GDT: Panthers 4:2 Stars (EL, 23/12)

[Yotes]

Game Notes 2-2, 0-0, 2-0. McGrattan, Farmer (2) and Nikiforuk for Panthers. Faryna and Poulin for Dundee. Panthers missing Waugh, Dimmen and Clarke through injury. Pacl returns to bench, Green scratched. Game Sheet.

[Lawman]

I will go for a 4-1 win to the Panthers

[Pies]

I personally think we'll win this one as well. Certainly need a good streak of wins over xmas.

[kievthegreat]

Dec 22, 2016 21:08:32 GMT Pies said:

I personally think we'll win this one as well. Certainly need a good streak of wins over xmas.

I've done the maths, we could theoretically be top on the 9th Jan.
































If we win everygame and Steelers, Devils and Giants lose every game between now and then.

[Rob Scott]

Looking forward to this one. Couple of beers in the square pre game and then taking a couple of newbies.

[Shaggy]

Possible delay to face off
panthers.co.uk/content/heads-face-tonight-could-be-delayed?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[Bolts]

So it's almost 6pm and no further update on face off. Surely they know now if it's delayed or not!!!!

[panthers_nyr]

Dec 23, 2016 17:47:04 GMT Bolts said:

So it's almost 6pm and no further update on face off. Surely they know now if it's delayed or not!!!!

They've said they're aiming for a 8pm face off.

[Bolts]

Just seen it. They must have done it as I wrote it!

Time for a Christmas nap!

[The Flying Shirt]

Stars, straight off coach and straight onto the ice. The ultimate bus legs...

[Shorty]

Just like we did first game of the league season.

[NP]

Already 2-2 with less than 8 minutes played. McGrattan & Farmer with the goals for Panthers!

[Pies]

Decent enough game and we fully deserved Then2 points. At least one extra body for Sunday and hopefully a couple more between now and then.

Mcgrattens best game of the season IMO and a tidy win: Farmer fully deserved MOM.

Not much else to say really!

[Yotes]

Farmer and his line were good, didn't think we were miles better than them tbh, fine margins. At 3-2 they had a really good look out front (think it was old 5 goals, whatever his name is), and just before our 4th there should've been an interference call in their favour. Speaking of which, I thought the referee was appalling.

[Rob Scott]

Yawn, Was looking forward to introducing a couple of newbies tonight. Poor game with little technical skill on show and even less physicality. Resembled a training exercise for large parts.very quiet atmosphere despite the admirable efforts of a couple of people in Black 4.

[Kovalchuk17]

Boring game. To say we trot out the 'bus legs' excuse after every away loss, Dundee just ruined that illusion! 4-2 flattered us IMO.

McGrattan was outstanding. Beggars belief that such a good line (McGrattan, Lawrence, Farmer) has to have Lacho rotating into it as well. When Lacho is on nothing happens and it disrupts their growing chemistry!

Carter, after a recent spell of good form, showed his class is permanent... woeful and lethargic.
Brown starting to lay hits but his overall contribution seems to be slacking off... not seeing any plays from him anymore.

Wiikman was terrible overall. A few good saves in the 3rd but didn't seem interested in tonight.

Spang and Sertich very good again. Spang gets some criticism but he must log over 35mins a game! Only 2 d-men we have powering through this season.

[kezypanther]

Didn't go to the game as the Panto was on. looks like I got the better show tonight. Glad we came out with the win in the end.

[ted logan]

Well, a win is a win. Is a win. Farmer was superb tonight, McGrattan very good too. I like that line.

Blimey it was a dull game though. First period OK but after that, yawn zzzzzzzzzz.

Fair play to Dundee, awful journey down but very little sign of bus legs and a tad unfortunate to go down in RT.

[Higgy]

We made hard work of that,we created a fair few chances,especially in the 1st and 3rd but as is the story of the season,no real natural sniper to convert many of them.

Even with the score being so close I feel we dominated large parts but the lack of a killer instinct in front of net made it closer than it should have been.

What a finish from Farmer

[The Flying Shirt]

Two points and job done.

[wgray]

Not the most exhilarating match but a generally a good performance from the team, 2 out of 3 forward lines worked well but I do feel that Carter looked a bit lethargic at times and I think that Ollie and Brown suffered from this, possibly still carrying a knock?

The only poor aspect I thought last night was the power play, I don't like to single people out for criticism but why Neilson plays Lee on the power play baffles me. I understand his shot from the point is his strength but he hardly ever lets loose and his passing is slow and inaccurate, the tempo that we move the puck is the key to catching people out, if you give the defence time they can recover. He's got Sertich and Spang on one PP unit yet he leaves Lee on his own on the other, why?!!! Hopefully Dimmen will take Lee's place when he returns...

[Deleted]

Really enjoyed the game last night, good crowd too.

Thought Dundee were well structured despite their nightmare travel down, they where aided in playing the way they wanted to due to Sertich's awful turnover within the first minute though (he rightly missed a few 5v5 shifts after that).

McGrattans looked like a beast in the 1st, played very direct which helped to drive the team. Really liked how he took more shots aswell. If he does that more often there'll be more multiple point nights to come for him.

Spang ran the show in the 1st, absolute quality. The way he drew Dundee towards him before feeding MacMillan for the shot McGrattan tipped in was brilliant. Patience can indeed be a virtue occasionally in this chaotic game.

Circumstances of Nottingham being short & Dundee having nightmare travel contributed to the slow 2nd period with neither team (understandably) willing to take risks with the long change.

We were treated to 2 pretty goals in the 3rd weren't we? The PPG from Farmer was worthy of being the game winner in any game! 4th goal was a great feed from Schultz to spring Nikiforuk (who didn't have a great game). Key moment of the game was Wiikman's triple save at 3-2 though, how he kept out the second one I'll never know.

Thought Fallon was excellent for Dundee, they have a habit of picking up very good good netminders. Good to see Tanaka is still awful and a tool aswell, long may he be employed by any of the 9 other EIHL teams.

Officiating awful, cross-checking call on McGrattan being the best example of those.

Hopefully we can build on this in the games against Sheffield and Coventry.

[titch]

McGrattan was fantastic last night - really impressed me, I haven't been clapping/cheering for him at all but he deserved one last night, he almost got the crowd chanting his name.

I thought Spang was absolutely immense last night too - he had a wobbly moment in which he fell over behind the goal and gave the puck away but he had absolutely no help from team mates and didn't want to just dump the puck down the ice randomly.

Fed up of hearing remarks in block 17 about 'useless Mcgrattan' or 'bench your self Spang', makes me wonder if most people are watching the match properly or just looking at their phones? Always seems to be from the fans that are wearing next to no clothes and ready for a night out!!

The big test is on the 26th.

[Deleted]

Dec 23, 2016 23:47:19 GMT Kovalchuk17 said:

McGrattan was outstanding. Beggars belief that such a good line (McGrattan, Lawrence, Farmer) has to have Lacho rotating into it as well. When Lacho is on nothing happens and it disrupts their growing chemistry!

If my memory serves me correctly Lacho is normally put on that line in defensive zone situations whereas McGrattan will play in the offensive zone, which makes sense. He's always excelled as a defensive, back checking forward who disrupts the opposition. It's his offensive zone decision making I've always had an issue with.

Saying that I thought Lacho had very good overall game last night.

[pingchowchi]

Spang must have played a lot of minutes as he always seemed to be on the ice. Loved the check by Brown on Kyle as well