.  But our drafts have been soooooooo bad.  No one sticks

Jarvy