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Post by dill1015 on Aug 3, 2020 17:01:01 GMT
Nowhere near for me. The numbers just arent there. Perlini has better NCAA number as do tonnes of guys in our league. Kevin Henderson has 50% higher ppg in the AHL. Im sure he'll do a job for us but i doubt he'll turn out to be a stud. I have him at sumit like 0.6 ppg. Not convinced the the recruitment so far at all. Still of this opinion eh 🤣😉 There's always outliers in stats. Nothing in his previous stats suggested he'd be anywhere near his final points total. Nice to know you go to the effort of trawling through old threads looking to have digs though.
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Post by dill1015 on Mar 3, 2020 21:03:50 GMT
If this guy does proper stat analyst im happy. Big believer in stats, and think you go an awful long way to building great teams just with that.
You still need all the other bits but its a good way of dodging players that were never going to work out.
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Post by dill1015 on Feb 18, 2020 16:22:16 GMT
I thought he looked good to say he hadn't been off the plane long and I'd be surprised if had a training session. Seemed light on his skates and made good first outlet passes, kept it simple too with being first game, looked like he had good potential. Wheres this hate for Fick come from too? Because hes not flashy racking up points? Hes one of our best defenseman, ruggied and mixes it up well in the corners. His +/- just proves how well he is doing, he'd be one of first back for me! I agree regards Fick, I think he’s a massive reason why we’ve been so strong defensively this season, I love his aggression in the defensive zone, he doesn’t shy away from a battle with anyone in the corners and more often than not he’ll disrupt the play allowing us to win the puck back. As he’s doing his studies, he’s set to be returning next season, which seems to have worked in our favour for once. I think Fick is the big unsung hero this year. Does an awful lot that goes un-noticed.
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Post by dill1015 on Feb 14, 2020 22:02:09 GMT
Its never boring at Panthers, and not in a good way.
Whilst i was no massive fan of Bulmer this is a bit of a mess.
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Post by dill1015 on Feb 1, 2020 22:27:48 GMT
Carr - yes Whistle - no Gospel - yes Fick - yes Desantis - yes Matheson - no Lepine - no Connelly - no Tetlow - yes Deutsch - yes Lacho - strongest no possible Perlini - yes Hazeldine - yes Kelsall - yes Malmquist - maybe Golovkovs - no Hansen - yes Horvat - no Herr - yes Tousignant - N/A* Talbot - yes Betteridge - yes Rheault - no Bulmer - no No to Matheson and Connelly?? Dont think either have been bad at all. Matherson has been far better than i thought, but he'll be 37 and i think we need to freshen up the squad. At some point it'll be a season too far. Connelly has been solid but thought we'd get more production out of him. Wouldnt be gutted if either signed though.
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Post by dill1015 on Feb 1, 2020 16:37:04 GMT
Carr - yes Whistle - no Gospel - yes
Fick - yes Desantis - yes Matheson - no Lepine - no Connelly - no Tetlow - yes Deutsch - yes
Lacho - strongest no possible Perlini - yes Hazeldine - yes Kelsall - yes Malmquist - maybe Golovkovs - no Hansen - yes Horvat - no Herr - yes Tousignant - N/A* Talbot - yes Betteridge - yes Rheault - no Bulmer - no
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Post by dill1015 on Jan 6, 2020 12:12:24 GMT
I still think Jordan Fox is the best all round forward we've had. But Herr is giving him a good run for his money.
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Post by dill1015 on Nov 12, 2019 18:37:19 GMT
4th biggest budg... No, stop Jord, not even I can take the wee wee anymore. Its amazing they can say it with a straight face.
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Post by dill1015 on Nov 3, 2019 10:38:22 GMT
Called this one years ago. Rules changes have made them a liability. Sadly it may just be that ice hockey cannot be the sport it was with what we now know about concussion etc.
However DOPS and the like do a great job of killing off everything even remotly close toncontact so the sport is dying a slow death.
Imo the skill level in the EIHL isnt high enough to grow the sport on its own. You need that edge.
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Post by dill1015 on Oct 23, 2019 14:12:28 GMT
I will, I will remind you in a few years time.. that's if the league is still going then.... In its present form it won’t be. It will be a rush for teams to drop down to the league below shortly. Rumours about Manchester already? As much people dont like the idea of cutting imports the reality is it has to happen. I called this a few years ago when the cash started getting thrown around. You will push teams out and the league will collapse. Thats why unlike some posters on here i dont want Panthers to 'buy' the league just because we can.
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Post by dill1015 on Oct 23, 2019 12:11:25 GMT
This only solidifies my view that cardiff started the arms race and the bottom teams can no longer keep up.
This clearly seems to try and limit the strength and depth of top teams.
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Post by dill1015 on Oct 21, 2019 10:33:00 GMT
I said years ago that the over policing of the game would kill it in this country, and sadly i think its slowly going that way.
Theres a difference between cutting out dirty play and calling everything that look remotely questionable which is what DOPS has been doing. Also the ridiculous instigator penalty has really hurt the game imo.
The sad reality is that without that physically edge ice hockey simply cant compete in this country with other sports. Its dry and dull to watch 2 average teams bumble through 3 periods without any grit or aggression.
This combined with the garbage of the last few seasons has sapped away my love of the game.
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Post by dill1015 on Oct 19, 2019 20:18:04 GMT
Some 2 week notices been handed out maybe?
