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Post by Adam on Oct 26, 2004 10:40:56 GMT
Heres a piccy- Its paws!!
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Post by TomS on Oct 26, 2004 10:43:05 GMT
Shame he won't make tonight. His UK baptism more likely to be at London , followed by the big one on Sunday I think you'd be better off resting him for Sunday I see from the Players' Association stats that he averaged 6.31 minutes ice time per game played last season. Presumably you'll be looking for a bit more than that from him. I wonder how he'll cope with the increased workload?
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Post by girdeaux on Oct 26, 2004 10:46:49 GMT
I think you'd be better off resting him for Sunday I see from the Players' Association stats that he averaged 6.31 minutes ice time per game played last season. Presumably you'll be looking for a bit more than that from him. I wonder how he'll cope with the increased workload? I shouldn't imagine that it'll be a problem at all. We aren't in the old days of the Heineken league where imports were logging 30-40 minutes per game. Panthers have 3 solid lines, and yes we'll be expecting more than 6 minutes but given the type of player he is, he wouldn't be averaging that much in the NHL anyway
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Post by Markus on Oct 26, 2004 10:52:28 GMT
Absolutely superb news..... what more can you say except lets wait for the reaction from them up the road ;D
Just checking the web and if his first game for us is against London on Friday its gonna be a pretty big culture shock for him.
By my reconing the Lea Valley rink seats about 500, the Mellon Arena seats 17,800, count em, 17,800!!!!
On reflection though it probably wont be that bad, cos Lea Valley will be just about the size of the practise pad he has in the back yard of his palatial NHL home!!! ;D
This could be soooooo good for us!
Bring em on.
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Post by MP on Oct 26, 2004 10:55:31 GMT
I know Fraggle isn't a happy bunny at this minute in time ;D Well I did tell her to put Ricci #9 on her shirt....
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Post by MP on Oct 26, 2004 10:57:51 GMT
I shouldn't imagine that it'll be a problem at all. We aren't in the old days of the Heineken league where imports were logging 30-40 minutes per game. Try telling Ricci and Carlsson that in recent weeks! ;D
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Post by girdeaux on Oct 26, 2004 10:58:00 GMT
Well I did tell her to put Ricci #9 on her shirt.... She's having a sulk at the minute. To paraphrase her " I knew we'd go and sign a big ugly player" Spoken like the wordings of a true puck bunny ;D
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Post by girdeaux on Oct 26, 2004 10:59:47 GMT
Try telling Ricci and Carlsson that in recent weeks! ;D Obviously you're going to have players that will log more ice time than others, but in the Heineken days, your imports were your main players. British players are getting the ice time, well ours certainly do anyway
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Post by fightygirl on Oct 26, 2004 11:03:20 GMT
Shame he won't make tonight. His UK baptism more likely to be at London , followed by the big one on Sunday Can't wait to see him at the Steelers game - beeeeeeeauty!
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Post by thunder2 on Oct 26, 2004 11:05:59 GMT
Watch out for "Pidge the Puck Bunny". He will be around.
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Post by BeerMonster on Oct 26, 2004 11:06:14 GMT
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Post by Igor on Oct 26, 2004 11:08:25 GMT
" Panthers must have broken the wage cap" said one Steelers fan You're the only person so far on here, Steel Talk or even THF to mention the W-word... afraid you might have summat to hide? Why not just enjoy the fact that you've signed a big player (in both senses of the word) and enjoy the show while it lasts? I'm sure Mike Peron will be along to knock him on his butt on Sunday! The bigger they come...
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Post by girdeaux on Oct 26, 2004 11:12:29 GMT
You're the only person so far on here, Steel Talk or even THF to mention the W-word... afraid you might have summat to hide? Not at all Igor as I don't have any access, nor do I want to, to the financial details of Panthers' player contracts. It was called being pre-emptive ;D Now go away
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Post by Bretters on Oct 26, 2004 11:14:32 GMT
At 6'8 tall i think Peron will have to be picking at his knees with an axe to get him down.
Great move by the Panthers, cant wait to see what he can do.
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Post by Markus on Oct 26, 2004 11:18:26 GMT
Just another gob-smacking element to this story, looking at the Penguins web site and their season ticket prices. My Gold ticket is the virtual equivalent of their Igloo seats. Gold seat - £300 Igloo seat - $4,515!!!!! Thats just shy of £2,500 It truly is a different world.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2004 11:20:55 GMT
Why not just enjoy the fact that you've signed a big player (in both senses of the word) and enjoy the show while it lasts? I'm sure Mike Peron will be along to knock him on his butt on Sunday! The bigger they come... Pint of Murphy's Igor?? Cos your not bitter!! ;D ;D
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Post by Fraggle on Oct 26, 2004 11:25:30 GMT
She's having a sulk at the minute. To paraphrase her " I knew we'd go and sign a big ugly player" Spoken like the wordings of a true puck bunny ;D LOL - get lost Shin. We cut Roman over my dead body! - This newbie looks amazing though - Would love to see him at the side of Sacratini! ;D Don't think we meet Cardiff again for ages though, so he will have returned home by then, (allowing room for Ro's return! ) shame. My Pittsburgh following friend is gonna be well chufed with this signing - let's hope he's still here when we get back from overseas, any indication how long he is temporarily signed for?
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Post by Bretters on Oct 26, 2004 11:27:00 GMT
And heres me thinking over £300 was quite a bit, obviously not
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Igor
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Post by Igor on Oct 26, 2004 11:33:05 GMT
Pint of Murphy's Igor?? Cos your not bitter!! ;D ;D Actually, I'm not. It's not often we'll get to see players of this quality over here, and while I'd rather see them playing for the Steelers, that's not going to happen with the old coot at the reins in the HOS. So, I'll be keeping an eye on Big Bird as I did with Davison - but if he's come over here thinking Britain will be easy, then there are plenty of guys who will stand up and prove him wrong.
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Post by MP on Oct 26, 2004 11:37:46 GMT
LOL - get lost Shin. Would love to see him at the side of Sacratini! ;D An eagerly awaited encounter! ;D I doubt Vez will be detered when it comes to winding him up - he'd probably be quite safe - McKenna won't be able to reach down far enough to collar Vez.....
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Post by Heanor Lair on Oct 26, 2004 11:47:51 GMT
Nice to see GM and PA have signed someone up for the 3rd Line, to give Meyers, Wojiack, and Scott a bit of a breather ;D ;D
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Post by Keyring on Oct 26, 2004 12:00:26 GMT
wahooo ;D
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Post by hadds11 on Oct 26, 2004 12:09:53 GMT
i am a hugh penguins fan and can remember the first game that mckenna played on the same line as mario lemieux he scored 2 goals when this guy plants himself in front of the goal things happen and i cant see too many people fancying their chances against him if they drop the gloves. i for one would like to offer my warmest welcome to Steve and lets all show him what its like to play for the panthers ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Helen B on Oct 26, 2004 12:09:54 GMT
We'll see how this guy fits in on Sunday afternoon.
Remember he has to fit into the team, you don't sign individual players, you sign teams. If he don't fit into the team then he won't be much use.
If he's making his debut on Friday in London then that should be a good match because London have signed Scott Nichol and if he is playing (not sure if he is) then it could make the game extra-interesting.
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Post by hadds11 on Oct 26, 2004 12:13:26 GMT
nicol doesnt come in till 1st November i would be supprised if steve is in in time for friday but heres hoping he will
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