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2016/17
Feb 16, 2016 18:21:12 GMT
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Feb 16, 2016 18:21:12 GMT
I would like to see us save the money on Lacho - he's his career progression is pointing towards him being in the EPL next season anyway - and put it towards a decent coach who has a good ECHL/AHL track record. In nets I'd also like to see us pull the stops out and get in a good 24-27 year old keeper. Injuries are always a gamble but we should target someone who is durable and settling into 60 games a year without issues. I'd be very happy to keep a lot of players from this year - Kolnik, Moran, Bohmbach, Schultz, Cam, Schmidt and Mosey. The only Brit I'd ditch would be Lacho. He simply wouldn't be needed with the import limit. I think the real turning point this season for him was that Belfast goal. Many saw it as a potential end of his drought and a revival of old, which it could and should have been! However what's happened is the opposite, he's just carried on as lethargic and uninterested as before. Unfortunately, I now see him as a bit of a party boy with a wasted talent and an over-inflated opinion of himself. ...Remember when Clarke had a season a few years back when his goals went a bit lean and he even initially blamed not being able to use the System V sticks any more (could have been the Grand Slam season). Now Clarke can be an infuriating player at times, but he knuckled down and dug in for his team. He played a more defensive role and focused on previously overlooked parts of his game to still contribute. The opposite attitude of our current #7. That's utter doss, Lacho has been contributing defensively all season and how you can't see it is beyond me. His role has been changed, if he was told to use his speed he would, that's generally how hockey works you go play based off of your instructions. There aren't many players in this league that can back check like he can, if we could count the number of times a season he strips people of the puck in the latter 2/3rds of the ice i bet he'd be in the top 10 every year. You're focusing on point production and comparisons to his game a few years ago. Coaches change how they utilise players and it's ridiculous that half the people on here can't see it. Lacho used to be brilliant defensively, a real nuisance that could dive in and take pucks away with ease. I've been to all but one game this year and seen him do something like that maybe 4 or 5 times all season. As for coaches using players differently, Corey hasn't tried to alter his game at all. For large spells this season he tried pairing him with Schultz & Bohmbach!
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Feb 16, 2016 12:08:39 GMT
Shocked how anyone can rate Lee as better than Swindlehurst this season (and I'm a big Steve Lee fan)!
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2016/17
Feb 13, 2016 20:01:37 GMT
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Feb 13, 2016 20:01:37 GMT
I would like to see us save the money on Lacho - he's his career progression is pointing towards him being in the EPL next season anyway - and put it towards a decent coach who has a good ECHL/AHL track record.
In nets I'd also like to see us pull the stops out and get in a good 24-27 year old keeper. Injuries are always a gamble but we should target someone who is durable and settling into 60 games a year without issues.
I'd be very happy to keep a lot of players from this year - Kolnik, Moran, Bohmbach, Schultz, Cam, Schmidt and Mosey.
The only Brit I'd ditch would be Lacho. He simply wouldn't be needed with the import limit. I think the real turning point this season for him was that Belfast goal. Many saw it as a potential end of his drought and a revival of old, which it could and should have been! However what's happened is the opposite, he's just carried on as lethargic and uninterested as before. Unfortunately, I now see him as a bit of a party boy with a wasted talent and an over-inflated opinion of himself.
...Remember when Clarke had a season a few years back when his goals went a bit lean and he even initially blamed not being able to use the System V sticks any more (could have been the Grand Slam season). Now Clarke can be an infuriating player at times, but he knuckled down and dug in for his team. He played a more defensive role and focused on previously overlooked parts of his game to still contribute. The opposite attitude of our current #7.
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Feb 6, 2016 22:50:41 GMT
Ling not getting MoM was a bigger travesty than any of Thompson's calls
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Feb 6, 2016 14:14:39 GMT
Terrific, our top scorer & possibly best all round player. Not surprised the website hasn't released this info, not in their best interests to update the fans with poor news. Big miss if Kolnik has gone home even for a week. IMO he's better than even a 2013 Ling - only difference is he doesn't have a Bruce Graham netting every set-up.
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Jan 30, 2016 21:58:08 GMT
Good game for 2 periods and we deserved to be at least 1-1 until the final period.
We were unlucky at times and Hogarth & Linos had a stinker, but Devils showed the difference in being a well drilled team both on attack and in defence. I've never been a heavy critic of Corey in the past and often enjoyed his teams (no matter how infuriating they were) but he now seems out of his depth... Such an amazing plethora of talent on offence and there's no ideas or plans evident.
