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Post by Shaggy on Mar 19, 2007 15:01:56 GMT
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Post by Shaggy on Mar 19, 2007 15:07:59 GMT
Oh yeah... and I for one would like to say a big "Thank-You" to Geoff Woolhouse for getting a 50% points return on being shoved in the deep end. 5 games, 5 points out of 10. He made some mistakes but also some blinding saves.
For a backup netminder shoved in after virtually no ice time all season, a 50% return on points isn't too bad, is it?
But it's nice to have Rasto back... and Big Jan as well - classy D-man or what?
Definitely looking forward to tomorrow night's game now...
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Post by giger22 on Mar 19, 2007 16:53:55 GMT
now we get to see what we are like @ full strength with gallant...cant wait.
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Post by charlish2099 on Mar 19, 2007 16:56:25 GMT
agree shaggy, Wooly did put up a good performance, i reckon a year or two as a number one goalie in the EPL and he could well be one of the best british netties.
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Post by 37.KiRsTy.37 on Mar 19, 2007 17:28:18 GMT
yep well done wooly but i'm so glad rasto is back!! o yeah and jimmy!
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Post by LUFC on Mar 19, 2007 17:41:14 GMT
Im just so happy that Rasta and Jan are back, a full strength team to get afew games together before the play offs is vital.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2007 17:56:43 GMT
im glad rasto and jan are back cuz now there will be some structure in the defence and shmyr can go into is normal position...... in front of the net. its gd that there at full strength now cuz they get match practice for play offs
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Post by john on Mar 19, 2007 18:02:59 GMT
a question: what line will shymr go on becuase cards has took his place on the secound and i cant really see him playing on the 3rd allthough it might work??
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Post by texpef on Mar 19, 2007 18:20:58 GMT
glad they are back however those 5 points shaggy that were lost has effectively lost panthers 3rd place this year have they not.....
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2007 18:22:09 GMT
it could work on the third line who nos wot ellis will do  |
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Post by texpef on Mar 19, 2007 18:24:53 GMT
it could work on the third line who nos wot ellis will do is this even our language?..  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2007 18:46:37 GMT
oh cheers texpef lol shmyr on the third line could work i just think hes better on second
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Post by heja on Mar 19, 2007 19:21:57 GMT
glad they are back however those 5 points shaggy that were lost has effectively lost panthers 3rd place this year have they not..... but would we have got them with rasto in net? geoff was hung out to dry on numours ocassions and i saw nothing to suggest that they were playing any different to when rasto is play(eg more or less defensivly) woolhouse played well and IMO the first team that plays there back up and intervals during the season will help there team soo much as it will help the number one stay fit, and keep there concentration up |
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Post by ted on Mar 19, 2007 19:35:43 GMT
glad they are back however those 5 points shaggy that were lost has effectively lost panthers 3rd place this year have they not..... 3rd place? 5th place? its not first is it... I know what you mean but at the end of the day neither will win us silverware |
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Post by Shorty on Mar 19, 2007 19:35:53 GMT
There are countless games that we have dropped point this season, so to suggest that its the 5 points dropped with Woolhouse in the net that has cost us third place is just plain stupid. In fact, if we have Cage Forum awards this season, it must be a candidate for gold medal for the most stupid post. In fact, here you go. Have a badge:  |
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Post by Doughnut on Mar 19, 2007 21:52:20 GMT
There are countless games that we have dropped point this season, so to suggest that its the 5 points dropped with Woolhouse in the net that has cost us third place is just plain stupid. In fact, if we have Cage Forum awards this season, it must be a candidate for gold medal for the most stupid post. In fact, here you go. Have a badge: Firstly, there's no need to be like that. Secondly, I reckon there've been plenty worse posts than that this season! Finally, I agree with the bit about us having dropped plenty of points elsewhere, so blaming Woolhouse for us finishing 5th instead of 3rd is a bit off the mark. There are plenty of people who should be ahead of Woolhouse if we're going to play the blame game - and no, that's not a request to start playing the blame game! |
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Post by Admin on Mar 19, 2007 23:45:56 GMT
it could work on the third line who nos wot ellis will do
Ahem, that looks remarkably like text speak Panthersall the way - and not the only instance of it among your posts this evening.
