[Sylvanfan]

It's 2 ECF in 3 years for Carolina. They were in the easier Division so it's hard to say how they fare if it's a 1-8 playoff format.

If you look at the two teams. I think man to man the Panthers are fairly superior in terms of talent. At this time of year that matters. Carolina is like the Tampa Bay Ray's in that their value systems a high end coaching works well in the regular season when teams can't prepare like they do for a playoff series.

When you hit the playoffs where you run into a better team who can prepare to take you on...your chef making a meal of dollar store ingredients don't measure up against another 5 star Michelin Chef hand picking the best ingredients.