[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

On paper, you have to admit that from our NHL club all the way down to our AHL affiliates, we are doing great in comparison to the Sutter years.

Performance wise? I commented to friends two years ago that our playoff run was something I expected in year 3, maybe 4. Expectation wise, we're completely confused as fans. These "growing pains" are what we expected. But not in this order.

2015 -16th
2016 - 26th
2017 - 24th at the moment per NHL.com (3 way tie points wise with Detroit and Buffalo; 26th if you're being technical)

I think we expected our league ranking to be in reverse for the rebuild.

IMO, we have great pieces moving forward. So much so that we are losing prospects for nothing (arguably, no one wanted them). If we can afford to shed prospects, I think foundation wise we are doing ok. Henceforth comes a time of fine tuning. Gully/Glue gun's system is starting to take shape. The team is looking better and better as kinks are ironed out of the system. I want to say I'm half full, but there's quite a few others I speak with who tell me I'm silly for having such an opinion.


I think most of fans are at half a glass. The empties probably got drunk on the first half of their beer stein and drunkenly spilled and wasted the other half while shaking their fist in anger and babbling nonsensically. This isn't a core that's old and aging. This is a team led by old and aging guys, who are guiding a core group that haven't even entered their prime yet. Furthermore, said core has players that are probably overall between 2-5 years away from entering their primes. Tkachuk, Bennett, Brodie, Hamilton, Monahan, Gaudreau and all the other prospects and picks we have are excellent pieces to have going forward. This isn't even starting to discuss some of the other excellent pieces we have in our prospect system.

Sometimes I feel like my glass is empty, because other fans tell me, "No, no, no. You don't want to drink that.", empty my cup and never refill it.

This is such a great post,thank you.