Comments on: And then there were 8: Panthers go out swinging http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/27/and-then-there-were-8-panthers-go-out-swinging/ ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.com Fri, 24 May 2013 01:01:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: govtminion http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/27/and-then-there-were-8-panthers-go-out-swinging/comment-page-1/#comment-66570 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:36:29 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=337282#comment-66570 Very impressive season, considering a year ago we were laughing at them for having to play marginal players so much just to hit the league’s minimum cap. It was an odd collection of spare parts, for a lot more money than they would have liked no doubt, but it worked- it took them to the playoffs (despite backing in the way they did), it took them to double-OT of the seventh game of the first round against a pretty damned good Devils team… and the future looks bright.

A friend of mine suggested they should go after Rick Nash in the offseason. Totally honest? No. This is a lunchbox team that works best when everyone is doing their job. Bringing in a central superstar like Nash means they turn into the Thrashers of yesteryear- everyone waiting on the big name to do something, and everyone else just kind of existing. Please don’t do that, Panthers.

]]> By: chasemutley http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/27/and-then-there-were-8-panthers-go-out-swinging/comment-page-1/#comment-66478 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:54:23 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=337282#comment-66478 Hopefully the playoff influx helps sway ownership to spend more wisely. Over spending to get to the cap floor doesn’t get the job done.

]]> By: scottfmullin http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/27/and-then-there-were-8-panthers-go-out-swinging/comment-page-1/#comment-66472 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:47:48 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=337282#comment-66472 Proud of the Panthers. They showed guts to tie the game, but they just had nothing left in the tank when the game went into 2OT.

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