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Post by Yotes on Aug 25, 2016 13:58:19 GMT
Coach Corey Neilson is hunting for a new centre today after receiving news that Brad Moran will be hanging up the skates and taking a job outside of hockey. We wish will all the best. Waiting for right guy Louder the roar Good seats I believed this until it didn't mention a mountain of CVs from hockey players desperate to ply their trade at the NIC.
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Post by iginla on Aug 25, 2016 13:59:38 GMT
Coach Corey Neilson is hunting for a new centre today after receiving news that Brad Moran will be hanging up the skates and taking a job outside of hockey. We wish will all the best. Waiting for right guy Louder the roar Good seats And we only found out when Corey rang him to see how the flights were coming along......yeah right !
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Post by PantherB on Aug 25, 2016 14:31:22 GMT
So the forwards are to blame for only scoring 5 goals rather than the goalie who let in 6 goals in 20 mins?? Defences generally tend to tighten up around a back up goalie not collapse as you claim. Theyre to blame for not utilising the fact Marr was in net.. You know, the way Blaze utilised Green being in net? Blaze's D tightened up, ours didn't in the final 15 minutes. We tried the fancy stuff and their defence shut us down. Because we tried fancy stuff our defence were bought out of position somewhat and that's where Coventry killed us, on the rush and taking their chances. For 15 minutes, we did not, and it cost us.
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Post by marshalfish on Aug 25, 2016 14:34:06 GMT
Coach Corey Neilson is hunting for a new centre today after receiving news that Brad Moran will be hanging up the skates and taking a job outside of hockey. We wish will all the best. Waiting for right guy Louder the roar Good seats And we only found out when Corey rang him to see how the flights were coming along......yeah right ! There has been little or no mention of Moran's name for ages now. It's obvious that they knew. Although I do think that they were thrown a curve ball with Cam. It would be easier to bear if he took the other Moran with him.
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Post by dill1015 on Aug 25, 2016 14:39:08 GMT
Watching the blaze highlights and the clan game im concerned that our defense isnt right. When it was signed i said i didnt feel the balance was good. We dont have the big steady stay at home guys.
In both pre season games i feel we've had a lot of trouble because guys havnt been taking the body. And the opposition has been getting into the zone far too easy. I hope this is just pre season.
If it was up to me i'd be dropping at least 1 of our import dmen and replacing them with a Jason Becket type player. Possiably even 2. Or move Lindhargen up front. And bring a guy in.
This along with our lack of enforcer is my biggest worry so far. I hope Panthers prove me wrong.
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Post by iginla on Aug 25, 2016 15:03:02 GMT
Watching the blaze highlights and the clan game im concerned that our defense isnt right. When it was signed i said i didnt feel the balance was good. We dont have the big steady stay at home guys. In both pre season games i feel we've had a lot of trouble because guys havnt been taking the body. And the opposition has been getting into the zone far too easy. I hope this is just pre season. If it was up to me i'd be dropping at least 1 of our import dmen and replacing them with a Jason Becket type player. Possiably even 2. Or move Lindhargen up front. And bring a guy in. This along with our lack of enforcer is my biggest worry so far. I hope Panthers prove me wrong. I agree with you. They look good players,but it seems that the d commit to get forward rather too much,especially Sertich and its leaving big holes at the back. I haven't been overly impressed with what we've seen of Lindhagen so far and as for Stevie Lee in Coventry,mmmm shocker for some of the goals. At the moment it's early,but the rock solid defence we thought we might have isn't happening.
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Post by PantherB on Aug 25, 2016 20:38:26 GMT
Just thought i'd post a list of the key players to watch out for during the Napoleon Cup for anyone interested!
Kassel -
Carter Proft - 21 Year Old Canadian Native with German Heritage, Power Forward, spent 4 seasons in the WHL with Spokane (Played with Liam Stewart) where he was Alternate Captain in his final season. Joined Kassel in 2014 and where he's put up decent numbers. 46pts in 101 games so far. Adler Mannheim of the DEL signed him this offseason and he loaned him back to Kassel for the season.
