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Post by ashfieldpanther on Mar 14, 2018 13:18:19 GMT
I dare say this has been coverd earlier, but as it stands today, it is a straight 1v8, 2v7, 3v6, 4v5 as none of the potential problems, such as a Conference Champion finishing outside of 8th place, will apply. Which leaves us currently playing the Giants, but also chasing anything from 3rd to 7th.
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Post by wgray on Mar 14, 2018 14:37:39 GMT
We’ve just got to try and win as many games as we possibly can to finish as high as possible. For me having the second leg at home is a massive factor as to whether we qualify for POFW.
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Post by Yotes on Mar 14, 2018 15:36:27 GMT
I'd be happy with the Saturday night, sorry to sound like Gary. Sunday's Easter Sunday isn't it? Not so bad with it being an evening face off I guess.
There's also the travel twice theory.
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Post by iginla on Mar 14, 2018 16:15:17 GMT
I'd be happy with the Saturday night, sorry to sound like Gary. Sunday's Easter Sunday isn't it? Not so bad with it being an evening face off I guess. There's also the travel twice theory. Yes the travel does come into it,especially with it probably being Belfast or Fife. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see us get the Steelers though. So who do we want then ? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2018 16:27:39 GMT
I'd be happy with the Saturday night, sorry to sound like Gary. Sunday's Easter Sunday isn't it? Not so bad with it being an evening face off I guess. There's also the travel twice theory. Yes the travel does come into it,especially with it probably being Belfast or Fife. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see us get the Steelers though. So who do we want then ? How would that happen? As there's no way both teams are finishing 4th and 5th ! |
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Post by iginla on Mar 14, 2018 16:58:43 GMT
Yes the travel does come into it,especially with it probably being Belfast or Fife. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see us get the Steelers though. So who do we want then ? How would that happen? As there's no way both teams are finishing 4th and 5th ! Easily mate the way Fife are going at the min with the back up in goal and a couple of injuries. Panthers have an easy ish run in so they will climb up. Steelers stay much as they are and Fife drop down. 4th v 5th Steelers/Panthers. 😖 |
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Post by John Casey on Mar 14, 2018 17:19:48 GMT
Aren't Belfast meant to be playing their home leg on the Friday. If so and its The Giants were playing, then maybe its a good idea for us to play our leg on the Sunday so we are not travelling and playing twice in 2 days.
Ideally it would be Fife for us to play but we would have to hope that the officiating doesn't come into it in the away game
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Post by iginla on Mar 14, 2018 17:33:50 GMT
Aren't Belfast meant to be playing their home leg on the Friday. If so and its The Giants were playing, then maybe its a good idea for us to play our leg on the Sunday so we are not travelling and playing twice in 2 days. Ideally it would be Fife for us to play but we would have to hope that the officiating doesn't come into it in the away game Somehow i can't see Moran giving up a Saturday night home game,even if it did mean easier travel. Have you learnt nothing over the years. THE most important thing to Panthers......is the size of the home crowd ! 😆 |
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Post by John Casey on Mar 14, 2018 17:56:58 GMT
Aren't Belfast meant to be playing their home leg on the Friday. If so and its The Giants were playing, then maybe its a good idea for us to play our leg on the Sunday so we are not travelling and playing twice in 2 days. Ideally it would be Fife for us to play but we would have to hope that the officiating doesn't come into it in the away game Somehow i can't see Moran giving up a Saturday night home game,even if it did mean easier travel. Have you learnt nothing over the years. THE most important thing to Panthers......is the size of the home crowd ! 😆 True, but if that was the case, why announce this possible Sunday date and I believe that a couple of seasons back when we faced The Giants, weren't we going to play our leg on the Wednesday before Play Off Weekend if we had the 2nd Leg |
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Post by iginla on Mar 14, 2018 18:09:23 GMT
Somehow i can't see Moran giving up a Saturday night home game,even if it did mean easier travel. Have you learnt nothing over the years. THE most important thing to Panthers......is the size of the home crowd ! 😆 True, but if that was the case, why announce this possible Sunday date and I believe that a couple of seasons back when we faced The Giants, weren't we going to play our leg on the Wednesday before Play Off Weekend if we had the 2nd Leg Yes good point. We may have learnt our lesson about 2nd legs,now that would be a nice change. Then again,whoever we face may go for the Saturday home game thus leaving us the Sunday at home. |
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Post by iginla on Mar 14, 2018 20:20:33 GMT
Yes the travel does come into it,especially with it probably being Belfast or Fife. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see us get the Steelers though. So who do we want then ? How would that happen? As there's no way both teams are finishing 4th and 5th ! Have you seen tonight’s scores so far Pidge. That’s how it could very easily happen. 😉 |
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Post by John Casey on Mar 14, 2018 22:22:33 GMT
TBH, The way the table/seedings can change quite significantly. I've been thinking that a team could lose their final game of the season and get a more favorable match up instead of winning and get a tougher draw.
