A brutal drop from the top as far as Grzegorz was concerned was just last season, which was supposed to be the beginning of his peak. The Panthers won the cup two short seasons ago, and Grzegorz was expected to get them favorable seeding last season as one of the top goalies in the league. Instead, Polie the Goalie was merely pedestrian, putting up a mediocre season when the team needed a great one. The team finished in the middle of the playoff pack and failed to get past Frisco again. Grzegorz was not exactly thrilled with the outcome. In a word, he's pissed. He's spent the summer training in Kraków dungeon gyms and drilling against every puck in the country. This is supposed to be the prime of his career; if he lets it become a decent into mediocrity he won't have long to recover. Last season must be a fluke. This season must be a return to form. If it's not, the Panthers can't achieve what they'd be capable of with a real goalie.