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Post by Pies on Sept 9, 2017 21:53:10 GMT
Just a small note - Ollie Betteridge had an excellent game.
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Post by Mark on Sept 9, 2017 21:56:27 GMT
Just a small note - Ollie Betteridge had an excellent game. Looked good in all the games so far.
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Post by PantherB on Sept 9, 2017 21:56:52 GMT
The 2pts is all I'm bothered about.
It's a big step down from playing and keeping up with/matching the speed of SC Bern, physically and mentally. So I feel as though today was a bit of a learning curve, get us back in the swing of things in the EIHL. There were lots of moments of really good things tonight, Coventry just seemed to play ultra defensively for most parts of the game so finding shooting lanes appeared difficult.
I am slightly unsure of what to expect tomorrow, depleted Steelers team against us, but we're still finding our EIHL feet. If we hit the ground running, we know the damage our guys can inflict. I'm hopeful but not over estimating what to expect, Steelers are a great team still.
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Post by Ghost on Sept 9, 2017 21:57:48 GMT
I didn't expect this game to be easy and it wasn't but I thought we could have stepped it up. A guy around me summed it up in my opinion in that Blaze brought us down to the level they wanted to play in, setting the tempo for the game. At home I think we should be setting the tempo especially with the quality and speed we have. As for the power play ... the less said the better. So predictable. Steelers scored 6 goals tonight and three of those were on the PP. Let's hope they don't get any tomorrow. Oh and just have to say I think the ref ruining that game, he was calling anything! For both sides he was just terrible. Where do you sit? I said that to the Mrs
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Post by John Casey on Sept 9, 2017 21:57:55 GMT
I think we thought that Coventry would have been more physical/dirty than they were and it looks like they have a really good Keeper in Nesteruk (Excuse the spelling).
While it should have been more comfortable, we still did win in Regulation and 2 points is 2 points. If this match happened in January (And The Panthers were still in the title race) we would all be saying that kind of performance and results wins Championships.
I do hope however that they were saving things for tomorrow and we see the team at their CHL best.
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Post by Bagheera on Sept 9, 2017 21:58:07 GMT
Just a small note - Ollie Betteridge had an excellent game. Absoloutly. And Farmer is simply incredible at the momment. He has been good the last few years but he has started at another level this year. The Brit pack as a whole has stepped up big time.
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Post by kezypanther on Sept 9, 2017 22:06:03 GMT
I didn't expect this game to be easy and it wasn't but I thought we could have stepped it up. A guy around me summed it up in my opinion in that Blaze brought us down to the level they wanted to play in, setting the tempo for the game. At home I think we should be setting the tempo especially with the quality and speed we have. As for the power play ... the less said the better. So predictable. Steelers scored 6 goals tonight and three of those were on the PP. Let's hope they don't get any tomorrow. Oh and just have to say I think the ref ruining that game, he was calling anything! For both sides he was just terrible. Where do you sit? I said that to the Mrs Block 14 If it was you, I certainly agree and couldn't put it better myself
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Post by kezypanther on Sept 9, 2017 22:07:03 GMT
Oh and thoughts on the white helmets? I like them with the white jerseys
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Post by Ghost on Sept 9, 2017 22:19:21 GMT
Where do you sit? I said that to the Mrs Block 14 If it was you, I certainly agree and couldn't put it better myself Ah, I'm in 15 and I'm not that loud, at least I don't think I am!
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Post by ted logan on Sept 9, 2017 22:25:28 GMT
Oh and thoughts on the white helmets? I like them with the white jerseys Don't like them personally. Pretty much the only thing I could be negative about tonight though. We got the RT win against a resilient Blaze team. Flashes of pure brilliance and loads more to come from this team. Exciting times to come. Certainly a definite feel good feeling around the place at the moment.
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Post by iginla on Sept 9, 2017 22:45:21 GMT
Oh and thoughts on the white helmets? I like them with the white jerseys Don't like them personally. Pretty much the only thing I could be negative about tonight though. We got the RT win against a resilient Blaze team. Flashes of pure brilliance and loads more to come from this team. Exciting times to come. Certainly a definite feel good feeling around the place at the moment. I agree,flashes of brilliance,but some sloppy play and poor passing too. That Blaze goalie was very good though and Coventry will cause teams some problems this season. Panthers are going to have to be much better tomorrow in Sheffield. But the white helmets.....Urrrggghhh bloody awful. That new kit was very smart,but would look so much better with black helmets.
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Post by pantherdman on Sept 9, 2017 23:09:14 GMT
Arena- ruined. Ott security. Queuing next to a 4 lane road with no barrier. Think it was safer before tbh. Can't think how they will handle a sell out. What have they done to the toilets in block 4. Nightmare, didn't think they could make them worse, but they have. Need a power break so I can get a pee in.
Hockey- First period 5/10 Second 7/10 Third 2/10 Massive step down and disserpointment from chl standard. Coventry are a poor side, 3 half decent players.
Our pp was shocking, pk not much better. Don't think we were trying in the third and we nearly got caught. Need to step it up against steelers. Farmer had a great game until his silly penalty in the third. A lot more to come from this team we need to play our game and blow teams away like in the second.
White helmets- atrocious. Inflatable panther-superb.
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Post by panthers_nyr on Sept 10, 2017 0:42:46 GMT
Could see the first period was spent adapting back to EIHL style hockey but we still dominated imo, got unlucky on a couple of bounces around their net but still looked solid and confident.
