Man, Ryan was the only player I’ve ever interacted with personally so seeing him go makes me feel even less in touch with the team!! Horrible. Losses aside, happy reino re-signed… I can finally buy his jersey
Aye Jaws, I saw your tweet asking about ESPN+ subscribers. I got it and I saw almost every game (except Carolina because it is blacked out in my area as well as NHL network exclusive games). Had the option to do both home and away announcers. Definitely worth it if you ask me, unless you want to stream it elsewhere, if ya know what I mean 😉
No one cares about notoriety. It is not our problem. If other teams want to overpay ex-panthers like they did with huberdeau, then so be it. Panthers will be fine.
Also, i dont think OEL and Stolarz will replicate the success they had here - guys come here and over-achieve.... when they leave, they never play the same - just look at Huberdeau!!!! I guarantee Zito will find the next Forsling on waivers lol
@@flyingfluffyhockey No worries, I would not have corrected you if you didn't mention it either. Our å, ä and ö looking like other letters is a curve ball and a half😅
Tough day.... (except for Fluffy!) I think it can only be saved if Tarasenko stays and we shore up Montours loss with an equivalent or better.. I don't think that's a possibility though. Maybe an overseas player??? Looking at the draft board (outside of Rhino) Boston is spending... several teams are, but it's all quiet on the South Eastern front. It's scary... hard to be the best defensive team without a deep defensive bench.
The Leafs really wanted to bleed us dry. They had their eyes on Montour too, but Seattle massively overpaid. They probably would have tried for Reinhart too if Marner left lol.
Wish we could’ve gotten Stenlund and OEL. I wish we could’ve had Lomberg too, but I mean he was a ghost on offense so 2x2 is an overpay but he’s a great clubhouse guy. But I completely trust Zito, he’s a wizard at making a team.
@@rvilla1975 I do believe that was the only one that Zito made a genuine mistake on. But we won’t know until next season to see how he turns out so we’ll see.
@@Farming-Panther I agree. So far that’s really the only mistake I see. Like you said we will have to wait and see who he picks up and whether or not they pan out. 👍
I was a big Alex Lyon supporter as a backup and he was the reason we got into the playoffs the prior season when we were dead in the water.. Then Stolarz puts up Vezina numbers as a backup, and he gets the boot for 2mill a year while we continue to pay Knight because he has "potential". Absolutely hate this move if we cut Knight we could of saved 3.75mill on our cap.. could of paid stolarz a lil less than 2 mill because of our no state income tax and still have a couple mill left over.. I love Zito but we continue to hold on to Knight just have to vent my frustration
because clearly the Goalie Excellence department sees something in him - Luongo knows his shit. Also goalies take much longer to develop - remember Jacob Markstrom??? I trust this management group's decisions over us fans who think we know better, lol, We just signed Driedger again to challenge Knight for the backup job - internal competition is healthy
@@esotericveritas Potential is just a possibility, and you don't know how something will pan out unless you try.. Knight had the starting job, and had everything handed to him on a silver platter and dropped off a cliff.. I'll rather have a solid backup in Stolarz that is a solid vet, and will grind his ass off to remain that on the team putting in tremendous effect while improving at a much cheaper price that eases the cap space on the team.. Sorry Knight being paid 4.5mill your being paid to perform.. NOT because someone sees something in you at the goalie excellence department.. He's making almost the same salary as Ullmark this is a joke.
@@mythicalrizz You need young talent; you can't have people all over 32 years old because, obviously, in the long run, you will be bad. Looking back, the defense last year was not good structurally; that's why they almost missed the playoffs. Knight doesn't have potential; he IS good. Even Bob last year was kind of ass for most of the regular season. Lyon was good but quickly exposed to why he is 1b at best. Stolarz is also good, but Knight needs to play to get better; that's just how it works; just practice in reality doesn't do them any good. Teams have to take gambles on their young players, just like the Devils and Hughes, now Habs with Slafkovský, And sending Knight away would realistically let us keep OEL? Lomberg seemed like he wanted to go and paying him 2m is kind of crazy.
