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Post by Yotes on Nov 15, 2015 20:43:09 GMT
Game Notes 1-0, 1-1, 0-2. Moran, Mosey and Kolnik for Nottingham. Boyd and Rutherford for Edinburgh. Panthers missing Schultz. MacMillan and Farmer return from injury. Kyle Hardy makes debut. Game SheetNottingham Panthers 3 at Edinburgh Capitals 2 - Status: Final Friday, November 20, 2015 - Murrayfield Ice Rink
Nottingham 0 1 2 - 3 Edinburgh 1 1 0 - 2
1st Period-1, Edinburgh, Boyd 1 (Flemington), 5:17. Penalties-Lee Not (interference-minor), 1:00; Flemington Edn (hooking-minor), 9:15; Waugh Not (holding opp. stick-minor), 11:43; Rutherford Edn (tripping-minor), 16:10; Hayes Edn (high sticking-minor), 18:16.
2nd Period-2, Edinburgh, Rutherford 10 (Gerling), 5:29. 3, Nottingham, Moran 7 (Waugh, Mosey), 16:23 (SH). Penalties-Chubak Edn (tripping-minor), 10:11; Fleming Edn (illegal equipment-minor), 11:28; Farmer Not (roughing-minor), 16:14.
3rd Period-4, Nottingham, Mosey 4 (Clarke, Lee), 12:06. 5, Nottingham, Kolnik 9 (Bohmbach, Ling), 14:03. Penalties-Ling Not (interference-minor), 0:49; Emmerson Edn (hooking-minor), 7:33; Myers Not (hooking-minor), 15:36; Schmidt Not (roughing-minor), 17:05; Dickin Edn (roughing-minor), 17:05; McCallum Edn (acc high stick-double minor), 17:34.
Shots on Goal-Nottingham 7-11-2-20. Edinburgh 9-8-0-17. Power Play Opportunities-Nottingham 0 / 7; Edinburgh 0 / 5. Goalies-Nottingham, Wiikman 14-6-1 (17 shots-15 saves). Edinburgh, Chubak 9-16-1 (20 shots-17 saves). A-0 Referees-Stefan Hogarth (24). Linesmen-Ally Flockhart (31), Alan Ward (18).
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Post by John Casey on Nov 15, 2015 23:29:55 GMT
After that brilliant win in Sheffield another win is essential as it would certainly make us team to beat and certainly make us the frontrunners for the League.
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Post by BigLad on Nov 16, 2015 10:32:56 GMT
I expect Caps to give us way more of a game than Coventry and Sheffield did this past weekend.
Two really tough games.
2 points is minimum needed IMO.
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Post by jdizpt8 on Nov 16, 2015 10:51:36 GMT
Not going to be easy, only advantage is that their ice pad is big like ours so we'll have the space to create and set up plays, they've got a 7 game home win run going and we've got a 5 game streak! Aim for 4 points I'd be happy with 3. Don't want to lose a game in regulation.
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Post by iginla on Nov 16, 2015 13:04:39 GMT
We need all 4 points from Edinburgh.
Because we ain't getting maximum points out of the two weekends that follow it !
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Post by kezypanther on Nov 16, 2015 17:52:43 GMT
Don't think I've ever been at a point since watching where Caps look as tough as they do to beat. Which is a great thing don't get me wrong.
Think it will be easier to play them at murryfield just because I think they sat back a lot at the NIC so should be more open.
Still gonna be tough and might tune in to the webcast if they do one.
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Post by iginla on Nov 16, 2015 19:13:03 GMT
Let's not go overboard on the Caps. Yes they are a very much better side than previous years and they have two or three very good players backed up by some other good ones too,but realistically we should not be losing points to them.
Our biggest worry is we are still three imports down,we shouldn't even be worried about this weekend IF we had been rolling the four lines.