Manuel Klinge - Kassel Veteran, spent most of his career with Kassel, seeing them collapse and then their rebirth. Joining Adler in the season Kassel didn't ice a team. Almost a PPG in the DEL2, over 200 DEL games. Former German International and current Kassel Captain.
Jack Downing - Solid stats in the ECHL, a few short stints in the AHL with Binghamton, Providence and Iowa. His first season in Europe. Stands at 6'3" on a very big Kassel team. Could pose a problem with our lack of size at the back.
Amiens -
Joel Champagne - Former Clansman, 72pts in 58 EIHL games. Well over a PPG with Amiens over the last couple of seasons, current team Captain.
Tim Crowder - Potentially a future EIHL'er, holds a British Passport whilst being a Canadian and is a 2005 5th Round Draft Pick for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Over a PPG in his 3 seasons in France. Big body with similar stats to Carter.
Joey West - Former Teammate of Jeff Brown, only a handful of professional games to his CV after being snapped up late last season by Brampton. Solid OHL stats with decent CIS stats.
Maxime Legault - 2009 7th Round Draft Pick for Buffalo. Lots of AHL and ECHL experience with a stint in the DEL2. Points totals have been up and down.
Armands Berzins - Vastly experienced 32 year old Latvian. 2002 5th Round Draft Pick for Minnesota. Experience in 15 different leagues, from KHL, Liiga, Kazahkstan, Italy, ECHL + Other European. Power Forward with not brilliant points production but has good size at 6'3".
Québec-Trois-Rivières -
Alexander Belanger - Goaltender, 2013 7th Round Draft Pick for Minnesota.
All others are QMJHL'ers previously, but no information available.
We're definitely looking likely to have a much more difficult time than what we had last time. Improvements all round. Lots of size on the Amiens and Kassel rosters which are mixed with veterans, good/high quality imports and youngsters. Québec-Trois-Rivières need to be taken very seriously, they're pretty much a QMJHL team, very young of course but very quick and in your face, some decent skill too.
Hope this has been informative to anyone interested!
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Post by shmyrohdear on Aug 25, 2016 22:16:43 GMT
What people seem to misunderstand with dmen joining the rush is that if caught in the trap it is the center or wingers role to hustle back and cover the gaps. To place the blame on Lee for a couple of goals being caught up ice isn't exactly right. On the 2 v 1 with Lee chasing not one forward was rushing back with him. Having grit and speed on offense works with us having two way dmen but only if Corey is preparing the rushes in practice properly and getting the forwards hustking back too. We blocked shots well in the first 40 in Coventry and closed them down well.
With 2 yet to arrive and 1 to sign i feel better about the team as a unit. Needs a few tweeks but we look stronger than i thought we would.
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Post by iginla on Aug 25, 2016 23:01:58 GMT
What people seem to misunderstand with dmen joining the rush is that if caught in the trap it is the center or wingers role to hustle back and cover the gaps. To place the blame on Lee for a couple of goals being caught up ice isn't exactly right. On the 2 v 1 with Lee chasing not one forward was rushing back with him. Having grit and speed on offense works with us having two way dmen but only if Corey is preparing the rushes in practice properly and getting the forwards hustking back too. We blocked shots well in the first 40 in Coventry and closed them down well. With 2 yet to arrive and 1 to sign i feel better about the team as a unit. Needs a few tweeks but we look stronger than i thought we would. True about centres and wingers Shmyro. But it shouldn't be Lee's job to be bombing up ice in the first place,he should be playing a solid stay home role. He isn't good enough to play the offensive role,that's down to Sertich or Spang to do that job. It's Corey's fault,he will insist on keep trying to cast players in roles he shouldn't. We have seen what's happened before when he tries to overplay Lee.......it just doesn't work.
