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Post by PantherB on Aug 9, 2019 10:03:58 GMT
Lepine isn't going to be sitting out. If anyone it will be Matherson and on the occasions when Jackson plays, assuming we have a young brit backup, we can play an extra import skater.
We haven't even seen how anyone will play under Wallace yet so give over with the lines and potential scratches already.
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Post by PantherB on Aug 7, 2019 18:57:22 GMT
Could the apparent budget cut be down to the new screen? I don't see why it should affect our signings but you can tell this roster is no where near as expensive as the 'top 3' The fans and other event goers paid for the scoreboard and new plexi with the 'facility fee'. I'd imagine the two cost more than expected with this seasons facility fee being increased. To me, we've fallen a way behind in budgetary terms due to last season having been a disaster and this season being a very fresh start with the introduction of a DoH and rookie coach, I don't particularly think Black will have made as much money available this season as was available last season as a result. Additionally, the budgets of teams around the league seem to have increased too. Steelers have had to increase, been too long for them without silverware and their season last season was embarrassing. They need to keep as many fans going as possible as if their attendances take a decrease then they're up a certain creek without a paddle. Giants are entering the CHL for the first time in their 20th anniversary season, also want to retain the league. Cardiff want to improve in Europe and don't want to lose out on the title this season like they did last season. Coventry, they've been sub-par or bang average for many years now. Need to spend a bit more and recruit better to keep their fans interested and attract more fans.
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Post by PantherB on Aug 5, 2019 7:33:44 GMT
Panthers have tried the spend big approach, big CV's, big experience.. it didn't work for us. We all called for change, we've got it and it's pretty drastic. We know nothing about how we will match up to the other top 3 and the rest of the league in general. We can guess but do no more. We might gel like a team whose played together for 10 years, or we might not, we don't know. We need to give it chance, otherwise all of our whinging has been pointless (mostly is anyway).
Come back in late November for any potentially justified complaints.
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Post by PantherB on Aug 2, 2019 17:21:38 GMT
I don't think he was a loose cannon. I still maintain that that hit on Mosey was good. In fact the biggest loose cannon moment was when Lepine got dropped in OT by someone half his size against Dundee and speared the guy and cost us the game The Mosey hit was perfectly fine, I was thinking more his other hit against who slips my mind & the fact his card was potentially marked from that point. I'd rather have Lepine playing the protector role than Rissling. Hughes & Rissling offered a hit for the flow of the game, Lepine can protect a team... Or at least could in his first stint. The Venus hit? That was a beauty too, clean as they come.
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Post by PantherB on Aug 2, 2019 15:51:24 GMT
Officials couldn't handle Rissling, but he didn't help himself. Officials still react more to the squeals from fans than what their own belief, or it seems that way.
I would've been more than happy to have had Rissling back. He adds a sharp edge to the game and made some boring games, very entertaining. I thought he was a good player, just suffered from the red mist in the latter parts of the season. Very few players have the balls to attempt some of the hits he threw, and he was as tough as nails. Not going to get into the clean/dirty debate about the Mosey hit but seeing Ulmer get completely dummied was hilarious.
I really hope we see Lepine step up his physical game.
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Post by PantherB on Aug 1, 2019 13:38:28 GMT
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Post by PantherB on Jul 28, 2019 17:11:26 GMT
Jono Philips is surely going to continue slowing down You are kidding, right? It continually surprises me how fast he can be, but Jono Philips is not "slowing down" - as you can see at the beginning of this video (less than 2 months ago):- <'That' GB goal>Remember that this was in OT at the end of an exhausting tournament (7 games in 10 days) after a full regular season... anyone who can manage that turn of speed with all of that taken into consideration cannot be said to be "slowing down"... Look at the situation, life or death game, adrenaline pumping like no tomorrow.. like you say, after 7 games in 10 days, how is it possible a guy can chase a puck down so ruthlessly! It's beyond commendable. But as we always see, players playing on the international stage tend to play differently to in a domestic setting. Or they do at least if they're a Panthers player. At the end of the day, he's 37. If he continues to get quicker I'll go and buy a hat and then eat it. There will come a point where players' bodies begin to break down, it's sport, and this season could be that season for J Philips. Teams are signing quicker and younger players too.
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Post by PantherB on Jul 28, 2019 16:51:52 GMT
Fingers crossed it goes catastrophically wrong for them. I feel like they're throwing everything at this season so whilst they may be good this season, it wouldn't surprise me if they came back down to earth in a couple of years. I hope that their 2 import goaltenders with no apparent interest in a British backup, also bites them on the rear, and their relatively old defence get worn out early on. Thing is though about Steelers going with the two import goalies is that their very strong Brit pack allows them to do it. No other team in the EIHL could do that without leaving one of their four lines weak. There's only really Dowd and O'Connor who'll be making good contributions. Whistle is trash, Davy Philips isn't great, Jono Philips is surely going to continue slowing down. Shudra should do alright, quite like his style. Then the rest are prospects (Brown, Graham, Griffin) who probably won't make big contributions this season but have the potential to in the future. They have a deep Brit pack for sure, but I'm not sure it's that strong. If we get Farmer back then I'd say we're probably on par with them. Without Farmer their Brit pack is better than ours. Perlini Whistle Betteridge Lachowicz Tetlow Kelsall Hazleldine Farmer? It's not bad.
