Penalty box march goes on

Sunrise - It may have just been a preseason game, but the Panthers' parade to the penalty box Wednesday night infuriated coach Jacques Martin, perhaps because he saw it happen so many times last season.

[Rat Boy]

Ok Martin, here we go. This is exactly what's going to tick me off this year. A combination of inconsistent play, lack of effort, and stupid penalties. This is on you to correct. You've done a decent job as GM (playing with the cards Cohen has dealt you). So now it's time to be the coach.

[PanthersGoal]

Sounds exactly like an article that would have been written last year. Mezei and Salei, my two favorites!...ugh. Let's get it ON already.

[Stanley]

Someone keeps mentioning their fantasy hockey league. What site are you playing on?

[Jabroney]

PanthersGoal wrote:

Sounds exactly like an article that would have been written last year. Mezei and Salei, my two favorites!...ugh. Let's get it ON already.

how about the last 2 years. It's a shame that it's so common for the panthers to play a full 12 out of 20 minutes in the box that one game of careless play and everyone starts talkking about the panthers of old despite the great preseason they are having.

Let's hope this year we're a little more disciplined and can eliminate the inconsistent play, carry the preseason wins into the season.

[Panthers Rock]

Looks like the same old, same old. Tuesday's game they did everything right, yesterday, same old same old. Some things never change. I am afraid to say that they still have not learned to keep skating and not get lazy. Apparently they still have not gotten it. this year will be same old, same old if they keep this up which is probably what they will do. Playoffs? I don't think so. Same old, same old.

[RED BARON]

Wounded Panther said it best. This club seriously lacks a commitment to excellence when it comes to leaving everything on the ice. Jokinen is a good mentor, but he cannot do it all. When you look at teams like Detroit, they are radically different in how hard they skate and the discipline and effort they leave on the ice. Martin is going to have to come down hard on the players that don't show up to play. Just benching them may not even work. Unfortunately confrontation is not his strong suit so it will be interesting to see if he shows some nuts or sells out again with lame excuses for losing.

[Wounded Panther]

RED BARON wrote:

Wounded Panther said it best. This club seriously lacks a commitment to excellence when it comes to leaving everything on the ice. Jokinen is a good mentor, but he cannot do it all. When you look at teams like Detroit, they are radically different in how hard they skate and the discipline and effort they leave on the ice. Martin is going to have to come down hard on the players that don't show up to play. Just benching them may not even work. Unfortunately confrontation is not his strong suit so it will be interesting to see if he shows some nuts or sells out again with lame excuses for losing.

I vote for:

"Same lame excuses, new season!"

[Vic B]

time to bench these bums that take these penalties.Let the kids play.Anderson is good goalie-Murphy is going to be a good quarterback on the power play.

[Steve in Wellington]

Panthers? Hockey is no longer a sport worth mentioning since Bettman destroyed it.

[Wounded Panther]

Steve in Wellington wrote:

Panthers? Hockey is no longer a sport worth mentioning since Bettman destroyed it.

Only Wellington su_cks more than the Panthers do.

[Nhl Analyst]

The panthers arent the only team that goes to the box alot. The game is soo open now and scoring is so high that its tough for defensemen alot of the time. Its gonna take awhile for D-men to be able to adapt to the new NHL, then the game will be more balanced, in my opinion.

[Steve in Wellington]

Wounded Panther wrote:

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Only Wellington su_cks more than the Panthers do.

Personal experience being revealed by you? Which one do you prefer more?

[Wounded Panther]

After tonite's game, the Panthers are atrocious.

My apologies to the good people of Wellington!:o)