POLL: What to do about Florida Panthers goaltending "situation"

There is no doubt in my mind that the panthers have to keep Anderson. Unfortunately it would not make sense to pay both goalies, so trading T-Vo is the right thing to do. Anderson has shown that he is more than capable to lead a team down the stretch, he is the younger of the two, and will be making atleast 3 million less. And you cant overlook the fact that he is an American player who likes to talk to the media and the fans love him.

any clue what type of trade it would take to get that number one pick? J-Bo’s rights, T-Vo, and our number one pick is a fairly nice package for any team in needs of a boring interview, a solid goalie, and a prospect.

I’ve been clammoring for us to trade Voky for scoring help and re-sign Andy long term all season.
I doubt they’ll do it. But hey…one can dream.

Its definitely a “one or the other” proposition.

I like Andy, the team seemed to react better to Andy as well in certain circumstance with enhanced scoring, etc.

That being said Vokoun is a good to great goalie considering the amount of shots he faced on a nightly basis and his statistics. Wonder if there’s anyway he could work on his focus so those soft shots don’t go in.

And the potential $10M in cap space and trade possibilities – whoa.

didn’t vote but i am conflicted very much about this situation. i think there is very slim chance that we trade Vokoun unless, again, its too good to pass up. But really, who’s gonna want a goalie making as much money as he is and with the reputation he has for blowing leads late in important games and getting off to terribly slow starts (even tomas knows thats his problem…)

unless we can trade him to someone desperately needing goaltending (after an early exit this year, might the Red Wings fit that bill?) and with enough quiality to return to us. however, don’t you think if we put up more than 2 goals a game Vokoun wins about 10 more? he’s top 5 in gaa and save percentage, gaa somewhere in the 2 range.

the offense is the problem first and foremost, so spend JBo’s money on that! what about havlat, gaborik, hossa, just to name a few of the top line scorers that will be available come June. looking forward to a busy offseason!

I voted to keep Koun and let Anderson walk. Koun is a known quantity. He has carried the load as a no. 1 goalie, taken his team to the playoffs, and played extremely well in the playoffs. Anderson has shown a ton of potential and been an excellent back up, but there is still a question as to how that translates to being ‘the guy’ over 60-65 games a season. That said, I would be patient with it and wait to see what offers you can get for Koun, especially at the draft. If there are no “must take” trade offers by the end of the draft I would just let Anderson walk. If you get a “must take” offer then you can move Koun and still have about a week to get Anderson under contract.