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Post by wgray on Jul 12, 2022 16:48:38 GMT
Rather worryingly the *other* Mathieu Gagnon defenseman (playing out of the French 2 tier) has been confirmed as being on the move today. It's it going to be a case of right name wrong face? 😳😳😳 I hope not!
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Post by bobness on Jul 12, 2022 17:04:11 GMT
Just looking at fighting majors called on Panthers in league games the last couple of seasons.
2018-19 16 2019-20 6 2021-22 14
Last season saw a 133% increase in fighting majors to 19-20.
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Post by ashfieldpanther on Jul 12, 2022 17:12:41 GMT
Rather worryingly the *other* Mathieu Gagnon defenseman (playing out of the French 2 tier) has been confirmed as being on the move today. It's it going to be a case of right name wrong face? 😳😳😳 I hope not! Tweet says he's going back to Quebec for family reasons
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Post by blackandgold73 on Jul 12, 2022 17:25:05 GMT
Tweet says he's going back to Quebec for family reasons Ah right. Hadn't seen that tweet. Let's hope it's not the kind of family reasons that saw Corey leaving Manglerud to be closer to his family then popping up at Poprad soon after
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Post by Joe on Jul 12, 2022 18:03:10 GMT
Just looking at fighting majors called on Panthers in league games the last couple of seasons. 2018-19 16 2019-20 6 2021-22 14 Last season saw a 133% increase in fighting majors to 19-20. Would be interesting to know if the league as a whole saw a notable increase or just us
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Post by wgray on Jul 12, 2022 18:06:09 GMT
Just looking at fighting majors called on Panthers in league games the last couple of seasons. 2018-19 16 2019-20 6 2021-22 14 Last season saw a 133% increase in fighting majors to 19-20. Did we win any of those 14?😂
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Post by iginla on Jul 12, 2022 18:33:19 GMT
Just looking at fighting majors called on Panthers in league games the last couple of seasons. 2018-19 16 2019-20 6 2021-22 14 Last season saw a 133% increase in fighting majors to 19-20. One fight about every five games. The games gone soft ! 🙄
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Post by bobness on Jul 14, 2022 8:48:31 GMT
The games gone soft ! 🙄 Well, that debate is a whole other thread. "Soft"? No, not for me. "More skilful"? Sometimes. "Less "pantomime"" Definitely. "Less exciting"? That's always depended on the play for me, not the fighting.
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Post by iginla on Jul 14, 2022 14:32:15 GMT
The games gone soft ! 🙄 Well, that debate is a whole other thread. "Soft"? No, not for me. "More skilful"? Sometimes. "Less "pantomime"" Definitely. "Less exciting"? That's always depended on the play for me, not the fighting. If the skill level had risen significantly then you might have half an argument,but it hasn’t it’s dropped from a few years ago. Give me big hits,the threat of a bench clearance,a few fights,the Payettes, Finnertys,Campbells,Richardson’s and Wilson’s of years gone by,general nastiness and a simmering undercurrent that something might kick off at any moment any day. That’s the exciting game that attracted me to it,not the dull boring stuff served up these days.
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Jul 14, 2022 23:07:54 GMT
The latest podcast released today with GG, mentions that he will have somebody to push Dubeau for the #1 spot, suggesting a spare import however Dubeau will be the main keeper. The only Brit who could fulfil what he suggests would be Whistle, who I doubt would return to Panthers.
Not the right thread I know, but despite releasing the latest episode today, it’s clearly recorded at least a week ago.
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Post by sevcik on Jul 15, 2022 10:56:03 GMT
The latest podcast released today with GG, mentions that he will have somebody to push Dubeau for the #1 spot, suggesting a spare import however Dubeau will be the main keeper. The only Brit who could fulfil what he suggests would be Whistle, who I doubt would return to Panthers. Not the right thread I know, but despite releasing the latest episode today, it’s clearly recorded at least a week ago. It doesn't necessarily mean a spare import will be signed. If we end up signing another good quality brit, someone like Lewis Hook then GG could use the 14th and final import slot on another netminder. This may have sparked the rumour a few weeks ago of Liam Hughes (who was at Flames last season) to Panthers Time will tell
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Post by blackandgold73 on Jul 15, 2022 17:38:13 GMT
The latest podcast released today with GG, mentions that he will have somebody to push Dubeau for the #1 spot, suggesting a spare import however Dubeau will be the main keeper. The only Brit who could fulfil what he suggests would be Whistle, who I doubt would return to Panthers. Not the right thread I know, but despite releasing the latest episode today, it’s clearly recorded at least a week ago. It doesn't necessarily mean a spare import will be signed. If we end up signing another good quality brit, someone like Lewis Hook then GG could use the 14th and final import slot on another netminder. This may have sparked the rumour a few weeks ago of Liam Hughes (who was at Flames last season) to Panthers Time will tell I read Kovalchuk's post as meaning they were suggesting a currently unused 'spare import' slot would soon be used for a second import NM too push Dubeau, but that Dubeau would be the main keeper. With the second import essentially a backup but one competing for game time (as other teams have gone for). And that Kovalchuk was underlining that this by saying that this was increasingly likely as the only non import Netminder who could push Dubeau was Whistle, who they felt was unlikely to return. So my impression was that you were both saying the same thing but in different words? But I haven't had time to listen to the episode yet so I might be off base
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Jul 15, 2022 18:12:16 GMT
It doesn't necessarily mean a spare import will be signed. If we end up signing another good quality brit, someone like Lewis Hook then GG could use the 14th and final import slot on another netminder. This may have sparked the rumour a few weeks ago of Liam Hughes (who was at Flames last season) to Panthers Time will tell I read Kovalchuk's post as meaning they were suggesting a currently unused 'spare import' slot would soon be used for a second import NM too push Dubeau, but that Dubeau would be the main keeper. With the second import essentially a backup but one competing for game time (as other teams have gone for). And that Kovalchuk was underlining that this by saying that this was increasingly likely as the only non import Netminder who could push Dubeau was Whistle, who they felt was unlikely to return. So my impression was that you were both saying the same thing but in different words? But I haven't had time to listen to the episode yet so I might be off base Exactly that. GG isn’t as open as to say the exact plan, but he speaks like he’s planning a system similar to Galbraith coming in to challenge Garnett. Unfortunately I don’t think it’s the league has enough available Brit skaters to have two import goalies dressed every game. And then yes, Whistle seems to have had his time in Nottingham and I could only see him leaving Belfast for a number 1 spot of his own.
