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Post by kievthegreat on May 6, 2016 18:34:57 GMT
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Post by Shorty on May 6, 2016 18:41:45 GMT
Good.
Keeping a good core of players is key.
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Post by wgray on May 6, 2016 18:43:15 GMT
Brilliant stuff to get him back, top player on form
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Post by Caesar on May 6, 2016 18:43:31 GMT
Cracking start to the weekend. I shall consume some ales in his honour tonight. Marvellous stuff
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Post by PantherB on May 6, 2016 18:50:10 GMT
Elated with this! Just a shame Bohmbach won't be joining him.
Suffered a bit with injury last season but with a lengthy offseason, hopefully he comes back more than ready to go and resumes where he left off before his injury in November. Scored a lot of goals at key times, GWG in the Playoffs Final. Very happy with his return, i have a feeling he'll be joined by a couple other import returnee's yet too, for once i'm quite glad to see familiar faces coming back.
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Post by shinobi on May 6, 2016 18:55:48 GMT
Good good!
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Post by iginla on May 6, 2016 18:58:43 GMT
Excellent news on Schultzy.
Kolnik next please !
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Post by dill1015 on May 6, 2016 19:03:47 GMT
Good signing! Pre injury he was one of if not the best forwards in the league. Get a good summers rest Schultz and show us what you can do with a full season.
Corey needs to get a playmaker next to him now.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2016 19:17:26 GMT
Hmmm... Am I the only one not overly elated at this?!
Good player, just not great imo.
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Post by Ghost on May 6, 2016 19:24:55 GMT
Hmmm... Am I the only one not overly elated at this?! Good player, just not great imo. Depends if it's pre injury Schultz or post. |
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Post by Bagheera on May 6, 2016 19:27:52 GMT
Hmmm... Am I the only one not overly elated at this?! Good player, just not great imo. I would say yes. You probably are. Very good player when fully fit. When a coach knows a guy and wants him back it's better than a risk on a guy who may turn out to be more talented but whos attitude may stink. He is a top end forward in this league, And more importantly builds the continuety from a team that obviously looked a lot closer as a group than we have seen in recent years. |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2016 19:40:18 GMT
We did finish 5th, didn't we?
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Post by dp on May 6, 2016 19:46:43 GMT
Hmmm, tricky one.
He did OK last season, but was way under a point a game. If we're losing Myers and possibly Clarke (IF) then we're going to need to seriously upgrade our imports to cover for this. And we needed to seriously upgrade our imports anyway because we finished MID TABLE. You can bet the other teams will all be improving as well, so it's going to take some serious change for a core made up of last season's roster to suddenly become league champions.
Mediocrity winning the day at Panthers again??
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Post by ted logan on May 6, 2016 19:47:57 GMT
Happy with this. Looked a cut above pre-injury. Get that form back for next season and he'll be up there with the very best in the league.
"Unfinished Business".
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Post by PantherG on May 6, 2016 20:02:36 GMT
Hmmm... Am I the only one not overly elated at this?! Good player, just not great imo. Exactly what I said when I read the news... Not overjoyed with this.... if we have the player that started the season great, but he was not on the same level when he returned. |
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Post by kezypanther on May 6, 2016 21:17:01 GMT
We did finish 5th, didn't we? See this is a tough one. Yes we finished 5th but were we a 5th place team I don't think so. if the team that finished the season had started it we would have been at least challenging much more. Who's fault is that? I can guarantee there will be plenty of different opinions. On to Shultz I think he is certainly a risk worth taking. Would have been amongst top goalscorers in the league had he not been injured. He knows the league and the team well. If he can finish this season without injury we will be a stronger team with him than without. |
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Post by jdizpt8 on May 6, 2016 21:18:45 GMT
Hmmm... Am I the only one not overly elated at this?! Good player, just not great imo. Start of the season he was fire, his injury was brutal and he did take his time to get back into the swing but end of the season he looked dangerous and was at his best in the playoffs. Great to have him back, he's got goals in him for sure! |
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Post by kievthegreat on May 6, 2016 21:32:08 GMT
Hmmm, tricky one. He did OK last season, but was way under a point a game. If we're losing Myers and possibly Clarke (IF) then we're going to need to seriously upgrade our imports to cover for this. And we needed to seriously upgrade our imports anyway because we finished MID TABLE. You can bet the other teams will all be improving as well, so it's going to take some serious change for a core made up of last season's roster to suddenly become league champions. Mediocrity winning the day at Panthers again?? 40 points in 47 isn't what I'd call "way under" a point per game. Schultz is a good signing, but we need a top notch sniper. That Doucet guy would have been good! |
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Post by Yotes on May 6, 2016 22:45:06 GMT
Am I the only one not overly elated at this?! No. I'm OK with him coming back, but if he hadn't I wouldn't have been losing any sleep over it. |
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Post by ryan2939 on May 7, 2016 1:29:42 GMT
I'm also one of them who thinks it's a 'meh' signing to be honest. Can't fault the form he produced at the start of the season, and was probably one of the reasons as to why we started so well. But post injury, coming back into a team who couldn't really buy a lot of form he didn't really cut it. Whether it was because he wasn't fully fit for a while or felt the pressure of trying to turn things around himself or a combination of both, I don't know?
