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Post by allingtonskates on Apr 27, 2019 23:27:26 GMT
Random question for anyone.. Would anyone take Mokshantsev back? He tweeted his support for GB this evening so it got me looking at how he's done since he left us, he hasn't had a brilliant season in France but I remember how skilful he was and how good he was for us throughout the CHL. I looked through his twitter and he doesn't seem interested in anything other than Panthers. No reference to his time in france I could see and nothing much about Russia, just tweets about the UK/Panthers and likes which involve Panthers players or fans etc. So I get the impression he misses us quite a lot. Would anyone take him back? personally no but he would fit in with the style that Doucet described so it might work well.
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Post by Shaggy on Apr 27, 2019 23:43:12 GMT
Random question for anyone.. Would anyone take Mokshantsev back? He tweeted his support for GB this evening so it got me looking at how he's done since he left us, he hasn't had a brilliant season in France but I remember how skilful he was and how good he was for us throughout the CHL. I looked through his twitter and he doesn't seem interested in anything other than Panthers. No reference to his time in france I could see and nothing much about Russia, just tweets about the UK/Panthers and likes which involve Panthers players or fans etc. So I get the impression he misses us quite a lot. Would anyone take him back? Depends on whether we could be confident of getting the 'real' Mokshantsev, the one at the top of his game... not the occasionally-interested coaster. If we could be sure of him, then yes - I'd have him back in a heartbeat.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Apr 28, 2019 7:03:28 GMT
Random question for anyone.. Would anyone take Mokshantsev back? He tweeted his support for GB this evening so it got me looking at how he's done since he left us, he hasn't had a brilliant season in France but I remember how skilful he was and how good he was for us throughout the CHL. I looked through his twitter and he doesn't seem interested in anything other than Panthers. No reference to his time in france I could see and nothing much about Russia, just tweets about the UK/Panthers and likes which involve Panthers players or fans etc. So I get the impression he misses us quite a lot. Would anyone take him back? Wrong mindset completely. He was here to sight see and coast. Great skills when it suited him but he was here on holiday.
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Post by wasteoftime on Apr 28, 2019 7:17:50 GMT
Random question for anyone.. Would anyone take Mokshantsev back? He tweeted his support for GB this evening so it got me looking at how he's done since he left us, he hasn't had a brilliant season in France but I remember how skilful he was and how good he was for us throughout the CHL. I looked through his twitter and he doesn't seem interested in anything other than Panthers. No reference to his time in france I could see and nothing much about Russia, just tweets about the UK/Panthers and likes which involve Panthers players or fans etc. So I get the impression he misses us quite a lot. Would anyone take him back? Wrong mindset completely. He was here to sight see and coast. Great skills when it suited him but he was here on holiday. So unlike any of the other Panther's players.
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Post by DMS on Apr 28, 2019 8:08:12 GMT
Random question for anyone.. Would anyone take Mokshantsev back? He tweeted his support for GB this evening so it got me looking at how he's done since he left us, he hasn't had a brilliant season in France but I remember how skilful he was and how good he was for us throughout the CHL. I looked through his twitter and he doesn't seem interested in anything other than Panthers. No reference to his time in france I could see and nothing much about Russia, just tweets about the UK/Panthers and likes which involve Panthers players or fans etc. So I get the impression he misses us quite a lot. Would anyone take him back? Absolutely not. His final shift for panthers in the playoff semi final where through complete unawareness missed the chance of 2 clear passes, then turned the puck over and instead of back checking and covering his man decided to go for an unneeded change. That man he left was the one that was allowed to go into our zone with the freedom of Nottingham to score the winner.
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Post by wgray on Apr 28, 2019 12:02:15 GMT
Random question for anyone.. Would anyone take Mokshantsev back? He tweeted his support for GB this evening so it got me looking at how he's done since he left us, he hasn't had a brilliant season in France but I remember how skilful he was and how good he was for us throughout the CHL. I looked through his twitter and he doesn't seem interested in anything other than Panthers. No reference to his time in france I could see and nothing much about Russia, just tweets about the UK/Panthers and likes which involve Panthers players or fans etc. So I get the impression he misses us quite a lot. Would anyone take him back? One of the best stick handlers I can recall us having, he had the ability to create something out of nothing. But, if we are going to challenge for a league title we need every player to have a good work ethic and be committed every game, will we see this out of him? Another angle to it, which may have restricted him when he was here before, is the language barrier. If we were to resign him he would need to have a better understanding of English.
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Post by oldman on Apr 28, 2019 19:52:54 GMT
I would have him back his skills outweigh his supposed lack of interest, build a line around him with two brilliant snipers
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Post by oldman on Apr 28, 2019 20:03:19 GMT
I do really like this appointment but I am slightly concerned. Doucet spoke in the interview of player recruitment being 2nd priority until the coach is in place. Fair enough, but he's been doing the coach search for no more than a week.. what if it takes a month or more? There are players I and others hope to be re-signed, will we have to wait until we get a coach before anyone is re-signed/signed? Will that not potentially create a scenario where the guys we do want to re-sign have already committed elsewhere? I think Doucet will do a good job and I really hope he has some signing news for us soon. Not heard anything regarding any of the Brits besides Ollie and Tetlow, Perlini and Farmer should be under contract still but again.. another thing we are never told in plain English. We had the bizarre situation of Strachan doing exit interviews last week, despite no one knowing their position, unless Doucet really had the final say on all these players all along and Strachan was just the face of it? Well if Doucet didnt have the final say on Strachen's interviews i would be astonished why would he take a job that undermines him from the start? AS for 'in here' some people have empty glasses rather than half empty, any new idea is given the same negative slant with no evidence other than maybe a person wishes it to go wrong so they can say i told you so, the best way to look at this new idea is to wait and see and then comment if they need to, Pro's and Con's.