Gonna miss Stenlund and Lomby big time. Goddammit. Hey, at least I hope Tarasenko stays... and Lundell. If Lundell goes, I'm fucking rioting like it's 2011 in Vancouver
The thing with oel is when he was a coyote all he wanted to do was go to Canada to play he did than Vancouver bought him out he went to Florida the fact he went back to Canada isn’t surprising in the slightest in fact it’s honestly the least surprising thing to happen this free agency knowing his priors he’s also still being paid by the Canucks
Today was a win we kept Reinhart skipped out on OEL and Montour was too pricy. We also replaced Stenlund w Novak in good shape, Sourdif will make the team, as will Sammy. Defense Balinski will take over and Mahura will get an offer probably
A bruins fans take on your 2 Boston signings: I liked nosek, good on pk and good on faceoffs. Very solid 4th liner Greer I wasn’t a fan of. He is a tough guy and hard worker tho, will throw around body
I think Jeff Skinner could be a good option for the Panthers. I don’t who’s still out for 2nd pair D-Men. But in my opinion while I do hope for the best for Knight, let’s not kid ourselves but he has a lot of pressure to match up to what Lyon & Stolarz has produced in the last couple of years.
Overall not bad. Zitos still got it. We didn't overpay Reino and gets a fair deal. AJ Greer is an upgrade. I'm assuming if we didn't match that Stolarz deal Knights getting the call. 😂 At that Montour deal, I wish him the best. Stenlund is a loss, only actual mistake by Zito today. Kuli retiring a Panther is adorable
I think that’s up to them, but they better be if they want to be NHL Players. Regardless it’s looking like it’s gonna be a competition between Sourdif and Samie in the preseason so may the best make that spot!
Vlad hasn't signed yet, I think that's what Zito is waiting on, Cause I would have signed Skinner already, he's totally Bill Zito reclamation project material
my entire post just got deleted - un-F^cking-believable. DAMNIT... for the second time my comment got erased. I am NOT typing this all out AGAIN.... FFS i'm sick of all the censorship. 4th line upgrade. Cats signed Driedger to battle with Knight for the backup job. I originally made some good points .... UGH I hate the internet
As a Lightning Fan...welcome to hell. Unfortunately, win you win the Cup...you lose guys who teams will over-pay for BECAUSE they won the Cup. I KNOW...FLA fans will THINK they got "better" by losing these players...but you didn't. It doesn't mean you won't be successful but it will NEVER be the same. And it doesn't mean you WON'T be successful next year, either.
Toronto downside will always be media and fan scrutiny. Oel and stoli will be missed. Kinda shocked kuli resigned even cheap. Lomberg and montour will be missed too,that room may have just gotten gutted. But the kids need to step up. The only real loss and missing part is a real thug guy,someone that will protect the top guys. And gadjovich is a good guy,but not really that good at fighting if needed. Preds will be a juggernaut if they stay healthy.Go Cats.
Jaws, I'm still really worried about our defensemen situation. Losing both power play point men is a kick in the nuts. Someone knock on Zito's door to find out if he took a nap. Im gonna miss Lomberg.
Guys are getting their pay doubled. Gotta feel good for them.
Player 23-24 24-25
Montour $3,500,000 $7,142,857 204%
OEL $2,250,000 $3,500,000 156%
Stolarz $1,100,000 $2,500,000 227%
Stenlund $1,000,000 $2,000,000 200%
Lomberg $800,000 $2,000,000 250%
Really gonna miss Stenlund
Nosek will take his place.
After seeing them at the parade and hearing about all of this the next day makes it a tough goodbye. They deserve their contracts. We’ll miss them.
Man I'm going to miss Lomberg. So glad we got Rhino signed at least!!!
Man, Ryan was the only player I’ve ever interacted with personally so seeing him go makes me feel even less in touch with the team!! Horrible. Losses aside, happy reino re-signed… I can finally buy his jersey
Dude Lomberg was scratched most of the playoffs - he was expendable
Lomberg, Stenlund, Montour, OEL... WE WILL MISS YOU!!! Good luck out there, I'm just happy we kept Reino.
