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Post by wgray on May 26, 2023 3:23:23 GMT
As Bobness has pointed out it’s about players filling roles. If the Brit numbers are to drop to 5 as rumoured then that leaves no spot for either on a full time basis. If Tetlow had not been re-signed then Archie would have been able to slot in as the 6th dman but the people in charge feel that Tetlow is better right now. Hopkins isn’t going to grow playing on the 4th line, whereas that roles suits Kelsall. Good luck to them and hopefully we can bring them back in the future. Ultimately though I feel the league is shooting itself in the foot with the British players. We shouldn’t have come away from 22 man rosters and we shouldn’t be going with 5 Brit spots The just published regs don't seem to say your can't have more than 5 Brits. Just with a game day maximum of 20 and being allowed to ice 15 imports on game day it pretty much guarantees only 5 Brits will ice, unless you've got a Conway etc Maximum roster size for the season is 29 players including 2-way so theoretically could sign more than 5 Brits. I'm with you on the 22 man game day roster thing. Why not keep it at that but limit imports still at 15. I get that it would make the teams that can financially afford to have more Brits better off but would also encourage Brit development. There aren't many leagues were homegrown players will likely only number 25% of game day players at best 😏 Its a good point you make, clubs don’t have to go with 15+5, but they will simply because imports generally provide more in relation to what they cost
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Post by float on May 26, 2023 9:51:03 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2023 10:03:45 GMT
It just makes the dwci of letting Hopkins go more of a bone headed decision than it already was.. I guess we'll have Ferrara and his 5 goals back to look forward to🙄
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Post by Bagheera on May 26, 2023 11:33:14 GMT
Really dissapointing to not get Perlini but there are still options that make this o.k.
Give Jackson Whistle the number 1 spot and play with 15 outskating imports.
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Post by Joe on May 26, 2023 12:02:05 GMT
Really dissapointing to not get Perlini but there are still options that make this o.k. Give Jackson Whistle the number 1 spot and play with 15 outskating imports. There’s a reason Whistle has been a backup since 19-20 and it ain’t his ability
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Post by Joe on May 26, 2023 12:08:55 GMT
It just makes the dwci of letting Hopkins go more of a bone headed decision than it already was.. I guess we'll have Ferrara and his 5 goals back to look forward to🙄 He was hardly let go, he was told you’ll get 4th line minutes here and Coventry offered him more. Also Ferrara is a 20 goal scorer in this league when used right which he clearly wasn’t last season
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2023 12:15:53 GMT
It just makes the dwci of letting Hopkins go more of a bone headed decision than it already was.. I guess we'll have Ferrara and his 5 goals back to look forward to🙄 He was hardly let go, he was told you’ll get 4th line minutes here and Coventry offered him more. Also Ferrara is a 20 goal scorer in this league when used right which he clearly wasn’t last season The problem is when do Panthers ever get the most out of players?
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2023 12:16:50 GMT
Really dissapointing to not get Perlini but there are still options that make this o.k. Give Jackson Whistle the number 1 spot and play with 15 outskating imports. There’s a reason Whistle has been a backup since 19-20 and it ain’t his ability Yeah and the other reason is it was a Belfast thing so it doesn't really apply to panthers
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Post by wgray on May 26, 2023 12:33:45 GMT
For me, Ferrara and Myers aren’t the right fit for a team that Paredes and Pacha are wanting to build. Even though there are limited Brit numbers, I’d like to see us take a punt on someone who plays with speed.
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