It’s comes down to special teams.

[Panthers Fan 69]

We are 0-10 on the PP in 2 games.  Our penalty kill has let this team down so much.  Guys it’s this simple. Our kill has allowed  7 goals in 6 games. Our special teams are in dismay.  That’s why we loose. 
 

Can’t score a PP goal and allow to many penalties with at least 2 a game in this series. 
 

 
 

 

[KillerKat]

Jeff Daniels has to go. Rod is going to end up getting himself fired sooner rather than later by holding onto all of his assistants. 

[PantherChris]

1 hour ago, KillerKat said:

Jeff Daniels has to go. Rod is going to end up getting himself fired sooner rather than later by holding onto all of his assistants. 

He's not currently under contract for next season.

[carpanfan96]

Pesce needs to come back. So damn important for the pk lines. 

[carpanfan96]

1 hour ago, KillerKat said:

Jeff Daniels has to go. Rod is going to end up getting himself fired sooner rather than later by holding onto all of his assistants. 

Rod isn’t coming back unless the team makes a deep playoff run. I think that’s what the hold up is

[KillerKat]

Idk I keep thinking he already signed. If we dont make the Conference final, Dundon may say make changes or nobody is coming back. Or maybe just a 1 year deal.

Edited May 8, 2024 by KillerKat

[t96]

I'll find the exact stats at some point but we have been the best PK in the league regular season under Rod since 2018 and bottom 5 in the playoffs since then. PP has been top 10-12 regular season and bottom 5 in the playoffs. Special teams falling off in the playoffs is 100% a trend at this point and enough that would cause me to seriously evaluate the coaching staff. There just aren't any excuses for this anymore especially adding the talent we've added in the past year. Special teams is the only reason we haven't won a Cup yet or gotten further in the playoffs, and that is completely on coaching not the roster.

[TLGPanthersFan]

5 hours ago, carpanfan96 said:

Rod isn’t coming back unless the team makes a deep playoff run. I think that’s what the hold up is

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

[KingKucci]

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.  

[KingKucci]

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.