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Post by tessier26 on Sept 17, 2022 7:49:55 GMT
I've not been a season ticket holder since around the 2012 season but when i go to the odd game these days it seems we lack any stand out star players. The guys with that bit extra skill and talent. What do people think is the reason for this? I've always been inclined to believe it's Neil Black watching his wallet. Teams like Steelers and Giants never have any problems finding star players season after season so what's our problem? Where are the Galbraiths, Beauregards, Tessiers and Lings ect.?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2022 8:29:04 GMT
Who's Steelers and giants stand out Star men this year. I'm struggling to think of any
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Post by Bagheera on Sept 17, 2022 8:36:20 GMT
Mike Hammond!
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Post by allingtonskates on Sept 17, 2022 8:41:19 GMT
Who's Steelers and giants stand out Star men this year. I'm struggling to think of any you can’t think of any? Conway (78 points in 53 games last season and 22 in 12 for challenge cup)? Raska? Petgrave? Latal was solid for Sheffield last season. Brendan Connolly has been a point per game or better player every season he has spent in the league. I’m expecting Angeli to do well. To say they don’t have any is bizarre. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2022 8:42:10 GMT
Who's Steelers and giants stand out Star men this year. I'm struggling to think of any you can’t think of any? Conway (78 points in 53 games last season and 22 in 12 for challenge cup)? Raska? Petgrave? Latal was solid for Sheffield last season. Brendan Connolly has been a point per game or better player every season he has spent in the league. I’m expecting Angeli to do well. To say they don’t have any is bizarre. None are better than Hammond, what's your point. I'd listen to Sheffield fans Petgrave isn't all that.. |
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Post by allingtonskates on Sept 17, 2022 8:44:57 GMT
you can’t think of any? Conway (78 points in 53 games last season and 22 in 12 for challenge cup)? Raska? Petgrave? Latal was solid for Sheffield last season. Brendan Connolly has been a point per game or better player every season he has spent in the league. I’m expecting Angeli to do well. To say they don’t have any is bizarre. None are better than Hammond, what's your point. I'd listen to Sheffield fans Petgrave isn't all that.. he looked good when they played us. They don’t have to be better than Hammond to be their team’s star player. You don’t think Connolly is a star player? Conway either? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2022 8:45:34 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2022 8:47:33 GMT
None are better than Hammond, what's your point. I'd listen to Sheffield fans Petgrave isn't all that.. he looked good when they played us. They don’t have to be better than Hammond to be their team’s star player. You don’t think Connolly is a star player? Conway either? Every player looks good against Nottingham! The original post was there wasn't any star players in Nottingham well Hammond is one of them and he's certainly no worse than those you've mentioned |
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Post by allingtonskates on Sept 17, 2022 8:54:01 GMT
he looked good when they played us. They don’t have to be better than Hammond to be their team’s star player. You don’t think Connolly is a star player? Conway either? Every player looks good against Nottingham! The original post was there wasn't any star players in Nottingham well Hammond is one of them and he's certainly no worse than those you've mentioned yes but I was replying to your post not the original. I’d also say Hammond is our star player. Doesn’t make what I said wrong. The first Wallace/ Doucet year we had Sam Herr (best player in the league that season without a doubt) Cardiff still had star players ( Joey Martin, Joey Haddad, Gleason Fournier) Sheffield had star players ( Brendan Connolly, Marc Olivier Vallerand and Deluca). |
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Post by tessier26 on Sept 17, 2022 8:59:05 GMT
he looked good when they played us. They don’t have to be better than Hammond to be their team’s star player. You don’t think Connolly is a star player? Conway either? Every player looks good against Nottingham! The original post was there wasn't any star players in Nottingham well Hammond is one of them and he's certainly no worse than those you've mentioned Agree Hammond looks quality, just think over the last few seasons i've not seen any stand outs. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2022 9:03:38 GMT
Every player looks good against Nottingham! The original post was there wasn't any star players in Nottingham well Hammond is one of them and he's certainly no worse than those you've mentioned yes but I was replying to your post not the original. I’d also say Hammond is our star player. Doesn’t make what I said wrong. The first Wallace/ Doucet year we had Sam Herr (best player in the league that season without a doubt) Cardiff still had star players ( Joey Martin, Joey Haddad, Gleason Fournier) Sheffield had star players ( Brendan Connolly, Marc Olivier Vallerand and Deluca). So shouldn't that quote be towards the post originator then as he said we haven't had any star players and in the last 3 years we had one of the best to have played EIHL in the last decade ! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2022 9:04:04 GMT
Every player looks good against Nottingham! The original post was there wasn't any star players in Nottingham well Hammond is one of them and he's certainly no worse than those you've mentioned Agree Hammond looks quality, just think over the last few seasons i've not seen any stand outs. Apart from Herr.. |
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Post by allingtonskates on Sept 17, 2022 9:07:57 GMT
yes but I was replying to your post not the original. I’d also say Hammond is our star player. Doesn’t make what I said wrong. The first Wallace/ Doucet year we had Sam Herr (best player in the league that season without a doubt) Cardiff still had star players ( Joey Martin, Joey Haddad, Gleason Fournier) Sheffield had star players ( Brendan Connolly, Marc Olivier Vallerand and Deluca). So shouldn't that quote be towards the post originator then as he said we haven't had any star players and in the last 3 years we had one of the best to have played EIHL in the last decade ! No because you said that you can’t see any star players that Sheffield have or Belfast have. So I’ll ask the question again. You don’t think Conway or Connolly are star players for them? That’s my question since you stated you don’t think they have any. To the reply of the original post Sam Herr was the best player in the league while he was here and this season I think our stand out player will be Hammond (although I like Welychka a lot as well). |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2022 9:14:39 GMT
