PantherChris

13 hours ago, Basbear said:

 

I could be waaaaaaay off about Kon. I do fault myself into, to borrow a NFL phrase heavily "RAS" nerd on players, too much. There are PLENTY of athletic freak shows that are playing overseas(or Amazon delivery) cause they never figured out NBA ball. I can easily miss seeing the talent. Plus did he only have 2 dunks on the season??(is that for real??) I didn't watch over a few hours of duke, but not one point did I think "That Kon guy is a top 4 pick in the upcoming draft".

IMO I still foresee Ball bringing the ball up, doing his weak isolation game and never even looking for Kon. That's his best trait according to everyone, shooting right? I do not see ball, bridges, miller or even williams making the extra pass to Kon for him to shoot a 3. 

Then defense-wise, Im not ready to type the amount of questions I foresee in his ability for guarding NBA SGs or bench SFs for that matter. Not that NBA players care to defend, but still.....

I just feel he's a bad fit for the current hornets, trades are taking place tho... Liam to me is a decent comp for Kon and he fell some, but was a 29 overall pick. Still around 13-21 was the good solid range for Liam and I thought the same for Kon.

This is just a classic case of I need to see it. It add to this, Kon is like garlic. Ball is like sugar and Miller is like flour. Mix it together and chef Lee is not going to get me to eat that dish.....

Honestly I don't know why Im this vocal about Kon. In past years I would be patience and not post and see what the kid has. The other side, insert classic white boy terms here- _____, ______, _______< etc >. Hornets do desperately need them. His crafty back door cuts, his willingness to stay a extra 2 hours to refine lees plays, keep playing with bruised limbs. I heard from many reports he's mentally tough and hornets by all gods need that. God they are such pussys. 

I hope Im wrong and if so, I will give Kon his just props. 

 

 

I'm with you on this, I just don't see it.

1 minute ago, Anybodyhome said:

Does anyone besides me smell something strange coming from the Florida Panthers? 

Somehow, they've succeeded in keeping 3 guys in Eckblad, Marchand, and Bennett who all would have easily commanded at least $1.5M or more on the open market.

Jus' sayin' 

1.5M wouldn't be more than the respective tax difference.... it really is one hell of an advantage for Texas,Florida, and Nevada teams.

1 hour ago, organicrusty1201 said:

I agree, but I still think with all the draft capital Tulsky will pull off trade we never saw coming

McDavid incoming

25 minutes ago, TheCandyMan said:

We’ve aquired G Cayden Primeau from Montreal for a 2026 7th round pick. Played in 11 games last year for Montreal. 
 

https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/canes-acquire-cayden-primeau-from-montreal

Yay aquire azz goalie 

2 hours ago, carpanfan96 said:

They've got to cut around 7m in cap space, so just Hertl wouldn't get them under. Lol

Ooof no smoke 

Marner sign and trade done....

Vegas needs to move cap....

Time to see if there was anything to the Hertl stuff

From a talent perspective this is a W, but whose playing C?

3 hours ago, MillionDollarCam said:

Don’t think Ayton fits the culture of this team.

Losing culture? Fits in great what you mean 

58 minutes ago, GoobyPls said:

Ruiz is a known Bryce hater, and I despise using that word. He didn’t like Bryce as a prospect and he will die on that hill.

Mrcompletely11 loves a podcast from a Bryce hater color me surprised  

4 hours ago, Panthers Fan 69 said:

This. To me its: 

slavin - Eckblad or Anderson 

chatty - Boom

Burns - Walker 

 

ghost is nice but he just doesn’t play defense and it out of position waaay too much. 

You should know better than this rod will not play anyone on their offside unless forced too by injuries littleraly 0% chance of this

6 hours ago, carpanfan96 said:

Slavin Chatfield 

Nikishin Walker

Ghost Burns

Best I can come up with baring doing trades of some sort. That last pairing would be a disaster I think but at least it's the third pair. lol

Burns was actually pretty solid defensively its his offense that's fallen off a cliff

On 6/25/2025 at 4:45 PM, KillerKat said:

I can guarantee you the NFL is going to give Rodgers the Manning treatment this year before he retires.