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Post by dill1015 on Oct 18, 2019 9:07:21 GMT
Josh Shalla has to be right up there with biggest let downs.
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Post by dill1015 on Oct 17, 2019 9:18:24 GMT
An upgrade on Jakobs but not going to fix our problems. Mind you i think we need about 3 players to do that so cant blame Jake there.
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Post by dill1015 on Oct 16, 2019 15:39:50 GMT
Either Black is lying through his teeth about the buget or Wallace and/or Doucet are terrible at recruitment as we look miles behind on paper. If the later whoevers responsible may aswell leave right now. I agree with ending the massive turnover of players but that relies on having something worth keeping. This teams isnt it, i count 5 senior players id keep at most which is shocking. And thats including brits. Five? Perlini Herr Betterridge Fick Deutsch No complaints against Matherson, Connelly or DeSantis but all well the wrong side of 30 and you cant build teams long term around that.
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Post by dill1015 on Oct 16, 2019 15:35:01 GMT
Yep, looks like he's thrown GD under the figurative bus there, then. The two clearly get on lovely. Seems to pee on the idea that Black has anything to do with recruitment, though? When he says lower expenditure, is that purely players or in total? I presume in total, as Belfast surely can't have a cheaper squad than Panthers? Not sure I wholly agree with it all, though. Players, imports especially, have been recruited with good stats from good leagues, both in europe and NA, and the ex EIHL players have also looked good to great signings. They just have barely clicked at all, bar Herr. Surely that's coaching, not recruitment? Terrible recruitment would be third line college players, past it has-beens, and (say) SPHL/DEL3 players? We dont have any first line forwards. Thats poor recruitment. Guys are undoubtedly under performing. But even if they were on expected numbers we'd be behind.
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Post by dill1015 on Oct 16, 2019 14:29:25 GMT
Either Black is lying through his teeth about the buget or Wallace and/or Doucet are terrible at recruitment as we look miles behind on paper. If the later whoevers responsible may aswell leave right now.
I agree with ending the massive turnover of players but that relies on having something worth keeping. This teams isnt it, i count 5 senior players id keep at most which is shocking. And thats including brits.
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Post by dill1015 on Oct 15, 2019 14:15:00 GMT
This could be very telling.
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Post by dill1015 on Oct 13, 2019 20:00:36 GMT
So that makes 7 loses in a row. Our GF and GA stats are horrible.
This team is garbage there's just nothing going on up front.
I'm so glad a i don't have a season ticket.
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Post by dill1015 on Oct 12, 2019 21:48:45 GMT
How long before that dirty word comes out again? Protest. I no it failed before and would struggle to get going again. The main reason being people struggling to agree on whats best. I wouldn't be suprised to see larger numbers back it this time though. Somrthings got to give. This is just plain ripping the fans off now. The best protest is not attending home games. Don't put your hard earned in their pockets. I dont.
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Post by dill1015 on Oct 11, 2019 18:59:28 GMT
Quality signing, looks exactly what they need.
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Post by dill1015 on Oct 9, 2019 15:24:39 GMT
Question is though.... Why did it take them two months to find out and realise what the fans (who supposedly know nothing) could see back in late August/early September ? 🤔 The same fans that said this about Herr? (I think I can go out on a limb and say that he's currently Panthers top scorer and best player by a mile. And captain.) Also at no point have I said Herr is a bad signing, but I think he will be a Good 3rd liner nothing more Nowhere near for me. The numbers just arent there. Have a word. Looks like a Parent, Loyns, Henderson signing to me, all of whom offered virtually nothing in terms of points output. And can he also do it on big ice ? Yes, most people were positive about Herr, but some weren't overly so. "The fans" are as wrong as they are right some of the time. A broken clock is right twice a day. Herr is the exception. Hes hugely over achiving based on his numbers. It happens, some players just click with a team. However the vast majority of players fall more or less where they are expected to. Problem atm is there are a bunch of players way below where they should be.
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Post by dill1015 on Oct 8, 2019 0:20:35 GMT
I think what ive found so frustrating over the last few years is that you can see the problems coming a mile off.
There is a clear basic formula that works in this league its really not rocket science. But we consistently sign players that dont fit.
I get the distict inpression that Panthers revruitment strategy comes down to whats the best looking cv in our bubget. And not what do we need which is the way it should be.
This year is a prime example. Evreyone said the defense will be last, which it is. And loads of people said the forwards werent good enough, which they arent. Why is it that fans can consistently call out issues before a puck has even been dropped in anger?
Its worn me down and i now nore often than not dont go to the games which would never have happened a gew years ago (and i was broke back then).
This isnt that difficult go and sign what you need, not what you can get. This doesnt mean your going to win trophies, but will certainly be competing.
Also there is clearly a fundemental culture problem at the club. All the coaches and players that come through this club but its the same old story. There is a common denominator.
And im sick of us never keeping our best players. How do Panthers expect to be consistent when we have to go looking round for our top 6 every year. Other teams do not have this problem. That includes teams from the bottom.of the league. Seriously go look up the last time Panthers retained thier top goal scorer.
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Post by dill1015 on Oct 8, 2019 0:02:39 GMT
He was a bad signing from the start imo. Clearly on the downward trend.
It had to happen but it begs the question why we got him in the first place. Bulmer should also have been told he needs to start showing something. Malquist you can add to that list.
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