Aye Jaws, I saw your tweet asking about ESPN+ subscribers. I got it and I saw almost every game (except Carolina because it is blacked out in my area as well as NHL network exclusive games). Had the option to do both home and away announcers. Definitely worth it if you ask me, unless you want to stream it elsewhere, if ya know what I mean 😉
Every team in the NHL is coming for Florida - enjoy your moment in the sun
No one cares about notoriety. It is not our problem. If other teams want to overpay ex-panthers like they did with huberdeau, then so be it. Panthers will be fine.
@@xhesitase9729 how much cap money do the panthers have left and how many more players do they need to sign ? 😆😆😆good luck with that
@@Echo121.the.spacelord we have enough. We need to sign Lundell and Tarasenko and we have 5.7m to do it.
Good vid as always! And yes, Björnfot is pronounced B-yearn-foot (with yearn being pronounced like ”earn” with a y in front). 🙂
Lomberg is a tough one
Damn at the parade I was feeling lomberg was staying 100% the way he was celebrating lol …
Great Video!
Can someone wake me up from this nightmare? Stolarz and OEL in Toronto? Why? They're too good for Toronto
They were over paid...Zito will find the next OEL and Stolarz for 1m for the 24-25 team. Zito is our leader!
not as bad when we have a cup
Also, i dont think OEL and Stolarz will replicate the success they had here - guys come here and over-achieve.... when they leave, they never play the same - just look at Huberdeau!!!! I guarantee Zito will find the next Forsling on waivers lol
@@timblack1983Kulikov
For 1.15 mil over 4 seasons is a steal
Its bjearnfoot the Ö is pronounced like the EA in earn.
Thank you :)
@@flyingfluffyhockey No worries, I would not have corrected you if you didn't mention it either. Our å, ä and ö looking like other letters is a curve ball and a half😅
The pronunciation is “Barnfart” lol
Tough day.... (except for Fluffy!)
I think it can only be saved if Tarasenko stays and we shore up Montours loss with an equivalent or better.. I don't think that's a possibility though. Maybe an overseas player??? Looking at the draft board (outside of Rhino) Boston is spending... several teams are, but it's all quiet on the South Eastern front. It's scary... hard to be the best defensive team without a deep defensive bench.
The Leafs really wanted to bleed us dry. They had their eyes on Montour too, but Seattle massively overpaid. They probably would have tried for Reinhart too if Marner left lol.
I was at the parade. Great atmosphere. Anyway, I will miss Lamborghini and Stenlund.
Wish we could’ve gotten Stenlund and OEL. I wish we could’ve had Lomberg too, but I mean he was a ghost on offense so 2x2 is an overpay but he’s a great clubhouse guy. But I completely trust Zito, he’s a wizard at making a team.
I believe Ekblad isn't going to be traded anymore? We'll see.
@@Farming-Panther Stenlund to me is the big one. 2by2 & we couldn’t match? He’s only 27, could’ve signed him cheap for 3-4 years.
@@rvilla1975 I do believe that was the only one that Zito made a genuine mistake on. But we won’t know until next season to see how he turns out so we’ll see.
@@Farming-Panther I agree. So far that’s really the only mistake I see. Like you said we will have to wait and see who he picks up and whether or not they pan out. 👍
I’m
Good with everything so far so long as we get Lundell ,Bennett extensions
I was a big Alex Lyon supporter as a backup and he was the reason we got into the playoffs the prior season when we were dead in the water.. Then Stolarz puts up Vezina numbers as a backup, and he gets the boot for 2mill a year while we continue to pay Knight because he has "potential". Absolutely hate this move if we cut Knight we could of saved 3.75mill on our cap.. could of paid stolarz a lil less than 2 mill because of our no state income tax and still have a couple mill left over.. I love Zito but we continue to hold on to Knight just have to vent my frustration
because clearly the Goalie Excellence department sees something in him - Luongo knows his shit. Also goalies take much longer to develop - remember Jacob Markstrom??? I trust this management group's decisions over us fans who think we know better, lol,
We just signed Driedger again to challenge Knight for the backup job - internal competition is healthy
@@esotericveritas Potential is just a possibility, and you don't know how something will pan out unless you try.. Knight had the starting job, and had everything handed to him on a silver platter and dropped off a cliff.. I'll rather have a solid backup in Stolarz that is a solid vet, and will grind his ass off to remain that on the team putting in tremendous effect while improving at a much cheaper price that eases the cap space on the team..