Eeehhhh Im not so sure about that Rodgers isn't anywhere close to being as well liked/beloved by the league or fans as Peyton 

On 6/25/2025 at 8:34 AM, T-Wazzle said:

My question would be if you truly believe its scripted or rigged...why watch/follow it?

During the regular season its usually pretty subtle a ghostly guiding hand that can be overcome....

In the post season it becomes nauseating.

42 minutes ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

If Svech is being traded, the package coming back the other way would be worth it.  I don't think our FO would do it otherwise.

Absolutely would have to be anther young scorer with either ELC time or a long term contract... 

Could see maybe Kyrou or Robertson....

But I really just dont see him being traded you dont trade your leading post season scorer on a long term deal when he isn't even in his prime yet..   not to mention unless you get more than one of those guys at best it would be lateral with unknown team chemistry.

39 minutes ago, Anybodyhome said:

If the Canes don't bring back Tyson Jost or Jack Roslovic, is Tanner Jeannot an option?

https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2025/06/senators-expected-to-show-interest-in-tanner-jeannot.html

Possible, he is physical and a forchecker but not a needle mover, but i wouldnt mind it, although I think we have enough 4th line grinders right now between Carrier Robinson and Janakowski  down there, i actually really love our 4th line. 

We need scoring in the top 6, and a RHD at this point its definitely coming via trade. 

Rasmus Andersson I hear may be on the market, it feels like every couple of seasons someone links us to Erik Karlsson.

As far as centers go,  Marco Rossi (even though we have a ton of smurf already)  

Jordan Kyrou is an intriguing option if he is available.

At this point i think Rod should just move Jarvis to his natural center position to give us a 1B center...   yes hes also a smurf but he plays way bigger than he is stylistically.

26 minutes ago, Anybodyhome said:

If the Canes don't bring back Tyson Jost or Jack Roslovic, is Tanner Jeannot an option?

https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2025/06/senators-expected-to-show-interest-in-tanner-jeannot.html

Possible, he is physical and a forchecker but not a needle mover, but i wouldnt mind it

2 hours ago, Panthers Fan 69 said:

Source?

Completely unsubstantiated, nothing burger, HOF boards or Google....

Just gas bags on X.... 

If anything its someone inquired about him and as due diligence the canes listened lol. 

Sounds like total bs. 

Just about every mock I've seen has us taking Cullen Potter which wouldnt shock me he's very much a Canes type prospects smaller fastest skater in the draft playmaker skills

And pesce a late and lots others tbh 

Heck Morgan Geekie who was our 3rd rounder is now a 30 goal center man...

Canes are very good at identifying talent....

That said given you almost never see NHL talent immediately there isnt much hype with the draft.

3 hours ago, Anybodyhome said:

I get that, but not a lot of UFA top RHDs out there, unless you want to give Eckblad $9-10M. Matter of fact, Eckblad may be the only top line D-man who's unrestricted. 

Better look for a trade somewhere. 

If they don't pursue and get Ekblad I'd be shocked if it isnt addressed via trade because of the draft capital/space we have.

45 minutes ago, Anybodyhome said:

Cody Ceci, anyone? 

Ehhh we need a top pair RHD hes more of a 2 or 3

1 minute ago, CarolinaRideorDie said:

lol Hornets trading starters for future picks just to pick dudes like Kon. Yeah, thats like Panthers trading a 1st rounder for 5-6 rounders just to bust. Why does Charlotte even have a basketball team? 

Well the NBA got smart and took it away for a while.....

Then we got the bobnets

6 minutes ago, Butterflyj30 said:

We will make the playoffs just watch lol

Im sure they will.....

Sometime before 2075.

4 minutes ago, Brooklyn 3.0 said:

He'll be traded. He listed two teams he did NOT want to play for. Hornets and Jazz.

Lmfao I always find this line dumb as hell and funny....  the only say he has if is he plays in the NBA or not.....

Ass to the fire baby. 

Jazz made the right call hornets gonna get that egg face again

2 minutes ago, Brooklyn 3.0 said:

Panthers, Hurricanes, Hornets ... there's no winning in North Carolina pro sports.

Eeehh actually I've been there when one of these won a national title soooo.