mavor1987
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Post by mavor1987 on Aug 10, 2015 20:31:54 GMT
Rumour in another thread that Craig Mitchell is in talks for a return. Good signing? What about Scott Chalmers? Craig is a good player!! Deffo a brit upgrade and long term replacement for kyle horne.
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Post by johndabomb on Nov 1, 2015 15:55:11 GMT
Right so a fair few games in now so what's current thoughts on the Brits?
Muir - Playing alongside an import and looking better than solid.
Gunn - Playing on an import line and looks really good, hopefully this season could see his highest points total.
Scoon - Actually seen a couple positives on here about him recently...scary stuff.
Horne/Wands - Oh dear. Looking past it.
Any Brit D in the SNL who could step up onto our third D pairing? Gregor or Farmer maybe?
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tam
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Post by tam on Nov 1, 2015 16:36:50 GMT
total agreement from me
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Post by tackleberry on Nov 1, 2015 17:34:45 GMT
Right so a fair few games in now so what's current thoughts on the Brits? Muir - Playing alongside an import and looking better than solid. Gunn - Playing on an import line and looks really good, hopefully this season could see his highest points total. Scoon - Actually seen a couple positives on here about him recently...scary stuff. Horne/Wands - Oh dear. Looking past it. Any Brit D in the SNL who could step up onto our third D pairing? Gregor or Farmer maybe? Pretty much how I see it, thought Gunny played really well last night, hopefully he can keep this level of performance for the remainder of the season, Muir has upped his game lately and is dependable but the other three definitely struggle at this level and that has to be addressed or it will cost us.
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Post by greyhound on Nov 2, 2015 11:32:18 GMT
Right so a fair few games in now so what's current thoughts on the Brits? Muir - Playing alongside an import and looking better than solid. Gunn - Playing on an import line and looks really good, hopefully this season could see his highest points total. Scoon - Actually seen a couple positives on here about him recently...scary stuff. Horne/Wands - Oh dear. Looking past it. Any Brit D in the SNL who could step up onto our third D pairing? Gregor or Farmer maybe? Pretty much how I see it, thought Gunny played really well last night, hopefully he can keep this level of performance for the remainder of the season, Muir has upped his game lately and is dependable but the other three definitely struggle at this level and that has to be addressed or it will cost us. Not sure this is the full picture in terms of assessments. Muir yes agree keep him with an import he is producing more to his game, and steady. Gunn, still the weak link on his line due to skating, hits are few and far between, certainly does not look 'really good', what does he actually do himself apart from that one mazy he did, which also not a regular feature of his game. Scoon, goal was his fault first one I think, he was marking space not a player, gets the puck and chips it in or dumps it doesn't look to pass, is too lightweight so hits are 90% ineffective, no real product to anything he does, looks like he is lost out there? Horne/ Wands - has to be Horne full time for me, part of the problem for both is alternating them along with games that have penalties can potentially mean neither are getting regular shift then coming on cold and look off pace. Kyle though has that bit more experience doesn't tend to throw the puck away as Wands did cuasing their 3rd goal? Bean, we still don't know what he can do, no point in the two way thing, and Torch out the picture now and would have benefited from also being on two way. And do we even know if any of the Kestrels boys train up regularly or not, be nice to know, and how they fair when they do, is there no journalistic whizz, like the FFP, that could ask this question of our head coach?
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Post by coloradoflyer on Nov 2, 2015 15:18:20 GMT
well all the brits on this years roster are between 25-30 what have the club done in the last 5 years to progress the younger guys coming up, and who is the newxt 3 or 4 brits that will take these guys places and what is being done to make sure they come in ready and able to play in the elite league
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Post by eastcoastbankie on Nov 2, 2015 16:51:55 GMT
Will we need Brits in the next 5 years?
Is it not the case that the import level is increasing yearly, with another EU import allowed again next season?? Slowly squeezing local guys out of the game.
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pink
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Post by pink on Nov 2, 2015 18:05:39 GMT
I was slated on the this forum for Brits training up on 2 way now there is a lot off people who want this to happen and put Flyers down to the Kestrels this should have happened at the start off the season and the Brits that had signed would be worrying
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Post by thatguyoverthere on Nov 2, 2015 18:07:56 GMT
You just have to look at the level of Brit players other teams in the league have compared to ours. Not a single Brit in our squad would have a look in elsewhere in the elite league. I think we should start giving young guys from the kestrels and such an opportunity to prove themselves, they will be hungry to impress and give 110% every shift.
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Post by johndabomb on Nov 2, 2015 18:10:20 GMT
I think the last post is harsh on Muir, he'll be pushing GB squads if he carries his current form throughout the season.
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pink
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Post by pink on Nov 2, 2015 18:25:00 GMT
You just have to look at the level of Brit players other teams in the league have compared to ours. Not a single Brit in our squad would have a look in elsewhere in the elite league. I think we should start giving young guys from the kestrels and such an opportunity to prove themselves, they will be hungry to impress and give 110% every shift. Total agree I have said that for the last 2 seasons we should have a line from the Kestrels not on the bench but training and they would be ready to step up
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Post by Dirty Lyle on Nov 2, 2015 19:06:15 GMT
You just have to look at the level of Brit players other teams in the league have compared to ours. Not a single Brit in our squad would have a look in elsewhere in the elite league. I think we should start giving young guys from the kestrels and such an opportunity to prove themselves, they will be hungry to impress and give 110% every shift. What kestrels do you suggest, I have watched a few of there games last season and in all honesty there are none would get a shift, we need to look elsewhere if we are going to replace our Brits, everyone talked about Plews leaving, he is mostly riding the pine for caps and you can see in the shifts he does get he is no where near elite level yet, in a couple of years maybe yes but just now, he is behind anything the flyers have.
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Post by thebear on Nov 2, 2015 23:34:55 GMT
I would like to see a few more Brits as I feel we do not have enough depth in the team if a few injuries happen to our imports. Gunny has impessed me when he has been getting shifts on the 2nd line but could do with some one who is on par with him talent wise. No replacement for Brucey when he retired which has spread the brits even thinner
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Post by johndabomb on Nov 5, 2015 9:54:31 GMT
Another d-man on a level with Muir then and a forward on Gunn's level and we'd be in a much better place.
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Post by langtouner on Nov 5, 2015 13:33:58 GMT
Put Brits on full time contracts and pay them properly, then Flyers will be able to attract a large number of decent Brits. Butare a Flyers prepared to pay what is required? I think we all know the answer!
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