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Post by PantherB on Jul 28, 2019 14:19:09 GMT
I find it hilarious that Steelers fans are bringing up the times we said Whistle was dreadful etc. Those halfwits clearly don't understand that he isn't going to be a starter with us, and might not even be sharing the starts equally. I'd be surprised if Whistle starts more than 25 games over the season. But hey, I guess they need something to satisfy their simple mentality. their team is so good I don't think they care, they just wanna wind us up. Fingers crossed it goes catastrophically wrong for them. I feel like they're throwing everything at this season so whilst they may be good this season, it wouldn't surprise me if they came back down to earth in a couple of years. I hope that their 2 import goaltenders with no apparent interest in a British backup, also bites them on the rear, and their relatively old defence get worn out early on.
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Post by PantherB on Jul 28, 2019 14:05:28 GMT
I find it hilarious that Steelers fans are bringing up the times we said Whistle was dreadful etc. Those halfwits clearly don't understand that he isn't going to be a starter with us, and might not even be sharing the starts equally. I'd be surprised if Whistle starts more than 25 games over the season. But hey, I guess they need something to satisfy their simple mentality.
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Post by PantherB on Jul 28, 2019 13:04:33 GMT
Anyone care to tell me why Quist wouldn’t be a good signing? 6’5 forward who has a hell of a lot of experience in the Allsvenskan where he’s put up good numbers, did very well in Denmark, is supposedly very quick for a guy so big and size cannot be taught. He can skate very well and he can score. The Allsvenskan is a country mile ahead of the EIHL and Denmark is probably a little bit behind the EIHL, and he lit it up. I’d be happy with him. would you think he'll be a 2nd line right win? I'd be happy if he was. Can play both sides too so he can be moved around if necessary. I'd imagine he went to Denmark in order to bring out a more offensive side to his game after an average season prior in the Allsvenskan, and he did just that. Is he a 'go to' player, no, but when you put it in simple terms.. big body who skates very well and can put up good numbers, it sounds promising. We all know the budget this year isn't close to Belfast, Cardiff etc and Steelers obviously upping their spending too so I'd be content in going for players with quality who want to prove themselves even more, as opposed to signing 35 year olds.
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Post by PantherB on Jul 28, 2019 12:16:09 GMT
Anyone care to tell me why Quist wouldn’t be a good signing?
6’5 forward who has a hell of a lot of experience in the Allsvenskan where he’s put up good numbers, did very well in Denmark, is supposedly very quick for a guy so big and size cannot be taught. He can skate very well and he can score.
The Allsvenskan is a country mile ahead of the EIHL and Denmark is probably a little bit behind the EIHL, and he lit it up.
I’d be happy with him.
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Post by PantherB on Jul 27, 2019 22:43:40 GMT
The difference between Whistle’s situation and Farmers’ is that Whislt wanted out of Sheffield once he knew he wouldn’t get what he wanted and saw the club had little faith in him. Farmer isn’t in that position, Farmer would’ve been one of the first the club attempted to get confirmation from, but he wants to look abroad.
I don’t see Farmer going to another EIHL club, Panthers or abroad at this stage.
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Post by PantherB on Jul 26, 2019 18:44:04 GMT
Difference between a GM and DOH is that a GM is predominantly business minded and manages the organisation itself. DOH is in charge of the on ice product and everything that comes with it, which I assume includes off ice training, health and wellbeing, equipment stuff, performance evaluations, development goals, arena facilities (ensuring its operational etc), constant recruitment, makes everyone accountable, meets with league officials and other team officials, probably goes about sorting away travel and logistics.
Doucet is in his early thirties and this is his first off-ice position in hockey, similar to the Malmquist thing, he needs to perform if he wants to make a career out of it. Doucet comes across as a very smart person and I don't think he's the type who will settle for mediocrity, he'll constantly push for better and seek ways of improving even when we might be doing well. That's the impression I get and whilst we don't know exactly what he does, I think he'll be as involved as he possibly can in every department. Players might not like talking with a GM with no playing experience, whereas Doucet being fresh off the ice he'll have that increased sense of approachability and be able to create stronger relationships with players.
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Post by PantherB on Jul 25, 2019 15:54:33 GMT
Only issue i have is that the building isn't big, if they can fit more than 50 people in I'll be surprised so there's no guarantee that everyone who wants to attend will be able to go. I'm sure the bank will still be operational during the event too.
