SO SAD: Florida Panthers star player made a terrible statement against….

Fuck. That shit hurts.

That game was the perfect storm of bad defense, awful passing, dogshit special teams, and terrible officiating. I wish I could blame it all on the refs but there were so many things that were just plain bad from the cats.

I guess I have to give credit to Vegas for just generally being better, faster, and stronger. Great goaltending. They had the bounces and took advantage of them. They’re making the panthers sloppy and causing turnovers not letting them get any momentum.

Part of the playoff magic was the cats doing exactly what Vegas is doing now. Taking advantage of good bounces and getting under opponents skin. Just playing harder. Panthers looks deflated right now. Forecheck is missing. Vegas forecheck is on fire. Panthers kept saying how they’re just having fun throughout the postseason. This doesn’t look or feel like that team. They’re slow to the puck. Not taking shots. Taking idiotic penalties (not every whistle is a bad call).

Now, I don’t know wtf is going on with the officiating. Again, panthers are to blame for the losses, but wtf is this. I’m not saying refs are wearing gold but I’m just baffled.