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Post by Shaggy on May 16, 2009 7:23:46 GMT
As Shorty says... a good part of the puzzle.
I'm not outright expecting McAslan to be the single highest scorer in the league next season (although the possibility is there) but if his previous time with us is anything to go by, he should make a significant contribution. We now have three high scorers in Sean McAslan, David Clarke and Kevin Bergin... add another one, and the Panthers' scoring potential is likely to be pretty high next season (hopefully we can count on decent supporting scoring from Richardson, Neilson, Myers and preferably Levers as well).
The structure of the team is starting to take shape, and it's not looking too shabby at all. Plenty more to do, though... if you call McAslan a replacement for Cook, say - we still need replacements for Tessier, Molin and Ndur, and then the return or replacement of Galbraith.
Adding a top-line centre to replace Tessier and a strong D-man are going to be our next biggest priorities, I'd have thought.
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Post by Shaggy on May 16, 2009 7:29:28 GMT
Ever see 'bouncebackability' on Soccer am? yeah i did but what relevance is it really to this? i just think using this phrase nearly everytime a new signing or press release is made is getting boring and embarrassing. (imo) Looks to me like the Panthers are doing the same thing as with the old chestnut of "biggest rivalry in Europe"... they're noting the comments on the forum and tweaking a few noses. Humourous? - to an extent... boring? - yes, like any joke when overdone... childish? - a bit, to be honest. But hey... it's just PR fluff, hardly something to get worked up about. And, quite frankly, just as some things the Panthers say/do understandably honk off the fans, I can fully appreciate that some things the fans say/do can honk off the club. Ain't neither side perfect... a lesson that is often missed on both sides, I suspect.
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Post by Alf Garnett on May 16, 2009 7:47:11 GMT
The point seems to be that if the club hype up a player and he flops then he's not worth the shirt. If the guy is signed with no hype and fuss he isn't that good and not worth the shirt either. The club are seemingly damned if they do and damned if they don't in some (NOT ALL) cases.
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Post by alisonh on May 16, 2009 8:26:42 GMT
I have to say I'm about as excited about this announcement as the one about Danny coming back - can't get that excited to be honest. Seans number are good (yes??), but I still remember the seasons watching him coast off the ice and mope around with a face longer than a wet weekend in bognor because things weren't going his way.
Unfinished business better be - the fastest line change he can possibly manage, and sticking to it when things don't go his way. If Corey can sort those bits out, then thats a major positive.
We'll see.
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Post by panthers4ever on May 16, 2009 8:36:49 GMT
great news welcome back sean
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Post by ted on May 16, 2009 8:38:11 GMT
happy enough with this. 1 more like this please
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Post by Peacock on May 16, 2009 8:47:30 GMT
...is getting boring and embarrassing. (imo) Bit like the negativity on here.
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Post by lee on May 16, 2009 8:51:26 GMT
aren't you lot a cheerful bunch.
the majority were so gutted when he left last season, (much like most are now molin and cook are not coming back) he is a proven goal scorer in this league.
considering we are losing cook and molin..... this is a damn fine replacement. IMO
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Post by dms41853 on May 16, 2009 8:55:52 GMT
...is getting boring and embarrassing. (imo) Bit like the negativity on here. fair point however we have all come to expect it on here now, i just think the phrase being used continuously is getting boring and think rather than talking about it the club should accept it happened and just start afresh rather than trying to avenge last year, quite simply we were beat by a better team on the day no need to worry about it now its after the fact. as i said in a previous post regarding mac, he is one of the signings i am more positive about than others but i think out of this week we have done well with myers/mcaslan, we have made a bit of an unknown signing in st. pierre which frankly doesnt deserve to be written off until we see him play and meyers ( the only one this week i'm not keen on) we have achieved that desired core of players returning so i am now interested to see what new faces we can bring in over the summer.
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Post by ted on May 16, 2009 8:59:29 GMT
the guy got 80 points in a season where JoMo got 50....
I said before... attitude on or off the ice, left and came back, lazy? i dont give a flying f. Id sign a line of Gary Glitter, Josef Fritzl and Jonathan King if they each scored 80 points a season
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Post by pantherman66 on May 16, 2009 9:27:35 GMT
If McAslan is, or was as slow getting off the ice as many people seem to remember, I am suprised this was tolerated in the higher standard of hockey in Denmark. What's the difference between Milkman and a battery.........A battery has a positive side. Same old negative poo poo different post. Welcome back Sean.
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Post by fayfrench on May 16, 2009 9:30:41 GMT
Welcome Back Sean!
