flyersforlife01
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Posts: 540
EIHL Team: Fife Flyers
NHL Team: Pittsburgh Penguins
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Post by flyersforlife01 on Aug 25, 2016 6:44:45 GMT
Let's just wait and see how the team play as I don't even think they have played a game yet and these so called Flyers fans have written them off. Really do wonder how much of you on this forum are real supporters or just people that like to have a moan. Because you have a different view to the coach does not mean you are a moaner .........perhaps some people don't seem to realize that an opinion can be expressed on a forum as that is its purpose in the first place. Personally i think that the love for the club is expressed by all the contributors on this forum but some have higher aspirations than others for a club that should be competing much better than it is after 5 seasons. we need to get The Wee Team syndrome banished....This club is greater than that. If I don't like something I'll express my feelings as well but there seem to be people on this form that slate everything that the Flyers do. Why not get behind the team for once and let them play a game before they say that there is issues with the team.
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Post by neillyboy7 on Aug 25, 2016 7:56:43 GMT
Physicality in the modern day EIHL is pivotal right now. Teams have went out and bought something to give the goalscorers/playmakers the protection they need - heck, even third/fourth liners can go and forecheck all they want if they know they have someone on the ice/bench who will have there back and not have anyone taking liberties on them afterwards. Flyers do not have this luxury this year so far. I'm not saying there isn't guys on the team that won't drop 'em if need be but do you think Sisca/Thinel and your other goalscorers see the likes of Pacquet or Muir the protection they need against Neilson/Rosehill/Bordeleau? Hell no. This season for the EIHL, physicality is a must have. The 14/15 season for the Clan was the best they had and a lot of that could be down to players being able to play freely and try things and hold onto the puck to create chances because they knew guys like Fitzy, Frank and Salters being there to stick up for them if someone took a chance on them (I know they were prone to taking needless penalties or suspensions but they did there job when need be). Flyers will struggle this year when players start to pick up injuries and don't fancy getting smashed into boards every game.
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Post by happydaysdancer on Aug 25, 2016 8:56:28 GMT
When we had Matt many other teams didn't have an enforcer. We scraped 8th that season after being bottom for loads. I'm not judging until we've played each team home and away. Would put bums on seats there is no argument there but win us more games, I'm not so sure. The players who can be intimidated still will be regardless as a tough guy can't be on the ice every shift. A heavyweight is gonna hit you no matter what the consequences as he expects a fight anyway be it from the guy getting hit or another heavyweight steaming in, all it does is mean 1 from each team sit instead of two. Did Jannsen not hit folk last season because Matt was playing in a Belfast vs panthers game. Of course he did. You aren't going to walk any taller if you are going to get the same hit either way, just in once instance someone is gonna come in afterwards. Where it helps more is from you Chris frank type cheap shotting and I dunno how many of those types of players are around the league at the moment Im guessing you never played the game. I don't mean that in a smart ass way but thinking that having these guys in your team makes no difference just screams at me that you don't know what they bring to a team. I'm not looking to prove a point, you have your own thoughts on this but trust me guys play different when someone has their back. The point keeps being made by others- in the EIHL are the 9 other coaches all wrong!! I did play the game (albeit it at a low level) and it made no difference personally to me thus my opinion. It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog and all that. I can see both sides but my opinion at the moment is that we have a good team of guys who have seen all this before. We probably will lose the odd game as result but it's all conjecture as having them could cost us other games. I can understand folk wanting a guy or two as it does make for exciting hockey. Todd just seems like he is trying to improve the club year on year (which we have position wise) and he see's this as the best value for our 14 imports this year to move up again. I'm happy to see how we go for now
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Post by happydaysdancer on Aug 25, 2016 9:24:57 GMT
Let's just wait and see how the team play as I don't even think they have played a game yet and these so called Flyers fans have written them off. Really do wonder how much of you on this forum are real supporters or just people that like to have a moan. Because you have a different view to the coach does not mean you are a moaner .........perhaps some people don't seem to realize that an opinion can be expressed on a forum as that is its purpose in the first place. Personally i think that the love for the club is expressed by all the contributors on this forum but some have higher aspirations than others for a club that should be competing much better than it is after 5 seasons. we need to get The Wee Team syndrome banished....This club is greater than that. If I don't like something I'll express my feelings as well but there seem to be people on this form that slate everything that the Flyers do. Why not get behind the team for once and let them play a game before they say that there is issues with the team. Discussion is healthy and everyone is entitled to their opinion. That's the main reason I come on here. Discussing points civilly like I've been with waterboy (and others have with each other) can certainly make you see things in other ways. Some threads were descending into name calling etc (including all the Todd out, fairly abusive knocking of players etc) which had me ready to stop checking in but seems to have pulled it back a bit with this thread. Roll on the new season, I'm sure we will have plenty more to discuss
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Post by perthfifeflyer on Aug 25, 2016 10:39:17 GMT
I thought Hutchins looked uncomfortable in his interview when asked about his opinion on the squad and especially toughness. He isn't all that confident we have the right balance either, was the impression I got.
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Post by waterboy on Aug 25, 2016 10:54:17 GMT
I thought Hutchins looked uncomfortable in his interview when asked about his opinion on the squad and especially toughness. He isn't all that confident we have the right balance either, was the impression I got. Yeah I thought the same thing, he seemed to catch himself before he said the "wrong" thing. He seemed to be pretty clear about what teams need to have in this league.
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Post by sparkymark75 on Aug 25, 2016 11:23:27 GMT
I thought Hutchins looked uncomfortable in his interview when asked about his opinion on the squad and especially toughness. He isn't all that confident we have the right balance either, was the impression I got. Yeah, he actually avoided answering the question. He was asked what he thought about the Flyers roster and went on to talk about the toughness around the league.
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