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Post by cooperphil156 on Aug 18, 2018 21:16:11 GMT
Firstly - what a daft idea to put yellow lettering on a white background - it took some time work out some players!! It also didn't help that there were no introductions of the players.I think Rheault has picked an injury. What I looked was the fact that we seemed to get shots in quicker. I really liked Guptill - Pither -glad to have you back Great to see Lepine back. Lacho looked better as did the variety in the power play. Dresden were clinical on the power play - very slick.
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Post by Sheetmaself on Aug 18, 2018 21:17:16 GMT
I temper this with the fact that i was impressed with the team this time last season, but i thought we looked good. Yes some missed passes, some chances missed and a few defensive errors but this can all be ironed out through becoming a team.
Work ethic seemed high, energy seemed high (remembering it is a practice match, and the sheer joy they took from scoring a goal (never high fived a player who scored before!) were all massive plusses for me.
Gospel showed his worth again for me. Would i want him as a starting netminder, no i wouldnt. But as a non import back-up im more than happy.
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Post by GuinnessMan on Aug 18, 2018 21:23:19 GMT
Disappointed with the number of goals conceded this pre-season so for. Very happy with the number of goals scored so far this pre-season
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Post by Shaggy on Aug 18, 2018 21:36:33 GMT
I know it's only pre-season and we can't make too many firm judgements yet... but the signs are promising. Especially with a couple of areas of concern (well - what a lot of people seemed to be saying):-
- "We've got a lot of size, but that means they'll be slow won't they?" - No. Absolutely and definitely no. There may be some big bodies out there, but they were moving fast... which only makes the hits even bigger! (force = mass x acceleration). Lots of lovely hits...
- "We don't have any outright goalscorers, where are all the goals going to come from?" - by the looks of things... everywhere! Cardiff @ home - 5 goals, 5 scorers Cardiff away - 6 goals, 5 scorers Dresden @ home - 7 goals, 7 scorers
I'm liking the physicality - not just the hits and the battling for the puck, but also the way they are driving to the net a lot more, regardless of what's in the way. They appear to be generating a lot more second chances than we're used to seeing. Some of the passing is also looking very nice... not quite up to top form yet, I suspect... but they are trying to create a lot more. Very nice to see.
Standouts of the new guys so far... Kovacs, Olson, Hughes, Guptill (and Rheault last weekend). Pither is looking awesome as a returnee.
I think the scoreline looked a bit harsh on Sam Gospel... he made some very good stops, and some of those that went past him were very tough ones... Dresden's first goal especially, didn't look as if any netminder in this country would have stopped that one!
A very enjoyable game... two separate sets of friends who missed last weekend's games said it was "fun". No argument there...
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Post by PantherG on Aug 18, 2018 21:37:26 GMT
Disappointed with the number of goals conceded this pre-season so for. Very happy with the number of goals scored so far this pre-season Which is bizarre as everyone was saying our D was going to the best in the league and we would struggle to find the net enough... Were those goals conceded all down to the D? Not seen the team yet and won’t until the 1st Sept...
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Post by Walitzer on Aug 18, 2018 21:42:13 GMT
Interesting seeing Tetlow play left wing, but good to see both him and Kelsall getting regular shifts.
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Post by grumpy on Aug 18, 2018 21:51:10 GMT
Agree that pre-season games are pricey but doubt that we would get many more coming if they were reduced, they have costs to cover and presumably this will dictate the charge. We all have a choice, I am going to both games this weekend but no others. After watching today I am looking forward to the season ahead - clearly we need to tighten defensively, some players lacking fitness, and special teams need work but these are all things you would expect at this stage. The Coach has built a team to play exactly as he said they would; fast, aggressive, big hitting, driving the net and shooting the puck. We have size, speed, and skill, big guys to create space, smaller guys to exploit it - having said that Guptils stick handling was impressive and he certainly ain`t small. I have no idea whether we will win anything this season but I do think we will have some fun and entertainment along the way.
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Post by PantherB on Aug 18, 2018 22:08:26 GMT
I’m happy so far, I’m glad we had a rocky start too as I was wanting to see how the team would react to being on the back foot.
I thought Rissling and Henderson had good debuts, Henderson seems like quite a work horse but a rather big work horse, solid defensive forward. Rissling didn’t seem to make any noticeable mistakes and showed signs that he’s going to be a hard hitter and one you don’t want to skate towards with your head down.
Gospel seemed pretty good in nets, a couple unfortunate goals which he’d want back but overall he did well. Dresden were a quick and shar team during the first 40 minutes.
I’m rather impressed with Guptill, got some good hands and works his backside off to get the puck towards the net. However, backchecking is clearly something he definitely does not enjoy. That’s my only real gripe with him but he is real good so far.
Defensively I’m a mixture of happy and worried. The size of our defence causes the opposition a lot of problems. If they’re not battling with Lepine, they’re battling with Hughes, Billingsley, Tetlow, Rissling or Olsen, not sure there are many forwards who’d look at them and breathe a sigh of relief. They’re good in front of Gospel/Garnett at clearing the net and battling with players. However, I think all of our defence have been caught well out of position at some point. They’re so keen to get forward and in on the action, which is great, but one bad pass and the opposition break out and it’s then a 2 or 3v1.
