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Post by ashotinthedark on Oct 9, 2006 15:24:42 GMT
Has anyone else noticed how many face offs he wins?
I was wondering if anyone kept those sort of stats, as more often than not, against experienced and usually import opposition, he wins the puck, often in tight situations.
It has been been very noticeable with his elevation in status to regular 2nd line centre, I suppose you see more of him, and he was very definitely placing his D men, noticed him moving Neilson around into the right spot on a PK face off, a sign of increased confidence and leadership?
He has come on massively IMHO under Ellis.
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Post by lps on Oct 9, 2006 15:42:00 GMT
If you want face-off stats, you may want to have a look at this site Pete Welch. The face-off stats are usually at the bottom of the gamesheet. I don't think these are the official figures, but how Pete saw it on the night. IIRC, Matty was one of our most successful face-off winners last season, once Tess had left, and Blaser used to use him in key situations. |
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Post by ted on Oct 9, 2006 16:48:06 GMT
hes also hardly getting throw out of every otehr face off unlike last season. still dont really know what he was doing wrong but glad its working
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Post by Lord of the Rinks on Oct 9, 2006 16:55:26 GMT
I think he needs to keep his mouth shut after getting a penalty. He always seems to complain to the referee about something as he is going to the box.
He also needs to be aware of the position his team mate are in, in stead of keeping hold of the puck.
But he is a better player.
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Post by cat on Oct 9, 2006 17:52:42 GMT
Hes also quite pretty....
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Post by ted on Oct 9, 2006 17:56:16 GMT
he needs to look up like LOTR says. a couple of times now he just seems a bit greedy.
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Post by dodit on Oct 9, 2006 18:00:32 GMT
he needs to look up like LOTR says. a couple of times now he just seems a bit greedy. Like clarkey you mean. At least he scores goals though. |
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Post by supermattytrickett on Oct 9, 2006 18:06:16 GMT
I've got sympathy for Matt Myers because prior to last season and Blaisdell's arrival, he looked like his game really was on the verge of taking off. In fact, I was expecting more responsibilities and a greater role being given to Matt on the ice last year, but then along came Blaisdell and pretty much undid all the good work instilled into Myers by Adey.
By the end of last year, Myers hardly looked good enough for the third line, his confidence was that badly shaken. However, credit to Mike Ellis for showing sufficient faith in him and his ability and getting him well on the way to the road to recovery.
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Post by Lord of the Rinks on Oct 9, 2006 18:36:20 GMT
Hes also quite pretty.... But you would say that, quite pretty, not very pretty... ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2006 19:03:47 GMT
Hes also quite pretty.... But you would say that, quite pretty, not very pretty... ;D Hes Gorge!! |
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Post by Mark on Oct 9, 2006 19:56:48 GMT
Obviously his attractiveness to puck bunnies is more important than his hockey ability.
Just wish he wouldn't fall over all the time, although he's a better player than he was under Blaisdell.
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Post by ted on Oct 9, 2006 20:02:22 GMT
yea hes on his Ar$e more than his feet it seems. Has someone put leg tape on his skate blades?
On faceoffs.... Neilly was getting pretty good at them, its a just a shame he has to share Ice Time with Cooke, Neilly has bags more potential and should be developed. Cooke seems lazy, coasting it a bit. Not half the effort #12 gives.
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Post by heja on Oct 9, 2006 20:18:19 GMT
Cooke will have more impact on the game at this point and cooke needs developing too hes only 20
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Post by heja on Oct 9, 2006 20:24:18 GMT
he needs to look up like LOTR says. a couple of times now he just seems a bit greedy. Like clarkey you mean. At least he scores goals though. but clarke can shoot myers can't shoot to save his life. i guess in the changing room they say get it to clarke and give him room to get his shot off |
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Post by Lord of the Rinks on Oct 9, 2006 20:45:11 GMT
But you would say that, quite pretty, not very pretty... ;D Hes Gorge!! So's Cheddar... ;D |
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Post by ashotinthedark on Oct 9, 2006 22:09:29 GMT
Ladies - without wishing to be anything other than factual here, I don't give a rats ass what he looks like, I want him to play well, create if not score goals and become the greatest thing since Tony Hand, all while staying with us.
I didn't really want to get into a debate on the relative merits of our Brits as the fact is Matt and Clarkey, bless 'em, both get the most exposure/ game time right now and I for one, having not been to many games in the last 3 years am very pleasantly surpised and delighted by the maturing Matt Myers and wanted to know if other folks felt the same.
