Just when you think things are finally looking up, there’s another long, playoff-less stretch of fresh hockey hell.
In addition to that, defending the Florida Panthers’ well-documented attendance woes to other hockey fans living in ‘traditional’ markets can sometimes seem like a full-time job, but it’s getting harder to convince even the most forgiving of Panthers critics, myself included.
The Panthers were at times both good and bad in last night’s shootout-road loss against the Edmonton Oilers. Most jarringly, of course, was Connor McDavid’s two last minute goals.
He tied the game at two with 22 seconds left in the second period, then tied it again with eight seconds remaining in the third.