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Post by Bagheera on Feb 15, 2023 22:19:21 GMT
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Post by Bagheera on Feb 15, 2023 22:18:55 GMT
Make that first 3
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Post by Bagheera on Feb 15, 2023 22:18:05 GMT
First 2 shooters for each team miss.
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Post by Bagheera on Feb 15, 2023 22:15:44 GMT
Shoot out
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Post by Bagheera on Feb 15, 2023 14:24:56 GMT
We are a team struggling to make the top 8, better quality players would sign for clubs with more ambition and the chance of some silverware tbh. This isn't football where players won't come for a relegation fight .. hockey player's are mercenaries they'll go anyway who offers a few quid more (i.e. Scott Allison prime example) Waiting for next season when Panthers repeat it with Connolly. Wait for him to be a season or 2 past his best then get him.
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Post by Bagheera on Feb 14, 2023 22:01:43 GMT
Better team won again. Founda bit of quality when needed. Jones deserved MoM for Panthers and Besko for Giants. Jones had to make a hell of a lot more quality saves though. Created very few real scoring opportunities throughout.
The new guy really had me worried in the first. Every puck that touched his stick ended up directly with a Giants player. He grew into it though and showed a few glimpses of what he could do in the 3rd. Not sure about he skating style. Constantly looks like he's trying to stop himself falling over.
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Post by Bagheera on Feb 14, 2023 20:59:50 GMT
2 Tweets in P2. Still 0-0. Wonder if Viaplay are regretting not sending the cameras up to Glasgow... It's not a bad game for a 0 0.
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Post by Bagheera on Feb 6, 2023 19:30:09 GMT
I would. But Blacky may have burnt that bridge. What's he got to do with Black? Wearing a pride jersey shouldn't be part of his contract.. surely that's a personal choice ? I'm talking more about the fact he had apparently signed for us this time last year, was in Nottingham but then Black refused to pay his wage or something before he left without being announced. I fully agree regards the pride jersey. If that is the breacg of contract then I have no issue with him signing here.
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Post by Bagheera on Feb 6, 2023 19:04:45 GMT
Depending on what’s happened, would we go for him? I would. But Blacky may have burnt that bridge.
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Post by Bagheera on Feb 6, 2023 18:01:07 GMT
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Post by Bagheera on Feb 5, 2023 20:57:34 GMT
It'd be great to see this title race continue right to the very end. Cardiff coul've found themselves top of the league, level with the Flames but instead sit back in 4th. Belfast look to have the momentum and remain my pick to take it but you wouldn't feel comfortable putting money on any of them at the momment.
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Post by Bagheera on Feb 5, 2023 17:17:40 GMT
Just remind me, at 10.00 did the teams play 2 minutes at 4 on 4, or carry on 5 on 5? It was 4 on 4.
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Post by Bagheera on Feb 4, 2023 23:05:20 GMT
The 3rd goal was a complete farce and no way should be a goal having been waved off. THE CALL ON THE ICE!.
Fox shouldn't have been allowed a coaches review 5 minutes after it was waved off and a huge conference with the refs.
The refs then spent a fair amount of time looking at videos before giving it. If it was given on the ice then pethaps itd have been fair for it to stand, but it wasn't. Football, it has to be a clear to over turn. Cricket it has to be called for review within 10 seconds and even then has to be a clear error. To the point that 49% of the ballcan send the stumps cartwheeling but if the original decision was not out then it's not out. The same theory is supsoed to apply in hockey.
The Steelers player took himself in to the crease before Panthers players got involved. Then it was all a bit of a mess. What I am sure of though is that there is no way the officials could be certain theyd made a mistake the first time. If they were they wouldn't have watched replays so many times.
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Post by Bagheera on Feb 4, 2023 21:15:12 GMT
Needs to be conclusive to overturn on ice decision. Look at it forever to change their mind. After the tripping call in the 2nd its hard to see their neautrality
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Post by Bagheera on Feb 4, 2023 10:40:18 GMT
There is only one thing for it tonight. Start drinking mid afternoon, cheer on the team yo play for all we usually have in these games at this time of year, hindering their title challenge. If its a loss then meh. Past really caring some time ago. Sounds like you are going tonight because it's a chore? I have a season ticket. I also have a friend who purchased tickets(foolish I know) and its his birthday. So Im going to the game. But yes, a chore a indeed.
