Jord v4
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Post by Jord v4 on Sept 6, 2022 17:27:22 GMT
Right, here we go. Time to back your horses.
Personally I'm coming off a 100% record from last season... (Iggy, the play off's don't count).... Wink smiley.
So, I'll be combining my usual mix of limited knowledge, gut feeling and pure hatred in to this effort.
1. Belfast Giants... They're going back to back. Settled coach, great structure, nice shade of green. What more do you want? It's going to be tighter at the top this season but they're my pick for the league.
2. Sheffield Steelers... Very hard to split Steelers and Devils. From what I see I prefer Devils' roster but Steelers have the better keeper and a coach who knows the ropes more.
3. Cardiff Devils... First yr coach who admittedly knows the club and Bowns in net who is mildly inconsistent. They have some great players back though. Tough to call this one as they could well be ridiculously good and take the cheese but ultimately I completely detest everything about them so 3rd it is.
4. Panthers... We'll be better and compete far more, the gap to the top three should be closer. If we had Hunt I would have us breaking the top 3 for sure.
I'll let someone more intelligent call the rest.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Sept 6, 2022 18:11:25 GMT
1. Steelers
2. Belfast
3. Cardiff
4. Panthers
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2022 18:16:58 GMT
I always look forward to prediction time season 😂
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Post by pantherlee on Sept 6, 2022 18:56:05 GMT
I’ll be the first one to show some optimism
1. Giants
2. Panthers
3. Devils
4. Steelers
Still think Belfast are the top team but I fancy us to do well
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Post by wannabe2 on Sept 6, 2022 19:42:40 GMT
1. Devils
2. Giants
3. Steelers
4. Panthers.
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Post by Bagheera on Sept 6, 2022 20:01:24 GMT
1. Giants
2. Steelers
3. Devils
4. Panthers
5. Clan
6. Flames
7. Flyers
8. Storm
9. Blaze
10. Stars
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Post by Yotes on Sept 6, 2022 20:35:31 GMT
1 Giants
2 Devils
3 Panthers
4 Steelers
5 Flames
6 Clan
7 Blaze
8 Storm
9 Flyers
10 Star(t)s
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Post by kievthegreat on Sept 6, 2022 20:42:54 GMT
1 Giants
2 Devils
3 Steelers
4 Panthers
5 Clan
6 Flames
7 Blaze
8 Storm
9 Flyers
10 Stars
My optimism has waned, but I do think we'll be competitive this year rather than full on mid-table mediocrity.
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Post by wgray on Sept 6, 2022 20:53:49 GMT
1. Devils
2. Giants
3. Panthers
4. Steelers
5. Flames
6. Clan
7. Blaze
8. Flyers
9. Storm
10. Stars
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Post by eihl on Sept 6, 2022 22:20:20 GMT
1.Giants
2.Devils
3.Panthers
4.Flames
5.Steelers
6.Clan
7.Blaze
8.Stars
9.Flyers
10.Storm
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Post by bobness on Sept 7, 2022 8:29:16 GMT
Right, here we go. Time to back your horses. Personally I'm coming off a 100% record from last season... (Iggy, the play off's don't count).... Wink smiley. So, I'll be combining my usual mix of limited knowledge, gut feeling and pure hatred in to this effort. 1. Belfast Giants... They're going back to back. Settled coach, great structure, nice shade of green. What more do you want? It's going to be tighter at the top this season but they're my pick for the league. 2. Sheffield Steelers... Very hard to split Steelers and Devils. From what I see I prefer Devils' roster but Steelers have the better keeper and a coach who knows the ropes more. 3. Cardiff Devils... First yr coach who admittedly knows the club and Bowns in net who is mildly inconsistent. They have some great players back though. Tough to call this one as they could well be ridiculously good and take the cheese but ultimately I completely detest everything about them so 3rd it is. 4. Panthers... We'll be better and compete far more, the gap to the top three should be closer. If we had Hunt I would have us breaking the top 3 for sure. I'll let someone more intelligent call the rest. I wouldn't disagree on the top 4 or the reasons. Giants do play in lovely colour shirts, you have that dead on. Positions 5-8 will be close like last season. I see Blaze and Storm missing the playoffs, as at today, with nary a puck dropped in anger, and with all the experience of some time on the internet, some prejudiced views and a couple of meaningless pre-season games. So that's those 2 absolutely nailed on for the playoffs then. |
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Post by ashfieldpanther on Sept 7, 2022 12:01:43 GMT
i'd really like to see Guilford before committing. I think this season could be the one where they put serious pressure on the top 4, or the signing of Big Ben could seriously affect their defensive capabilities. If they beat us handily at the weekend then I'd go with
1 Devils, 2 Giants, 3 Flames, 4 Steelers, 5 Panthers, 6 Clan, 7 Blaze, 8 Stars, 9 Storm, 10 Flyers
if we beat them handily and show that we are the team we think we can be then I'll go
1. Devils, 2 Panthers, 3 Giants, 4 Steelers, 5 Blaze, 6 Clan, 7 Flames, 8 Stars, 9 Storm, 10 Flyers.
But I reserve the right to amend this after the weekend.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2022 14:35:14 GMT
So you've based season predictions on the back of results over the opening weekend?
