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Post by Yotes on Apr 16, 2021 22:07:38 GMT
Standings after Week Two# | Team | Played | Won | Lost | OTL | For | Against | Points | 1 | Sheffield Steelers | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 25 | 10 | 2 | Coventry Blaze
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 3 | Manchester Storm | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 27 | 7 | 4 | Nottingham Panthers | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 6 |
Elite Series Game 15 / Saturday 17 April 2021, 7.00pm | | (1-1-1-1) P1: Keck. P2: Keck. P3: Ferrara (PPG). OT: Venus. | | (0-1-2-0) P1: None. P2: Boivin. P3: Cangelosi (PPG), Matheson. OT: None. | Coverage: EliteLeague.tv / Game Sheet: EIHL |
Elite Series Game 16 / Sunday 18 April 2021, 4.00pm | | (0-1-1) P1: None. P2: Mikyska (PPG). P3: Schulze (SHG). | | (1-0-2) P1: Fortier. P2: None. P3: Klavestad (PPG), Long (PPG). | Coverage: EliteLeague.tv / Game Sheet: EIHL |
Elite Series Game 17 / Monday 19 April 2021, 7.00pm | | (2-1-1) P1: Betteridge, Dineen (PPG). P2: Domingue. P3: Domingue. | | (0-1-2) P1: None. P2: Noer (PPG). P3: Critchlow (PPG), Simmonds. | Coverage: EliteLeague.tv / Game Sheet: EIHL |
Elite Series Game 18 / Tuesday 20 April 2021, 7.00pm | | (1-2-2) P1: Connolly (PPG). P2: Myers, Connolly. P3: Kirk, Dowd. | | (1-0-2) P1: Keck (PPG). P2: None. P3: Laakkonen (PPG), Keck (PPG). | Coverage: EliteLeague.tv / Game Sheet: EIHL |
Elite Series Game 19 / Wednesday 21 April 2021, 7.00pm | | (2-1-1) P1: Lake, Fortier. P2: Critchlow (PPG). P3: Gran. | | (2-0-0) P1: Perlini, Perlini. P2: None. P3: None. | Coverage: EliteLeague.tv / Game Sheet: EIHL |
Elite Series Game 20 / Thursday 22 April 2021, 7.00pm | | (0-1-4) P1: None. P2: Hammond. P3: Howlett, Keck, Duggan (PPG), Hammond (PPG). | | (1-4-2) P1: Connolly. P2: Eberle, Beaudry, Waller, Eberle (PPG). P3: Kirk, Connolly (ENG). | Coverage: EliteLeague.tv / Game Sheet: EIHL |
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Post by spik on Apr 17, 2021 22:25:05 GMT
Pity we missed out on the OT win, to keep our positive win streak going. Now even harder to catch the top teams. Just pip Manchester to avoid Sheffield in the semi-final draw then.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Apr 17, 2021 22:27:13 GMT
Just look at the shots on goal count on this one for the real horror story
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Post by Walitzer on Apr 17, 2021 23:50:01 GMT
Bit of a tough loss to swallow in OT, Panthers looked the stronger team throughout the game, but struglled to crack Coventry's defense as they closed up tight around Hedley. Its a bit of a shame that we only have 1 scoring line right now, I have really rated Cangelosi's workrate and feel he's somewhat hampered by his less offensively capable linemates, Dineen and May. That said, I wouldn't want to break up Boivon-Perlini-Domingue, as it's clearly working to some degree.
I'm also starting to like Domingue a lot, obviously has an eye for the net, but I've begun to notice how responsible he is on the defense as well. Regulary the first back, covers positions on the blue line and is active in the Panther's zone, rather than just waiting for a feed from a defenceman.
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Post by floridadad on Apr 18, 2021 0:15:56 GMT
Turning point was having the wrong forward personal out with 19 seconds left in the second period. We had all the momentum on our side and giving up that goal after the faceoff was in the offensive zone is unexcusable.
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Post by bobness on Apr 18, 2021 7:42:18 GMT
The team certainly need to try and get more than one line as a consistent offensive threat. Dineen especially could do with finding another gear.
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Post by iginla on Apr 18, 2021 7:55:16 GMT
The team certainly need to try and get more than one line as a consistent offensive threat. Dineen especially could do with finding another gear. Certainly do. Outshooting your opponents 44-19 and with them only having a Brit back up in goal it’s clear where the problem is.
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Post by bobness on Apr 18, 2021 8:01:33 GMT
The team certainly need to try and get more than one line as a consistent offensive threat. Dineen especially could do with finding another gear. Certainly do. Outshooting your opponents 44-19 and with them only having a young back up in goal too is not the way to win games. I would say it absolutely IS the way to win games, the problem surely was the shots weren’t of good enough quality to get behind him? You don’t get points for shot quantity. I’d rather have 19 shots and score 4 times than 44 and score 3. Those stats would lead me to initially believe, having not seen any of it yet, that one side created many chances but few were of good quality, the other team the opposite. You may also be doing Hedley a great disservice by assuming that the game is there for the taking before the first face off. Whether he had a great game or not, he stopped 41 of 44 shots, which is pretty impressive.
