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Post by cooperphil156 on Sept 5, 2015 21:31:56 GMT
We did have more shots on goal and probably should have won before overtime. I cannot help thinking that if we had Doucet this would have happened. Le Fevre has done a good job at Dundee and the net minder had a great game. Wilkman played well, but wouldn't be happy with the first goal. 2nd period wasn't that good for us. I like Shultz on the puck and Bohmbach looked a threat - Moran perhaps needs time to settle in. Waugh and Dimmen look good and Shmidt tonight I was happy with - also the 3 Brit Dmen. I think we will get better, particularly when the newly arrived imports settle and we get the final 2 imports sorted.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Sept 5, 2015 21:35:47 GMT
We looked like Stanley Cup winners compared to last year and that's with 3 very key players only arriving in the last few days too. Well done Panthers and great to start with a win.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2015 21:43:24 GMT
That stupid 'easy conference' how dare they! Weird comment... Weird poster.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2015 21:48:25 GMT
Great to be back watching Hockey again.
Thought Bombach & Kolnik looked the pick of the forward imports. Dinmen & Waugh were joining in the rush for fun, drove NYRPanther crazy....
Really liking Wiikman, blokes a nut case. Love it.
I'll happily take the final year of Schmidt's uni course for him if it means he buggers off. He will cost us at some point.
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Post by dundeestar on Sept 5, 2015 21:51:24 GMT
Have to agree panthers 2 pts to our 1 seemed about right.
NM was superb but I thought he flogged your equaliser so you win some you lose some.
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Post by John Casey on Sept 5, 2015 21:52:38 GMT
Hopefully Dundee can take points off the Clan, thought their Goalie had an outstanding game (Which reminded me of that Fife game with Zemlak)Never seen one player (Switzer)fall over by himself so many times, Wiikman saved the game with that save from the breakaway and the Dundee player is going to make himself really popular if he decides to keep fighting the opposition by himself. At least we got the two points.
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Post by Yotes on Sept 5, 2015 22:09:56 GMT
Thought Dundee played very well, hit the post and good stop by Wiikman on the giveaway. Could've gone the other way on another night.
We'll get better when the new arrivals have practiced together, lots of shots but seen those sorts of numbers before, hopefully start crafting better chances. Take the 2 points though. Good penalty shot from Bohmbach too.
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Post by ted logan on Sept 5, 2015 22:19:23 GMT
I enjoyed that.
We did look undercooked but a win is a win. Was particularly impressed with Bohmbach and Schultz. Moran looked a bit rusty but did show good vision at times from behind the net. He and Kolnik will only get better. Of the D I liked Dimmen in particular although Waugh also looked decent and is a big unit too.
Plenty of reasons to be optimistic.
Dundee were no mugs and their NM was inspired to say the least. Quality performance. They should do ok this season.
A final word for the stripeys who I thought were unfussy and went by largely unnoticed which is no bad thing.
At last! Hockey is back!
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Post by jd on Sept 5, 2015 22:26:31 GMT
Great to be back watching Hockey again. Thought Bombach & Kolnik looked the pick of the forward imports. Dinmen & Waugh were joining in the rush for fun, drove NYRPanther crazy.... Really liking Wiikman, blokes a nut case. Love it. I'll happily take the final year of Schmidt's uni course for him if it means he buggers off. He will cost us at some point. Agree about Schmidt, he was awful, too slow and his passing was crap. Lacho should have gone to Europe, he looked so uninterested tonight. Like Bombach and Schultz, nice to have Clarke and Myers back as well. Add another quality d man and Cam to the team and its looking good
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Post by oldman on Sept 5, 2015 22:47:42 GMT
we looked like a ferrari that was just misfiring if some of our passes had come off and the shooting was slightly better we would have scored a few, also like the way we pressed the game into their half , the D looked good with an import short , i like the look of Wilkman different but perhaps as effective as KWall, Schultz, Moran and all the imports did well enough, this new centre forget his name did well on the draws. i enjoyed that game it also seemed that the play was much faster than last season
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2015 23:33:55 GMT
Firstly I don t think we re giving Dundee enough credit, they were superb, very well drilled to say they were playing 2 line hockey and after a game last night, Dickenson must have logged 35 mins easy.
Pretty happy how we played given the circumstances, give Bohmbach and Schultz another week and they will be a huge threat, Moran was quiet but you could see he has good vision to pick a pass. Thought macmillan was excellent in the circle, not man are more sucessful than myers but I believe he was. I thought Dimmen was first class, no weakness there, superb. Waugh plays the body well. lets hope we get Janssen in as well as a tough d man for next saturday. Im glad we have a rest day tomorrow. Oh btw Wiikman was great , good positioning and really stood up on that breakaway.
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Post by pip1982 on Sept 6, 2015 7:17:29 GMT
A good game. Shame the turnout of fans didn't quite match up but I guess it's still holiday season. Wiikman looked confident and made some decent saves.
Was nice to see some rough and tumble added to some nice build up play, however, with more sharpness I think we would have more break away chances in the future.
The shot count was well in our favour, if we keep the numbers that way we will do alright.
As a bonus I don't think the Clan will walkover the stars so some points to be dropped by them to make it tighter. FIFE also getting a good win should mean the "weaker" conference shouldn't be as weak.
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Post by Shaggy on Sept 6, 2015 7:41:19 GMT
That Dundee team are certainly no mugs... obviously those early defeats of Belfast were no fluke, and they could well dish out some serious defeats to teams that last season walked all over them. A strong netminder, a well-drilled set of outskaters, some good size and strength... as pip1982 says, the confident predictions that Braehead are going to walk it all might be looking a little less solid today.