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Post by panthers4ever on Nov 16, 2015 21:40:45 GMT
Need all 4 points
2 very tough games coming up
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2015 21:46:29 GMT
Let's not go overboard on the Caps. Yes they are a very much better side than previous years and they have two or three very good players backed up by some other good ones too,but realistically we should not be losing points to them. Our biggest worry is we are still three imports down,we shouldn't even be worried about this weekend IF we had been rolling the four lines. Severely underestimating the Caps imo. They're a quality side, particularly at home. If we share the points we've done well. I see you have got your short bench posts in early though, better to blame this than the quality of the opposition. Well played.
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Post by Ghost on Nov 16, 2015 22:49:43 GMT
Let's not go overboard on the Caps. Yes they are a very much better side than previous years and they have two or three very good players backed up by some other good ones too,but realistically we should not be losing points to them. Our biggest worry is we are still three imports down,we shouldn't even be worried about this weekend IF we had been rolling the four lines. Severely underestimating the Caps imo. They're a quality side, particularly at home. If we share the points we've done well. I see you have got your short bench posts in early though, better to blame this than the quality of the opposition. Well played. Dude, think you need a holiday...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2015 23:03:39 GMT
Severely underestimating the Caps imo. They're a quality side, particularly at home. If we share the points we've done well. I see you have got your short bench posts in early though, better to blame this than the quality of the opposition. Well played. Dude, think you need a holiday... Can do, can you pick a netminder to go with me?
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Post by Ghost on Nov 16, 2015 23:33:12 GMT
Dude, think you need a holiday... Can do, can you pick a netminder to go with me? Sure, how about Marc-Andre Flybe? Or maybe Ray Emery-grate? Tim Thomas-cook? Jeez... I need help here....
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Post by iginla on Nov 17, 2015 0:28:44 GMT
Come on Jordanooo. Seriously,apart from Ryan Hayes which Caps imports would you want to swop in place of this seasons Panthers ?
I can't think of any,except I would possibly take Craig Mcallum as our 13th import and none of their Brits are anywhere near our quality either.
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Post by cjmatt42 on Nov 17, 2015 13:02:14 GMT
Bit torn by this one, talk of Ling being out too is disappointing and leaves a different question to be answered about failing to firstly recruit a full roster of imports and secondly not to have made any provision for the injuries incurred by Waugh and now Schultz. That said if we can roll lines of or something similar to:
Wiikman / Green
Schmidt / Dimmen Swindlehurst / Waugh Lee / Oakford
Janssen / Bohmbach / Kolnik Farmer/ Moran / Clarke Mosey / Myers / Lacho Ollie
Then hopefully we should have enough. Slightly annoying though that we are placing the faith in these guys to do it again and again instead of recruiting to return the roster to somewhere near where we should be. Let's say we lost Bohmbach on Friday night going up there with this roster and you'd have to question our chances on the Saturday. Instead of giving a really good squad support we seem to sail closer and closer to the wind of having a weekend that could ruin the season.
Say we lost both games this weekend by a single goal and the league title by a point I for one will look back at it and think if only we'd have been as proactive as other sides as a couple of half decent imports may just have found a single goal over two nights.
Hopefully Miika, The D and the fit forwards can bail out the paymasters again...
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Post by EMB on Nov 17, 2015 13:45:13 GMT
The cynic in me says they won't announce Ling fit to skate until DOPS has reviewed the footage & given its verdict.
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Post by shmyrohdear on Nov 18, 2015 4:44:46 GMT
Bit torn by this one, talk of Ling being out too is disappointing and leaves a different question to be answered about failing to firstly recruit a full roster of imports and secondly not to have made any provision for the injuries incurred by Waugh and now Schultz. That said if we can roll lines of or something similar to: Wiikman / Green Schmidt / Dimmen Swindlehurst / Waugh Lee / Oakford Janssen / Bohmbach / Kolnik Farmer/ Moran / Clarke Mosey / Myers / Lacho Ollie Then hopefully we should have enough. Slightly annoying though that we are placing the faith in these guys to do it again and again instead of recruiting to return the roster to somewhere near where we should be. Let's say we lost Bohmbach on Friday night going up there with this roster and you'd have to question our chances on the Saturday. Instead of giving a really good squad support we seem to sail closer and closer to the wind of having a weekend that could ruin the season. Say we lost both games this weekend by a single goal and the league title by a point I for one will look back at it and think if only we'd have been as proactive as other sides as a couple of half decent imports may just have found a single goal over two nights. Hopefully Miika, The D and the fit forwards can bail out the paymasters again... i don't know why you're saying bail out like there isnt enough quality on that team to win regardless of who we're playing. We have enough to roll three lines at both ends with a spare foward as we have done for years and won cups in the process. We beat Sheffield with those numbers so there's no excuses for a loss. Mosey has three gwg in four games. Koko and Bombach have lit the league up this weekend, lacho has performed at a high standard recently and the defence has been brilliant. With Farmer back we look in good shape. I agree injury cover is needed to dominate without question but if we lose points with that squad then it's not the owners fault.