Sorry Knight being paid 4.5mill your being paid to perform.. NOT because someone sees something in you at the goalie excellence department.. He's making almost the same salary as Ullmark this is a joke.
@@mythicalrizz You need young talent; you can't have people all over 32 years old because, obviously, in the long run, you will be bad. Looking back, the defense last year was not good structurally; that's why they almost missed the playoffs. Knight doesn't have potential; he IS good. Even Bob last year was kind of ass for most of the regular season. Lyon was good but quickly exposed to why he is 1b at best. Stolarz is also good, but Knight needs to play to get better; that's just how it works; just practice in reality doesn't do them any good. Teams have to take gambles on their young players, just like the Devils and Hughes, now Habs with Slafkovský, And sending Knight away would realistically let us keep OEL? Lomberg seemed like he wanted to go and paying him 2m is kind of crazy.
Now with us signing Driedger, it makes you think what we are doing with Knight.
Gonna miss Stenlund and Lomby big time. Goddammit. Hey, at least I hope Tarasenko stays... and Lundell. If Lundell goes, I'm fucking rioting like it's 2011 in Vancouver
Sneaky suspicion with him buying the couple places down south I think he is staying for a bargain
I dunno how to take this as a win or loss. But I’m for sure gonna miss the guys that are leaving!! I kinda figured not keeping everyone.
Very good so far!we can still make 1-2more changes!need to bring some fresh blood to keep the team hungry after winning the cup!
Unbelievable how many guys left but atleast you got Sam back.
Good Exchange Rate for OEL
Everybody chill about Stolarz, Driedger is coming back to FLA!
Had a feeling we’d lose a lot of those depth guys and that our defense would look very different
No repeat for Florida! Too many holes now, Boob is losing it in goal, defense is AHL caliber now.
The thing with oel is when he was a coyote all he wanted to do was go to Canada to play he did than Vancouver bought him out he went to Florida the fact he went back to Canada isn’t surprising in the slightest in fact it’s honestly the least surprising thing to happen this free agency knowing his priors he’s also still being paid by the Canucks
Gotcha, makes sense
Tarsankco will be coming back.He bought 2 houses here in Florida.
Zito Insinuated that
Today was a win we kept Reinhart skipped out on OEL and Montour was too pricy. We also replaced Stenlund w Novak in good shape, Sourdif will make the team, as will Sammy. Defense Balinski will take over and Mahura will get an offer probably
Wasnt Matt Keirstad given a new contract? Maybe he' s in the mix now. Small AF tho
Our power-play was atrocious, so I'm sure Zito will improve that
I will say my free agency was successful. I met lundell (again), Bennett, and Rodrigues.
A bruins fans take on your 2 Boston signings:
I liked nosek, good on pk and good on faceoffs. Very solid 4th liner
Greer I wasn’t a fan of. He is a tough guy and hard worker tho, will throw around body
Maybe the Panthers give AJ the spark he needs
Did Greer even play?
Nosek has alot of experience and he can fit in anywhere.
@@brandonwhite9965 I think he did, in Calgary
@@brandonwhite9965 Greer played for us yes. Prob north of 50 games
Boqvist is a great addition
He was the reason we didn’t beat Boston in the regular season
Everyone complaining about Florida being income tax exempt can also make their state/province income tax free, and benefit themselves as well.
Bread and Circuses.
We still have like 8 mil. Tommorow will be a big day.
Justin Schultz would help on the defense. Since he’s one of the few available D-Men. Maybe he wants to come on a cheap deal or whatever
I think Jeff Skinner could be a good option for the Panthers. I don’t who’s still out for 2nd pair D-Men. But in my opinion while I do hope for the best for Knight, let’s not kid ourselves but he has a lot of pressure to match up to what Lyon & Stolarz has produced in the last couple of years.