Whether it's tactics or his coaching I don't know, but you simply can't ice talent such as Kolnik, Ling, Moran and Schultz while not once creating a decent opening or goal opportunity in 60mins.
Once proud of his record in developing British talent, we're watching the likes of Steve Lee develop the composure on the puck reminiscent of Marcus Maynard, Ollie Betteridge sat watch games pass him by & Rob Lachowicz take great strides into the offensive capacity of Jason Hewitt.
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Jan 30, 2016 15:23:41 GMT
The most underused import I've ever seen in the EIHL. He steps out on the ice and his simple presence intimidates opponents (you see them choke pucks up or rush passes off) and gives his line mates so much extra room.
I am no hockey coach or great tactician, but if he was used to match lines with the likes of Joey Martin, Mike Forney, Ben O'Connor, Tyler Mosinko etc then you would see a different performances from them!
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Jan 27, 2016 22:57:23 GMT
The olympics will be a few months after the final! FEBRUARY. It's the qualifiers that we are part of. Fair enough!
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Jan 27, 2016 22:36:24 GMT
What date is the final? How many weeks do we have to squeeze in two matches? Just thinking we have Olympic break too... The olympics will be a few months after the final!
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Jan 24, 2016 22:17:24 GMT
Maybe next time you attend Altrincham you could be a little bit more respectful. The language in the toilets afterwards when children were present was disgusting. Also, forgot you were there half the time. For such a large presence, you were very quiet for the majority. Too busy taking 4pts
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Jan 22, 2016 18:58:41 GMT
Deeds vs Cam would be great to see... Let's see if Devin fancies fighting in front of the glass this time!
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Jan 16, 2016 23:57:39 GMT
3rd year of having a lack of ideas from Neilson.... His days have to be numbered.
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Jan 11, 2016 0:38:25 GMT
Not buying our ST seats
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Nov 26, 2015 11:54:11 GMT
Looks like he's wearing #88... In use for the first time since the great Johnny Craighead!
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Nov 18, 2015 20:38:44 GMT
I believe i read from a fairly reliable source - and anyone who can, please double check this - that in Steelers first 16 games, 50% were against teams who'd incurred DoPS bans. Watching Mosienko 'jabbing' away in the chest and neck on Bombach (and there is a very clear video on YouTube where Steelers fans are laughing at the incident while describing it as 'jabbing') for no further action to be taken... Just takes the biscuit. Remember that the official title of DoPS includes 'Player safety'. It certainly feels to me that there are unnecessary 'influences' on the process! Well according to Seth Bennett in a reply to me on Twitter, it was more a poke than a jabbing action.....ridiculous comment from EIHL media man (and Steelers man). Would that have been the same response if it had have been AGAINST a Steelers player? The Steeler personal influence on the EIHL is plain laughable
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Nov 18, 2015 14:21:44 GMT
I believe i read from a fairly reliable source - and anyone who can, please double check this - that in Steelers first 16 games, 50% were against teams who'd incurred DoPS bans.
Watching Mosienko 'jabbing' away in the chest and neck on Bombach (and there is a very clear video on YouTube where Steelers fans are laughing at the incident while describing it as 'jabbing') for no further action to be taken... Just takes the biscuit. Remember that the official title of DoPS includes 'Player safety'.
It certainly feels to me that there are unnecessary 'influences' on the process!
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Nov 8, 2015 13:19:52 GMT
Myers and Mosey the standout for me.
I really think Mosey is developing into something special on the blue line. He's solid in defence (hard to catch out of position because he's so fast) and is our best d-man at transitioning from the defence to attack.
Can someone answer why Kolnik and Moran are split up? They click together and are worth at least a goal a game when paired up. Bombach/ Kolnik and Moran/Lacho doesn't work... But Moran/Kolnik does and I would imagine Bombach/Lacho probably would too!
As for Darnell - he summed up his night fairly early when he called a shoulder to shoulder tussle as 'cross checking'. The guy just gets worse.
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Nov 1, 2015 13:18:04 GMT
Not even the colour of his passport... For some reason Betteridge is losing shifts recently after a great start.
If you could choose one to ice and ask to get in a scoring position, lay a playmaking pass, carry possession or throw a defensive hit... Betteridge or Lacho?