They’re a promising bunch, looking good for the 3rd Pre-Season game and we still haven’t played at full strength. Looking forward to a likely tougher test with Fischtown tomorrow.
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Post by nightwish on Aug 18, 2018 22:16:37 GMT
Healthy looking attendance for a pre-season ( 2,000- 2,500?) , and whilst I appreciate that people don’t like the ticket prices, I’ve paid higher price for absolute dross league games. Good competitive approach from both teams - for sure our penalty kill needs some work, but in Kovacs I think we have an absolute gem - he could well be our star player this season.
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Post by wgray on Aug 18, 2018 22:25:44 GMT
With regards the the amount of goals we’ve conceded, and the concerns of some, I think we will be more solid once we have settled pairings. For the majority of time so far we’ve had
Olsen - Billingsley Rissling - Hughes Lepine - Lee
The only pairing who’s speed and positioning concerned me tonight was Lepine and Lee, there’s still plenty of time for trial and error though and we may see some different pairings.
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Post by Yotes on Aug 18, 2018 22:54:44 GMT
If anyone can convert their scorers (#11, #83, #5, #51) from jersey number to name, let me know.
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Post by Pies on Aug 18, 2018 23:04:27 GMT
If anyone can convert their scorers (#11, #83, #5, #51) from jersey number to name, let me know. If Elite Prospects is right: 11 Steven Rupprich 83 Harrison Reed 5 Sebastian Zauner 51 Thomas Pielmeier
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Post by Yotes on Aug 18, 2018 23:12:15 GMT
Cheers Pies, good investigating
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Post by PantherB on Aug 19, 2018 7:54:56 GMT
Some high quality players with Fischtown, got some pretty seasoned guys too. Looking forward to seeing how guys like Doty go up against Will Weber, bit of a nasty player.
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Post by Karl on Aug 19, 2018 9:54:12 GMT
For all the whinging and whining, it was a belting game of physical hockey played by two committed teams. Exactly the warmup we need for pre season. Attendance want too bad either..
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Post by PantherG on Aug 19, 2018 10:42:01 GMT
For all the whinging and whining, it was a belting game of physical hockey played by two committed teams. Exactly the warmup we need for pre season. Attendance want too bad either.. From the picture I could see mid game the attendance looked woeful. Seen more people sat during a warm up...
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Post by EMB on Aug 19, 2018 11:05:12 GMT
Depends what you call woeful, if there had been one game this weekend it would have been better (& the pricing) I reckon there was around 2500 in, if they had dropped the curtains it would have been better. Not sure how we’ll fair today against a better side that didn’t play yesterday but the team are coming together nicely.
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Post by Shaggy on Aug 19, 2018 11:13:55 GMT
Depends what you call woeful, if there had been one game this weekend it would have been better (& the pricing) I reckon there was around 2500 in, if they had dropped the curtains it would have been better. Not sure how we’ll fair today against a better side that didn’t play yesterday but the team are coming together nicely. Fischtown did play yesterday... they beat the Clan 3-0.
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Post by pantherlee on Aug 19, 2018 11:36:26 GMT
How has Hurtubise looked? Haven't seen him on the scoreboard though he's supposed to be the primary source of goals
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Post by nightwish on Aug 19, 2018 11:38:12 GMT
For all the whinging and whining, it was a belting game of physical hockey played by two committed teams. Exactly the warmup we need for pre season. Attendance want too bad either.. From the picture I could see mid game the attendance looked woeful. Seen more people sat during a warm up... Nope - good attendance - especially when you consider 2 men and a dog have turned up at ice shuff for the squeelers games. I would suggest some teams would be happy with the attendance we got last night as their league attendances.
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Post by dill1015 on Aug 19, 2018 11:47:32 GMT
How has Hurtubise looked? Haven't seen him on the scoreboard though he's supposed to be the primary source of goals Quiet imo.
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Post by John Casey on Aug 19, 2018 13:51:37 GMT
Just out of curiosity, how much are the other teams charging for Pre Season games?
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Post by iginla on Aug 19, 2018 13:55:43 GMT
Just out of curiosity, how much are the other teams charging for Pre Season games? And also what are their crowds compared to normal league games ?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2018 14:14:20 GMT
Just out of curiosity, how much are the other teams charging for Pre Season games? Steelers and devils have been full price. I'd imagine Glasgow was last night
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Post by Shaggy on Aug 19, 2018 14:19:29 GMT
Just out of curiosity, how much are the other teams charging for Pre Season games? Steelers and devils have been full price. I'd imagine Glasgow was last night However poor the decision by the Panthers on price for these challenge games may have been (a bit dumb IMO), at least we're not in the position of Steelers fans having to settle for Ice Sheffield. Do they pay the same for a ticket there as they do in the Sheffield Arena? If ever there was something deserving of a major discount, that's it.
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