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Post by PantherB on Jul 23, 2019 19:51:44 GMT
Haha that’s typical service then....sod the anchor tenant we’ve got better things on. Hope they check the “fire drill” on the dancing cheerleading event or something else similarly ridiculous for an ice rink ! 🙄🤣 Panthers will always play 2nd fiddle to any concerts the arena have !! Its the way its always been and will continue to be so Wouldn't be so bad if there were a lot of decent concerts/shows on. Instead there's garbage which sees the arena spend more than they make like Harlem Globe Trotters.
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Post by PantherB on Jul 23, 2019 10:14:22 GMT
October 12th-13th is looking disgusting. Guildford away on the 12th, and Fife away on the 13th.
Overall, I'm not too fussed about the fixtures, some good and some bad. I like Saturday night games but it's no big issue with us now having less. If not at the away games (gives people more opportunity to go) then it'll allow for more things to be done over a weekend.
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Post by PantherB on Jul 18, 2019 16:06:34 GMT
Rather give Kelsall more minutes than sign Boxill.
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Post by PantherB on Jul 17, 2019 16:19:06 GMT
Chris Stewart signs a PTO with the Philadelphia Flyers and will attend an early training camp.
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Post by PantherB on Jul 15, 2019 17:42:26 GMT
At the end of the day, if Malmquist wants to make it as a professional hockey player in Europe then he's going to have to perform. For a player with his skillset and production over his time with Notre Dame, some might have expected him to either end up in the AHL this season or elsewhere in Europe, a higher standard league. For all we know, Malmquist might have had interest from the AHL or some interest from elsewhere in Europe.. the offers of PTO's or invitations to AHL training camps in September, but he might not have been happy with that. He might've been told by an AHL team he'd be 4th line and likely to spend time in the ECHL if he joined them and not been happy with that. There's a lot of potential reasons as to why he's ended up with us.
The fact is though, he's a Panther. He's 22 and he must perform to the best of his ability if he wants to make progress in his career so whilst the experience may not be there, as others have said, he's had the responsibility placed upon him as an alternate captain and has just graduated from a very good school, with a superb hockey programme. He should be up there with the fittest and most durable. There are certainly reasons to be sceptical but there are so many reasons to be excited and sure it could come back to bite myself and others on the rear end but this is the new era part II and I'm trying to be more optimistic than I perhaps may usually be. Wallace and Doucet are both highly motivated to succeed and I think it'll rub off onto the players.
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Post by PantherB on Jul 15, 2019 12:28:01 GMT
If that pic was a hint of some sort (although I'd remain cautious of anything like that after Danny Taylor-gate...) I'd say this guy below would make a lot more sense than Shane Prince, especially given the Brit F spot left by Farmer. www.eliteprospects.com/player/44382/jack-princeJack retired a couple of years ago and moved back to the US.
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Post by PantherB on Jul 15, 2019 11:36:33 GMT
The kid has a lot of potential, and hopefully Tim and Gui can bring some of it out of him.
To sign the kid a few weeks after he attended the Minnesota Wild's development camp, with top prospects and others.. that's pretty awesome. He's quick apparently too and very offensively minded.
When it comes down to it, it is definitely a wait and see but being his first season pro after being touted as a decent prospect for the last few years.. hopefully we see him take the opportunity with both hands.
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Post by PantherB on Jul 3, 2019 20:24:33 GMT
Goodbye - you were part of a p*ss poor underperforming team last year - much better out there for the Panthers jersey, Name a better British forward who is currently a free agent.. I'll wait.
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Post by PantherB on Jul 2, 2019 16:03:28 GMT
No chance we get Lindberg but what a signing he’d be. Straight back to the SHL if anywhere. 23 year olds fresh off a two-way deal with an NHL team do not make their first port of call in the EIHL if heading back to Europe.
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Post by PantherB on Jul 2, 2019 9:27:36 GMT
Seemingly confirmed by his dad on twitter that they never offered him a contract for next season. Said he wanted to come back for a few years but had to sign somewhere where they wanted him Correct, no offer was made. Some rumours really are just rumours. He was told he was wanted back but never heard anything from the club, so after waiting he asked himself what was going off and they told him Doucet and Wallace didn't want him. He rejected other offers in that period, intent on returning to us. I know players come and go like day and night in sport but the way we seem to deal with players is shambolic at times. Teams who win the league tend to build a core group of guys and keep them, I'm not saying we should keep half of last seasons team but Olsen would quite easily fit into this roster we're assembling and to have a guy of his quality commit to us long term would be huge. The way the club always hyped the connection with the Olsen's 'son playing for fathers former team' etc, the respect they've shown this off-season is non-existent. I feel the club is slowly backtracking on the progress it had made.
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