Please use plain English to post on the Cage (it's good for you - honest ) - it's a stipulation of the rules and does actually make posts easier to read.
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Post by grumpyminer on Mar 20, 2007 0:02:02 GMT
My thanks to the House also.
Remember.....an error by the goalie is usually caused by the rest of the team not doing their job correctly......otherwise the puck/ball wouldn't be goalbound (true for many sports).
If House has cost us 3rd place, who has cost us the league....Lindsay, Neilson, they have under-achieved or is it Ellis. He signed them.
Personally I think our inability to kill off the opposition, particularly Sheffield, has caused our failure. Think we have to change this because it looks like we have to beat Shuff to get to the finals. Hopeful that Shuff can win against Vipers and Stingrays while Bison do the double over the Devils.
OR if we get 3 wins and Cardiff and Shuff get 2 defeats each...thats my prefered scenario.
Sorry I wandered off topic a bit.........certainly will be good to have Rasto and Jimmy back.
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Post by Frodo on Mar 20, 2007 2:33:30 GMT
i think woolys done a good job but not great. if rasto and jimmy was in then we would have had nearer ten points than 5! ok ellis has protected them in making sure their 100% fit, but what good will that do if we dont make the p.off finals. if theyd have featured more we would have been more worried who finished 6th than 4th!
grumpyiner ok a goalie is considered the last line of defense and should only be called upon as a last resort but how many hockey games has there been when the netty has never had to make a save. it isnt always d error!
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Post by texpef on Mar 20, 2007 8:06:54 GMT
thats kind of my point really grumpy and i know exactly what you mean ted. I am not saying woolie is to blame in this just those points that were dropped (and imho with rasto in I suspect they would not all have been) then we would not be 5th its that simple. Backups are just that noone expects much and they are only ever a sticking plaster anything more and a replacement (a la kudrna) is brought in. Geoff did exactly what was expected as a backup and well done for that but imho in this league (and we arent NHL by a very goodly margin) he will very very unlikely be a Number 1 keeper, i guess he knows that so i dont want to get into yet another debate about how if we persist long enough then all the brit backups will become good enough.
As for blame game well, where do you start? I suspect those 8 losses against sheffield have cost us the league (especially when they were so pants) plus two shutouts against hull and it all starts to sound very familiar....
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Post by MP on Mar 20, 2007 9:17:45 GMT
a question: what line will Shmyr go on becuase cards has took his place on the secound and i cant really see him playing on the 3rd allthough it might work?? From what Mike Ellis has said previously it's most likely that Shymr will play as a fifth defenceman for the rest of the season. The defence certainly needs tightening up if we're to progress in the play-offs. I wouldn't be surprised to see him on as a forward for special plays though - he's handy screening the keeper on the powerplay. |
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Post by giger22 on Mar 20, 2007 13:22:31 GMT
a question: what line will Shmyr go on becuase cards has took his place on the secound and i cant really see him playing on the 3rd allthough it might work?? From what Mike Ellis has said previously it's most likely that Shmyr will play as a fifth defenceman for the rest of the season. The defence certainly needs tightening up if we're to progress in the play-offs. I wouldn't be surprised to see him on as a forward for special plays though - he's handy screening the keeper on the powerplay. Took the words right out of my mouth! With gallant, mac and clarke doing what they do best, and rasti back from injury all that remains is the defence, i wouldnt be suprised if we still see ryan in defence, and i would be happy to see him there. and also with jan back, our defence which i must say has been our weakest link (cough! cory, cough!) may finally be strenghend. |
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Post by NickThePanther44 on Mar 20, 2007 13:27:33 GMT
im definately looking foreward to having both back tonight
Nick
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