So shouldn't that quote be towards the post originator then as he said we haven't had any star players and in the last 3 years we had one of the best to have played EIHL in the last decade ! No because you said that you can’t see any star players that Sheffield have or Belfast have. So I’ll ask the question again. You don’t think Conway or Connolly are star players for them? That’s my question since you stated you don’t think they have any. To the reply of the original post Sam Herr was the best player in the league while he was here and this season I think our stand out player will be Hammond (although I like Welychka a lot as well). They ain't what you would describe as star players! Players with that x factor. Herr had that in abundance.. Conway and Connelly are good players but not star players . Joey Martin is nearer to being a star player. Last year JJ Picinich was a star player .. there's a difference in my book |
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Post by allingtonskates on Sept 17, 2022 9:19:19 GMT
No because you said that you can’t see any star players that Sheffield have or Belfast have. So I’ll ask the question again. You don’t think Conway or Connolly are star players for them? That’s my question since you stated you don’t think they have any. To the reply of the original post Sam Herr was the best player in the league while he was here and this season I think our stand out player will be Hammond (although I like Welychka a lot as well). They ain't what you would describe as star players! Players with that x factor. Herr had that in abundance.. Conway and Connelly are good players but not star players . Joey Martin is nearer to being a star player. Last year JJ Picinich was a star player .. there's a difference in my book fair enough, I’d also say that Picinich was THE star player last season but I don’t expect Conway to fall off majorly because he isn’t there now (although it’ll be very hard to replicate what he did last season). Personally I’d argue that Connolly would count as a star player for me. A nasty Agitator that rarely fails to get under opponents skin, on top of that he has been a stand out point scorer in our league every season. Personally I think that the edge he brings to his game could count him as that. |
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Post by tessier26 on Sept 17, 2022 23:25:36 GMT
Would be nice to have a combo like Coventry had in Calder and Carlson. That pair were dynamite working together, real quality.
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Post by Mozzy on Sept 18, 2022 0:30:24 GMT
you can’t think of any? Conway (78 points in 53 games last season and 22 in 12 for challenge cup)? Raska? Petgrave? Latal was solid for Sheffield last season. Brendan Connolly has been a point per game or better player every season he has spent in the league. I’m expecting Angeli to do well. To say they don’t have any is bizarre. None are better than Hammond, what's your point. I'd listen to Sheffield fans Petgrave isn't all that.. Sorry Pidge, this comment about Petgrave is about as far from the truth you could possibly get. He’s all that and more. He’ll be an all star D in this league without doubt. |
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Post by allingtonskates on Sept 18, 2022 8:56:15 GMT
None are better than Hammond, what's your point. I'd listen to Sheffield fans Petgrave isn't all that.. Sorry Pidge, this comment about Petgrave is about as far from the truth you could possibly get. He’s all that and more. He’ll be an all star D in this league without doubt. thought it was obvious how much he stood out when we played Steelers. Looked quality. |
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Post by bobness on Oct 6, 2022 16:19:23 GMT
Who's Steelers and giants stand out Star men this year. I'm struggling to think of any It's time to choose your Player of the Month for September 2022! Scott Conway: Five games played, five wins for the Giants, nine goals scored, and three assists in September! GB International Conway hit 12 points over the months, was a +7, won 62% of his faceoffs, and scored a hat trick against Glasgow. Thank goodness he's not their star guy.  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2022 17:22:28 GMT
I think you've misunderstood the thread Bob, Conway is decent but not David ling decent..
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Post by blackandgold73 on Oct 6, 2022 19:15:18 GMT
I think you've misunderstood the thread Bob, Conway is decent but not David ling decent.. Don't think he's misunderstood it at all Pidge, and certainly not from an EIHL perspective Across all competitions their point per game averages of 1.52 and 1.53 are essentially identical and since Conway has got there quicker (and at a younger age) there's also a good chance his PPG average will go up as he develops. And I don't think there are many Giants fans who wouldn't argue he's a game changer for them. So I think Bobness is entitled to his opinion and that by comparing him to Ling yourself you've kind of made his argument for him - and certainly in PPG terms |
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Post by pantherlee on Oct 6, 2022 19:16:16 GMT
Conway is a star player in this league for me. However on the subject of Giants. They look to have a couple of duds in Angeli and McAuley. 3 goals in 20 games between them, McAuley without a single point and both had pretty good CV’s beforehand
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Post by wgray on Oct 6, 2022 20:20:41 GMT
Hopefully Hammond steps it up now and has the same impact that Conway has had for us. Welsh has been leading the way for us of late, hopefully some others start firing in the same way because there’s some potential in our forward ranks
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Post by allingtonskates on Oct 6, 2022 20:28:40 GMT
you can’t think of any? Conway (78 points in 53 games last season and 22 in 12 for challenge cup)? Raska? Petgrave? Latal was solid for Sheffield last season. Brendan Connolly has been a point per game or better player every season he has spent in the league. I’m expecting Angeli to do well. To say they don’t have any is bizarre. None are better than Hammond, what's your point. I'd listen to Sheffield fans Petgrave isn't all that.. I gotta say I think Petgrave might be the best defender in the league this season and I’m not sure there is a close second at this point. Still early though. |
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Post by bobness on Oct 7, 2022 8:34:14 GMT
None are better than Hammond, what's your point. I'd listen to Sheffield fans Petgrave isn't all that.. I gotta say I think Petgrave might be the best defender in the league this season and I’m not sure there is a close second at this point. Still early though. I agree, he's looked the goods so far. Smooth and unhurried. And he does, so far, what D men are supposed to do, for me. To quote Moneyball "He gets on base". By which I mean "He doesn't get scored on". (i.e. good +/-) He's only leading the league in that stat so far. +9 in 6 games. |
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