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Post by spik on Apr 4, 2021 21:43:00 GMT
Why did they start with “taxi” players then who would be called up if required ? You’ve already got 23 per squad is it. Crikey how many do they want for only 5 weeks. Anyway I thought this was supposedly all about British players first and foremost. This for me is why I assumed it was a fixed squad. It's one thing replacing someone who never arrived, but surely once in a bubble, you should have minimal changes. Hence having some backup players already drafted if they are needed. If a player drops out and you can just draft a new player or sign a new import at anytime, why have the taxi squad (who later just became part of the bubble)? quote, 'at this stage' ?
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Post by fishman on Apr 4, 2021 21:44:24 GMT
With Wallace back in the hotel room, who was making the all the decisions?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2021 21:44:31 GMT
Wonder if panthers can go 0 and 12 and then win the semi 🤣🤣 Tough to win when you only get goals from 1 line What did you expect when there's only 8 half decent imports and 3 of those are on the back end.. the majority of the forwards are made up of Brits from the draft who ain't really upto standard. Wallace has put all his production on one line. I'd be amazed if any team get any scoring from more than 2 lines anyway
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Post by Yotes on Apr 4, 2021 22:41:23 GMT
With Wallace back in the hotel room, who was making the all the decisions? Doucet was on the bench. They said he'd be in communication with Wallace.
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Post by iginla on Apr 5, 2021 6:21:29 GMT
With Wallace back in the hotel room, who was making the all the decisions? Doucet was on the bench. They said he'd be in communication with Wallace. Apparently it was via a taught piece of string with a plastic cup fixed at each end but Gui couldn’t quite hear Tim properly. 🙄
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Apr 5, 2021 8:12:05 GMT
With Wallace back in the hotel room, who was making the all the decisions? The chambermaid by the look of it
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Post by Jord v4 on Apr 5, 2021 9:22:01 GMT
With Wallace back in the hotel room, who was making the all the decisions? You think someone at Panthers makes decisions usually? Wow.
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Post by iginla on Apr 5, 2021 11:44:19 GMT
Wonder if panthers can go 0 and 12 and then win the semi 🤣🤣 Indeed they could. Because all you’ve got to do to win this championship is to win three games out of sixteen. Ridiculous !! 🙄
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Post by Yotes on Apr 6, 2021 18:11:10 GMT
1 nil early, Boivin
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Post by Yotes on Apr 6, 2021 18:15:00 GMT
1 all
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Post by Bagheera on Apr 6, 2021 18:45:58 GMT
Still struggling to fathom why the back up goalie needs to wear a mask on the bench. Surely that's just theatre.
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Post by Yotes on Apr 6, 2021 18:59:02 GMT
2-1, Ellis
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Post by wgray on Apr 6, 2021 19:24:24 GMT
I think we’ve looked quite good today. Lacho and Hook have been impressive.
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Post by Yotes on Apr 6, 2021 19:56:18 GMT
3-1, Hook
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Apr 6, 2021 21:00:13 GMT
I think we’ve looked quite good today. Lacho and Hook have been impressive. Yes they have been very impressive and it's good seeing the new Lacho at last
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Post by jd on Apr 6, 2021 21:12:22 GMT
Good result!
Nice to see them playing well, lacho and hook were good
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Post by bobness on Apr 7, 2021 9:26:00 GMT
Well, there's one thing you can say about the Elite Series, it doesn't appear to be very predictable so far.
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Post by Jord v4 on Apr 7, 2021 10:06:04 GMT
Well, there's one thing you can say about the Elite Series, it doesn't appear to be very predictable so far. Agreed, also the silence in this place after a Panthers victory still amuses me no end. What a strange bunch some of us are.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Apr 7, 2021 10:33:00 GMT
Well, there's one thing you can say about the Elite Series, it doesn't appear to be very predictable so far. Agreed, also the silence in this place after a Panthers victory still amuses me no end. What a strange bunch some of us are. Panthers played very well and if we could actually keep hold of some of those players I think the new season would be very good
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Post by Robbie Nud on Apr 7, 2021 10:40:19 GMT
If I had made predictions before the match I would have gone for: In the event of a loss then the populous posters would have been on here denigrating the preformance despite not having watched the match nor having any intention of watching any of the games, although perhaps deign it worthy to look at the highlights in a few days to pour more criticism. Of a win then there would be a dearth of comments let alone praise for the result against a team that hadn't lost yet. It was a good result and for the fact that the Brits are scoring and playing well.
It was mentioned somewhere that the social media posters of the the fans ony represent a small minority of the fanbase, then the posters on here are only a miniscule representation of the said fanbase.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2021 11:49:44 GMT
I think the problem is that this place has become a bit of an echo chamber sadly, and is one of the reasons I very rarely post on here any more. Unfortunately debate just isn’t possible.
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Post by Jord v4 on Apr 7, 2021 11:51:41 GMT
I think the problem is that this place has become a bit of an echo chamber sadly, and is one of the reasons I very rarely post on here any more. Unfortunately debate just isn’t possible. Without any doubt. Echo chambers are very common on sports forums.
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Post by ashfieldpanther on Apr 7, 2021 11:57:42 GMT
I think we’ve looked quite good today. Lacho and Hook have been impressive. Yes they have been very impressive and it's good seeing the new Lacho at last Is that because the standard is lower and so Lacho is having more of an impact.
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Post by wannabe2 on Apr 7, 2021 12:29:36 GMT
If I had made predictions before the match I would have gone for: In the event of a loss then the populous posters would have been on here denigrating the preformance despite not having watched the match nor having any intention of watching any of the games, although perhaps deign it worthy to look at the highlights in a few days to pour more criticism. Of a win then there would be a dearth of comments let alone praise for the result against a team that hadn't lost yet. It was a good result and for the fact that the Brits are scoring and playing well. It was mentioned somewhere that the social media posters of the the fans ony represent a small minority of the fanbase, then the posters on here are only a miniscule representation of the said fanbase. Spot on, do you think 1% of fan base comment on here, or maybe 0.25%, at least teams are beating teams, no one is setting the pace.
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Post by Walitzer on Apr 7, 2021 12:55:18 GMT
I think the problem is that this place has become a bit of an echo chamber sadly, and is one of the reasons I very rarely post on here any more. Unfortunately debate just isn’t possible. Its true that the predictable, repetitive nature of certain posters is wearisome. But I wouldn't agree that debate is not possible, there are posters who are willing to engage in good faith with a counter-narrative.
I'm enjoying the Elite Series so far, but I probably wouldn't say I'm watching as a Panthers fan necessarily, more of a neutral who's appreciating the increased exposure of british talent. Found myself cheering for the Steelers when Liam Kirk put two behind Bowns and thought Antonov put in a great performance for Coventry against us.
That said, Cangelosi has impressed me greatly, excellent at the face-offs, speedy and with quick hands. So far I hope Tim and Gui can keep ahold of him when the full season starts up again.
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