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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Jul 18, 2017 18:57:41 GMT
It may have been a centre we needed but when guys like this become available you get them and build the team around them. Sheddoel may have 10 centres but they also have 5 RH d men and only 1 left that's a bigger cause for concern! Steelers roster this off season is the first time in many years I've not go any emotion to. They seem to be either the same or worse... weird logic from Thompson with a team that didn't really challenge for the league. Lazy recruitment that's more common down in Nottingham.
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Post by Yotes on Jul 18, 2017 18:58:14 GMT
It may have been a centre we needed but when guys like this become available you get them and build the team around them. Sheddoel may have 10 centres but they also have 5 RH d men and only 1 left that's a bigger cause for concern! Can't really build a team around someone when he's the last one signed up. Will be interesting to see how he lines them up (briefly, before he changes it all again). Anyway, great stats in comparable leagues, hope he lives up to them over here. Would be nice to have one of ours at the top of the goalscorers chart again, been embarrassing for the last few seasons in that regard.
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Post by Pies on Jul 18, 2017 19:07:01 GMT
Oh my. Even if he isn't here for preseason, I think we can all let that slide yeah? If he plays like his stats say, he'll be the best player on this league. IMO, we have the top goalie and the top forward (on paper) in the league. Just like we should have....EVERY YEAR ! The past is the past now. They said they were going to change things up and recruit differently. They have done and it's impressive. I honestly think it's time to leave the digs out (and that's not solely aimed at you but in general) and start to get excited about the team for next season now.
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Post by grrm on Jul 18, 2017 19:57:33 GMT
Spot on, this is really looking like a squad with real potential, I for one am looking forward to this season big time.
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Post by Shorty on Jul 18, 2017 20:03:16 GMT
Superb signing. Looking good.
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Post by panthers4ever on Jul 18, 2017 20:27:37 GMT
Very happy with this
Welcome to Nottingham Mark
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Post by Gilly on Jul 18, 2017 21:33:38 GMT
Wow. Haven't been this excited to see a panthers team for a long while. I hope the team we hope we're getting clicks into place and is injury free as it has bags of potential.
Derlago is a superb signing and one I've personally been hankering after ever since his ECHL days. We have some serious offensive this season which is very pleasing to see. Lawrence Schultz Carter nikiforuk and Moran against Phillips derlago shalla bussieres mosey. No contest in terms of an upgrade for me
Very happy
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2017 7:39:06 GMT
Haha wait till the next signing.....Even Pidge will be happy with the last one ! 😀 Lol What do you mean I'm happy with this one
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Post by shmyrohdear on Jul 23, 2017 20:47:34 GMT
Great signing, gives the 2nd line more potency with Mosey likely being there now.
As for the center concerns, we have 5 guys that can/have played center.
Brown wins faceoffs, third line will be fine.
4th will be Lacho, his win rate drastically improved at the tail end of the season, that will likely be his main assignment for the summer only expecting a 40-45% rate which is fine.
Top two lines have versatility, we'll see within the first few games if it'll be an issue. For the first time since the Treble I'm genuinely excited to see a squad perform.
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Post by PantherG on Jul 23, 2017 23:51:07 GMT
Great signing, gives the 2nd line more potency with Mosey likely being there now. As for the center concerns, we have 5 guys that can/have played center. Brown wins faceoffs, third line will be fine. 4th will be Lacho, his win rate drastically improved at the tail end of the season, that will likely be his main assignment for the summer only expecting a 40-45% rate which is fine. Top two lines have versatility, we'll see within the first few games if it'll be an issue. For the first time since the Treble I'm genuinely excited to see a squad perform. Need to be aiming to win at least 75% of face offs, I would not be happy at all with a 40% win rate.
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Post by dill1015 on Jul 24, 2017 0:01:50 GMT
Great signing, gives the 2nd line more potency with Mosey likely being there now. As for the center concerns, we have 5 guys that can/have played center. Brown wins faceoffs, third line will be fine. 4th will be Lacho, his win rate drastically improved at the tail end of the season, that will likely be his main assignment for the summer only expecting a 40-45% rate which is fine. Top two lines have versatility, we'll see within the first few games if it'll be an issue. For the first time since the Treble I'm genuinely excited to see a squad perform. Need to be aiming to win at least 75% of face offs, I would not be happy at all with a 40% win rate. Statistically 55% is where you should aim for. Any higher is great. Any lower is poor.
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Post by Ghost on Jul 24, 2017 5:37:44 GMT
Great signing, gives the 2nd line more potency with Mosey likely being there now. As for the center concerns, we have 5 guys that can/have played center. Brown wins faceoffs, third line will be fine. 4th will be Lacho, his win rate drastically improved at the tail end of the season, that will likely be his main assignment for the summer only expecting a 40-45% rate which is fine. Top two lines have versatility, we'll see within the first few games if it'll be an issue. For the first time since the Treble I'm genuinely excited to see a squad perform. Need to be aiming to win at least 75% of face offs, I would not be happy at all with a 40% win rate. Look at Faceoff stats in the NHL. No one wins that many. The absolute best are around 58%.
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Post by shmyrohdear on Jul 26, 2017 16:35:46 GMT
Great signing, gives the 2nd line more potency with Mosey likely being there now. As for the center concerns, we have 5 guys that can/have played center. Brown wins faceoffs, third line will be fine. 4th will be Lacho, his win rate drastically improved at the tail end of the season, that will likely be his main assignment for the summer only expecting a 40-45% rate which is fine. Top two lines have versatility, we'll see within the first few games if it'll be an issue. For the first time since the Treble I'm genuinely excited to see a squad perform. Need to be aiming to win at least 75% of face offs, I would not be happy at all with a 40% win rate. If you're not joking then you really need to expand your understanding on face-off percentages. The top face-off players in any league win 55-60% expecting anything more is tbh reaching too far and considering he's not even been a center for more than a quarter of a season a 40% is a good return.
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Post by sevcik on Jul 30, 2017 14:18:11 GMT
Interesting to note that the hockey agency that represents Mark Derlago (and Zack Phillips) announced Mark Derlago as signing in the EIHL on the 19th of July.... A full week before Panthers announced that he'd signed for us... Mmmm Must have been slow drying ink on the contact.....😁
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Post by NickThePanther44 on Jul 30, 2017 14:24:43 GMT
Interesting to note that the hockey agency that represents Mark Derlago (and Zack Phillips) announced Mark Derlago as signing in the EIHL on the 19th of July.... A full week before Panthers announced that he'd signed for us... Mmmm Must have been slow drying ink on the contact.....😁 Yeah, I really wish they'd cut the BS back a little. It's understandable that they'd release news when it benefits them the most, either to spread out and keep fans interested or to push for tickets sales. The whole we'll let you know once the ink is dry crap really bores me.
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Post by Joe on Jul 30, 2017 17:28:23 GMT
Interesting to note that the hockey agency that represents Mark Derlago (and Zack Phillips) announced Mark Derlago as signing in the EIHL on the 19th of July.... A full week before Panthers announced that he'd signed for us... Mmmm Must have been slow drying ink on the contact.....😁 If you look on the Panthers website they actually announced that Derlago had signed on the 18th
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Post by Shorty on Jul 30, 2017 17:43:41 GMT
I guess it must have been super fast drying ink and a beneficial difference in time zones!!
Welcome to the Cage Joe.
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