Panthers fans opened the season worried about Barkov's health and a dead power play, then swung hard between euphoria and alarm as blowout wins and blowout losses alternated. Two straight wins over Winnipeg have them at 8-4-2 and nearly carefree, with misery down to 6.
From Reddit fan threads · through Oct 26–Nov 1 · 8-4-2
Season misery
48Meh
Worst week
75Oct 5–11
Best week
6Oct 26–Nov 1
Weekly misery, Monday to Sunday. Above the line is miserable; below is happy.
Storylines
what fans talked about, week by week
Season-long
Fans praised Seth Jones and the blue line from the start, turned on Gudas over penalties and shaky play while pushing for Balinskis, then hailed the top four as elite and credited Gudas's best game.
“D played their minds out. Mikkola was on his knees playing goalie at one point.”
