Gilly
Ashley Tait
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Post by Gilly on Jun 7, 2011 23:08:10 GMT
any hints? 2 forwards? played here before? (i.e. benedict and/or legue?!) thats just teasing...!
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Post by Panthers_44 on Jun 7, 2011 23:08:49 GMT
forwards or defender(s)?
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Jasper
Jade Galbraith
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Post by Jasper on Jun 7, 2011 23:09:48 GMT
Looks like we've done it again - signed a winger and we're going to play him at centre. What is the aversion to signing genuine centres? I thought we'd got over that problem after Ellis left but it seems Corey's caught the disease as well.
To be honest I was somewhat indifferent to the thought of signing Benedict, especially as he has only played about 2/3 of Belfast's games over the last couple of years, but I reckon Benedict would have been preferable to Francis (assuming we're not signing Benedict as well).
Hopefully he's the cheap signing and there's still some quality to come. There have been a number of comments on here berating other teams signings or prospective signings but I've had a feeling that there was at least one budget player coming our way too.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2011 23:10:13 GMT
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Post by bill238 on Jun 7, 2011 23:20:32 GMT
All that I will I say is that unless something extrodinary happens there is news that will please alot on here but may dissapoint some people. Jade Galbraith has officialy become a free agent
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2011 23:26:27 GMT
awesome
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Post by james1977 on Jun 7, 2011 23:28:46 GMT
I wouldn't get too tied up over +/-, Gwinnett Gladiators had far, far worse +/- figures among many of its players those seasons, I reckon he was pulled down at little by others. It's a team game remember. Billy Ryan was -8 in 22 games and -3 in 12 before he arrived in Nottingham and he did ok.
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Ghost
Matt Myers
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Post by Ghost on Jun 8, 2011 5:41:08 GMT
This guys +/- stats for the last few seasons are terrible...
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Post by richard1969 on Jun 8, 2011 5:48:41 GMT
Jade Galbraith has officialy become a free agent That news makes me thing Corey is really committed to creating a TEAM this year If it's true - IMO it seriously increases our chances of winning the League For those who think it's a mistake to let him go it will be very interesting to see if any of our serious rivals will want to add him to their squad - I have my doubts they will personally And if they do I wont be losing any sleep over it
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Post by richard1969 on Jun 8, 2011 5:52:56 GMT
This quote from Corey about Francis seems strange one to me:
"having said that he’s ambitious and he’s hoping for a shout on the Panthers’ power-play too."
Surely any Import winger/centre that we would bring in would be an automatic for our power play if they were any good ?
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Shaggy
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Post by Shaggy on Jun 8, 2011 6:20:01 GMT
This quote from Corey about Francis seems strange one to me: "having said that he’s ambitious and he’s hoping for a shout on the Panthers’ power-play too." Surely any Import winger/centre that we would bring in would be an automatic for our power play if they were any good ? Not necessarily... After all, you usually look at 2 PP units, each with (usually) 4 forwards and 1 D-man (or 3 forwards, Corey Neilson and 1 D-man! ;D), right? So far we've got Clarke, Myers, Heerema, Beauregard and Fox who you'd have thought would all be on the PP, plus probably Lacho (who got a lot of good time on both special teams last season and did well). It's looking like we're going to have 2 more forwards, probably (hopefully?) more skilled/experienced than Francis... that's 8 forwards already. Looks to me like competition for PP time is going to be fierce.
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Post by martin on Jun 8, 2011 6:53:06 GMT
I wouldn't get too tied up over +/-, Gwinnett Gladiators had far, far worse +/- figures among many of its players those seasons, I reckon he was pulled down at little by others. It's a team game remember. Billy Ryan was -8 in 22 games and -3 in 12 before he arrived in Nottingham and he did ok. Also, he plays PK which will hurt +/-
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Post by muppitz on Jun 8, 2011 7:07:11 GMT
All that I will I say is that unless something extrodinary happens there is news that will please alot on here but may dissapoint some people. Jade Galbraith has officialy become a free agent Where's that come from? Any official source you can quote?
