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Post by bobness on Mar 22, 2023 7:25:22 GMT
All these video review rules, it's no wonder the refs don't know what they're doing. You can’t help feeling if the rules were correctly drafted, unequivocal and clearly explained and communicated, there wouldn’t be a need for all these clarifications…
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Post by bobness on Mar 21, 2023 20:33:40 GMT
It still doesn't wash with me I'm afraid.. why would the arena charge panthers thousands for a cancelled booking when it could remain empty anyway? Because, by the same token, it could be full of people watching a gig, or darts, or something else. Contingent bookings are anywhere's least favourite? Can I book a table for 6 people at 8pm? Lovely. We'll only be there if we don't get battered in town, though. Keep the table free just in case, will you...?
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Post by bobness on Mar 21, 2023 8:52:48 GMT
In all honesty I can’t recall them saying that single day tickets would be sold at a later date. If they didn’t, then I’d say it is a reaction to poor ticket sales Exactly what I thought too. Good....perhaps after two poor POFW years and a fan survey they’ll finally have a rethink about play off and cup formats. And that's perhaps why it was useful to fill in. www.pointstreaksites.com/view/eliteicehockey/latest-news/news_498183Whilst I don't want to get all factual, day tickets were available in January in 2018, which was the last play off weekend before last year's. The play off format has been a weekend at a single venue every year I've been a fan, which is 30+. Almost every fan I can think of has literally known nothing else. Why does it need rethinking?
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Post by bobness on Mar 21, 2023 6:51:49 GMT
"Payton Frantti's attempted wrap around hit Drydn Dow and went over the line to put the Blaze ahead with 2:46 played at the Dundee Ice Arena, but the hosts were level at 10:16 through the aforementioned Dow on a loose puck after Jonathan McBean redirected Erik Naslund's shot to leave Paavo Hölsä stranded. “ That’s a contender for most horrific sentence in an EIHL match report all year. And it has some pretty stiff competition. “Attempt at a” would have left the meaning much clearer than “attempted”. And at least *some* punctuation might have been nice?
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Post by bobness on Mar 20, 2023 17:15:48 GMT
Really not buying this hype about Jones. He started off shaky got hot but now is pretty cold again. If he isn’t good enough for Belfast he should not be good enough for us much better netties around the league than jones & debeau. He has gone a bit colder lately, but mostly due to some pretty awful defending. To be fair, Giants swapped him for who has turned out to be the standout goalie in the league. Good business whoever you're swapping for him. Panthers signed him as a worthy replacement for Berry. Also good business, it turns out, with all due respect to Berry.
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Post by bobness on Mar 20, 2023 7:23:32 GMT
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Post by bobness on Mar 19, 2023 8:13:56 GMT
And in August we all had such high hopes. And after the first period of the first pre season game vs Steelers. Immensely frustrating.
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Post by bobness on Mar 18, 2023 20:14:32 GMT
Steelers in some sort of heritage kit?
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Post by bobness on Mar 18, 2023 17:55:57 GMT
CN's not that miffed with 67 then.
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Post by bobness on Mar 18, 2023 17:54:47 GMT
Was asked a question by someone yesterday as regards the teams win rate in the league. My answer was... Elite era 03-04 60.71% 04-05 50% 05-06 54.76 06-07 53.70 07-08 57.41 08-09 68.52 09-10 60.71 10-11 61.11 11-12 70.37 12-13 78.85 13-14 48.08 14-15 55.77 15-16 57.69 16-17 50.00 17-18 58.93 18-19 48.33 19-20 58.70 (incomplete league) 20-21 50.00 ( series league) 21-22 46.30 It’s just over 40% this season , so the worst season thus far. Objectively (above) and subjectively, this has been the worst season it's been my pleasure to watch. Almost no positives at all to come out of it, I'm afraid.
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Post by bobness on Mar 17, 2023 18:03:10 GMT
Wonder what Brodeur thought when he walked into the Manchester rink ? 🙈 I expect he's seen worse than that in his time.
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Post by bobness on Mar 17, 2023 17:57:58 GMT
No.1 recording artistes, if you don't mind. Not saying on here what people think of this pair in case I get a warning! We're all with you. Whilst you can't knock what they've raised for charity, they're a pair of gurning buffoons. Fair play to them, if that's what gets you through the night.
