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Post by Rob Scott on Sept 24, 2016 20:36:15 GMT
We win! Good night. Fantastic Goaltending and decent team D.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2016 21:16:00 GMT
Good game that.... Time for a new, regular feature where your friend, Jord, lists his six points of the day.
Jords Six Points - Vs Steelers - 24/09/16
1. Better performance that last week. Mikka is class. 2. Loving Nikiforuk, a sniper at centre is always a good idea. Four goals in two games against Steelers, surely that's eared him his name on the back of his jersey?! 3. Lacho is a half decent centre, certainly better than on the wing. 4. Spang on the Powerplay is joyus. 5. Moose was a shadow of the keeper I remembered, low on confidence perhaps? 6. Steelers looked like a European team. Skillful but possibly lacking intensity. Their games with 'North American' Cardiff will be fascinating contrasts. 7. They'll be nine points, this is possibly a floored feature already. 8. Loved the new intro, the whole phone lights, air raid siren & Thunderstruck. Wonderful. 9. McGrattan, as mentioned, is far more of a contributing player than Cam's 'energy'. Looked very rusty at times out there, expected though. He's not gonna clatter many players mind you.
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Post by Higgy on Sept 24, 2016 21:31:22 GMT
I enjoyed that! Sheffield seem very slick going forward,the passing and movement on the pp was really fast,you can tell they were in the CHL.
We looked gritty and hard to break down but mixed with some flashes of skill,our penalty killing was immense tonight,they goal they scored was top shelf...cant do much about that!
Mcgratten was obviously a bit jet lagged and not up to match speed but he made some fantastic no look passes and made all the space for the 3rd goal (I'm sure it was Dimmen who scored it?)
Loved the new intro tonight!
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Post by dill1015 on Sept 24, 2016 21:34:28 GMT
Good result that. I thought at the end of the first that we were going to struggle. Steelers looked all over us again in our zone and we could move the puck well. However we turned the game on its head after that. Steelers were lucky to be within a goal at the end of the second.
I take back anydoubt i had about spang last week the guy is class.
Nikoforuk and Schultz need to be kept together. Those two could cause havoc if they yet some chemistry.
Wiikman once again so solid.
I wasnt expecting huge stuff from Mcgrattan tonight considering hes jet lagged and new to the team. But i can see signs of what hes capable of. Picked a couple of good passed tonight. So encoraging.
Sheffield look very beatable this year, thier defence is a joke at times. And Moose must be made of rubber ge gives up so many rebounds. But they are dangerous going forward.
Couple of negatives. Im worried our most physical dman is a small Swedish guy (he is class though).
Im not sure our lines look right and i dont want corey spending 3 months tryinb to get it right.
We gave away a few daft penalites tonight. Gotta keep them to a minimum against teams like steelers.
Overall though i feel far more confident than i did last week.
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Post by panthers_nyr on Sept 24, 2016 21:40:30 GMT
Not a bad game that, certainly better than last week. McGrattan looks like he has potential and no surprise was quiet tonight due to jet lag/no knowledge of teammates etc. Also already doing his job well as Fitzgerald and Desbiens were extremely quiet. As mentioned earlier Schultz and Nikiforuk could be a massive threat if kept together as they looked awesome. Miika once again top notch and the D showed up well bar the odd lapse but that's nothing major.
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Post by Ghost on Sept 24, 2016 21:40:31 GMT
Good result that. I thought at the end of the first that we were going to struggle. Steelers looked all over us again in our zone and we could move the puck well. However we turned the game on its head after that. Steelers were lucky to be within a goal at the end of the second. I take back anydoubt i had about spang last week the guy is class. Nikoforuk and Schultz need to be kept together. Those two could cause havoc if they yet some chemistry. Wiikman once again so solid. I wasnt expecting huge stuff from Mcgrattan tonight considering hes jet lagged and new to the team. But i can see signs of what hes capable of. Picked a couple of good passed tonight. So encoraging. Sheffield look very beatable this year, thier defence is a joke at times. And Moose must be made of rubber ge gives up so many rebounds. But they are dangerous going forward. Couple of negatives. Im worried our most physical dman is a small Swedish guy (he is class though). Im not sure our lines look right and i dont want corey spending 3 months tryinb to get it right. We gave away a few daft penalites tonight. Gotta keep them to a minimum against teams like steelers. Overall though i feel far more confident than i did last week. Sheffield fans went on about Moose last time like he was Henrik Lunqvist. He couldn't catch then and he can't now. Average goalie.
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Post by John Casey on Sept 24, 2016 21:47:12 GMT
Very good result, 4 very well taken goals as well as an ability to defend a 1 goal lead. Very impressed with Lindhagan, Nikiforuk and Lawrence as well as Wiikman off course.
