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Post by nytram89 on May 31, 2017 15:39:12 GMT
Quality signing with top league pedigree. I agree it must be the best set of goalies possibly in elite league history at least.
I hope utilise the depth we have in this dept now and rotate them sensibly throughout the season. No excuse for one nettie to be facing a 60 game campaign now.
Hopefully this is a sign of things to come on the import front. They have a good base to build from now.
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Post by Daddio on May 31, 2017 16:06:38 GMT
Nickname has to be Alf
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Post by cooperphil156 on May 31, 2017 16:26:59 GMT
A lot of KHL, but I see like many others we have signed has also played for Gwinnett Gladiators
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Post by DMS on May 31, 2017 17:35:40 GMT
Great pedigree, on paper an upgrade on Wiikman, great signing!
As the number one in what is likely to be the best netminding unit in the league I feel we are in a good shape in that department.
Due to the volume of games and varying degrees in quality of competition I can see there being a split in games for example Garnett getting CHL/Money conference/Cov&Clam games with Zakharchenko getting the others and gospel possibly getting Challenge cup games. Due to the quality of the netminders given each scenario I would be confident in this sort of arrangement as long as we sign a solid defence to compliment the heat set of goalies we have.
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Post by NP on May 31, 2017 18:49:46 GMT
& a proper enforcer to try & stop the likes of Shuff from injuring our netminders! They may have to change tactic though, seeing as we have 3 decent ones now!
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Post by shinobi on May 31, 2017 18:53:04 GMT
I'm not picking fault with it Pies,I've said I'm impressed and his stats are excellent. It just seems odd that after saying we're signing a younger team,we go and get a 34 year old goalie. Then we're asking him to play a ton more games AND study at Uni too.....Big ask ! Goalies invariably are better when they're seasoned players.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2017 21:49:14 GMT
Very Impressed....but ! How is he going to play 80 games when that's how many he's played total in the last THREE SEASONS. We better hope Zakharchenko is good ! In the Zakharchenko thread you described him as "looks absolutely top notch" so what are you worried about? Hope you're not holding your breath waiting on this...
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Post by iginla on May 31, 2017 22:33:44 GMT
In the Zakharchenko thread you described him as "looks absolutely top notch" so what are you worried about? Hope you're not holding your breath waiting on this... I think you best read what i said again. Zakharchenko is basically a relatively untried one who "could" be very good,however there is plenty of unknown quantity about him. His numbers are excellent,but he has only played relatively few games so we don't really know,we're guessing. Is he good enough to play say 30 games for us this season,we don't really know until we see him,hence me saying he had better be good IF Garnett is only going to play say two thirds of the games. If Zakharchenko is very good then I'm not worried,but if he's another Pacl,even with Garnetts quality when he plays,will it be good enough ? Basically,if Zakharchenko had Pacls poor losing record in a third of next seasons league games,even if Garnett won every one of the other two thirds games,that probably wouldn't be good enough to win the league. I actually think Zakharchenko will be far better than Pacl,the only thing that worries me is,how many games will Garnett play and will Neilson bugger about with the pair of them too much ! Where Gospel fits in I've no idea,other than sitting on the bench or playing a few minutes at the end of a big win.
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on May 31, 2017 23:04:50 GMT
After years of consistently inconsistent & unpredictable lines, maybe Corey is lining up Gospel to centre our offence?
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Post by iginla on May 31, 2017 23:20:11 GMT
After years of consistently inconsistent & unpredictable lines, maybe Corey is lining up Gospel to centre our offence? Even that wouldn't surprise me with Neilson ! 🙄
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Post by deke on Jun 1, 2017 6:56:53 GMT
Yes he might not play every single GAME BUT we have zach and gospel! both are good nm we have the best goalie set up in the league by far. Other teams will be jealous.