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Post by KC93 on Jul 28, 2022 10:40:03 GMT
Hammond to Panthers
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Post by bobness on Jul 28, 2022 16:31:38 GMT
Several remarkable things here. Hammond didn't take a single penalty in 50 games last season. With 90 points in 49 games he wasn't even the top scorer in that league (DEL3) From 5 fewer games played, Brett Bulmer only scored 1 less point.
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Post by Pies on Jul 28, 2022 17:15:46 GMT
But Hammonds stats at DEL 2 and EIHL outstrip anyone else available. Huge signing.
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Post by bobness on Jul 28, 2022 17:33:35 GMT
But Hammonds stats at DEL 2 and EIHL outstrip anyone else available. Huge signing. Indeed. If true, he's a major signing.
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Post by Pies on Jul 28, 2022 17:46:42 GMT
But Hammonds stats at DEL 2 and EIHL outstrip anyone else available. Huge signing. Indeed. If true, he's a major signing. If 👀
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Post by wgray on Jul 28, 2022 18:07:35 GMT
Hammond would be a major signing if we’ve got him. A superb play maker at EIHL level, top point scorer in the league in 17/18. Would bring flexibility in that he can play centre or wing, and he’s right handed.
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Post by bobness on Jul 29, 2022 19:23:14 GMT
Just rediscovered today that Brock Trotter to Panthers was mentioned on here on 2016!
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Post by Adi on Aug 3, 2022 15:05:50 GMT
Hammond would be a major signing if we’ve got him. A superb play maker at EIHL level, top point scorer in the league in 17/18. Would bring flexibility in that he can play centre or wing, and he’s right handed. Would Hammond be classed as an import or Brit?
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Post by messier1851 on Aug 3, 2022 15:32:48 GMT
Hammond would be a major signing if we’ve got him. A superb play maker at EIHL level, top point scorer in the league in 17/18. Would bring flexibility in that he can play centre or wing, and he’s right handed. Would Hammond be classed as an import or Brit? He's classed as an import, as despite being British-born he played his junior hockey overseas so isn't classed as 'homegrown'.
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Post by norbert70 on Aug 3, 2022 16:04:04 GMT
Would Hammond be classed as an import or Brit? He's classed as an import, as despite being British-born he played his junior hockey overseas so isn't classed as 'homegrown'. But, hasn't he played for GB? How dose that work then?
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Post by bobness on Aug 3, 2022 16:27:47 GMT
norbert70The definition for the EIHL relates to having played in the junior system in GB for, I think, 2 years before aged 16. (Someone will correct me if I'm wrong) Thus Perlini and Conway are indeed "Brits", Hammond and Halbert (for example), despite being born in the UK, aren't, as they didn't play junior in the UK for 2 years. Qualification to be able to represent GB is an entirely different thing. Think it's a "passport and 2 full years in the league" job. Hence Massy saying he wants to play for GB after this coming season?
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Post by messier1851 on Aug 3, 2022 16:36:42 GMT
He's classed as an import, as despite being British-born he played his junior hockey overseas so isn't classed as 'homegrown'. But, hasn't he played for GB? How dose that work then? I believe, and more knowledgable posters please feel free to chime in and correct me, that the import/GB status is based on where a player has played his junior hockey, rather than his place of birth. It's probably easiest to look at players in terms of homegrown/import, rather than GB/import. There are a few examples of players who were born in the UK but emigrated at a young age and were developed overseas, netminder Danny Taylor, once a rumoured Panthers target was born in Plymouth but played junior in North America, therefore wouldn't have been considered homegrown, the same as Mike Hammond isn't. Similarly, Canadian-born Dallas Erhardt qualifies for Team GB through a family connection, but as he never played in this country before moving to Manchester in 2016, he doesn't qualify homegrown. The other side of the coin, Brett Perlini was born in Canada but as he played junior hockey with Guildford while his Dad was plying his trade on these shores, he is classed as a homegrown player. However, and I don't have 100% clarification on this, I'm just going from his EP page, his Brett was born in Guildford but didn't play junior hockey in the UK, therefore wouldn't qualify has homegrown if a club was ever able to stump up the cash to bring him to these shores.
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