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Post by cjmatt42 on Nov 18, 2015 7:59:22 GMT
I'm not knocking the lack of quality of those playing, I'm not satisfied with the fact that the powers that be find it acceptable to be icing a continually diminishing side each week and expecting the same results. We have to accept that our current league position is inflated by playing such a high proportion of games at home and going into a very tough run of away games without any sort of replacement for Stephen Schultz's output is asking for trouble. I hope I'm wrong and I'll be going to plenty of these away games cheering on those representing our club but unfortunately for me there will be the niggling feeling that we aren't doing what we can and what others are to give themselves a chance to win each night.
Hopefully we are talking about two wins after this weekend and complementing those that have done our club proud rather than if we'd not been tight and got a replacement for Schultz's points we might have turned two overtime defeats into two regulation wins.
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Post by PantherB on Nov 18, 2015 12:18:11 GMT
Ling ruked out for definite this weekend. Joins MacMillan and Schultz as those who won't travel. MacMillan is also believed to be out for some time, the Panthers website claiming he is 'way off' full training.
Tough weekend, Caps have looked brilliant this season and as long as we come out pumped up and get a quick, pysical game going early on i can't see them stopping us really.
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Post by Yotes on Nov 18, 2015 13:15:53 GMT
Has Ling been ruled out? I thought he'd just had to miss training again?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2015 16:19:17 GMT
Come on Jordanooo. Seriously,apart from Ryan Hayes which Caps imports would you want to swop in place of this seasons Panthers ? I can't think of any,except I would possibly take Craig Mcallum as our 13th import and none of their Brits are anywhere near our quality either. It's not neccessarily about the players. It's about how they play as a team, particularly at home. They're unbeaten at home for a fair few games I believe & have taken down Sheff & Cardiff comfortably in that run. I'll say it again, if we split the points we've done well.
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Post by iginla on Nov 18, 2015 17:04:49 GMT
The day we say "we are happy to split the points with an Edinburgh team" says it all for me.
Never in this wide world would that attitude win you a league title !
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Post by nate24 on Nov 18, 2015 17:38:23 GMT
The day we say "we are happy to split the points with an Edinburgh team" says it all for me. Never in this wide world would that attitude win you a league title ! Nor witb one tinged with cynisism and arrogance.
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Post by iginla on Nov 18, 2015 17:47:45 GMT
I'm not being arrogant or cynical I'm just stating fact Nate. If you are happy splitting points with Edinburgh,then you have to do a lot of winning against better teams than them to win the league.
To win the league you need to be gaining a 0.75 - 0.80 points percentage so 0.50 against the Caps ain't going to cut it.
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Post by Thomas Elliott on Nov 19, 2015 9:14:07 GMT
But that's 0.50 against the Caps in 1 weekend away from home. If we win our home fixtures against them, we've already won one and have one more to play and I'd expect us to win that too, and split this weekend then that is 0.75.
I agree that we should be aiming for 4 points, that's not an unreasonable target, but coming away with 2 points this weekend would still be a good return at this stage of the season.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2015 9:22:50 GMT
The day we say "we are happy to split the points with an Edinburgh team" says it all for me. Never in this wide world would that attitude win you a league title ! Under the current situation with our squad splitting the points would be an achievement imo. I agree with your posts over the import level, it's pretty troubling.
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