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Post by james1977 on Jun 8, 2011 7:12:15 GMT
This guys +/- stats for the last few seasons are terrible... See post #31. If you must use +/- stats as some blunt instrument to judge a player with at least compare them to the people they were playing with at the time. Gwinnett Gladiators went through 38 skaters last season and of those 38 only four had a positive +/- rating . Of the remaining 34 skaters 11 had worse +/- figures with the majority of those (eight) being forwards. Now if you tie this to their results you'll see that they suffered quite a few lop-sided defeats and as ice hockey is a team game those large deficits affect everyone's +/-. How do you think Edinburgh Caps +/- would have looked last season? Was every player on their team bobbins? And thus this (hopefully) explains the folly of looking at +/- stats in isolation.
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Doom
Greg Hadden
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Post by Doom on Jun 8, 2011 7:24:18 GMT
I wouldn't get too tied up over +/-, Gwinnett Gladiators had far, far worse +/- figures among many of its players those seasons, I reckon he was pulled down at little by others. It's a team game remember. Billy Ryan was -8 in 22 games and -3 in 12 before he arrived in Nottingham and he did ok. I tend to look at the +/- stats in the context of the whole team. It's one of the concerns I had about Colt King, his stats last season were -9 whilst most of his team mates were in the +s. This guy you've signed looks an OK player. When I checked on hockeydb I wasn't blown away by his stats.....Probably good for 20 - 25 goals, but I guess it also depends what else he brings to the team (ie. Faceoffs, defensive skills etc). How many imports do you folks still have left to sign and in what positions? Regards Doom
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Post by james1977 on Jun 8, 2011 7:33:02 GMT
Three left to sign Doom.
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Post by richard1969 on Jun 8, 2011 7:46:36 GMT
If Simms is correct on twitter yesterday we have signed Benedict but have lost Bellamy
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EMB
Randall Weber
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Post by EMB on Jun 8, 2011 7:46:45 GMT
I still think Tkaczuk is one of them.
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Mythosman
Matt Myers
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Post by Mythosman on Jun 8, 2011 7:49:31 GMT
All that I will I say is that unless something extrodinary happens there is news that will please alot on here but may dissapoint some people. Jade Galbraith has officialy become a free agent Surely, if they haven't already signed a multi-year contract with a club Bill, all players effectively become 'Free Agents' by default at the end of each season?
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Post by pantherdman on Jun 8, 2011 7:55:35 GMT
I hope Francis is as quick as Bellamy.
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Monty #83
Ross Lambert
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Post by Monty #83 on Jun 8, 2011 7:58:28 GMT
2 forwards and 1 D according to the OS left to sign.
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Post by heja on Jun 8, 2011 7:58:47 GMT
All that I will I say is that unless something extrodinary happens there is news that will please alot on here but may dissapoint some people. Jade Galbraith has officialy become a free agent Surely, if they haven't already signed a multi-year contract with a club Bill, all players effectively become 'Free Agents' by default at the end of each season? I believe what he is trying to say is Panthers are not looking to re-sign him and he isn't looking to re-sign anymore.
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Post by pantherdman on Jun 8, 2011 8:01:08 GMT
2 forwards and 1 D according to the OS left to sign. Thank god! loving your work Corey!
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Post by Rob Scott on Jun 8, 2011 8:04:27 GMT
2 forwards and 1 D according to the OS left to sign. Thank god! loving your work Corey! Still would have preferred to go with 4 import D. A couple of reasons. Both Lepine and Neilson take pretty big PIMS. That is going to mean a fair amount of work for Meyers and Lee. If we go with 3 import D we really need Maynard to be a capable player right from the get go and take at least as much ice time as Norton. Also, Who is going to be the "10th" forward?
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Post by tecpuldis on Jun 8, 2011 8:12:09 GMT
Yeah, this is all looking like it's shaping up rather well. Looks like he'll be a good team player, hopefully won't fall in the McDonald category though. Not to cast doom and gloom on everything, but I'm rather worried about the 'D' situation again if we do sign 2 more forwards. The last D man better be a great one! Notice another new font for the OS on this announcement too!
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