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Nov 1, 2015 13:12:27 GMT
I think last night showed the rivalry isn't dead. Two tops teams going at it and putting on a great spectical.
Is anyone else getting a bit ticked off with our forward lines though... Neilson seems hell bent on making chalk and cheese work.
Does anyone disagree with me when I say we shouldn't split up Bombach/Schultz (when fit), Clarke/Myers and Moran/Kolnik?
It's clear to see from the last 2 games: The last 10mins of the Caps game we finally took Clarke and put him with Myers... Result, 2 goals to win the game and Clarke was a different man to the previous month!
35mins into the Steelers games and we take Kolnik away from Bombach & Janssen, put him with Moran again and in their first shift they bag our first goal!
By all means try different things, but whoever thought we should do that from the first shift rather than waiting until we go a few goals up, needs shooting.
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Nov 1, 2015 12:39:22 GMT
Last night was his worst game by far, but I'm starting to losing count of how many poor or indifferent performances he puts in now.
If he's carrying an injury then rest him (we wouldn't have been worse off) or if his motivation has gone, then he needs to be cut. Certainly as soon as Farmer returns, Lacho isn't deserving of regular ice time IMO.
It's a great shame as he is magical... But those magical moments have dwindled from one every game to hardly one every month.
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Sept 30, 2015 17:38:41 GMT
Could be season defining. Best player to play in the EIHL and if he's as fit and as determined then teaming up with Schultz & Bohmbach could assure another successful year
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Sept 26, 2015 21:08:01 GMT
Great game! Most the team played well, although how can you deny Wiikman the MoM?? He stood on his head and dug us out of a few holes tonight!
Janssen iced at least 25 mins in total and it was great to see. I though Hendrickx, Salters or Marsh might have challenged him but literally no-one wants to know! He gives his line an extra 2ft to play in and stand 2inchs taller.
The ref stank the place out, he must have missed the summer training. Like seeing Andy Carson back on the ice!
As for the Devils, they're lead by a notoriously stroppy coach - played reasonably quiet tonight - but that is fed into their team. Players constantly following the ref, Hotham skating onto the ice and moaning & pointing to the ref to watch Janssen etc. They have a talented squad but they're a very mardy bunch and won't achieve much with a coach on the ice who breeds that attitude.
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Sept 19, 2015 21:56:22 GMT
On a Saturday night, Panthers night, just as your ready with a beer to see a great game of hockey... The new pump up video comes on which should get the crowd stoked and rocking ready for the boys to come flying out..
I was more pumped watching Dan Green pretend to hoover in Jim Grice's advert.
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Sept 19, 2015 21:16:23 GMT
What a game!
The good: Cam Janssen police's games as well as I've ever seen a Panther do. All he has to do is give a nod or point to anyone and they fall in line. The final few minutes were brilliant as the whole Storm team went from thugs to church mice just with Cam skating around. His goal a sweet reminder that he's not here to just be a goon. As for the MoM award, not sure after Moran got the hat trick but it was well worth his reaction!
The forwards finally clicked! It took 10 mins of straining but they started connecting passes and getting shots on net. Kolnik and Moran paired up really well (Storm couldn't cope with Kolnik). Lacho complemented them well too. Schultz & MacMillan continue to impress me as well.
Wiikman had another good game, he's a reassuring presence to have in between the pipes. It would have been interesting see him challenge Kalemba.
The bad: Our defence quite often stank. Didn't help losing Waugh but Steve Lee turned the puck over far too often. Schmidt had been playing well recently but he lost position a few times tonight. At times we played ourselves into trouble and couldn't clear the puck out.
The opening video was a real damp squib. For a 'pump up' intro it rather tails off into nothing at the end!
The ugly: The Storm discipline was atrocious, lead by a hot-headed coach. They suffered a 'Brian Stewart' collapse at the end and just spiralled into a series of sucker-punches and embarrassing attacks on Kolnik. All mouth and no trousers though... It soon stopped when Lee, Janssen, MacMillan and Farmer all came out for the face-off though.
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Sept 19, 2015 8:30:52 GMT
If we've had a week of team building and forward lines gelling together, partnerships being formed, then we could really kickstart our campaign tonight.
If we have another night/weekend of struggling to make any real attacking moves work, then should hope swift changes are made in the roster.
I'm very much hoping for the former to happen as there is a lot of talent in this squad and rolling 4 consistently strong lines should overwhelm the Storm. Oh and of course I can wait to watch Cam again!
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