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Post by pantherlee on Apr 30, 2024 16:15:04 GMT
Bloody hell. Really don’t know what to make of this as I’ve fundamentally disliked him for many years now
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 26, 2024 16:18:09 GMT
That's a shock and a big signing for the Stars. O'Connor's 7th EIHL team! Basingstoke, Edinburgh, Coventry, Cardiff, Sheffield, Guildford and now Dundee. Surely a record? Bari McKenzie has played for 8. Basingstoke Coventry Belfast Edinburgh Cardiff Dundee Braehead Fife
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 26, 2024 16:12:20 GMT
If the rumours are true and Cardiff are replacing Duggan and Waller with Betteridge and Perlini then that would be a massive upgrade for them and probably give them the strongest Brit pack in the league
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 25, 2024 15:56:25 GMT
I bet some behind the scenes weren't easy to deal with though. I get that. Iggy said that GM wasnt easy Glad to hear that things have improved in Omar. The fact Otto is back speaks volumes for me Yes I’ve also heard that GM wasn’t the most likeable character but then that never stopped Clarkey, Myers, Meyers, Lacho, Galbraith, Kowalski, Lepine, Fox, Benedict etc staying many years
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 25, 2024 14:12:23 GMT
We're not talking about current and the last year or so, this was when Perlini then Lacho then Ollie left the first time. Since GM went and Pacha came in the backroom as become decidedly better. And those players you mentions were all imports, it was different for the Brits. different in what way? If you don't mind me asking Exactly. I don’t see how a players passport makes any difference as to how they’re treated in the club. I have no idea what the situation is but whenever this talked about it’s always with the angle of being badly treated by the club but what’s to say that players like Perlini and Ollie might just be getting a bit big for there own boots because of their status as Brits. Not saying it’s one or the other but I think a bit of balance in argument is required
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 23, 2024 13:27:31 GMT
Yes he's been back a while, partner expecting a baby next month I believe. Would / could have been a good signing although after he left last time he said he would never come back after the way they (the Brits) were treated. you never know what to believe. We keep on hearing about “the way they were treated” but Ive never heard anything specific to suggest what that way may have been. Not to mention that Gary Moran or Corey Neilson or whoever it may be regarding day to day running of the club are no longer around so I take these things with a pinch of salt. If it was that bad then why did Ollie and Tetlow and Hazeldine for that matter come back? They must surely have had other options?
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 22, 2024 13:41:23 GMT
From the same twitter account that called Paredes, Neilson and Nieminen:-
Stephen Johnson and CJ Garcia re-signing with Storm Cole Sanford and Joey Martin re-signing with Devils Trevor Cox and Sam Duggan leaving Devils Daniel Tedesco and Greg Printz leaving Giants
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 17, 2024 19:33:04 GMT
Genuinely the most excited I've been about a signing for years. When was the last time we kept a player who had a strong season? Mark Matheson maybe? Other than that you’re looking at maybe Luke Pither, Jeff Brown and Evan Mosey, but even then none of those are as good as Otto. For that you’re probably going back as far as K-Wall and Jordan Fox
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 17, 2024 18:44:39 GMT
This is absolutely phenomenal news. Welcome back Otto! I don’t feel like I’m being over the top in saying this but I believe he’s one of the best players in this league. He’s a quality player. Amazing start from the club You’re not. He’s walks into any team in this league
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 17, 2024 18:13:53 GMT
Best signing we’ll make all summer. Was resigned to him moving on so delighted he’s back. The fact that he’s signed even before playoff final has around tells me he didn’t need much convincing and hasn’t even considered moving elsewhere
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 17, 2024 14:31:37 GMT
I’d love it to be Otto but as he said he hopes at play in the Austrian league I doubt it. My bet would be a Brit. Possibly Kelsall.
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 16, 2024 17:45:42 GMT
If you are wanting to improve your Brits, you need to be thinking a couple of years down the line, players that are currently with the GB U20's or players that are away at US/Canadian Colleges. It would cost too much to tempt someone currently in the EIHL, and as was pointed out, someone like Hook could easily end up like Ferrara, a star in the NIHL but a relative failure at panthers. After how we’ve used mckenzie this year, I would be avoiding panthers like the plague if I was a ‘youngster’, I’d want to play not warm a bench. McKenzie will never be EIHL level I don’t think. He puts up hardly any numbers in NIHL. He gets the opportunity to train with professional players but you shouldn’t get EIHL opportunities for free and right now he just isn’t at that level.