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Post by iginla on Mar 14, 2018 22:32:00 GMT
TBH, The way the table/seedings can change quite significantly. I've been thinking that a team could lose their final game of the season and get a more favorable match up instead of winning and get a tougher draw. Yep Always some funny results in the last couple of weekends. I can see Panthers v Steelers coming up in the quarter final. 😩🙄 This weekends game in Sheffield is now quite big after Steelers and Fife both lost tonight. |
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Post by endisforever91 on Mar 15, 2018 9:29:00 GMT
Other than Cardiff vs whoever of BRA/COV/DUN finish 8th, the rest of the match-ups could really go any way. If Fife can’t get Iles back on the ice then they are at risk of sliding down into seventh.
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Post by iginla on Mar 19, 2018 0:05:18 GMT
My guess....
Cardiff v Braehead
Manchester v Guildford
Belfast v Sheffield
Fife v Panthers
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Post by endisforever91 on Mar 19, 2018 9:30:48 GMT
Other than Cardiff vs whoever of BRA/COV/DUN finish 8th, the rest of the match-ups could really go any way. If Fife can’t get Iles back on the ice then they are at risk of sliding down into seventh. I say this and then Marr backstops Fife to two away wins. Unlikely they’ll end up seventh now but you never know, they have three tough games to finish. |
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Post by panthersnation on Mar 19, 2018 10:03:57 GMT
So if the league ended after last nights results we would look like this.
Devils (1) v (8) clan
Storm (2) v (7) panthers
Fife (3) v (6) flames
Giants (4) v (5) steelers
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Post by SteelerBlade on Mar 19, 2018 13:25:44 GMT
So if the league ended after last nights results we would look like this. Devils (1) v (8) clan Storm (2) v (7) panthers Fife (3) v (6) flames Giants (4) v (5) steelers I'd say my team (Sheffield) would get beaten by Belfast, Cardiff would win easily, Fife would beat Guildford and i couldn't call the Panthers/Storm tie. |
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Post by Yotes on Mar 21, 2018 11:43:31 GMT
Current matchups are
Devils (1) v Clan (8)
Storm (2) v Flames (7)
Flyers (3) v Panthers (6)
Giants (4) v Steelers (5)
I bet we end up with the Yorks.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2018 11:58:47 GMT
Current matchups are Devils (1) v Clan (8) Storm (2) v Flames (7) Flyers (3) v Panthers (6) Giants (4) v Steelers (5) I bet we end up with the Yorks. Hope so lol |
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Post by Caesar on Mar 21, 2018 13:15:38 GMT
I predict us to finish 3rd and end up playing the 6th placed Steelers
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Post by wgray on Mar 21, 2018 14:23:28 GMT
Current matchups are Devils (1) v Clan (8) Storm (2) v Flames (7) Flyers (3) v Panthers (6) Giants (4) v Steelers (5) I bet we end up with the Yorks. What do you think the final positions will be then? |
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Post by Yotes on Mar 21, 2018 14:42:55 GMT
Can see Fife slipping down, reckon they'll lose to Sheffield tonight. Steelers then have a gimme on Saturday and a winnable game with Manchester to finish. Might go through the fixtures later and guess a final table, I have that much time on my hands  but won't be surprised if we end up in the 4/5 game with them, with us 5th. |
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Post by Yotes on Mar 21, 2018 15:45:48 GMT
This is what I'll go with, we'd actually end up in the 3/6 with Belfast in this scenario. I've not bothered with OT wins and losses, which will obviously have an effect:
Tonight:
Giants v Lightning = Home win, BG +2
Flyers v Steelers = Away win, SS +2
Devils v Storm = Home win, CD +2
Flames v Stars = Home win, GF +2
Friday:
Clan v Panthers = Home win, BC +2
Saturday:
Flames v Clan = Home win, GF +2
Steelers v Caps = Home massacre, SS +2
Lightning v Flyers = Away win, FF +2
Storm v Blaze = Home win, MS +2
Stars v Panthers = Away win, NP +2
Devils v Giants = Home win, CD +2
Sunday:
Giants v Stars = Home win, BG +2
Blaze v Flames = Home win, CB +2
Storm v Steelers = Home win, MS +2
Devils v Lightning = Home win, CD +2
Caps v Panthers = Away thumping, NP +2
Final Standings
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01 Cardiff Devils 81 +6 = 87
02 Manchester Storm 73 +4 = 77
03 Belfast Giants 66 +4 = 70
04 Fife Flyers 68 +2 = 70
05 Sheffield Steelers 65 +4 = 69
06 Nottingham Panthers 65 +4 = 69
07 Guildford Glames 63 +4 = 67
08 Braehead Clan 54 +2 = 56
09 Coventry Blaze 53 +2 = 55
10 Dundee Stars 48 +0 = 48
11 MK Lightning 40 +0 = 40
12 Edinburgh Capitals 11 +0 = 11
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Post by panthersnation on Mar 21, 2018 22:04:36 GMT
After tonight’s matches more change
Devils (1) v (8) clan
Storm (2) v (7) panthers
Giants (3) v (6) flames
Fife (4) v (5) steelers
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but won't be surprised if we end up in the 4/5 game with them, with us 5th.