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Originally Posted by Boblobla
They were talking goaltending and defense. Discussions about what they had in the system and what the issues were that were leading to one of the highest goals against in the league.
They also talk about how they would be able to make Bob and Panarin (sp?) fit if they manage to get them out of Columbus. What that would mean for the current goalies and if there would be any way to dump either.
Also mixed in some talk about how they probably wont be a spend to the cap team based on some of the attendance woes.
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My assumption is that Luongo retires this year. His actual salary drops down to $1.6 million next year and he looks like he just can't keep up anymore after a few key injuries the last couple of years. Buyout is a possibility as well, but the Panthers likely don't want to spend that money or have that cap hit.
Reimer is perfectly acceptable as a backup who gets no more than 30 games, so no need to dump him, especially when there is nobody else in the system ready to step up.
The team lacks personnel to defend consistently, but it's mainly a system issue. Boughner wants them attacking a lot which leads to odd-man rushes against. There is also an issue of covering the high danger areas consistently from all 5 men on the ice. If Boughner doesn't adapt, I doubt he sticks around with the team much longer. The personnel is adequate enough to be around league average defensively. They were a VERY good defensive team under Gallant a couple years ago and the personnel isn't vastly different.