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Post by shmyrohdear on Aug 25, 2016 23:36:23 GMT
What people seem to misunderstand with dmen joining the rush is that if caught in the trap it is the center or wingers role to hustle back and cover the gaps. To place the blame on Lee for a couple of goals being caught up ice isn't exactly right. On the 2 v 1 with Lee chasing not one forward was rushing back with him. Having grit and speed on offense works with us having two way dmen but only if Corey is preparing the rushes in practice properly and getting the forwards hustking back too. We blocked shots well in the first 40 in Coventry and closed them down well. With 2 yet to arrive and 1 to sign i feel better about the team as a unit. Needs a few tweeks but we look stronger than i thought we would. True about centres and wingers Shmyro. But it shouldn't be Lee's job to be bombing up ice in the first place,he should be playing a solid stay home role. He isn't good enough to play the offensive role,that's down to Sertich or Spang to do that job. It's Corey's fault,he will insist on keep trying to cast players in roles he shouldn't. We have seen what's happened before when he tries to overplay Lee.......it just doesn't work. Without a doubt you're correct, Lee was superb as a stay at home style dman, he was center to a lot of clutch defensive plays over the various cup victories. The 2v1 diving play aginst the Steelers in the playoff semi a few years back springs to mind. Not to mention him picking up McMorrow and slamming him in his first year here too show that physically he is suited to that style. I agree with him being on the PP just not as the Quarter back, his shot is heavy and is one of the better on the team, he needs to release it more often. Corey has the two way talent to allow guys like Oakford, Lee and Waugh to be defensively responsible and we have the grit and speed on the wings to back that up. The issue is Corey wanting to still play offensively minded hockey with a team he's built for good coverage and defense. He needs to wake up and realise that we have potential to shut any team in this league down and have the speed to back it up too. The system needs tweeking, if he does that we stand to surprise a few people. But i won't hold my breath.
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Post by mattscold on Aug 26, 2016 8:12:50 GMT
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Post by Rob Scott on Aug 26, 2016 8:41:51 GMT
I think I spotted a tweet from the media guy replying to a fan saying that he is coming in next week.
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Post by mattscold on Aug 26, 2016 9:12:58 GMT
I hope he does, not enough time to look for a replacement top line centre.
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Post by Yotes on Aug 26, 2016 11:30:49 GMT
I think I spotted a tweet from the media guy replying to a fan saying that he is coming in next week. I saw something like that, but pretty sure it was last Saturday after the Braehead game.
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Post by Rob Scott on Aug 26, 2016 11:32:20 GMT
I think I spotted a tweet from the media guy replying to a fan saying that he is coming in next week. I saw something like that, but pretty sure it was last Saturday after the Braehead game. Been told he arrives in England on Sunday.
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Post by Yotes on Aug 26, 2016 11:37:06 GMT
Better late than never I suppose.
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Post by Rob Scott on Aug 26, 2016 11:40:52 GMT
Better late than never I suppose. Yep, fingers crossed we can get Nikiforuk in for the 1st league game on September the 9th so we'd just be missing the Cam replacement.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2016 11:42:19 GMT
Is it me or is this season a slightly larger mess than the past few?
We're kind of used to these late signings, non full roster & players coming over too late rubbish but it's been worse this season, hasn't it?!
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Post by Rob Scott on Aug 26, 2016 11:46:28 GMT
Is it me or is this season a slightly larger mess than the past few? We're kind of used to these late signings, non full roster & players coming over too late rubbish but it's been worse this season, hasn't it?! I personally feel like it is which is why I started the thread "what can we the fans do". As Yotes pointed out it's probably just that it's death by a thousand cuts.
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Post by fishman on Aug 26, 2016 14:11:09 GMT
Anybody doing updates from France?
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Post by iginla on Aug 26, 2016 14:19:45 GMT
Still three imports short.........Could it be five pre season games and five losses ?
Not sure i would back against it !
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Post by Yotes on Aug 26, 2016 16:06:41 GMT
Apparently our game is taking place on the small rink, whatever that means.
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Post by Caesar on Aug 26, 2016 16:08:55 GMT
I saw something like that, but pretty sure it was last Saturday after the Braehead game. Been told he arrives in England on Sunday. Look at that eh? You set up a supporters trust and already you're in the know!!! Lol
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Post by Yotes on Aug 26, 2016 16:13:56 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2016 16:32:20 GMT
Google will translate the page for you, often badly. It makes for great reading.
Such as:
"Numerically, the fans from England are clearly superior way. Around 100 Britons - part in Robin Hood lining - lining the stadium"
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