Last season the Florida Panthers missed the playoffs by 12 points despite finishing 9th in league scoring.
Why?
In a word, goaltending.
Roberto Luongo, James Reimer, and youngster Sam Montembeault were consistently subpar. While the team had its share of issues, getting a save was by far the biggest.
In an effort to change that, the Panthers backed up the brinks truck and handed former Vezina winner Sergei Bobrovsky a $70 million contract.
Problem solved, right? Apparently not.
Bobrovsky has struggled mightily in the early going, especially at 5v5.