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Post by Bagheera on Sept 29, 2018 20:33:41 GMT
Hopefully that'll be what they need to realise they can't just turn up for the 3rd and expect something. We really need to find a way to play consistantly for 3 periods. In almost all of the games so far this season we have looked really poor for some part of the game. Belfast was the only really solid performance I have seen.
Still, as has been said, it isn't the end of the world, not one to get too upset about. Learn a few lessons and move on.
On another note. I actually thought Gospel had a very good game aside the disaster for the 3rd(clearly a big mistake which ended up being the game winner). A real shame.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2018 20:35:23 GMT
Panthers meltdown incoming from the usual suspects đ That's you, isn't it? Do you have any memory of your posts on this forum? Well as a mod there's plenty from you ! Quote me on some from this season? I ll wait...
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Post by Jord v4 on Sept 29, 2018 20:35:55 GMT
A new topic for you to revel in for a few days, congrats. I wonât even bother commenting on that load of crap ! Especially when asked to by a wind up merchant. Ha, course you won't.
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Post by Pies on Sept 29, 2018 20:36:22 GMT
It was worth the risk playing Gospel tonight to give him ice time. Yeah he made a mistake for their third but unless we play him in these situations, how are we ever going to progress him?
2 periods of mediocrity followed by our offence stepping up in the third. Play like that for 60 minutes tomorrow and weâll be fine.
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Post by Yotes on Sept 29, 2018 20:45:08 GMT
That's you, isn't it? Do you have any memory of your posts on this forum? Well as a mod there's plenty from you ! Quote me on some from this season? I ll wait... I've emphasised the point for you. How you have the temerity to accuse other posters of having a negative attitude, given your posting history, is incredible.
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Post by nottinghamsenator on Sept 29, 2018 20:45:17 GMT
Feet on the ground, regardless of their current form if there's a team that can turn it around on us in a heartbeat it's them. Play with the physicality of the 3rd period against the Devils and they won't be able to match us. I'd also like to think we'd score at least 3 out of 4 breakaways unlike Dundee, who really should have put them away in regulation with the guilt edged chances they were getting. Lo and behold. Gospel mistake has cost us for sure but we lost this with 2 really weak periodsof Hockey and then a fightback in the 3rd which was the tempo we should have been at all night. Only relief is that it was the cup and not the league. I think we made them look a lot better than they are and have given them some confidence back. Not a good night really.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2018 20:47:08 GMT
Well as a mod there's plenty from you ! Quote me on some from this season? I ll wait... I've emphasised the point for you. How you have the temerity to accuse other posters of having a negative attitude, given your posting history, is incredible. I'm waiting ... tick tock
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Post by wgray on Sept 29, 2018 21:16:20 GMT
Terrible performance, toothless up front, they looked sloppy and lethargic AGAIN and there was zero intensity for the first two periods. 12 shots after two periods is embarrassing.
I understand that Gospel has to get ice time but why play him in arguably the toughest atmosphere that we face? I donât want to pull him down but I felt he was at fault for their second as well, he had clear sight of the puck and sent a rebound to the front when he should have sent it behind, away from the danger. Maybe Iâm being a bit harsh.
I feel it would have been better to play Garnett, a player who is capable of winning us games, weâd then be in a strong position in the CC and we can play Gospel in the games against Manchester with a lot less pressure.
The third period showed the difference between our two teams though, Sheffield were clinging on and I still donât think we were that impressive. Oh and the refs were up to their usual antics, missed calls left, right and centre, inconsistent, but what else do we expect.
The team owe us a solid, consistent performance now, letâs hope that starts tomorrow.
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Post by jd on Sept 29, 2018 21:39:13 GMT
Anyone else failing to see what Biggs does? Apart from dodgy hits?
Every game I see him, I donât know what he brings to the team
Just me?
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Sept 29, 2018 21:59:56 GMT
The continuous stupid penalties killed the beginning of the game and the resting players made it even more difficult.
The rumour that I heard a couple of weeks ago that we were looking at a backup import net minder (ex NHL) has possibly just got a little more urgent too.
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Sept 29, 2018 22:04:02 GMT
Anyone else failing to see what Biggs does? Apart from dodgy hits? Every game I see him, I donât know what he brings to the team Just me? Doty is a bigger question mark for me. Slow, lumbers around and too often behind the play. Biggs has shown flashes of contributing well, works pretty hard with Henderson and Iâve got more trust that heâll be effective given more time. As he can handle himself when needed, Iâd rather see Doty move on and his place get taken by a more offensive threat.
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Post by allingtonskates on Sept 29, 2018 22:10:19 GMT
Anyone else failing to see what Biggs does? Apart from dodgy hits? Every game I see him, I donât know what he brings to the team Just me? i like him. Chips in points here and there, physical and good on defence. I like him on the PK but not to sure whyâs heâs on he power play. Hope he starts scoring more tho.
