mavor1987
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EIHL Team: Fife Flyers
NHL Team: New Jersey Devil
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Post by mavor1987 on Aug 22, 2016 6:18:46 GMT
Tommy Muir is back for another season. He's turned into a steady dependable D man since he made the jump to the EIHL.
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creased
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It's Gawna Be A Long Summer >>>>>>>>
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Post by creased on Aug 22, 2016 10:12:13 GMT
Our pint sized enforcer .
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Post by tackleberry on Aug 22, 2016 18:12:42 GMT
Consistently one of our top Brits, welcome back Tommy
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Post by stewartgibson on Aug 22, 2016 20:12:30 GMT
Pals act in full swing again
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Post by xroads90 on Aug 22, 2016 21:28:11 GMT
Tommy's one of those guys who will stand up for his team against anyone when necessary. I remember after fitzys check from behind on danny 2 seasons ago when tommy came gunning in after him but was pushed aside by Matt. That was the time matt and fitzy dropped the gloves but never fought. Probably better that tommy didn't fight him tho but the fact he was willing showed a lot.
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Post by boschman76 on Aug 22, 2016 21:38:15 GMT
Not now he can't he has arthritis in one off his hands that's why he didn't go after the Muppet from storm last season who jumped danny
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Post by johndabomb on Aug 23, 2016 7:16:00 GMT
Solid d-man at his best. Hopefully he gets plenty of ice time alongside a steady import on the third pairing and cuts out some of the mistakes that crept in towards the end of last season.
And it must take massive balls to drop the gloves in front of thousands so not a player I'd knock on here similar to Parquet.
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Post by waterboy on Aug 23, 2016 9:21:37 GMT
Tommy has gone with some proper tough guys in the EIHL Kelsey Wilson being one that jumps out. Paquet hasn't done anything like that, If he steps up against any of the tough guys this season I will change my mind but last season he showed he was anything but willing to get involved unless his hand was forced. Faryna slapped him with his stick Paquet stood and looked at him.
To be fair to Paquet he isn't a fighter his record shows he never has been, Tommy is. 2 completely different players when it comes to that side of the game.
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Post by swarfiga on Aug 23, 2016 9:44:00 GMT
How Tommy came out alive against Wilson is a mystery, fair play to him though, he does a decent job on the third line, I hope he plays with a lefty though because his passing isn't great and he seems to cope better passing to a left shot which is normal. If he cuts out jumping up for the hits that sometimes aren't there he'll be solid enough again.
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Post by johndabomb on Aug 23, 2016 10:31:19 GMT
Tommy has gone with some proper tough guys in the EIHL Kelsey Wilson being one that jumps out. Paquet hasn't done anything like that, If he steps up against any of the tough guys this season I will change my mind but last season he showed he was anything but willing to get involved unless his hand was forced. Faryna slapped him with his stick Paquet stood and looked at him. To be fair to Paquet he isn't a fighter his record shows he never has been, Tommy is. 2 completely different players when it comes to that side of the game. I'm not saying Paquet is a fighter by any means but I recall he dropped the gloves against Hotham, Flemington and Valcak, he might well have come off worse but that doesn't diminish the fact that he was one of the only players looking to stand up for the team last season in that respect which he deserves respect for in my opinion. Agree Tommy is as tough as anyone his size and likely some of the bigger boys too. |
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Post by waterboy on Aug 23, 2016 10:44:29 GMT
Tommy has gone with some proper tough guys in the EIHL Kelsey Wilson being one that jumps out. Paquet hasn't done anything like that, If he steps up against any of the tough guys this season I will change my mind but last season he showed he was anything but willing to get involved unless his hand was forced. Faryna slapped him with his stick Paquet stood and looked at him. To be fair to Paquet he isn't a fighter his record shows he never has been, Tommy is. 2 completely different players when it comes to that side of the game. I'm not saying Paquet is a fighter by any means but I recall he dropped the gloves against Hotham, Flemington and Valcak, he might well have come off worse but that doesn't diminish the fact that he was one of the only players looking to stand up for the team last season in that respect which he deserves respect for in my opinion. Agree Tommy is as tough as anyone his size and likely some of the bigger boys too. Hotham and Flemington didn't give Paquet a choice Valcak dropped him with one punch after a high hit from Paquet. We had times when someone needed to step up and it didn't happen. Which is why it was on fans minds this off season. When you consider the league has only gotten tougher with more and more recognised fighters in every team I hate to think how this season could go for our boys. |
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Post by happydaysdancer on Aug 23, 2016 13:02:17 GMT
Has laid some of the best hip checks we have seen from our team in the EIHL era - guy has lifted his game to EIHL standard after a tough first year, welcome back Tam Jr
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Post by jambitink on Aug 23, 2016 13:28:00 GMT
Tommy has gone with some proper tough guys in the EIHL Kelsey Wilson being one that jumps out. Paquet hasn't done anything like that, If he steps up against any of the tough guys this season I will change my mind but last season he showed he was anything but willing to get involved unless his hand was forced. Faryna slapped him with his stick Paquet stood and looked at him. To be fair to Paquet he isn't a fighter his record shows he never has been, Tommy is. 2 completely different players when it comes to that side of the game. I'm not saying Paquet is a fighter by any means but I recall he dropped the gloves against Hotham, Flemington and Valcak, he might well have come off worse but that doesn't diminish the fact that he was one of the only players looking to stand up for the team last season in that respect which he deserves respect for in my opinion. Agree Tommy is as tough as anyone his size and likely some of the bigger boys too. He deserves resepct for fighting but should keep the gloves on in future. There really is no prizes for taking a beating. Same goes for Muir, he'll get rag-dolled by any of the bigger guys in the league. Could maybe hold his own in his weight class but even then, he is no where near the top of the pile when it comes to fighting. Flyers will get bullied every night this year. Lets hope they can find a way to win games because they wont be winning any fights. |
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Post by xroads90 on Aug 23, 2016 14:00:24 GMT
Hopefully follmer and schaber will be the kind of guys who aren't scared to drop the gloves to give paquet and muir a rest from fighting way bigger and tougher opponents in the league, although I wouldn't want any of our players this season dropping them with any of the leagues heavyweights.
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Post by waterboy on Aug 23, 2016 15:09:20 GMT
Hopefully follmer and schaber will be the kind of guys who aren't scared to drop the gloves to give paquet and muir a rest from fighting way bigger and tougher opponents in the league, although I wouldn't want any of our players this season dropping them with any of the leagues heavyweights. Between them in 330 Pro games they have had 9 fights. Follmer with 6 from 92 games Schaber with 3 from 238, both guys did fight more in junior but nothing huge. I don't see these guys being scared to stand up and be counted but they seem to be far from guys who will or even can fight on a regular basis if required. As you say though I wouldn't want them or any of our guys dealing with any of the leagues heavyweights. |
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