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The Panthers are in a ridiculous situation and the series proves it

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MarcO
April 18, 2023  (3:21 PM)
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The Florida Panthers organization is in a funny situation.

While desperately trying to make the playoffs, the team recalled a 30-year-old goalie from their school club, who came in to save the season altogether.

He became head coach Paul Maurice's go-to guy, even though he played more games in the AHL than in the NHL this year. He was even the starting goalie for the first game of the series against the Boston Bruins yesterday.

What's even funnier in this situation is that Florida has the second highest paid goalie in the league in Sergei Bobrovsky, at $10M per season, and he hasn't played a game since March 27, just over three weeks ago.

Imagine having the 14th highest paid goalie in the entire National League, healthy, and not even in the starting lineup for the first game of the playoffs.

It's mind-boggling!

By the way, the Panthers' head coach has not yet decided who will play in the second game of the series, but there is a very good chance that Bobrovsky will be watching the game again from the bench, despite yesterday's loss.

Add to this, the additional detail that the 34 year old Russian goalie has three more valid seasons on his contract. Ouch!

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