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Post by jeeves on Jul 14, 2016 6:41:52 GMT
Bit of an oddment this one ...dont know what to make of it. Doesnt seem a direct replacement for Haines..So dont reallysee what this is all about still he may be a belter ...may be a pig in a poke(check). .....we shall see.
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Billkmc
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Post by Billkmc on Jul 14, 2016 7:03:49 GMT
Bit of an oddment this one ...dont know what to make of it. Doesnt seem a direct replacement for Haines..So dont reallysee what this is all about still he may be a belter ...may be a pig in a poke(check). .....we shall see. I would think (although I could be completely wrong) he looks more a replacement for rioux or as we're going with 5 import Dmen he could play along side Tommy.
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mavor1987
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Post by mavor1987 on Jul 14, 2016 7:09:12 GMT
Looks more of a tim hartung kinda player. Wouldnt be a bad thing!
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Post by perthfifeflyer on Jul 14, 2016 7:09:28 GMT
To me it looks like he's our 5th d man with the possibility of sticking him on the offence line when required.
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Post by jeeves on Jul 14, 2016 7:48:15 GMT
Hmmm am sure I started this post as Kyle Filler....sometimes irony is lost....
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Post by flyer007 on Jul 14, 2016 8:00:08 GMT
Decent depth signing will play with Tommy on 3rd Line I'm guessing with the ability to provide injury cover up front if needed.
Likely Delahey comes back to play with Paquet and then an offensive left hand D man to play with Turon. That would give us the best balance back there apart from the fact we would miss a big tough no nonsense D man.
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Post by redtussell44 on Jul 14, 2016 8:36:06 GMT
Why have the Flyers pr team got a pic of Kyle fighting on Twitter? Is he the enforcer we've needed since Nicker left? All 5"11 of him? Guys had 3 career fights.
The conversation about having an enforcer Is due to kick off soon and im in the yes camp. teams all around the league have signed them and were in the minority that hasnt. And probably won't.
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Post by coloradoflyer on Jul 14, 2016 8:57:26 GMT
dutes is a hockey player first not a fighter so I can't see him bringing a tough guy in, welcome to fife Kyle am not sure how good a signing this one is it don't strike me a wow that is a brilliant signing his numbers ain't great but guess we will have to wait and see
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Post by harlan on Jul 14, 2016 9:44:54 GMT
I have a sneaking suspicion that this is Delaheys replacement and he will play with Paquet on the second unit with Turon playing on the third. From interviews it sounds like to me that Dutiaume wants to pair a R and L together on D and this fits with that and Follmer looks to be more a defensive D man although I think Dutiaume will mix and match and use both Turon and Follmer with Paquet to see which one works.
When the rumours started going around about him coming I initially thought that this was going to be Danny Stewarts replacement as he looks like he could do that job too so I am slightly surprised that we are going to be using him as a D man but it does give us options but we do need some more size on the back end
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Post by swarfiga on Jul 14, 2016 9:49:56 GMT
He's no going to put Turon with Pacman if he wants a R and L shoot though
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Post by stewartgibson on Jul 14, 2016 10:14:30 GMT
Could be a decent bit of business. Play him forward on the PK and give our top guys a rest. He looked good in junior but not sure if he played D or F.
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Post by waterboy on Jul 14, 2016 10:45:25 GMT
Couldn't help but go - Meh!! When it was confirmed that Follmer was our signing this morning.
He missed the entire 13-14 season with a hip injury.
He was originally picked up by Indy Fuel for the 14/15 season but was waived before the season started so never played a game for them. He was without a team until Allen Americans picked him up in late December that year (2014). He did win the Kelly cup that season but only played in 4 of the 25 playoff games. He was in the line up for the cup clinching game.
He was then added into their training camp roster for the following season before being waived again after 4 games. Quad City picked him up late November last season. Both teams list him as a forward and in the few highlights I have seen he is playing up front. He was described in a PR release as a guy who will bring strength and toughness to the line up. That was from the Indy Fuel and they cut him before the season so take from that what you like.
