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Post by Robbie Nud on May 28, 2014 10:05:22 GMT
www.eliteleague.co.uk/new-d-man-for-panthers-p192347FROM PANTHERS.CO.UK Evan Mosey Defenceman Evan Mosey, 25, has signed for the GMB Nottingham Panthers for season 2014-15. The five feet eleven inch played at Minnesota University in America before turning professional. Last year he was in the Netherlands with HYC Herentals, where he had 16 goals and 30 assists in 33 games. He told us today: "I am extremely excited and happy to be joining the Nottingham Panthers. "I know this is a great opportunity and a I look forward to competing for a great organization. “ Head coach, Corey Neilson, said: “As I said when we announced Greg Jacina would be back with us, we are building a complete roster, from the goalies to the defence to the forwards. “We have negotiations underway with several players and we are building a big picture and to that end Evan ticks some boxes and we believe he will fill a role for the Panthers.” Max Parent Meanwhile, Panthers have signed Canadian forward Max Parent for the upcoming campaign. The gritty centreman ticks a lot of boxes for head coach Corey Neilson, who said of the 26-year-old: “Max has great speed, is a physical presence and knows his role. "We wanted our penalty kill to improve this season and he has been a PK specialist at the University and pro level. “When I was checking him out, his coach in Florida told me Max has traditionally been pigeon-holed into the defensive forward role, but he does have some good offensive upside and he's a top-end human being. "The coach added he’d ‘have him on my team any day’. He's what’s known as a high hockey IQ guy, who is always one of the most physically conditioned athletes and possesses a high level of competitiveness.” Max Parent has told the Panthers: “I am very excited about this opportunity and can’t wait to get started in Nottingham where I hear nothing but good things about the fans and the organisation.” Max’s full name is Maxime Langelier-Parent. He is six feet two inches and shoots left. After juniors he played four seasons at McGill University before turning professional at the East Coast and AHL levels with Florida and Syracuse.
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Post by michael on May 28, 2014 10:17:24 GMT
Meh, neither excite me. Moses has had a half decent season in the Dutch league (which is nothing to write home about).
Whilst Parent seems a gritty'ish player but does not put up points, check his stats, ouch!
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5+game
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Post by 5+game on May 28, 2014 10:24:17 GMT
Meh, neither excite me. Moses has had a half decent season in the Dutch league (which is nothing to write home about). Whilst Parent seems a gritty'ish player but does not put up points, check his stats, ouch! Exactly my thoughts aswell not been excited by any of our 3 signings in Jacina, Parent and Mosey |
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Post by panthersnation on May 28, 2014 10:24:41 GMT
Wow so that's 3 average imports out 5 so far
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Post by dp on May 28, 2014 10:31:02 GMT
If Sheffield or Belfast had signed these two (which they wouldn't) then we'd be saying they must have money worries.
Really not impressed by the start of the roster. This d man is a dual national so presumably a replacement for Lee - he doesn't look anywhere near Lee's level.
Corey can say what he likes about signing a team rather than a set of good resumes, but the Elite league is always won by experienced AHL/DEL and ECHL players.
Maybe the CHL is costing us a lot of money for travel, accommodation etc so we will have to make do with a much lower budget.
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Post by panthermatt on May 28, 2014 10:38:14 GMT
Remember when Panthers signed Eric Werner the same type of comments were being posted about him and look how good he turned out to be.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2014 10:44:12 GMT
Meh !! Who's still looking forward to playing in the CHL?
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Post by cooperphil156 on May 28, 2014 10:44:30 GMT
I'm not so sure about these being so average. Admittedly the Dutch league isn't great shakes, but if as Corey says he is building from the bottom up, perhaps he is getting the solid signings done, with more exciting ones on the way, without eating into the budget at the start of proceedings.
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Post by Stargazer on May 28, 2014 10:45:55 GMT
Im just waiting for the 'lets not judge the roster before it's complete!' post. But the fact is, as 5+Game has pointed out, these are 3 ordinary players. What makes me jittery is that (IMO) Corey has some real strengths but recruiting I don't think is one of them...
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Post by Daddio on May 28, 2014 10:48:43 GMT
Maybe not like for like but see these 2 as weaver and franny type players
Remember everyone thought franny was just a cheap 3 rd line centre when we brought him in ! He didn't turn out too bad. Definitely not our most expensive signings making budget free for some top end imports or top Brit if there are any left
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Post by Pies on May 28, 2014 10:53:44 GMT
Parent was playing in the AHL last season, so people who know a damn site more than us think he's good enough to play in that league. Mosey is an unknown entity obviously but Corey will have done his research. He's over a point a game in the Dutch league so for a defenceman that ain't too shabby. Sometimes you need to get the less exciting pieces of the jigsaw together. and to write off the team before the teams even announced is ridiculous!