It was nice to see Panthers taking shots even though I wish that on breakaways they would shoot instead of trying to pass.
How many times have The Panthers been penalised for having too many men on the Ice this season, it seems to happen frequently?
The Officials need to learn how to get out of the way.
I feel that the League will be won by teams who are able to get points away from home.
It will be nice however to dominate a side, however that may happen when one of the mid level teams come to Nottingham.
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Post by Yotes on Sept 24, 2016 22:00:45 GMT
I thought Sheffield were the better team tbh, at least with the exception of the netminders. Their passing, movement, speed and puck control was beyond us. Why they keep signing jaff netties though, not that it seems to make much difference at the end.
Still, 2 points, think qualification from the CC is OK now.
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Post by Pies on Sept 24, 2016 22:06:51 GMT
We had 2 lines that really clicked tonight and 2 that didn't do a great deal. I thought Mcgrattens lack of game practice was plain to see but these are just little complaints.
Miika is an outstanding netminder and 3 GA wasn't a true reflection of how well he played. Mustukovs looks a shadow of his former self.
Farmer was outstanding tonight and my personal MOM. I thought Lacho looked better than he has done for a while and Lawrence looks fantastic. He looks like he is going to thrive this year. Nikiforuk looks like he is in his groove (Iginlas words clearly amped him up!) so it's early days but plenty to be positive about
And Song on the PP was a thing of beauty. He dictated that so well.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2016 22:09:03 GMT
I thought Sheffield were the better team tbh, at least with the exception of the netminders. Their passing, movement, speed and puck control was beyond us. Why they keep signing jaff netties though, not that it seems to make much difference at the end. Still, 2 points, think qualification from the CC is OK now. Not sure what game you watched. Their offence was a result of our turnovers ... losing by 1 goal flattered them I thought a bit
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Post by Ghost on Sept 24, 2016 22:16:52 GMT
I thought Sheffield were the better team tbh, at least with the exception of the netminders. Their passing, movement, speed and puck control was beyond us. Why they keep signing jaff netties though, not that it seems to make much difference at the end. Still, 2 points, think qualification from the CC is OK now. Not sure what game you watched. Their offence was a result of our turnovers ... losing by 1 goal flattered them I thought a bit Yup. Sheffield lucky to be in it after the second.
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Post by Shaggy on Sept 24, 2016 22:25:22 GMT
I had to laugh after the game... coming out, I heard one bloke moaning quite grumpily that this is the second home game where the opposition has had more shots on goal than us. Yes, very true - however, we've had more shots IN goal than the opposition both times... and I know which of the two stats I'd prefer!
It's still early days, but this team shows the potential of possibly being something quite formidable. Overall, the defensive unit has been excellent so far at home (I've not seen them away as yet) and there's starting to be some creativity up front. Schultz is most certainly a welcome returnee... he made his mark tonight, no question. Putting him on the same line as Nikiforuk is starting to look like one of Corey's better ideas. Thought Lawrence, Clarke and Lindhagen especially looked dangerous.
Thought Sheffield looked very schizophrenic tonight... one minute they were slick, skilful and very, very dangerous... the next minute it was Keystone Kops On Ice! Very strange... defensively vulnerable, and I don't care what the Sheffield fans say... I didn't rate Muskrat as a netminder the first time around, and tonight didn't change that opinion one bit.
Hope we've got enough left in the tank for tomorrow night... don't want to drop league points to Coventry.
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Post by wgray on Sept 24, 2016 22:45:06 GMT
Good game Panthers, top win, great atmosphere, every player had a great game, very happy! Schultz and Nikiforuk are going to be a dangerous combo, McGrattan once up to scratch will compliment them I think, he showed signs that he is going to create some chances I think, pleased with him.
Defensively we were top notch, Sheffield have 4 lines that can score and as a group we limited them, their Defence will let them down and it could prove costly for them I feel.
I think we've got our lines set from tonight as every player complimented the other, a lot to be positive about
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Sept 24, 2016 23:15:32 GMT
Good atmosphere, great build up and good win overall.
We seem to currently have a rejuvenated Farmer, an improving Lacho (he did gift away the pen that lead to their first goal), back at his best Schultz & mightily impressive Wiikman. Long may it continue.
McGrattan obviously had a calming effect on Desbien & Fitzgerald (who took a late check from Farmer and still kept his mouth shut)! Obvious he was jet-lagged though. Him, Nikiforuk and Schultz looks a master-stroke (until Corey effin' splits them up)!
As far as negatives, Carter isn't looking too dangerous as I thought he might be (linked well with Lawrence in the final 5 mins though), Moran is just a bit of a passenger & MacMillan started to look better but doesn't add much past the PK unit.
