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Post by ted logan on Nov 20, 2015 10:52:42 GMT
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Post by cooperphil156 on Nov 20, 2015 11:01:54 GMT
Stepping into big shoes he has done a great job.
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Post by Pies on Nov 20, 2015 11:43:38 GMT
He has the potential to be one of the best goalies to have wore panthers colours IMO. His passion for winning is infectious
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Post by iginla on Nov 20, 2015 18:20:58 GMT
Very well deserved by Miikka.
He's the best goalie i have seen in a Panthers shirt,including Kowalski.
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Post by Yotes on Nov 20, 2015 18:39:25 GMT
Bit early for that. Good start though and deserving of the award. If he's still performing at the same level at the end of the season (and the defence in front of him), we should be well in the mix on all fronts.
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Post by Rob Scott on Nov 21, 2015 0:44:23 GMT
How many trophies did Kowalski win? Lots...
Very early days IMHO. Loving MW's work so far though.
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Post by iginla on Nov 21, 2015 10:49:45 GMT
My post is my opinion on what i see and where players are concerned,I like to think I can spot a good one pretty quickly and I'm not wrong very often.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Nov 21, 2015 11:53:26 GMT
I think it was Wiikman that spotted the problem with the Caps player coming out of the box early last night? Love the way he wants to win so bad as much as anything else he does in the nets.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2015 12:59:19 GMT
Two different keepers these guys. Kwall was far more offensive minded & I'd say he had a better glove hand for sure. Wiikman seems more solid at pad level with excellent positioning. Concentration wise they appear pretty similar. Maybe Wiikman coughs up more rebounds, especially up high, but his recovery movement is very fast.
I'm not sure I would judge Wiikman ahead of Kwall based on 3 Months viewing. Kwall in the clutch games was always fantastic, Wiikman is yet to be viewed under those circumstances.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Nov 21, 2015 13:59:10 GMT
I think Wiikman is facing far higher quality against him than Kwal did at the beginning and Kwal had quite a dodgy start. I think Wiikman will be ok and grow into the job as he had a far better defence in front of him right from his first game
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Post by Bagheera on Nov 21, 2015 14:03:09 GMT
For what it's worth I get where Iginla is coming from. His performances so far have been as good, if not better than anybody else we have seen. No he isn't a Panthers legend and hasn't comtributed as much to the club yet. But his skill level shown so far matches that of anybody else. Only time will tell if he is consistant.
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Post by jdizpt8 on Nov 21, 2015 16:34:40 GMT
If he commits to the club for the next 3, 4 or 5 seasons and his form stays consistent he'll be in with Kwall as our best NM in the elite league era, so far so good for the guy and love his passion and his winning mentality.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2015 9:17:01 GMT
I'm not sure I would judge Wiikman ahead of Kwall based on 3 Months viewing. Kwall in the clutch games was always fantastic, Wiikman is yet to be viewed under those circumstances. To be fair to Miika, that Sheffield game where we were poor for 35 minutes then ended up winning, he stood on his head for that whole game, he kept us in it, giving us a chance to win. The reason we won that game was he could handle the Sheffield pressure and Plante couldn't handle ours. I think one thing we all agree on is that he has been the perfect netminder to replace Kowalski.
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Post by BigLad on Nov 22, 2015 9:33:45 GMT
Anyone else notice GM calling him Mika Hakkinen on this week's show? lol
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