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Post by Yotes on May 28, 2014 11:06:18 GMT
Meh, neither excite me. Moses has had a half decent season in the Dutch league (which is nothing to write home about). Whilst Parent seems a gritty'ish player but does not put up points, check his stats, ouch! He'll be able to part defences like no one's business... Taxi! We've had big CV players let us down so often that it's almost pointless to make any judgement. They're not wow signings I admit but I'll trust Neilson for now. |
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Post by Stargazer on May 28, 2014 11:10:56 GMT
Maybe not like for like but see these 2 as weaver and franny type players Remember everyone thought franny was just a cheap 3 rd line centre when we brought him in ! He didn't turn out too bad. Definitely not our most expensive signings making budget free for some top end imports or top Brit if there are any left I do see the point you are making but for me these are gamble signings - great if they turn out to be real gems, and not much lost (in terms of money) if they fall short. The problem is we have just lost 3 British defencemen and we are playing the best that Europe has to offer in a few months. Can we really afford this genre of signing? |
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Post by jd on May 28, 2014 11:12:31 GMT
Im just waiting for the 'lets not judge the roster before it's complete!' post. But the fact is, as 5+Game has pointed out, these are 3 ordinary players. What makes me jittery is that (IMO) Corey has some real strengths but recruiting I don't think is one of them... You serious? Not going to get it right 100% of the time (Like many others) but its not even June yet. Weaver looks to have said yes and then no according to an article i read so thats out of our control, same with Lee going abroad. Norton isnt good enough to be one of the 5 for me, so wouldnt get much ice time. We could sign mark richardson who knows. Corey has signed some gems and some duff ones but so have big Doug, Thommo and the rest. Just need to chill and see what they are like come September. |
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Post by panthers4ever on May 28, 2014 11:14:06 GMT
Will wait to pass judgement bot not excited by the two signings
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Post by Yotes on May 28, 2014 11:21:27 GMT
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Post by Stargazer on May 28, 2014 11:24:46 GMT
Im just waiting for the 'lets not judge the roster before it's complete!' post. But the fact is, as 5+Game has pointed out, these are 3 ordinary players. What makes me jittery is that (IMO) Corey has some real strengths but recruiting I don't think is one of them... You serious? Not going to get it right 100% of the time (Like many others) but its not even June yet. Weaver looks to have said yes and then no according to an article i read so thats out of our control, same with Lee going abroad. Norton isnt good enough to be one of the 5 for me, so wouldnt get much ice time. We could sign mark richardson who knows. Corey has signed some gems and some duff ones but so have big Doug, Thommo and the rest. Just need to chill and see what they are like come September. My opinion differs slightly JD. While I would say Corey is a better coach than Doug, I do think Doug recruits better than Corey. It's hard to compare Tommo because his budget is likely to be smaller than the big 3 so probably has to make more 'gamble' signings to make ends meet. I haven't made any forecasts for the season coming, it just makes me jittery. |
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Post by Shorty on May 28, 2014 11:29:19 GMT
If Sheffield or Belfast had signed these two (which they wouldn't) then we'd be saying they must have money worries. Sheffield have signed Rod Sarich as their dual national......... |
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Post by 5+game on May 28, 2014 12:01:06 GMT
looks like Jordan Fox is costing us a lot more this season than last time
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Post by EMB on May 28, 2014 12:01:14 GMT
Maybe not like for like but see these 2 as weaver and franny type players Remember everyone thought franny was just a cheap 3 rd line centre when we brought him in ! He didn't turn out too bad. Definitely not our most expensive signings making budget free for some top end imports or top Brit if there are any left Exactly, I hope to God the players don't read this forum, written off and gassed before they even set foot in the UK. Corey stated he wanted younger and faster players so I'll pass judgement when ive seen them play. Looking forward to seeing the team take shape now the ball is rolling. I like Mr Mosey anyway as he shares the same birthday as me.. |
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Post by grumpy on May 28, 2014 12:04:14 GMT
Wait and see. Stats aren`t everything and, as Pies pointed out, Parent was good enough tom get called up to The AHL and spend most of his first pro season there so he`s no mug. The team needs a mix of players, not everyone is going to rack up 100 points a season and we couldn`t afford to sign a full roster of top end players anyway. Wren, Capraro, and Henley all arrived with impressive CV`s/stats but failed to deliver. In Corey we trust.
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Post by bobness on May 28, 2014 13:03:13 GMT
Well said grumpy.
Sheez, let's give the guys a glimmer of a start, shall we?
Plenty of ex NHL top guns failed to impress last year, and this is the same recruiter who recruited Bruce Graham and Matt Francis as largely unheralded signings without an NHL game on their CVs.
Parent has a lot of potential, I'd say, given he's been in the A for a good while.
Pollastrone was straight from the Dutch league and he did OK.
Bonkers.
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Post by pantherchris on May 28, 2014 13:07:53 GMT
Last year everyone wrote off Higgins for Belfast because of his poor stats. So I'll welcome the new guys positively and see what happens.
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Post by pantherdman on May 28, 2014 13:09:58 GMT
A couple of decent signings imo esp as one is duel national.
Both are mid twenties so should be primed.
3rd line is complete, lets hope for some flair and goal scoring from a couple of ex nhl/ ahlers.
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Post by bruinspanthers on May 28, 2014 14:05:29 GMT
Rather sign young hungry players who still trying best to make it (for example like Lepine was)
Than sign players with impressive cvs but fail to impress like Wren, Capraro etc
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