As soon as I said this Jeff Skinner signs with the Oilers on a one year deal
So the cup tax have hit. Now... Cats need half of defence to build and what to do on bottom six?
Fourth line completely rebuild, much bigger....D needs help but I trust Zito
SHAYNE GOSTISBEHERE signed with the Canes. 3years 9.6mil
Mid player
I guess that's the move that happened while filming lol
@@flyingfluffyhockey we also lost Lucas Carlsson. He's gone to Nick's team for 2 years
I'm pissed that lomberg is gone. I knew Montour was leaving so that doesn't bother me
Calgary is basically Canadian Florida... I am talking about taxes guys relax!
man what a awful first day of free agent hopefully that would change in the next couple of days
Had to let some go to get stronger ones later. Another typical Zito masterclass in the making, folks.
Overall not bad. Zitos still got it. We didn't overpay Reino and gets a fair deal. AJ Greer is an upgrade. I'm assuming if we didn't match that Stolarz deal Knights getting the call. 😂 At that Montour deal, I wish him the best. Stenlund is a loss, only actual mistake by Zito today. Kuli retiring a Panther is adorable
Love Stenlund-- but you can't pay $2m for a 4th liner.
Just call him Bigfoot
OEl was never getting the term toronto gave him, 2 years was gonna be max from us
Are Samoskevich and Sourdif going to be ready to go next year?
I think that’s up to them, but they better be if they want to be NHL Players. Regardless it’s looking like it’s gonna be a competition between Sourdif and Samie in the preseason so may the best make that spot!
I guess we start Knight in game 13 🤷♂️
So, Knight's going to be the backup, eh? I just hope that he's got it in him.
gonna miss lomberg the most think it would’ve been nice to keep stenlund but I’m so glad those guys r getting paid. THE RETURN OF DREIDGER
Vlad hasn't signed yet, I think that's what Zito is waiting on, Cause I would have signed Skinner already, he's totally Bill Zito reclamation project material
Only major losses here are losing OEL and no other team wanting Ekblad. Could be much worse after back to back finals runs and a cup.
my entire post just got deleted - un-F^cking-believable. DAMNIT... for the second time my comment got erased. I am NOT typing this all out AGAIN.... FFS i'm sick of all the censorship.
4th line upgrade.
Cats signed Driedger to battle with Knight for the backup job. I originally made some good points .... UGH I hate the internet
Will will probably take a flier on Boqivst
Called it - 10 mins ago lol
So is the team going to be better or worse next year?
By definition all teams that don't repeat are worse.
Our defense needs help ain’t looking good…
I bet you right now Chicago will be a wildcard because Chicago is number one
As a Lightning Fan...welcome to hell. Unfortunately, win you win the Cup...you lose guys who teams will over-pay for BECAUSE they won the Cup. I KNOW...FLA fans will THINK they got "better" by losing these players...but you didn't. It doesn't mean you won't be successful but it will NEVER be the same. And it doesn't mean you WON'T be successful next year, either.
Duke to NYI
Toronto downside will always be media and fan scrutiny. Oel and stoli will be missed. Kinda shocked kuli resigned even cheap. Lomberg and montour will be missed too,that room may have just gotten gutted. But the kids need to step up. The only real loss and missing part is a real thug guy,someone that will protect the top guys. And gadjovich is a good guy,but not really that good at fighting if needed. Preds will be a juggernaut if they stay healthy.Go Cats.
Is chris drieger is back
Spencer Knight insurance
😂 then they get Driedger
for a lot less than tony ;)
Getting boqvist.
8mill in cap and nothing.. wtf is zito waiting for
Keep in mind is before Lundell and adding whoever is on his RW to the roster so it's really more like 4-5 mil
Fourth line is a downgrade big time.
Jaws, I'm still really worried about our defensemen situation. Losing both power play point men is a kick in the nuts. Someone knock on Zito's door to find out if he took a nap. Im gonna miss Lomberg.
Wasn't a fan of Lomberg, fucking try hard, but Calgary??? They in total rebuild, Bruuuh