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Post by Mark Mac on May 16, 2009 9:42:18 GMT
if you call McAslan a replacement for Cook, say - we still need replacements for Tessier, Molin and Ndur, and then the return or replacement of Galbraith. Adding a top-line centre to replace Tessier and a strong D-man are going to be our next biggest priorities, I'd have thought. Corey seems to be suggesting that McAslan is a replacement for Tessier..."There’s an empty stall next to me in the locker room where Dan Tessier used to sit and I thought who better to sit there than the guy who sat there two seasons ago, Sean McAslan." What's the difference between Milkman and a battery.........A battery has a positive side. ;D
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Post by lee on May 16, 2009 9:51:59 GMT
if you call McAslan a replacement for Cook, say - we still need replacements for Tessier, Molin and Ndur, and then the return or replacement of Galbraith. Adding a top-line centre to replace Tessier and a strong D-man are going to be our next biggest priorities, I'd have thought. Corey seems to be suggesting that McAslan is a replacement for Tessier..."There’s an empty stall next to me in the locker room where Dan Tessier used to sit and I thought who better to sit there than the guy who sat there two seasons ago, Sean McAslan." What's the difference between Milkman and a battery.........A battery has a positive side. ;D i don't think he is implying this is tessiers replacement at all, just that macaslan used to sit where tess did last year in the dressing room. simple as that
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Post by Mark Mac on May 16, 2009 9:53:02 GMT
Corey seems to be suggesting that McAslan is a replacement for Tessier..."There’s an empty stall next to me in the locker room where Dan Tessier used to sit and I thought who better to sit there than the guy who sat there two seasons ago, Sean McAslan." ;D i don't think he is implying this is tessiers replacement at all, just that macaslan used to sit where tess did last year in the dressing room. simple as that I considered that, but it seems an incredibly pointless thing to say and Corey tends to be more astute when he makes similar kind of comments.
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Post by John88 on May 16, 2009 9:56:37 GMT
I thought he meant as "the star player" of the team. I doubt he is going to play centre but in terms of skill level, you could compare them.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2009 9:58:47 GMT
trust me he won t be playing centre, this isn t the mike ellis regime where he thinks its acceptable to put natural wingers centreing lines like wallenberg did!!
our centre will be huge in terms of importance as he could decide how mcaslan fairs through the season
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Post by fayfrench on May 16, 2009 10:00:27 GMT
Very pleased with this!! Welcome back Sean ;D
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Post by Mark Mac on May 16, 2009 10:18:52 GMT
I thought he meant as "the star player" of the team. I doubt he is going to play centre but in terms of skill level, you could compare them. Yeh i think you've got it there. Sean will be replacing him as star player. Obviously he won't be used as a playmaking centre. Thankfully Corey has enough sense not to do that.
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Post by oldman on May 16, 2009 10:37:44 GMT
I am happy to have macca back no matter how you look at it we missed him for at least the first half of the season when cook wasn't firing if not all season, and for all his detractors I will accept slow to change now and then for the points he puts up in a season!
Macca is back
As for the battery comment shame is it is also like a duracell it goes on and on and on etc, much better on ignore I find!
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Post by KimThePanther on May 16, 2009 11:15:57 GMT
He was frustrating to watch at times but wasn't our entire team during 2007-08? They're still our most recent trophy winning side. He'll do me.
Welcome back Sean.
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Post by matt44 on May 16, 2009 11:29:17 GMT
Lets not let the facts get in the way of a good story, Calder was the better points scorer. Welcome back Sean, hope you live up to the hype, not a fan of shirt kissing and then leaving myself, but each to their own. he said 'scoring' not 'points'. and i may be wrong but i believe McAslan was the top goal scorer that season. maybe some one can have a look who knows where to find such info?
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Post by superdry on May 16, 2009 11:43:35 GMT
Lets not let the facts get in the way of a good story, Calder was the better points scorer. Welcome back Sean, hope you live up to the hype, not a fan of shirt kissing and then leaving myself, but each to their own. he said 'scoring' not 'points'. and i may be wrong but i believe McAslan was the top goal scorer that season. maybe some one can have a look who knows where to find such info? Calder had 58 goals. Lead the league in goals and points.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2009 11:47:45 GMT
In season 06/07
calder had 30 goals Mcaslan had 42 goals
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Post by andyd on May 16, 2009 12:00:41 GMT
It is a bit of a safe option but that is the Panthers way. Getting him back will please the majority of fans who like the familarity of seeing their favourites every week. Given the choice between him and a top end ECHL/AHLer with top stats, I'd rather have a new guy to be honest and take a risk but he will score goals. What he said. Not a very inventive signing IMO, certainly not exciting like I was hoping for after the way Corey and Moran went on at the end of the radio piece about St. Pierre. If he busts a gut I'll be satisfied but if he rocks up again and only plays when he wants to...
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