Goalie an Issue Again?

[Panthers Fan 69]

Starting to look more and more like Bussi was a flash in the pan.  Granted the blue line is a dumpster fire but Bussi looks gross out there. 

[organicrusty1201]

How many years do we do rinse and repeat? Great regular season and goalies cost us the cup. Why does the front office refuse to address the goalie situation EVERY year?

[PNW_PantherMan]

Its flashing danger right now.  Wish we had added another backup before the deadline ended.

[PantherChris]

Painfully obvious its a defensive issue at this point maybe a bit of redemption for freddie. 

 

They suck defensively. 

 

This teams going no were.

[Anybodyhome]

59 minutes ago, PantherChris said:

Painfully obvious its a defensive issue at this point maybe a bit of redemption for freddie. 

 

They suck defensively. 

 

This teams going no were.

Under what conditions do they suck defensively? Because they played as solid a defensive game as we've seen all season the night before against Edmonton. 

Is it RBA's pairings? They've remained pretty consistent since Slavin came back. 

I mean, I don't follow the stats and analytics, but can someone point to a specific 5v5 analytic that shows us where or who the problem is?

[Panthers Fan 69]

1 hour ago, Anybodyhome said:

Under what conditions do they suck defensively? Because they played as solid a defensive game as we've seen all season the night before against Edmonton. 

Is it RBA's pairings? They've remained pretty consistent since Slavin came back. 

I mean, I don't follow the stats and analytics, but can someone point to a specific 5v5 analytic that shows us where or who the problem is?

Blue line is a total mess. Miller is up and down. Ghost is hurt always. Chatty isn’t playing to his level like last year. Slavin played all world vs Edmonton but has been just ok. Boom is rookie. Walker has been our best dman.  The blue has not jelled yet and that is the problem. To a man, they don’t look like puzzle pieces that fit. That will leave and already average goalie room out to drive. 
 

triple that with guys like Blake that can’t play defense to save his life and turns it over. This is the team.  

[KillerKat]

On 3/8/2026 at 12:16 PM, organicrusty1201 said:

How many years do we do rinse and repeat? Great regular season and goalies cost us the cup. Why does the front office refuse to address the goalie situation EVERY year?

Rod is a clown

[PantherChris]

On 3/8/2026 at 4:49 PM, Anybodyhome said:

Under what conditions do they suck defensively? Because they played as solid a defensive game as we've seen all season the night before against Edmonton. 

Is it RBA's pairings? They've remained pretty consistent since Slavin came back. 

I mean, I don't follow the stats and analytics, but can someone point to a specific 5v5 analytic that shows us where or who the problem is?

I think its the pairings and Rods compete inability to get chemistry out of them with 4lhd and 2rhd.

 

Nikishin is a rookie and he makes rookie mistakes (Although ill say given hes played third pairing minutes and his offensive production hes gonna be a 20g 65+ point dman in the near future) 

 

Miller is the weakest link IMO hes completly boom or bust, he leads the team in giveaways and goals given up off of them.

[cookinbrak]

15 hours ago, PantherChris said:

I think its the pairings and Rods compete inability to get chemistry out of them with 4lhd and 2rhd.

 

Nikishin is a rookie and he makes rookie mistakes (Although ill say given hes played third pairing minutes and his offensive production hes gonna be a 20g 65+ point dman in the near future) 

 

Miller is the weakest link IMO hes completly boom or bust, he leads the team in giveaways and goals given up off of them.

We gave up a 1st for him to stand around and look clueless. Brett Burns would have been a better option.

[Panthers Fan 69]

1 hour ago, cookinbrak said:

We gave up a 1st for him to stand around and look clueless. Brett Burns would have been a better option.

Burns offense may have dropped off but his defense and PK were still great.  I don’t think Tulsky has done that great of a job. Sure ehlers and finding Bussi. But I’m not sold on him. If the canes don’t make it to the Stanley cup, he has got to go. 

[PantherChris]

2 hours ago, Panthers Fan 69 said:

Burns offense may have dropped off but his defense and PK were still great.  I don’t think Tulsky has done that great of a job. Sure ehlers and finding Bussi. But I’m not sold on him. If the canes don’t make it to the Stanley cup, he has got to go. 

Rods the one who needs to go if they don't win a cup soon, Overall I like the way Tulsky operates, do i wish he had pivoted to several smaller moves instead of going all in on a big acquisition? Obviously.

 

But RBA is the one I'm locked onto, he is too stuck in his ways and if if "his way" can't get somthing done he just triples down and proves his insanity by trying the same stupid crap over and over, the facebook casuals will be like but but but 8 years in a row making the playoffs.... yes we'll guess what we should have at least a cup to show for it, yes only one team wins every year but this year will be the 8th consecutive year making the playoffs.... heck none of us even get excited about that and haven't in four years minimum.  Our top guys are nearing the peak of their prime the time is now, but the canes seem content to stand pat and "make the playoffs" anther 5-8 years in a row.

[PantherChris]

Although as I look at the NHL right now, I do think if they can pull their heads from their asses no Florida in the playoffs does represent the Canes best chance of winning a cup....

 

The Aves record is inflated by how bad the west is this year....   just realized the #9 eastern team (Columbus Blue Jackets) would currently be the #4 team in the west)

[PantherChris]

Somthing else to note is defense as a whole is DOWN across the NHL THIS SEASON, although goaltending and defense for us as canes fans seems to be horrible remarkably ours STILL ranks top 10 in both.