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Post by bobness on Mar 17, 2023 16:30:45 GMT
How does this usually work, and what’s the timing? Are all players on a single season contract? Are they all free to talk to other clubs now? Do they actually publicly announce any retained / released lists? I note that season tickets cease to be on sale at the end of June. You’d have thought a fair amount of business would aim to be done prior to that in order to give the fans some hope / excitement for the season ahead. You’d expect a decision on the coach early doors in order that they can be involved in the re-signing / recruitment process. Incoming players would need to buy into what the coach’s plans are. Sesnsible answer, following on from messier... Most players are on 1 season deals, unless announced otherwise. Thus, they are "free agents" at the end of the season. There will be some announcements I'm sure. These tend to be Brits or long established players. Maybe the odd new face. As you say, some sales ill be influenced in this way. Coach is probably the biggest early signing, also as you surmise. Who knows who that will be?
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Post by bobness on Mar 17, 2023 16:26:08 GMT
Stats Tetlow Finnish 2nd Tier P44 G2+A6 +/- +18 Hazeldine EIHL P35 G0+A5 +/- -9 Point of order, 18 is his PIMs, but he's still a very respectable +11, top quartile in his team. I would say he's done a decent job in Finland, stayed there all season, been solid, and undoubtedly progressed as a player. Even the Finnish second division must be at least as good as the EIHL. Wonder what he'll do next season? Please note - sensible answers only.
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Post by bobness on Mar 16, 2023 18:00:45 GMT
Still if that’s the quality of player you’re happy with in Notts. 🤔 I'd have been happy with Martin Latal. Some wouldn't.
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Post by bobness on Mar 16, 2023 17:56:15 GMT
Come on Iggy. 15, 2+5, -20 in Dundee 36, 5+6, -9 playing mostly on D in Nottingham. As a versatile 3rd liner/D cover, you could get a lot worse. I'm not pro Fab, nor totally anti, by the way. He could play a role. A feature of very good Devils teams over the last few years is the unheralded, role-playing, low point getting, but crucial to the team, 3rd line grinder. Brandt, Livingston, Brine etc. That’s some Devils comparison you’ve picked there Bob. Brine played 300 AHL games and Livingston 200 AHL games,plus both played in other good leagues….Ricci meanwhile never played any higher than ECHL and his stats in that were crap. Still if that’s the quality of player you’re happy with in Notts. 🤔 If they were AHL quality players at the time they were in Cardiff, they'd still have been in the AHL. Long held rule of thumb of mine - You're only as good as the last league you played in, and you're in the EIHL for a reason. These players play a role, and are valuable in a team set-up. We can play "pick stats to "prove" your point" all night. e.g. Name me the current EIHL player who has never played a single game in the AHL who's scored 248 points in 265 EIHL games. (Which is a better rate than the vast majority of EIHL forwards this season.) For the record, I am never perplexed. Frustrated, yes, but never perplexed.
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Post by bobness on Mar 16, 2023 16:55:52 GMT
Ricci would be a very lazy signing and would once again be going towards money in Blacks pocket rather than any kind of ambition at all Yep 7+11 from 51 games and a plus/minus rating of minus 29 which is close to the worst in the whole league. What a quality re signing that would be ! 🙈🙈 Come on Iggy. 15, 2+5, -20 in Dundee 36, 5+6, -9 playing mostly on D in Nottingham. As a versatile 3rd liner/D cover, you could get a lot worse. I'm not pro Fab, nor totally anti, by the way. He could play a role. A feature of very good Devils teams over the last few years is the unheralded, role-playing, low point getting, but crucial to the team, 3rd line grinder. Brandt, Livingston, Brine etc.
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Post by bobness on Mar 16, 2023 9:04:05 GMT
Here's another belter. The 4 lowest instances this season of shots recorded by a team in a game have all been away teams in games at the Sheffield Arena. 11 x1 (last night), 12 x2 (10 Sept vs Devils and 20 Nov vs Giants) and 14 x1 (2 Dec vs Devils). Steelers have lost 3 of those games.
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Post by bobness on Mar 15, 2023 21:18:16 GMT
You get a different one every time?
You’ll forgive me, but as you’re absolutely not in the market for buying one, why even ask?
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Post by bobness on Mar 15, 2023 20:59:11 GMT
The only import I may have back is Jones. Izachy, Levin are potential but 3rd liners max. All the rest can do one Yes providing Jones was realistically the No2. Ullmark as #1. 😂 I’m with Yeti. In front of a poor defence, Jones has put up some great numbers so far. Happy to keep him.