As for the Panthers... not a perfect game, but overall I'm happy - for several reasons:-
- we have a team that wants to hit and hit, that's very good to see. I'm just gutted that I actually missed seeing the hit from Waugh (I think) on Switzer that had him staggering back to the bench - bell well & truly rung!
- last season it seemed that we had a team full of secondary scorers, but not much in the way of primary threats. This season looks (once they've got themselves completely settled) like it could well be very different. With a week of no games, just lots of practice, hopefully the speartip should be a bit sharper next weekend for Cardiff & Belfast - because we're going to need it to be!
- early days yet, but I'm liking the look of Wiikman - seems to be good & solid. Certainly looked unflappable when facing the penalty shots (and breakaways in regulation).
- of the new guys, definitely liking the look of Schultz, Dimmen (him especially! Rock solid), Waugh and Bombach. To be honest, the only one that seems to have underperformed so far is Kolnik... but maybe I've just missed it at the time? We'll see...
Not as comfortable as a regulation win, but what the hell - 2 points in the bag.
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Post by Higgy on Sept 6, 2015 7:51:51 GMT
A good game. Shame the turnout of fans didn't quite match up but I guess it's still holiday season. I would say just over 5000 for a Dundee game was very good!
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Post by pip1982 on Sept 6, 2015 8:12:43 GMT
A good game. Shame the turnout of fans didn't quite match up but I guess it's still holiday season. I would say just over 5000 for a Dundee game was very good! Yeah just felt it was a little quiet compared to the thirty stars fans. Plus it was first game of the season plus many people said they weren't coming until the squad was full.
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Post by Higgy on Sept 6, 2015 8:23:03 GMT
I would say just over 5000 for a Dundee game was very good! Yeah just felt it was a little quiet compared to the thirty stars fans. Plus it was first game of the season plus many people said they weren't coming until the squad was full. True,although its not unusual for 30 away fans to make more noise than the Panthers fans...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2015 8:37:58 GMT
The attendance was excellent for Dundee imo, their fans were brilliant all game. Decent team as well, they'll do real well again this season. Hopefully challenge Braehead.
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Post by patch9495 on Sept 6, 2015 9:51:12 GMT
To be honest, the only one that seems to have underperformed so far is Kolnik... First game of the season ive been to so cant comment on previous performances, however I feel kolnik played his role to perfection. A second line playmaker, very nearly ending the game 1+1 bar a superb save from theyre netty, all you can really ask from this role tbh, this combined with some pretty effective backchecking. Playing style reminds me of ling in a way, drifiting in and out of high scoring areas, but minus the agitation of ling. All just imo of course
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Post by texpef on Sept 6, 2015 10:12:16 GMT
A typical first game of the season with little in way of pre season it looked to me... The quality was there to see from most of the team, especially in the third where panthers seemed to be camped in the away zone but little in way of finishing which should come with time and training. This was a potential banana skin avoided and although stars got a point with the gutsy performance they put on I felt on balance they just about deserved it and I don't mind giving them a point as it should go to making the other league tighter. The game was a lot closer than it should have been and IF we had the FULL compliment of imports playing i.e. THREE not two as the club seem to be trying to convince us of then I think it would have been an easy panthers win..
All good stuff but I think we will see then need for the extra imports moreso next week...
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Post by Lyn on Sept 6, 2015 10:22:33 GMT
I thought it was a good game against a good side, Bombach for me was the stand out although I can't say anyone disappointed me. Funny how we all see a different game, I thought Schmidt had a solid game, quietly gets on with it and I don't think he made any more sloppy early season mistakes than anyone else. As a few have said already the tempo and passion already feels like a huge upgrade on last season. Glad hockey is back!
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Post by panthers4ever on Sept 6, 2015 10:57:25 GMT
Not a bad game some sloppy play also some great play a bit more time together and couple more bodies this team could do well
2 points is 2 points good start panthers lets build on this results
Also would like to say well done to Dundee look a good team
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Post by wgray on Sept 6, 2015 11:04:37 GMT
Extremely happy with the team, I think once everyone is at full fitness and Bohmbach Moran and Schultz are on the top line they will be a joy to watch, couldn't pick any real faults with any of the players, exciting times ahead
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Post by iginla on Sept 6, 2015 11:05:59 GMT
I like this team,you can tell already it's "a team",one that wants to win and one that as a fan you want to support all you can. This team reminds me of the grand slam squad,you can't see any apparent weakness and it appears to have all bases covered.
Gritty win last night,it could easily have gone wrong that game.
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Post by Shaggy on Sept 6, 2015 11:22:34 GMT
To be honest, the only one that seems to have underperformed so far is Kolnik... First game of the season ive been to so cant comment on previous performances, however I feel kolnik played his role to perfection. A second line playmaker, very nearly ending the game 1+1 bar a superb save from theyre netty, all you can really ask from this role tbh, this combined with some pretty effective backchecking. Playing style reminds me of ling in a way, drifiting in and out of high scoring areas, but minus the agitation of ling. All just imo of course Fair comment... as I said, perhaps I've just missed seeing it. We'll see how it goes. Funny how we all see a different game, I thought Schmidt had a solid game, quietly gets on with it and I don't think he made any more sloppy early season mistakes than anyone else. Agreed there. Schmidt didn't look out of place at all.
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Post by Mark on Sept 6, 2015 12:32:40 GMT
Thought the D and Wilkman looked solid. Plenty of grit and play making from the forwards but the finishing was a little wayward, a minor point as this is likely to improve with a few games under the belt and settled lines. Didn't! think anyone looked out of place and the criticism of Schmidt is a bit harsh. Dundee were excellent, their forechecking worked really hard and caused the Panthers some problems. They seemed to tire in the third, when the Panthers were camped in their zone, a game the previous night and running two lines a major contributory factor I would have thought. Overall and excellent start to the season and a penalty shootout win, that would have been one point only with the previous squad.
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