Second period we settled and turned it up a couple gears (still wasn't our top gear) and had a flurry of nice goals, especially that shortie from Billingsley!
Third was clearly spent coasting and it nearly cost us but luckily sound goaltending and calm heads got us to the end and the two points, that's all that matters.
Overall thought most of the team played a solid game, Clarke was the worst player tonight imo turned it over quite a few times and seem to fumble the puck when receiving absolutely fine passes set for his tape. Not much to complain about apart from the poor PP performance but absolutely loving this team, they've got me buzzing for the rest of the season already!
On to tomorrow which will be a real test even with Sheffield short a couple players, hopefully two points to get our CC assault going and gain some more confidence adapting back to EIHL hockey.
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Post by Caesar on Sept 10, 2017 0:50:36 GMT
Good to get off with a win. Scrappy but with potential, lots of it too. When we hit our stride we will be a force to be reckoned with. Yann Sauve is worth the ticket money on his own, absolutely a class above
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Post by Pies on Sept 10, 2017 5:36:32 GMT
I think Corey summed it up for me. We didn't move our feet or play physical enough apart from that brief period in the second. When we did, Coventry couldn't cope. Maybe a scrappy win is what we needed. A reality check for all that we can't coast and win games in the league no matter how well we've done in Europe.
Nice to get the win. That's the most important thing but I certainly think we played in second gear for huge chunks ot that game
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Post by NotMartinTuma on Sept 10, 2017 10:08:19 GMT
Oh and just have to say I think the ref ruining that game, he was calling anything! For both sides he was just terrible. ....so the players ruined the game by giving the refs something to call. If you want the ref to stop blowing the whistle, stop the infractions.
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Post by dill1015 on Sept 10, 2017 10:54:36 GMT
Oh and just have to say I think the ref ruining that game, he was calling anything! For both sides he was just terrible. ....so the players ruined the game by giving the refs something to call. If you want the ref to stop blowing the whistle, stop the infractions. If refs called everything they could by the letter of the law, games would last 6 hours and played 3 on 3. Refs get alot of disgresion and they should learn how to use it to let the fame flow. I dont want to watch non contact hockey.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2017 11:19:44 GMT
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Post by PantherG on Sept 10, 2017 11:51:25 GMT
I am slightly unsure of what to expect tomorrow, depleted Steelers team against us, but we're still finding our EIHL feet. If we hit the ground running, we know the damage our guys can inflict. I'm hopeful but not over estimating what to expect, Steelers are a great team still. Don't be fooled, like us Shuff will ice one import short but will have one extra outskater. They brought in cover for Marquet and as a result both our teams a minus one D... Their power play was on fire last night accounting for 50% of their goals. This will be a tough match.
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Post by kezypanther on Sept 10, 2017 12:39:49 GMT
Oh and just have to say I think the ref ruining that game, he was calling anything! For both sides he was just terrible. ....so the players ruined the game by giving the refs something to call. If you want the ref to stop blowing the whistle, stop the infractions. A game with no infractions is never going to happen .... obviously. I think he just got a little whistle happy and as a result the game didn't flow as well as it could, for both sides.
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Post by sevcik on Sept 10, 2017 13:39:47 GMT
....so the players ruined the game by giving the refs something to call. If you want the ref to stop blowing the whistle, stop the infractions. A game with no infractions is never going to happen .... obviously. I think he just got a little whistle happy and as a result the game didn't flow as well as it could, for both sides. Billingsley for one got exactly what he deserved. A stupid penalty to take with the team already under the cosh. We almost snatched defeat from the Jaws of victory but we got the 2 points and that's what counts I'm very much an advocate of Mokshantsev since his signing and of him being moved upward from the fourth line given his recent performances. However the player who seems to have lost out as a result for no fault of his own is Bussieres. He was wasted on a line with Ollie & Lacho. And only really coming to life on the powerplay. I know Clarke splits opinion on here. I must say I'm a fan, though his best days seem far behind him. Having said that i've never been a fan of him playing point on the PP as the guy can barely skate backwards & always struggles as a result if the opposition gets on a shorthanded breakaway.
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Post by pantherlee on Sept 10, 2017 14:05:51 GMT
I like Clarke i think he's a good player and i'm glad we've still got him but he does blow very hot and cold nowadays. He was great in the CHL games but last night he had a bit of a shocker. Very impressed with Perlini though, could be the top Brit in the league this season. Also think Billingsley looks class but agree that he took a daft penalty
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Post by shinobi on Sept 10, 2017 14:09:17 GMT
Wasn't at the game last night due to work & the game next weekend will be my first of the season; Twitter had me on tenterhooks towards the end of the game with our flurry of penalties. A win is a win.
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Post by dill1015 on Sept 10, 2017 14:18:49 GMT
A game with no infractions is never going to happen .... obviously. I think he just got a little whistle happy and as a result the game didn't flow as well as it could, for both sides. However the player who seems to have lost out as a result for no fault of his own is Bussieres. He was wasted on a line with Ollie & Lacho. And only really coming to life on the powerplay. I agree. He needs to be put in a points scoring role. I think he flown under the radar a little compared to others but i really like what he does. He gets in the corners well and importantly gets his head up. I think he could be a very good player for us. As it stands i would have the lines. Derlago - Phillips - Mok Shalla - Perlini - Farmer Bussieres - Brown - Mosey Betteridge - Lacho - Lindhargen Clarke spare Obviously swap Clarke for Mosey whilst Breisbios is out.
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