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Pucks in Depth: Sergei Bobrovsky’s Slow Start Hurting The Florida Panthers … Buyer Beware With The St. Louis Blues’ Early Success

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.