I know it's early days but I look at our imports so far:-
Wiikman, Dimmen, Waugh, Mosey, Janssen, Schultz and MacMillan. (Unless I've missed someone.) Again, 'Meh' springs to mind. Chuck Kolnik in there and I'd be happier. I'm unsure whether it's because our Brits look light so far (Lee, Lachowicz and Farmer.) but I'm not all excited at the moment.
Like I said, early days yet so hopefully come September my outlook is different.
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Post by Yotes on May 7, 2016 1:41:34 GMT
Moran too, Ryan.
How many are we allowed again? 11+3 is it?
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Post by Pies on May 7, 2016 6:00:47 GMT
I like Schultz as a signing. I think his injury impacted more than we probably realise - it's not just the rust of being injured you have to recover one, I imagine he had to get mentally over the incident also.
If he scores at the same rate next season, over 60 games he becomes around a 25 goal scorer. Without an injury to contend with, he has the potential to be a 30 plus scorer
And yes yotes 11+3 this season
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Post by ashfieldpanther on May 7, 2016 8:15:08 GMT
I'm also one of them who thinks it's a 'meh' signing to be honest. Can't fault the form he produced at the start of the season, and was probably one of the reasons as to why we started so well. But post injury, coming back into a team who couldn't really buy a lot of form he didn't really cut it. Whether it was because he wasn't fully fit for a while or felt the pressure of trying to turn things around himself or a combination of both, I don't know? I know it's early days but I look at our imports so far:- Wiikman, Dimmen, Waugh, Mosey, Janssen, Schultz and MacMillan. (Unless I've missed someone.) Again, 'Meh' springs to mind. Chuck Kolnik in there and I'd be happier. I'm unsure whether it's because our Brits look light so far (Lee, Lachowicz and Farmer.) but I'm not all excited at the moment. Like I said, early days yet so hopefully come September my outlook is different. Is that Juraj's brother ... sorry, I'll get me coat. |
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Post by panthers4ever on May 7, 2016 8:48:23 GMT
Happy with Schultz
Has been said kolnik next please
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Post by PantherB on May 7, 2016 9:23:55 GMT
We won 2 of 3 Trophies and could've won the league should we have had about 4 better results over the season.. This team is not average or 'meh'. We suffered a bit last season but not enough to warrant drastic action from Corey, we lost Wiikman for a long time and that killed us, we never really got much momentum again besides the Finals. If we can find a way to keep players in shape, reduce the chance of injury and try and be a bit more consistent with results.. We would have and i'm sure we will again, finish in the top 3 at least.
Happy with the roster we have so far, there should be a couple more returnee's to add in the coming weeks. Lawrence should be a certainty whilst Kolnik is probably 50/50 with Schmidt.
There's only been 10 signings around the league which have featured 'new to the league' players, most coming from Dundee and Manchester. It's still early for sure but it's as if teams are wanting to keep the majority of their players from last season with a couple new additions. I'm more than happy for Panthers to be doing that too, they won the most silverware last season and should things have gone a bit better for us over Christmas time then we'd no doubt have a 3rd trophy from the season.
We need to cover all bases though, whether it's the signing of a 'decent' Import Back Up Goalie or signing an additional defenceman. To be honest, i'd prefer it if Schmidt took an Assistants Coach role but would be our Spare Import at the same time, he's solid and he's very inteligent, we'd be able to sign a younger defenceman as a result and should someone take a knock, we've got it covered. I'd like to think that if Betteridge stays, he could fufill that role should another forward take a knock but obviously that's assuming Corey will give him a better chance.
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