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Post by Bagheera on Feb 4, 2023 9:33:47 GMT
There is only one thing for it tonight. Start drinking mid afternoon, cheer on the team yo play for all we usually have in these games at this time of year, hindering their title challenge. If its a loss then meh. Past really caring some time ago.
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Post by Bagheera on Jan 30, 2023 11:52:24 GMT
Just in case anybody missed it,here are the % of league points won by each coach this season from the total available to them. Graham 43.3 % 13 points from 30 Neilson 42.8 % 18 points from 42 So what’s your point? Should we have not sacked GG even though that’s something you were begging for or are you somehow trying to lay this at Neilson’s door, because I personally don’t see any coach getting much more out of this team than Neilson has done and I think it’s a tad harsh on him considering he’s working with a squad that is one of the worst we’ve ever had and it was signed by a different coach with a completely different style. I dont really buy in to this Corey excusing. No it's not his team but if he is a superior coach to GG he should be able to get more out of this group. This group of players have shown they can beat Cardiff, Belfast(home and away), Sheffield and Guilford at some point. So there is a level of ability there. Even if they have to play above themselves to achieve those wins. A team who regularly loses games against the lesser teams, especially at home has issues that can be directly linked to a coaches ability to engage his team for those games. Whilst team Hollywood may have originated around a pair of skates there is a reason Coreys teams are perceived in that way. Turn up for the big games but cant be bothered to grind it out when its not the big show.
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Post by Bagheera on Jan 29, 2023 20:28:38 GMT
Whilst I dont think we'll end up finishing outside the top 8 it could get very tight with the run of fixtures we have coming up.
Next 5.
Sheffield H Cardiff A Belfast H Belfast A Cardiff H
The teams below of course will drop points but if we lose all 5 they will get very close.
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Post by Bagheera on Jan 29, 2023 19:43:32 GMT
If Manchester hold on to the lead they currently have then Panthers slip to 7th.
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Post by Bagheera on Jan 29, 2023 18:13:38 GMT
And that winning goal pretty much sums up Debeau.
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Post by Bagheera on Jan 27, 2023 19:27:08 GMT
That's worrying. Cant think of another reason an EIHL player would trend so highly other than a team somewhere expecting his signature and fans checking him out.
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Post by Bagheera on Jan 22, 2023 14:39:36 GMT
Probably not in the best of moods… Cake was to be had, so it took the edge of throwing away a 3 goal lead somewhat easier. As i said before just started watching them again after a long break but god nothing really changes, Giants were far the better team. Still amazes me the amount of support base panthers have and its lacklustre teams more or less year on year. New chap who does the crowd does a good job though, can lead the crowd to water but can`t make it drink. There has been quite a bit of a boost in crowd numbers since Christmas. Before that they looked to have taken quite a hit. Some of the lowest attendances i'd seen in the NIC. There must be some improved marketing bringing in new fans helping to boost in recent weeks. That and plenty of feeebies. It's either a very long time since you have been or Ken has just developed his style so much over the years you dont realise it's the same guy. I couldn't tell you how long but he has been at it quite some time now(10years+ perhaps). I will say though, I wasn't convinced when he first started but he has grown on me enormously. Not sure if it's been the changes since GM left us but his style has changed a hell of a lot in the last few years to.
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Post by Bagheera on Jan 21, 2023 22:44:06 GMT
Oh, and I was staggered by the elbows call on Caruso. I was in the building so no clear replays that people perhaps got online. Live and from the replays on the big screen it was a terrible call. Went to make a perfectly legal hit and if anything looked worse because he only partially got him. If he did actually get him with a raised elbow though surely he should have been kicked out for a dangerous hit to the head.
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Post by Bagheera on Jan 21, 2023 22:28:41 GMT
Dont think Debeau can have any blame put on him tonight. Thought he was quite solid.
However it continues to infuriate me that we dont just stick with a hot goalie. If Jones was so good last night then he plays tonight. I really do despise the modern way(at least at Panthers under numerous coaches) of chopping and changing goalies. This team find defending hard enough as it is without having to adjust to flip flop with different goalies every game. I've not seen Jones yet, well not in a Panthers jersey anyway but It sounds like he is better than Debeau so he should be playing every game until his form drops or gets injured.
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Post by Bagheera on Jan 21, 2023 21:29:56 GMT
The better quality team didnt turn up until period 2. When they did the beat the inferior team.
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