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Post by bobness on Mar 15, 2023 18:13:09 GMT
How about this for a telling graph? It shows the rolling 10 game powerplay percentage for the season, for what most thought last Sepetember would be the 4 "contenders". No wonder Giants are about to win the league. Attachments:
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Post by bobness on Mar 15, 2023 18:10:42 GMT
Indeed it is, and you get to watch Martin Latal every week too. Seriously though, it is exceptional value, £14 a game if you make them all. That's maybe how you get a half full area to start with? How many do Steelers sell, does anyone know? Blimey is Martin Latal still there,he was supposed to be gone by Christmas....of last season ! 🤣 No idea how many ST’s Steelers sell,but yes £13.87 a game in Sheffield is very good value....versus £18.27 for gold,£16.15 for silver and £15.00 for bronze at Panthers. Somebody needs to ask Pacha why the big cost difference and why Panthers always still have a league game missing when he does his “ask the CEO” thing. One set of fans are being taken for a ride here ! The "season ticket that is for one game less than the number of games in the league season" is just bizarre.
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Post by bobness on Mar 15, 2023 16:38:40 GMT
You could still have 4 home league games in a group of 5. Potentially 4 at home and 4 away in the group The format needs to be changed, fans were moaning about it last season, never mind this current season Yes I know,what I mean is even with two groups of five it would still be a long drawn out format. That Steelers ST at £430 sitting anywhere is a heck of a good deal for 31 games when compared to Panthers prices for only 26 games. Indeed it is, and you get to watch Martin Latal every week too. Seriously though, it is exceptional value, £14 a game if you make them all. That's maybe how you get a half full area to start with? How many do Steelers sell, does anyone know?
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Post by bobness on Mar 15, 2023 13:57:29 GMT
I don't often disagree but Sorensen and Brady have been major disappointments. Brady just doesn't appear some games and Sorensen thinks his reputation is enough to get by on. Ferrara is showing the same lack of form that he does when playing for GB (compare him o Lake who's only half as good but 100% committed when playing for both GB and Giants). Hammond bounces around from team to team, occasionally showing a good run of form but we've not seen the best of him. Players like Ricci are ten a penny back home over the pond and we could do much better, compare him to Mosey and who would you sooner have. I don't like wholesale change season on season as we've let go players who we should have kept, but we don't know what players demands and personal situations are, and I can't see the point of keeping players who have (or haven't) contributed to a poorly performing team. Completely get your point. Sorensen and Brady probably under performed given the big points output which I assume was expected by most. Sorensen to me has more to his game, he has potential to be an effective rink rat to get under the skin of the oppo, to be honest wish he did it more. Where I sit I hear everything from the away bench and he really winds them up when he’s on it. Re Brady I probably agree. Just thinking if we are going to keep imports I was brainstorming who probably would be better/ more effective in a better team. I get frustrated by the amount of roster turnover at Panthers compared to elsewhere, but I guess you need a good starting block to be able to then retain players worthy of it. The thing for me is how we don’t seem to be engaged with what the crowd want at Nottingham. It only takes one hit landed, or hustle and bustle type of forechecking to notice that the crowd seem to like it and it engages them. Cam was the prime example (we were extremely spoiled). It frustrates me how passive we are, compared to opposition coming in and being really physical and tough to play against. If I’m looking at it from a roster creation point of view, and looking at playing in the NIC for half of my games, I’m bringing in some players keen to be physical and initiate contact, because if they do this effectively in the first five minutes the crowd remain engaged (as shown by Gagnon fighting the other week). I know fighting every game just doesn’t happen and that’s fine, but hitting and forechecking does happen. Really intrigued by what’s the come this summer, nagging feeling we will end up disappointed yet again, but there’s just a glimmer of hope in my mind that we may turn a corner and address the on ice issues effectively. Ramble over! Excellent post.
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Post by bobness on Mar 15, 2023 13:54:40 GMT
That's been the most frustrating thing for me all season. Horribly dangerous, very low percentage, plays in our own zone. Awful to watch. And a new way to get me hiding behind my hand in our own zone, to go along with our seeming constant inability to clear the zone with any degree of regularity. At least the players aren't skating into each other now quite as much as at the start of the season. And guess what next year won't be any better 😂 You don't know Saturday's lottery numbers as well, do you?
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