Bobrovsky, who has twice won the Vezina Trophy voted the best goalie in the NHL, had a 2.91 GAA and .906 save percentage in 31 games (30 starts). His GAA and save percentage with the Panthers are his two worst since 2011-12, when he was in his second NHL season with the Philadelphia Flyers.
"I can't sit here and tell you specifically what the future is going to hold [with our goalies], but we're going to review everything thoroughly and make some decisions," Zito said.
The Panthers plan to have those discussions soon, which will involve Zito, Quenneville, goaltending coach Robb Tallas and their new goaltending department headed by special adviser to the general manager Roberto Luongo, who is in Latvia as GM for Canada at the 2021 IIHF World Championship.
Canada plays Russia in the quarterfinals Thursday. The tournament ends Sunday.
"When [Luongo] gets back, we'll sit down … and decide on our strategy for the goaltending for next year," Zito said. "I thought Spencer did a great job and I thought there were a lot of highlights to 'Bob's' season as well. I think there were areas where he would like to improve upon, but also he had some bright spots too. And also Chris."
Quenneville praised Bobrovsky for how he dealt with being scratched in the playoffs.
"He handled it like a pro," Quenneville said Monday. "Commend him in a tough situation that he would just move [on] and be a good teammate. He knew he was getting himself ready to come in as soon as possible. In talking with him going forward as well, it was a situation where he wants to play, but I think he has an understanding of the situation we have now. We'll sort the goalie stuff out over the course of the summer."
