With my quick skim no one else in the league has that. Could be wrong. Very few teams have two. And also have 7 total 20+ scorers.
Fl has a 50+ guy at 57, a 30+, and 5 total 20+.
So scoring down the lineup is very underwhelming for them.
Fl is a strong team with a great plus minus. They have the star 1c 1w 1g and a dman with a whopping +56. They also lead the league in hits. I’d say they fall short with their powerplay lacking that pp quarterback dman and overall scoring down the roster. Depth scoring is huge in the playoffs. There’s always players that go ghost for no reason. For me the deciding factor is goalie play and depth scoring. I could easily see bob and vasy play at a similar level so it’s likely to come down to depth scoring like it does almost every year. We have a strong shot this year. Let’s see how much of it comes together for us.
by Stamkosisinjured
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I think the argument against us is that we are top heavy. If we get some depth scoring from the 3rd and 4th line, then we will suprise some people.
They fully rely on Bob, if Bob is off they lose simple as that. We can still outscore other teams if Vasy is having an off night.
The Panthers love to lay on the shots and try to overwhelm the other team but that doesn’t always equate to goals.
Let’s remember when they tried to play the dirty game a few years back and it got them in penalty trouble, against our power play that’s a very very poor idea.
We had a LONG period of terrible defense. It doesn’t go well coupled with you prime time goalie coming off surgery.
Every single mistake ended up in the back of our net. Our D has gotten better, as has our goaltending
It’s because this year so many players have had career seasons.
For example, Point would have won the Rocket in 2016, and come only within 3 goals in 2019. He barely cracks the top 10 this year.
Not the point of the post but what a season by Paul. Defended him earlier this year when he and the rest of the team was getting warranted criticism but for 3 million dollars you ain’t getting more value than that!
Are 5 on 5 is the silent killer for us
Their top 3 have 117 goals. Our top 3 has 130 🥳⚡️⚡️⚡️
Porous defense and a big chunk of those goals coming on the PP, our even strength concerning.
At this point last season everyone was prepared to watch the barely squeeked in Panthers get curb-stomped by the juggernaut Bruins, who were superior in every statistical category imaginable.
We all know how that turned out. Throw out the regular season, throw out the stats, this is the playoffs, and all that shit was just the dress rehearsal.
5 at approx 25 is really solid. We just need to control the puck 5 on 5 and get Vassy saves.
It’s so sick that Stammer had another 40 goal season. He had a slow start like almost everyone else but he was an absolute beast down the stretch.