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Post by thebear on Mar 3, 2016 12:55:18 GMT
Its a tough one, Lee looked like he was going to be a star find for us at the begining of the season, but minor & major injuries have defo hampered his performance, I'm just glad we brought in Nico when we did, it's great that they have kept Lee throughout his injury which does show the Flyers good reputation of how the imports are treated, unlike some teams brining in a replacement and cutting the injured player after a week or so, totally agree about the negotiation side of things, players are bound to talk and will want to be treated good especially them coming overseas to a place they have never been to before without the fear of being axed every few weeks if they are not playing due to minor injuries, which may cause them to play with injuries and end up finished for the season? Not performing or bad fit for the team yeah I can understand them cutting players
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Post by gmac on Mar 3, 2016 13:47:46 GMT
to change the post slightly is the club too loyal to players? how many players have we cut in the last few years 2? for me if a guy has a long term injury get rid other teams have no hesitation in replacing players, we have paid wages to lee and stockton for sitting in the fife lounge for weeks on end I don't recall Stockton missing too many games, think Dorr might have sat out more due to injury? That said, I don't have a problem with giving guys time to recover, they get banged up wearing our colours so it's only right we look after them whilst hurt. Don't recall anyone calling for Casey Haines to be cut and sent home with a broken foot or more recently Kyle Haines when our old boards did his shoulder. Having an extra import has been a real bonus for us recently.
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Post by mtsparky69 on Mar 3, 2016 22:02:43 GMT
Cmon guys the guy has been back two games after a long injury and you want him binned! It's going to take him a few games to get back to match fitness. It's not that long ago that people were on Stocktons back but after giving him time after injury he is probably our best player at the moment. Said it before but some fans very fickle and dissappear from the forum when we're winning and reappear when when we lose, never seen many people giving praise when we are on a winning streak. You never know, Lee may be the difference on the run in or the play offs.
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Post by --G-- on Mar 4, 2016 11:35:13 GMT
Agree that cutting players out with injuries is not the way to run a club. However, in the recent past we have seen players who only turn up when they feel like it. Maybe cutting the ties with a lazy player would set an example for the other players.
At this point in the seasons it’s all academic anyways, we need cover should anyone get hurt.
Mtsparky69 - I get what you are saying, but with only 6 regular season games left, id rather we ran with the team that has put in solid performances, and won massive games with grit, hustle and skill. Having the extra import allows us a little cover should anything happen to anyone else. Its been an unlucky season for the boy, but at this stage - lets aim to finish strong, and the team from the last few weeks certainly look like our best we can produce. Messing up the lines with the re-introduction of player might do more damage than good imho.
Would honestly love to be wrong tho - if Lee can be a clutch player down this last stretch, that would be immense. But I feel at this point that its an unrealistic expectation for a player who seems mostly a middle of the road guy.
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Post by mtsparky69 on Mar 4, 2016 13:06:41 GMT
Agree that cutting players out with injuries is not the way to run a club. However, in the recent past we have seen players who only turn up when they feel like it. Maybe cutting the ties with a lazy player would set an example for the other players. At this point in the seasons it’s all academic anyways, we need cover should anyone get hurt. Mtsparky69 - I get what you are saying, but with only 6 regular season games left, id rather we ran with the team that has put in solid performances, and won massive games with grit, hustle and skill. Having the extra import allows us a little cover should anything happen to anyone else. Its been an unlucky season for the boy, but at this stage - lets aim to finish strong, and the team from the last few weeks certainly look like our best we can produce. Messing up the lines with the re-introduction of player might do more damage than good imho. Would honestly love to be wrong tho - if Lee can be a clutch player down this last stretch, that would be immense. But I feel at this point that its an unrealistic expectation for a player who seems mostly a middle of the road guy. I totally agree that we played better with Danny in the line up, however I was more getting at the negativity shown to Lee when he has been out for so long. Also if he hadn't scored against the Caps last week we would be kissing goodbye to any Conference winning chance.
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finchy
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Post by finchy on Mar 4, 2016 13:20:22 GMT
Agree that cutting players out with injuries is not the way to run a club. However, in the recent past we have seen players who only turn up when they feel like it. Maybe cutting the ties with a lazy player would set an example for the other players. At this point in the seasons it’s all academic anyways, we need cover should anyone get hurt. Mtsparky69 - I get what you are saying, but with only 6 regular season games left, id rather we ran with the team that has put in solid performances, and won massive games with grit, hustle and skill. Having the extra import allows us a little cover should anything happen to anyone else. Its been an unlucky season for the boy, but at this stage - lets aim to finish strong, and the team from the last few weeks certainly look like our best we can produce. Messing up the lines with the re-introduction of player might do more damage than good imho. Would honestly love to be wrong tho - if Lee can be a clutch player down this last stretch, that would be immense. But I feel at this point that its an unrealistic expectation for a player who seems mostly a middle of the road guy. I totally agree that we played better with Danny in the line up, however I was more getting at the negativity shown to Lee when he has been out for so long. Also if he hadn't scored against the Caps last week we would be kissing goodbye to any Conference winning chance. I actually agree with everything you've posted, especially about injured players getting stick, but you're kind of giving the impression that everyone's wanting Lee binned when actually it's only 2 or 3 folk who have been negative towards him. Todd and Danny have done a great job getting a team that wasn't functioning initially to the stage where we're looking very good. I'm sure we can trust them to manage the situation and make the right choice about who to play and who to rest- there might be games where it's horses for courses. I'm just pleased we have the option.
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Post by flyer31 on Mar 4, 2016 16:53:59 GMT
I think we'll see Lee against Sheffield and Danny against Manchester.
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