His ability to inspire testosterone (or whatever the equivalent is) driven emotions were NOT part of this discussion, I was asking for a debate on if his progression was something quite extraordinary and something yours truly had missed.
Call me single minded. old fashioned and boring if you like (not an invitation, justify it please), but for one brief moment, I imagined this was a hockey forum rather than a male beauty contest........ I'm sure his partner ( politically correct side of me emerging there) appreciates all the complements.
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Post by supermattytrickett on Oct 9, 2006 22:48:21 GMT
Ladies - without wishing to be anything other than factual here, I don't give a rats ass what he looks like, I want him to play well, create if not score goals and become the greatest thing since Tony Hand, all while staying with us. I didn't really want to get into a debate on the relative merits of our Brits as the fact is Matt and Clarkey, bless 'em, both get the most exposure/ game time right now and I for one, having not been to many games in the last 3 years am very pleasantly surpised and delighted by the maturing Matt Myers and wanted to know if other folks felt the same. His ability to inspire testosterone driven emotions were NOT part of this discussion, I was asking for a debate on if his progression was something quite extraordinary and something yours truly had missed. Nicely put, and could I add that a photogenic hockey player is one that is not doing his job correctly. An ugly hockey player to me shows that he's not afraid of putting his looks on the line for the sake of his team. Give me guys who have broken their nose several times over someone who fights for the mirror to apply moisteriser after they've come out the shower. |
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Post by MP on Oct 9, 2006 23:27:14 GMT
Has anyone else noticed how many face offs he wins? . . He has come on massively IMHO under Ellis. Yes on both counts. Matt really has applied himself to the art of taking and winning faceoffs. Mike Ellis seems to be living up to expectation with regard to the British players - he really does seem to be able to get the best out of them. Geoff Woolhouse looks oceans better than he was last season. When this season's roster was announced I was a bit concerned that we didn't seem to have a face off specialist (like Tessier was) but it seems we've got by well enough so far, in no small part due to Matt Myers. That said, it was worrying in the first two periods against Belfast last Saturday - we couldn't seem to win a face off when it mattered and were under a lot more pressure than we should have been as a result. |
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Post by Shaggy on Oct 10, 2006 7:07:31 GMT
Matt Myers isn't the only good face-off winner we have (although he's been good at that for as long as he's been with us - remember him going head-to-head with Steve Moria and winning?)...
James Neil won quite a few face-offs up in Edinburgh, as I recall... I wasn't counting myself, but someone else said that he took 17 face-offs over the two games up there, and only lost 3 of them!
But getting back onto topic... I'm hoping that Mike Ellis really gets to work with Matt this season and works to help his skills and confidence on the shooting and scoring - we've not seen the best of him there, I think.
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Post by cat on Oct 10, 2006 18:27:17 GMT
Ladies - without wishing to be anything other than factual here, I don't give a rats ass what he looks like, I want him to play well, create if not score goals and become the greatest thing since Tony Hand, all while staying with us. I didn't really want to get into a debate on the relative merits of our Brits as the fact is Matt and Clarkey, bless 'em, both get the most exposure/ game time right now and I for one, having not been to many games in the last 3 years am very pleasantly surpised and delighted by the maturing Matt Myers and wanted to know if other folks felt the same. His ability to inspire testosterone driven emotions were NOT part of this discussion, I was asking for a debate on if his progression was something quite extraordinary and something yours truly had missed. Nicely put, and could I add that a photogenic hockey player is one that is not doing his job correctly. An ugly hockey player to me shows that he's not afraid of putting his looks on the line for the sake of his team. Give me guys who have broken their nose several times over someone who fights for the mirror to apply moisteriser after they've come out the shower. hahaha! that made me laugh! He is pretty though! IMO however, i agree with whoever said that Blaizer messed Matt up a bit... He seemed like a great little player at the beginning of last season and ended up being quite poor by the end.... taking that one board, its only just the beginning of this season and hes still going to be nervous about last year so give him a chance.... fair enough hes messed up a few times over the past few games but give him credit for trying. |
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Post by Baz on Oct 10, 2006 19:02:25 GMT
Matt Myers isn't the only good face-off winner we have And he's not the only good looking player we have either. |
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Post by Alf Garnett on Oct 10, 2006 19:49:27 GMT
His ability to inspire testosterone (or whatever the equivalent is) Pheremones are the female equivalent of Testoserone.(There's plenty of them floating around our house!!)  |
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