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Post by Pies on May 2, 2019 19:08:37 GMT
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Post by Yotes on May 2, 2019 20:11:53 GMT
"I’m not alone in this. Gary Moran and Rick Strachan will be there too and those two guys have a wealth of experience for me to lean on and people that know the league and the club really well."
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Post by iginla on May 2, 2019 20:24:47 GMT
"I’m not alone in this. Gary Moran and Rick Strachan will be there too and those two guys have a wealth of experience for me to lean on and people that know the league and the club really well." Told ya ! 🙄
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Post by shinobi on May 2, 2019 21:37:00 GMT
Fantastic...
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Post by Joe on May 2, 2019 21:57:46 GMT
"I’m not alone in this. Gary Moran and Rick Strachan will be there too and those two guys have a wealth of experience for me to lean on and people that know the league and the club really well." Told ya ! 🙄 did we ever think he’d be truly hands off? And he’s only helping Doucet when needed rather than restricting him
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Post by Yotes on May 2, 2019 22:55:28 GMT
did we ever think he’d be truly hands off? And he’s only helping Doucet when needed rather than restricting him The last thing we need is help from guys who "know the club", that's the whole problem with the club.
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Post by spik on May 2, 2019 23:16:20 GMT
No change then.
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Post by Joe on May 2, 2019 23:38:01 GMT
did we ever think he’d be truly hands off? And he’s only helping Doucet when needed rather than restricting him The last thing we need is help from guys who "know the club", that's the whole problem with the club. if he’s easily lead then it’ll become a problem but if he makes decisions for himself whether they are informed by others or his own experiences then I think he’ll be fine
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Post by allingtonskates on May 2, 2019 23:55:41 GMT
The last thing we need is help from guys who "know the club", that's the whole problem with the club. if he’s easily lead then it’ll become a problem but if he makes decisions for himself whether they are informed by others or his own experiences then I think he’ll be fine No. Those 2 shouldn’t have anything to do with it what so ever.
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Post by Pies on May 3, 2019 7:03:10 GMT
People need to have a think about this. They have bought in Doucet to be Director of Hockey. But much like any other job in the world, you don't walk into a new job and just get given a phone and a laptop and get told "See ya"
There has to be a degree of a handover. The assistance could be in housing, visa applications, how we get families across etc. It is very easy to assume it is about recruiting players.
I am as sceptical about things as the next person but he's been in his role 10 days. Who's to say he isn't saying this to appease people or even listening to their advice and doing the exact opposite!
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Post by Joe on May 3, 2019 8:20:52 GMT
People need to have a think about this. They have bought in Doucet to be Director of Hockey. But much like any other job in the world, you don't walk into a new job and just get given a phone and a laptop and get told "See ya" There has to be a degree of a handover. The assistance could be in housing, visa applications, how we get families across etc. It is very easy to assume it is about recruiting players. I am as sceptical about things as the next person but he's been in his role 10 days. Who's to say he isn't saying this to appease people or even listening to their advice and doing the exact opposite! this is what I’ve been trying to say, why would Doucet go to Moran for his opinion on a player when he knows nothing about hockey
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Post by iginla on May 3, 2019 8:36:14 GMT
But a real “director of hockey” shouldn’t be fannying around with housing,flights and getting families here. His job should be solely signing players,overseeing the on ice hockey and analysing performance etc. There are already more than enough office and back room staff to do the dull menial tasks.
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Post by Pies on May 3, 2019 8:51:31 GMT
But a real “director of hockey” shouldn’t be fannying around with housing,flights and getting families here. His job should be solely signing players,overseeing the on ice hockey and analysing performance etc. There are already more than enough office and back room staff to do the dull menial tasks. Doucet is negotiating a contract and the player starts asking about where they will be housed and all that part. It’s surely a big part of a player deciding where to go so I do think it’s relevant for him to ask GM. I really don’t know the inner workings of it but I’m trying to be optimistic!
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Post by Jord v4 on May 3, 2019 9:44:28 GMT
As far as I'm aware 'Director of Hockey' is all things player recruitment related.
Contracts, travel, accomodation, nightclub directions.... etc.
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Post by bobness on May 3, 2019 10:50:17 GMT
As far as I'm aware 'Director of Hockey' is all things player recruitment related. Contracts, travel, accomodation, nightclub directions.... etc. Quiz night dates, don't forget.
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Post by allingtonskates on May 3, 2019 11:03:38 GMT
as long as he recruits who he wants im happy, I still wouldn't want them 2 involved with signings.
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Post by oldman on May 3, 2019 11:16:16 GMT
People need to have a think about this. They have bought in Doucet to be Director of Hockey. But much like any other job in the world, you don't walk into a new job and just get given a phone and a laptop and get told "See ya" There has to be a degree of a handover. The assistance could be in housing, visa applications, how we get families across etc. It is very easy to assume it is about recruiting players. I am as sceptical about things as the next person but he's been in his role 10 days. Who's to say he isn't saying this to appease people or even listening to their advice and doing the exact opposite! Good post it shouldnt amaze me but it still does that for some in the The Cage starting point for any discussion is total negativity towards anything to do with this franchise, its a bit like a group self harming session surely for them, it just might be a off the wall idea but why not wait and see what happens rather than dismiss something as a bad idea before it has even got off the ground. People moan we dont try new ideas we are now trying something slightly different and they are moaning because we are, not even glasses half full it is glasses smashed against a wall mentality that rules still in here.
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