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Post by nottinghamsenator on Sept 29, 2018 22:50:37 GMT
Anyone else failing to see what Biggs does? Apart from dodgy hits? Every game I see him, I donât know what he brings to the team Just me? At this stage itâs amazing to think he went higher in the draft than Zack Phillips! I dunno, heâs never really been a volume point scorer in any league and has a bit too much âintagible contributionâ about him for me. Early days yet though.
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Post by nightwish on Sept 30, 2018 7:16:12 GMT
The team should go into a game wanting to win it - I donât buy this idea of giving Gospel ice time idea. Unless the club are not telling us something and Garnett is carrying a knock - which bearing in mind Thompson would have told his players to run the keeper if this was the case - then we play our strongest team for every game and we give 100%. Winning is a good habit and shouldnât be compromised.
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Post by wannabe2 on Sept 30, 2018 9:00:40 GMT
Well in fairness that was a different Steelers team tonight, I thought they and this is hard to say played very well, they matched the Panthers for physicality, and probably had 60% of the game. I like many thought this was going to be landslide, but Panthers may have been a bit off, but that lot down the road to me were so improved.
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Post by Higgy on Sept 30, 2018 9:08:43 GMT
The team should go into a game wanting to win it - I donât buy this idea of giving Gospel ice time idea. Unless the club are not telling us something and Garnett is carrying a knock - which bearing in mind Thompson would have told his players to run the keeper if this was the case - then we play our strongest team for every game and we give 100%. Winning is a good habit and shouldnât be compromised. The thing is though I don't think Garnett can play the whole season,he admitted last year he struggled to play every game. I'd have rather played Gospel last night and put Garnett in for the more important league game tonight.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Sept 30, 2018 9:51:01 GMT
Well in fairness that was a different Steelers team tonight, I thought they and this is hard to say played very well, they matched the Panthers for physicality, and probably had 60% of the game. I like many thought this was going to be landslide, but Panthers may have been a bit off, but that lot down the road to me were so improved. It happens every year at some point to be fair.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Sept 30, 2018 9:55:05 GMT
The team should go into a game wanting to win it - I donât buy this idea of giving Gospel ice time idea. Unless the club are not telling us something and Garnett is carrying a knock - which bearing in mind Thompson would have told his players to run the keeper if this was the case - then we play our strongest team for every game and we give 100%. Winning is a good habit and shouldnât be compromised. The thing is though I don't think Garnett can play the whole season,he admitted last year he struggled to play every game. I'd have rather played Gospel last night and put Garnett in for the more important league game tonight. I donât think he can/wants to play every game either so if the league really IS the holy grail this year I hope the import backup net minder actually happens as Gospel starting is going to cost us at least ten points over a season and at the end of the year thatâs going to count.
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Post by ted logan on Sept 30, 2018 10:09:00 GMT
Terrible first & second, very good third. I feel Steelers will be disappointed that it was a one goal game in the end. While itâs never great to lose, a cup game with our back up in away from home is when to do it. Oh I donât know, looking at Simms and his usual âsucking up to Simms armyâ on social media, the ticker tape open top bus parade is due any day now.
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Post by spik on Sept 30, 2018 10:26:05 GMT
Poor performance but Iâm not concerned long term. If weâre gonna play poor, Sheffield away in the CC isnât the end of the world Hoping we don't come unstuck against Manchester of course.
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Post by Shaggy on Sept 30, 2018 13:00:23 GMT
The team should go into a game wanting to win it - I donât buy this idea of giving Gospel ice time idea. Unless the club are not telling us something and Garnett is carrying a knock - which bearing in mind Thompson would have told his players to run the keeper if this was the case - then we play our strongest team for every game and we give 100%. Winning is a good habit and shouldnât be compromised. Which is all very well until you get a situation where your #1 netminder CAN'T play... and then you're left with a backup who is as rusty as all hell because he's had no game time. What are you going to do then? I know this isn't a popular viewpoint, but a few years ago Dan Green started some games and didn't do all that badly - saved our bacon a couple of times, as well. But then (for whatever reason) Corey stopped giving him the odd game, and so when he was needed - he was off the boil. Hence the hate campaign from some. Backup netminder is the hardest job on a hockey team... you're expected to play as well as the starting netminder, but without having much or any preparation, and usually when you're called on to do so the situation has already gone down the toilet so you're actually faced with a harder task than the #1 guy that you're standing in for! And you get no consideration from the know-it-all fans... none whatsoever.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2018 14:56:35 GMT
Looks like Biggs is getting a 2 game ban and Rissling is getting a 1 game ban from last nights game.
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Post by endisforever91 on Sept 30, 2018 17:01:55 GMT
It was worth the risk playing Gospel tonight to give him ice time. Yeah he made a mistake for their third but unless we play him in these situations, how are we ever going to progress him? 2 periods of mediocrity followed by our offence stepping up in the third. Play like that for 60 minutes tomorrow and weâll be fine. But if you had won last night, youâd have qualified for the QF and could have happily played Gospel home and away against the Storm.
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