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Post by jeeves on Jul 6, 2016 5:58:41 GMT
Really? Would have been looking to upgrade on Fox. Does this mean we are struggling for up-grade signings. Not altogether impressed with this one.
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Post by Dirty Lyle on Jul 6, 2016 8:41:50 GMT
Really? Would have been looking to upgrade on Fox. Does this mean we are struggling for up-grade signings. Not altogether impressed with this one. Looks like a resounding thumbs down for this one
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Post by bleubrazil on Jul 6, 2016 9:22:42 GMT
Really? Would have been looking to upgrade on Fox. Does this mean we are struggling for up-grade signings. Not altogether impressed with this one. Foxy does not need an upgrade. He got the points to prove it last season and will be even better this year. Just wait and see,
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Post by stewartgibson on Jul 6, 2016 9:23:09 GMT
Cant wait for the chaumont announcement,we'll officially have the slowest and least mobile line in the league
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Post by flyer007 on Jul 6, 2016 10:02:29 GMT
For me a neautral reaction to this signing.
Ahead of him I would of taken:
Sachetti (retired) Dingle (signed) Caig (rumoured retired) Stockton (signed) Fox
I rated him number 5 forward last year ahead of Cullen, Lee, Dorr.
I am not really angered by this signing but I do think he needs to show his level for the entire 60 mins. He wanders through some games. Good release, big body and can agitate. If he improves his consistency he will do well for us. Certainly not the disaster some are making out
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Post by harlan on Jul 6, 2016 11:10:00 GMT
I really don't know where I stand with this. I would have preferred him not to be back, just like I am with Paquet, but they are here now so lets see what they have to offer this year
He has the ability to do something in this league but attitude wise he didn't show that so hopefully Dutiaume has laid that on the line to him. The positives are that he knows the league now and what is expected of him and the level he needs to get to to be the player we want him to be and he does have a lot to prove to us as fans but he doesn't deserve a letter on his jersey this year, he showed nothing on the ice to warrant that.
This should hopefully put to bed the rubbish of Chaumont coming back. Fox is the same style of player as him but without the production yet and we can't afford to carry two players like this.
Still think we have sort of upgraded.
Sisca for Caig is an upgrade. Paquet like Fox has things to prove and isn't a first line D so he has to be second line D and he is ahead of Turon so that puts him on the third line and that is an upgrade. Dingle and Stockton I am happy with and gives us two very solid forwards to build lines around.
If what we were told at the beginning of the summer to expect only 3 or 4 guys back from last season then this is it and means no Delahey
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Post by bleubrazil on Jul 6, 2016 11:21:55 GMT
Cant wait for the chaumont announcement,we'll officially have the slowest and least mobile line in the league Possibly, but just imagine the goals and assists they would run up. COYF
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Post by swarfiga on Jul 6, 2016 11:28:10 GMT
Cant wait for the chaumont announcement,we'll officially have the slowest and least mobile line in the league Possibly, but just imagine the goals and assists they would run up. COYF Gone stop this trolling please
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Post by drwho on Jul 6, 2016 11:38:55 GMT
Lazy. Bad attitude. Not impressed
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Post by Dirty Lyle on Jul 6, 2016 11:51:55 GMT
And flyers tweet are you happy to see Fox back on twitter, tag him in only for him to get a resounding no !!!, it's really embarrassing how out of touch some of the PR team are.
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Post by swarfiga on Jul 6, 2016 12:08:09 GMT
If the Chaumont rumour is true that would surely go down even worse
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Post by sparkymark75 on Jul 6, 2016 13:14:36 GMT
I was hoping this thread was about the US news channel, or the delicious biscuits (other biscuits are available!). Sadly, not He was given a letter and despite this was one of the laziest players on the ice. Always first off for a line change. Unless he's changed his attitude this season, the only letter he should be receiving this season should be the one telling him he's no longer required!!
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Post by waterboy on Jul 6, 2016 13:25:53 GMT
I'm similar to Harlan in that I'm not quite sure what to make of this, yeah you can instantly go he was awful why is he back etc etc.
I looked into this stats a little more and he does perform against teams in our conference with 69% of his points coming against them (37 out off 54). However we were told to expect upgrades by Todd so far that isn't what I see.
Fox was easily at the bottom of the list of players who folk wanted back, I would take pretty much every forward ahead of him from last seasons squad (import wise before anyone jumps in with scoonie).
He was very lazy player who was a shadow of Bobby C, at least Bobby put up really good points during his time here. There is no way we can cope with both of them in our team if the rumours are true.
I cant see this as anything other than very lazy recruitment from Todd. Are we seriously saying that we couldn't find upgrades on one of our worst forward's and our worst defenceman. I really struggle to believe that. Folk are suggesting Turon will be behind Paquet in the line up if that's does turn out to be the case how on earth can we expect to actually make a serious challenge for a trophy!
Its quickly getting to the point that we have to hope we have some really amazing signings to come including new Brits and that most of these signings are actually our 3rd line, even then I still wouldn't be to happy with bringing players like Fox back.
Even with only 6 players announced I really fear we are going to be a team without any real Identity again.
Danny moving on is looking like an even bigger loss than any of us imagined.
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Post by jeeves on Jul 6, 2016 13:26:56 GMT
And flyers tweet are you happy to see Fox back on twitter, tag him in only for him to get a resounding no !!!, it's really embarrassing how out of touch some of the or team are. Another stunning mis-step from the poor pr team. Ouch .
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Post by waterboy on Jul 6, 2016 13:43:00 GMT
Just read the PR again on his signing, Todd stating "we have resigned our top 3 scorers which was a goal of ours" last season was the first season (ignoring the gong show of season 1) were we have finished with no one in top 20 scoring in the league. We have had at least 3 guys in the top 20 every other season.
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