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Post by Yotes on Sept 7, 2022 15:20:51 GMT
That'll be more data than the rest of us have used.
So when do we get the right answer, from the man who is never wrong?
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Post by ashfieldpanther on Sept 7, 2022 17:05:51 GMT
Based on recruitment, team history, recent performances, coaching, gut feeling and guess work.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2022 17:22:53 GMT
Based on recruitment, team history, recent performances, coaching, gut feeling and guess work. Recruitment? Please alaborate.. Steelers defence haven't been very good 5 on 5 and their superstar goalie is already crocked. Never have rated fox.. if Steelers were 20 points clear they'd find a way to bottle it. Lol ...the other is just utter nonsense and has no bearing on the present |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2022 17:27:27 GMT
That'll be more data than the rest of us have used. So when do we get the right answer, from the man who is never wrong? Hardly conclusive is it. It's like saying England may win the world cup after winning their opening game in the groups 6-0! |
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Post by bobness on Sept 7, 2022 17:33:09 GMT
Based on recruitment, team history, recent performances, coaching, gut feeling and guess work. Recruitment? Please alaborate.. Steelers defence haven't been very good 5 on 5 and their superstar goalie is already crocked. Never have rated fox.. if Steelers were 20 points clear they'd find a way to bottle it. Lol ...the other is just utter nonsense and has no bearing on the present No-one said it was the definitive work, defendable in court, did they?  The OP was a question about what people think the order may be at season's end. And is overt about the fact that there's nothing tangible to go on. We all know virtually nothing about it, it's just a bit of fun, relax. |
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Post by Adam on Sept 8, 2022 9:26:11 GMT
That'll be more data than the rest of us have used. So when do we get the right answer, from the man who is never wrong? Hardly conclusive is it. It's like saying England may win the world cup after winning their opening game in the groups 6-0! It's not stopped you in the past!  We are all waiting on the font of all knowledge.. |
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Post by spik on Sept 8, 2022 9:44:21 GMT
At this very early time. Can only predict a confident 3rd.
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Post by ashfieldpanther on Sept 8, 2022 12:02:16 GMT
Based on recruitment, team history, recent performances, coaching, gut feeling and guess work. Recruitment? Please alaborate.. Steelers defence haven't been very good 5 on 5 and their superstar goalie is already crocked. Never have rated fox.. if Steelers were 20 points clear they'd find a way to bottle it. Lol ...the other is just utter nonsense and has no bearing on the present why do i need to elaborate. I've given my predictions to a fun thread, even gone as far as giving what I've based my thoughts on. I'll leave it at that thank you, I could have just said I'd based my predictions on an Octopus in a tank. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2022 12:05:44 GMT
Recruitment? Please alaborate.. Steelers defence haven't been very good 5 on 5 and their superstar goalie is already crocked. Never have rated fox.. if Steelers were 20 points clear they'd find a way to bottle it. Lol ...the other is just utter nonsense and has no bearing on the present why do i need to elaborate. I've given my predictions to a fun thread, even gone as far as giving what I've based my thoughts on. I'll leave it at that thank you, I could have just said I'd based my predictions on an Octopus in a tank. You might as well have done that 😂 |
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Post by bobness on Sept 8, 2022 12:15:41 GMT
why do i need to elaborate. I've given my predictions to a fun thread, even gone as far as giving what I've based my thoughts on. I'll leave it at that thank you, I could have just said I'd based my predictions on an Octopus in a tank. You might as well have done that 😂 Did your octopus advise you on Latal last season? |
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Post by ashfieldpanther on Sept 8, 2022 12:16:12 GMT
why do i need to elaborate. I've given my predictions to a fun thread, even gone as far as giving what I've based my thoughts on. I'll leave it at that thank you, I could have just said I'd based my predictions on an Octopus in a tank. You might as well have done that 😂 Why ? because my opinions are wrong, misguided, not thought through, or a waste of time at this time of year. I think it was meant to be a bit of fun, not a serious examination of some-ones credentials to rate the teams in the EIHL. That's the problem with the written, as opposed to the spoken, word. it's easy to misinterpret some-ones comments. |
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