Special mention - Dan Spang. Nothing too flashy but what an amazing talent to have! Silky smooth skating, laser beam passes and rock solid in our zone.
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Post by EMB on Sept 25, 2016 1:09:43 GMT
Hope the pressure of having the C doesn't affect Moran because a lot of us think Clarkie is playing better without it.
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Post by Shorty on Sept 25, 2016 6:09:20 GMT
I enjoyed that, and thought we deserved the win.
The bad bit was the bunch of kids swearing and giving abuse to Sheffield fans on the way down towards Savai after the game. A small group of about 8 of them, who I hope never come to the game again. I'm sorry if you had to witness it.
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Post by wasteoftime on Sept 25, 2016 7:12:42 GMT
Where's Carter?
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Post by dexter on Sept 25, 2016 8:46:18 GMT
Good team effort i thought, not sure we ever really looked like giving it up even though Steelers were fast and great on the offence. I thought Lawrence was a bit of an unsung hero but can't argue with Niki for MOM although Wikman ran him a very close second. McGrattan had a quiet game but that was to be expected being new in and probably jet lagged but he looks the biz. Don't think I've ever seen Fitzgerald so quiet in a game, he was walking on eggshells all night!
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Post by thebestpanthers on Sept 25, 2016 8:46:38 GMT
Maybe it was because I was not sitting in my usual seat, but the game felt a little strange to me - Sheffield as usual have a good team and think there will be some cracking games between us this season - I was high up in block 18 as opposed to block 16 and had the annoyance of people walking up and down stairs blocking the view, also not sure about the flower giveaways during the game?? - back to the game, did not expect a lot from McGrattan as he had only just arrived but looked good, rest of the team played pretty well except for a couple of lapses and were obviously buoyed up by having McGrattan there - Steelers always looked dangerous when attacking and we need to clear our lines quicker - other than that a good win and looking forward to the next game
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2016 9:11:56 GMT
Hope the pressure of having the C doesn't affect Moran because a lot of us think Clarkie is playing better without it. Moran is a slow burner. He did little early on last season but come the end of season crunch he was dominating. Typical 'over the pond' outlook where the play off's mean far more.
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Post by iginla on Sept 25, 2016 10:04:35 GMT
Good solid win that,helped by a decidedly dodgy Steelers defence though,I reckon some D is going to get cut up the road before too long.
A pat on the back to the Panthers fans,that was a good atmosphere and the PK great escapes were excellent,the entrance vid and music was pretty good too. Nice to see NIkiforuk producing,he might even prove me wrong yet,but I'm still waiting for Carter to turn up though.
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Post by DMS on Sept 25, 2016 11:04:58 GMT
A solid win, a much better performance going forward with some good chances created. Steelers proved if you are Ill disciplined or make mistakes they will punish you but defensively they have issues, especially with Muskutovs in net, he is still poor and his D do not seem organised enough to clear up his mess at times, hopefully we continue to exploit this in future games against steelers.
McGrattan did about all he could in the circumstances however I really thought he'd have a tilt to set the tone now he's here, especially when we were 2 goals up. He needs a lot of credit for how he dragged Fitzgerald out of position to allow our scorer to ghost in for the 3rd. It's good to see he will have an impact on the team and not just on the oppositions faces!
Farmer is doing a fantastic job so far this season, he is our unsung hero so far for me, he could be a real asset this season, I hope this is the year he fulfills his potential for us.
It's good to have another win on the board in the CC, we need to at least win our 2 home games to come in the completion and that should see us through which is all that matters.
I am very surprised Panthers missed a trick to make some money with the shirt of his back raffle, arguably the biggest name signing we've ever made with a near sell out crowd, they pick that guys shirt and they don't print nearly enough tickets to what they could've sold, very odd move.
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Post by iginla on Sept 25, 2016 15:04:49 GMT
How come the Steelers were allowed to play Liam Kirk last night when he is still only 16 ?
I remember a couple of years ago Panthers were not allowed to play one of our very young Brits because of supposedly child abuse rules or something. This seemed rather odd at the time seeing as Derby County had just played a 16 year old in their pro football game.
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Post by pantherman66 on Sept 25, 2016 15:37:39 GMT
I think it was Ollie Betteridge who was not allowed to play in Belfast as he was only 15 at the time.
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Post by iginla on Sept 25, 2016 15:59:38 GMT
I think it was Ollie Betteridge who was not allowed to play in Belfast as he was only 15 at the time. Doesn't seem 5 years ago,which it would need to be if it was Ollie at 15. Don't think it was Ollie, I thought it was Cownie or another young one and he was 16 or even 17 at the time.
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