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Post by iginla on Apr 18, 2021 8:16:56 GMT
Certainly do. Outshooting your opponents 44-19 and with them only having a young back up in goal too is not the way to win games. I would say it absolutely IS the way to win games, the problem surely was the shots weren’t of good enough quality to get behind him? You don’t get points for shot quantity. I’d rather have 19 shots and score 4 times than 44 and score 3. Those stats would lead me to initially believe, having not seen any of it yet, that one side created many chances but few were of good quality, the other team the opposite. You may also be doing Hedley a great disservice by assuming that the game is there for the taking before the first face off. Whether he had a great game or not, he stopped 41 of 44 shots, which is pretty impressive. Check my post above, I altered it to read correctly. That’s what I’ve said, no good having 44 shots if they’re all straight at the goalies chest. Same as in the previous game, that Steelers second string back up hardly had to make a decent save in two periods because the shots were either poor or weak.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Apr 18, 2021 9:20:13 GMT
The team certainly need to try and get more than one line as a consistent offensive threat. Dineen especially could do with finding another gear. Certainly do. Outshooting your opponents 44-19 and with them only having a Brit back up in goal it’s clear where the problem is. It’s a long running Panthers problem. Scoring goals and putting teams under pressure and games to bed. At least we had the leagues top scorer Guptil once. He was lazy, benched, put on the 3rd line and his elbows were too pointy but he still out scored everyone else so he just had to go
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Post by Yotes on Apr 18, 2021 11:01:25 GMT
Keck for Coventry seems like the business. 9+5, points in every game, goals in the last 7 games straight.
Can see plenty of interest in him for next year (unless he aims higher).
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Apr 18, 2021 11:51:59 GMT
Keck for Coventry seems like the business. 9+5, points in every game, goals in the last 7 games straight. Can see plenty of interest in him for next year (unless he aims higher). Keck is pretty special and will be attracting attention from a higher league I would think
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Post by bobness on Apr 18, 2021 12:47:57 GMT
Indeed so, he’s quite a player. Not a pro game to his name before now. Imagine what the reaction would have been on here to Panthers signing him. Another cheap signing, no experience, only ever played at college etc.
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Post by bobness on Apr 18, 2021 13:36:13 GMT
Open question. Why were the teams apparently playing 4 on 4 in OT last night?
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Post by wgray on Apr 18, 2021 13:42:25 GMT
Open question. Why were the teams apparently playing 4 on 4 in OT last night? I didn’t watch the game, but, looking at the gamesheet, Coventry had a powerplay for 28 seconds in OT, that will have been 4 on 3, powerplay ended, our player came out the box to make it 4 on 4, subsequently no stoppage in play between then and Coventry scoring.
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Post by wgray on Apr 18, 2021 13:43:11 GMT
Does anybody think Bowns let us down for Coventry’s game winner?
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Apr 18, 2021 13:56:51 GMT
Does anybody think Bowns let us down for Coventry’s game winner? He did fumble the puck but the shots on goal we had we should have been 5 goals in front anyway.
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Post by bobness on Apr 18, 2021 14:01:45 GMT
Open question. Why were the teams apparently playing 4 on 4 in OT last night? Hang on, I think.... Matheson's penalty expired and he returned to the ice at 60.32, thus making the teams 4 on 4, and there wasn't a whistle until the goal was scored?
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Post by bobness on Apr 18, 2021 14:02:43 GMT
Open question. Why were the teams apparently playing 4 on 4 in OT last night? I didn’t watch the game, but, looking at the gamesheet, Coventry had a powerplay for 28 seconds in OT, that will have been 4 on 3, powerplay ended, our player came out the box to make it 4 on 4, subsequently no stoppage in play between then and Coventry scoring. Literally did these 2 posts the wrong way round.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Apr 18, 2021 14:02:51 GMT
Indeed so, he’s quite a player. Not a pro game to his name before now. Imagine what the reaction would have been on here to Panthers signing him. Another cheap signing, no experience, only ever played at college etc. Well a lot of that comes with past experience unfortunately
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Post by wgray on Apr 18, 2021 14:09:49 GMT
Does anybody think Bowns let us down for Coventry’s game winner? He did fumble the puck but the shots on goal we had we should have been 5 goals in front anyway. From the highlights we did look to have some guilt edged chances that we didn’t finish, that’s the way it goes though, the numerous mistakes that out skaters make aren’t scrutinised like those of a goalies.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Apr 18, 2021 14:24:38 GMT
He did fumble the puck but the shots on goal we had we should have been 5 goals in front anyway. From the highlights we did look to have some guilt edged chances that we didn’t finish, that’s the way it goes though, the numerous mistakes that out skaters make aren’t scrutinised like those of a goalies. Unless you look at the 1st period shots on goal count. Ours were tragic. Bowns had to beat himself up in overtime because we were always under pressure
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Post by bobness on Apr 18, 2021 14:35:33 GMT
Indeed so, he’s quite a player. Not a pro game to his name before now. Imagine what the reaction would have been on here to Panthers signing him. Another cheap signing, no experience, only ever played at college etc. Well a lot of that comes with past experience unfortunately And goes to show that judging books by covers is a game fraught with danger.
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Post by bobness on Apr 18, 2021 15:25:31 GMT
From the highlights we did look to have some guilt edged chances that we didn’t finish, that’s the way it goes though, the numerous mistakes that out skaters make aren’t scrutinised like those of a goalies. Were/are the highlights available? They're "private" now for me on the EIHL YT site?
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Post by iginla on Apr 18, 2021 16:02:57 GMT
Why are Steelers playing with 8 imports today against Manchester when Muse is still out injured ? Are they bending rules again, I thought you could only sign 8 imports so they should only have 7 today !
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