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Post by panthers4ever on Jun 1, 2017 8:07:03 GMT
Great signing
Welcome to Nottingham mike
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Post by Gilly on Jun 1, 2017 9:57:30 GMT
Fantastic signing and probably the best NM resume ive seen here in EIHL
I was aware we were after a goalie who could speak Russian to help EZ out, but to get someone of this calibre is way above what i expected
not expecting this type of quality in every signing but its certainly not a bad start - and i'd wouldn't be unhappy if we used Big Ern's wages here instead either...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2017 10:12:04 GMT
Hope you're not holding your breath waiting on this... I think you best read what i said again. Zakharchenko is basically a relatively untried one who "could" be very good,however there is plenty of unknown quantity about him. His numbers are excellent,but he has only played relatively few games so we don't really know,we're guessing. Is he good enough to play say 30 games for us this season,we don't really know until we see him,hence me saying he had better be good IF Garnett is only going to play say two thirds of the games. If Zakharchenko is very good then I'm not worried,but if he's another Pacl,even with Garnetts quality when he plays,will it be good enough ? Basically,if Zakharchenko had Pacls poor losing record in a third of next seasons league games,even if Garnett won every one of the other two thirds games,that probably wouldn't be good enough to win the league. I actually think Zakharchenko will be far better than Pacl,the only thing that worries me is,how many games will Garnett play and will Neilson bugger about with the pair of them too much ! Where Gospel fits in I've no idea,other than sitting on the bench or playing a few minutes at the end of a big win. So you're actual problem with all this isn't the quality of EZ it's more to do with your long standing issues with Nielson & your perception he will mismanage the netminders? Not something I overly disagree with considering how Neilson completely destroyed Modigs confidence a few years ago by dropping him for K-Wall as soon as he recovered from his injury despite Modig playing well at the time (he didn't win a game after K-Wall came back from what I recall). You've got to understand people's frustrations though given your constant rhetoric the club don't do all they could to win yet when they do make a move which indicates they are you're seemingly still not appeased - granted you've outlined you're initial point much better above, but still come on man.
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Post by iginla on Jun 1, 2017 10:13:20 GMT
Indeed. That's where you should spend the big money,goalie and top line centre. A winning team is a far better ticket seller over here than Big Ern ever was !
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2017 10:18:04 GMT
Iginla... this guy hasn't been signed out of Uni Now we need to sign a quality defence to protect Mike
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Post by iginla on Jun 1, 2017 10:31:02 GMT
I think you best read what i said again. Zakharchenko is basically a relatively untried one who "could" be very good,however there is plenty of unknown quantity about him. His numbers are excellent,but he has only played relatively few games so we don't really know,we're guessing. Is he good enough to play say 30 games for us this season,we don't really know until we see him,hence me saying he had better be good IF Garnett is only going to play say two thirds of the games. If Zakharchenko is very good then I'm not worried,but if he's another Pacl,even with Garnetts quality when he plays,will it be good enough ? Basically,if Zakharchenko had Pacls poor losing record in a third of next seasons league games,even if Garnett won every one of the other two thirds games,that probably wouldn't be good enough to win the league. I actually think Zakharchenko will be far better than Pacl,the only thing that worries me is,how many games will Garnett play and will Neilson bugger about with the pair of them too much ! Where Gospel fits in I've no idea,other than sitting on the bench or playing a few minutes at the end of a big win. So you're actual problem with all this isn't the quality of EZ it's more to do with your long standing issues with Nielson & your perception he will mismanage the netminders? Not something I overly disagree with considering how Neilson completely destroyed Modigs confidence a few years ago by dropping him for K-Wall as soon as he recovered from his injury despite Modig playing well at the time (he didn't win a game after K-Wall came back from what I recall). You've got to understand people's frustrations though given your constant rhetoric the club don't do all they could to win yet when they do make a move which indicates they are you're seemingly still not appeased - granted you've outlined you're initial point much better above, but still come on man. Well at least you see my point at last. I shall make it clear then. Very very happy with Garnett,great signing. Dubious about Zakharenko and why he's here with those numbers,albeit few games,but I think he will be good and do the job. No idea when Gospel will play,but he should never start unless it's a dead rubber. Have absolutely no faith whatsoever in Neilsons man management skills,as you say Modig was playing great,but as soon as Kwall threw a mardi (which he did) Neilson caved in and it all went tits up ! We shall see,but the rest of the roster needs quality too.
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Post by iginla on Jun 1, 2017 11:21:00 GMT
Iginla... this guy hasn't been signed out of Uni Now we need to sign a quality defence to protect Mike Come on Pidge You know me better than most and that my posts usually have a very generous helping of sarcasm. You aren't going to have a whole team of "college kids". 😂
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