Obviously he must have something about him as Quad City did Qualify him for this upcoming season but there could be several reasons why they did this.
Its not the best CV to have coming over here but you can never really tell the reasons behind these transactions so hopefully he shows us what a good player he can be and its turns out we have a very good player signed up. Surprised folk are putting him as our fifth d-man as that's were most had Turon going. Obviously we haven't seen Kyle play so its hard to position exactly where he will be but in the PR from this morning Dutes has already said he will be used as a d-man and also up front? Cant see that working out well, great to have the cover if its needed one way or the other but I'm not sure I would say he will play both positions before he has even seen him on the ice?
If he is our fifth defenceman that puts one of Paquet or Turon on our top line, I'm really not comfortable with that at all.
All the talk of upgrades and our defence is Paquet, Turon and Follmer-who will also play up front. Hard to see these signings as upgrades but hopefully when they hit the ice they will surprise me and others with just how good they are.........I'm not going to hold my breath for that though.
I hope we have a good chunk of our budget spent on a very good goalie.
All dute's talk about versatile guys who can move around the line up is what we had last year and for well over half the season it was utter garbage to watch I really hope that doesn't happen again this season.
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Post by waterboy on Jul 14, 2016 11:25:44 GMT
Could be a decent bit of business. Play him forward on the PK and give our top guys a rest. He looked good in junior but not sure if he played D or F. There are a few stories of fighting and injuring teammates and a few off ice concerns from his time at Lincoln Stars.
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Post by swarfiga on Jul 14, 2016 11:36:26 GMT
Couldn't help but go - Meh!! When it was confirmed that Follmer was our signing this morning.
He missed the entire 13-14 season with a hip injury.
He was originally picked up by Indy Fuel for the 14/15 season but was waived before the season started so never played a game for them. He was without a team until Allen Americans picked him up in late December that year (2014). He did win the Kelly cup that season but only played in 4 of the 25 playoff games. He was in the line up for the cup clinching game.
He was then added into their training camp roster for the following season before being waived again after 4 games. Quad City picked him up late November last season. Both teams list him as a forward and in the few highlights I have seen he is playing up front. He was described in a PR release as a guy who will bring strength and toughness to the line up. That was from the Indy Fuel and they cut him before the season so take from that what you like.
Obviously he must have something about him as Quad City did Qualify him for this upcoming season but there could be several reasons why they did this.
Its not the best CV to have coming over here but you can never really tell the reasons behind these transactions so hopefully he shows us what a good player he can be and its turns out we have a very good player signed up. Surprised folk are putting him as our fifth d-man as that's were most had Turon going. Obviously we haven't seen Kyle play so its hard to position exactly where he will be but in the PR from this morning Dutes has already said he will be used as a d-man and also up front? Cant see that working out well, great to have the cover if its needed one way or the other but I'm not sure I would say he will play both positions before he has even seen him on the ice?
If he is our fifth defenceman that puts one of Paquet or Turon on our top line, I'm really not comfortable with that at all.
All the talk of upgrades and our defence is Paquet, Turon and Follmer-who will also play up front. Hard to see these signings as upgrades but hopefully when they hit the ice they will surprise me and others with just how good they are.........I'm not going to hold my breath for that though.
I hope we have a good chunk of our budget spent on a very good goalie.
All dute's talk about versatile guys who can move around the line up is what we had last year and for well over half the season it was utter garbage to watch I really hope that doesn't happen again this season.
I think he's signed this guy incase we manage to get Stephen Murphy in, getting him in will decide where this guy plays I think.
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Post by waterboy on Jul 14, 2016 11:45:43 GMT
Murphy will be a mistake IF we expect him to play every game. If he is alongside another EIHL level goalie then it would be a good signing. Last year Giants left him to exposed and unprotected. Allowing teams to get right on top of him far to often, not seeing our defence as being great at clearing bodies out front so far. I would guess most would still think of him as the young guy who used to play for the flyers, he last played for us 15 years ago and he turns 35 during the season. I cant believe it's been 15 years since he played here!!!! That just makes me feel really old
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