Panthers Eye Hellebuyck While Bobrovsky Talks Drag On

Florida’s goalie situation is starting to look like one of those front-office puzzles that never stays simple for long. With Sergei Bobrovsky negotiations still hanging around the room, the Panthers are at least kicking the tires on Connor Hellebuyck, which tells you how serious they are about keeping the net elite. Around the league, teams always say they are “monitoring” things, but this is the kind of monitoring that usually comes with a calculator and a long phone call.