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 12, 2024 11:29:01 GMT
You could’ve said that about Despres, Farley, Pare, Luciani and Hazeldine though as they all arrived after but I don’t think they were ever seen as outsiders
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 11, 2024 7:56:44 GMT
I largely agree with this. Would give them all another season in a heartbeat, but as the dust settles on this season it'll all move on very quickly to simply being judged by on ice results again. KM is clearly an awesome human. Somebody we should want around the club. Should next seasons on ice product be poor though we'll soon see lots of people calling for his head. Certainly sign him up for next season. A multi year deal probably meaans little anyway in this league, but if it helps tie him down then give it him in the knowledge both parties will likely have a short notice period built in. What we expect on the ice next season will likely be determained by how much of a rebuild it is. Keep 6 or 7 imports and would be looking to compete at the top next season. Lose almost all and it's another 2 year plan. Regardless top 4 should be a goal. I think top 4 is a bit too much, realistically I think playoff final and/or top half would be within reach. I hope I’m wrong, but we’ve not been hanging with the ‘big boys’ for sometime. You just need to look at the games v Sheffield (I think it’s 2 years since we won against them) For KM I think it’s the nature of the beast in sport with hiring and firing. If he did get the gaffers job I’d certainly expect the club to have a sizeable and strong back room team with knowledge and experience of the club/league/tactics/scouting to support him and his ‘step up’ into the role and putting a squad together. I don’t think top 4 is too much at all. Had AJ still been with us and we had better netminding then I think we would’ve got at least 4th this season. We had the understandable big slump after AJ’s death not to mention losing AJ the player himself and because of the situation we’re probably a little hamstrung when it came to replacing any underperforming players. And despite all that we only finished 11 points off 4th which is a smaller gap than 1st to 2nd
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 10, 2024 10:40:44 GMT
Favourite time of the year! Hope there’s something in Cangelosi to Nottingham but doubt it somewhat…I’d imagine he’ll have already signed elsewhere in Norway. I’ll start: All Brits to return Caruso to retire Otto to Denmark/ Austria Henbrant and Michaud to return Cangelosi? He’s only 5 feet 7 though 😂
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 9, 2024 16:44:08 GMT
And to ‘cover it up’ they asked Dyson Stephenson to type out a note on his phone to clarify that the club had carried out all the relevant tests? Give over mate, that’s a ridiculous stretch even for you 😂 He didn’t mention concussion tests in his interview no, and I was shocked at first watching that, but Stephenson has certainly put an alternative perspective on it. I don’t know medical tests more than most folk, but I imagine the netminder wouldn’t have played if he felt he wasn’t able to at the very least after tests. Don’t believe everything the powers that be tell you in the EIHL that’s all i’d say. I’ve seen and read some of the bull that gets put out when i’ve known what really went on at the time and then i laughed when the fans took it as gospel just because their beloved team said so. That’s one of the reasons i left it behind and walked away after 20 years,it’s just so amateur and false at times. There are much better things to do with my time these days than watch that crap. Yet you’re endlessly on here cherry picking certain fact to paint your agenda, liking every goal against us on game threads and seemingly poring over interviews of various coaches. If you’ve got so many better things to why doesn’t that extend to posting here? Because the amount of time you’re on here suggest the opposite
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 8, 2024 9:21:40 GMT
I can only echo what has been said by others on here, this team has delivered an entertaining, spirited season in the face of an unprecedented and truly tragic set of circumstances. I have had more fun watching this team than many a Panthers side over the last 25 years and so that's why it feels almost cruel that they don't get the chance to play for us in the playoffs. I really wish every single one of these players (and Victor Bjorkung) the very very best for the future. I hope we retain some of this group as there are elements of super talented players and it would be a shame to wipe the slate clean and start afresh. Ultimately, it's down to the individuals themselves and their personal feelings, but whatever they choose, I'll be following all of their careers closely with great interest. A fantastic group of players. I hope we see the talented core of this team return or at least some of it. I don’t buy what’s being trotted out that the players can’t wait to get on the first flight out of here. The way they’ve been battling, the celebrations when we got the OT winner yesterday and the passion that they’ve shown in not seeing a bunch of guys that don’t want to be here. In fact it’s the reverse that’s true and I’m seeing a group of players that are wearing a Panthers jersey with pride which we haven’t seen in a few years now.
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 7, 2024 19:05:18 GMT
Imagine being just so sad that you “like” every post that pertains to something going against the club. What a sad little existence he must live. Can’t imagine that kind of bitterness
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 7, 2024 18:52:53 GMT
As much as it’s gutting to miss out and a club like Panthers should be expected to qualify for the playoffs in far more fond of this team than I’ve been of any for a long time and certainly since COVID. This team has quality in some areas and I hope we keep a good amount of that quality as a core going forward. This team had real potential and it will go down as what might’ve been had tragedy not struck
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 2, 2024 19:39:56 GMT
I known its wildly optimistic but I'd certainly take Roy, Nieminen, Michaud, Lunsjö, Henbrant and Neill back from the imports. I could be open to arguments on Caruso and Luciani. Agree on the forwards you mentioned. 50/50 on Michaud but Lunsjo is very underrated for me. He always sees to be the one who loses out when lines get reshuffled and gets stuck with Anderson, Pare or Welsh which starved him of points but he was on the form line in the league at one point with Michaud and Neilson and scored a hatful and always looks dangerous. Put him on a consistent and scoring line and there’s a potential PPG player there in my opinion. I’d add Despres to that list as well but not overly bothered by Luciani
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 2, 2024 16:30:28 GMT
To be honest I don’t buy the argument that players are just looking to get straight out of Nottingham because of what happened with AJ. In the the following months they did look like they had the weight of the world on their shoulders but time has passed and those players don’t look like they’re unhappy to be here and still look like they’re giving all they have to the end, so if players move on it will be for professional reasons rather than a need to put Nottingham and everything that happened behind them as they could have done that at any time. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a few returnees and if players like Roy and Nieminen don’t return it will because they’ve gone on to bigger things
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 1, 2024 17:40:33 GMT
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 1, 2024 15:47:05 GMT
Why has nobody had to answer for the cheap shot on Hazeldine? Yes very disappointing. Pare should be making a beeline straight for whoever it was. That’s his job on the team
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 1, 2024 15:43:30 GMT
Today’s match referee’d by Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder
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Post by pantherlee on Mar 31, 2024 20:43:17 GMT
+/- really is your new favourite hobby horse you love to ride at the minute isn’t it Now he's got it to look at, he can use it when it suits his agenda. Well, except where Tetlow's concerned, but that's just an irrational hatred. When you don't attend any games, you need to latch onto the stats as they're all you've got. You beat me to it. A nice convenient stat that’s so vague and open to interpretation he can manipulate it when it suits him
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