pink
Rookie
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Post by pink on Aug 31, 2016 17:29:21 GMT
How many kids do not want to play for the Flyers under Todd bet that there is a lot who would have had a chance but have been **** on by him
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Post by swarfiga on Aug 31, 2016 17:40:01 GMT
How many kids do not want to play for the Flyers under Todd bet that there is a lot who would have had a chance but have been **** on by him Ask a couple Brits who have played for him but aren't there now, you'll get your answers there!
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rossco
Junior
Posts: 543
EIHL Team: Fife Flyers
NHL Team: Detroit Red Wings
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Post by rossco on Aug 31, 2016 21:34:02 GMT
It's a shame we lost Plews in particular I think but also worrying that Liam Cassidy has gone to the Caps as well. Nigh on 6 and a half foot tall and scoring points at will for the Kestrels last season. Not many British prospects are that size. What really bugs me about that one is that he was pushed out the door by Todd. The laddie was told at the end of the season to find another club. He is one I really hope does well in Edinburgh.
Haven't seen him play but as you say he has size that is hard to find as well as a decent points production. One thing that confuses me though is an apparent contradiction that Todd either has no interest in what is happening in the Jr Dev but then has the sort of influence that means guys have to go on to other clubs to progress. Are we saying with Cassidy that he had truly outgrown the SNL and won't feature for Caps at that level as much as he did for the Kestrels and he'll get EIHL ice time with them or was it a case of being told he had to be more patient at Fife work away and he would get his chance, for some that "advice" I'm sure doesn't sit well.
I think there is an onus on the Flyers to put the kids in a frame of mind where they realise that playing for the Flyers now is a hard privilege to earn and not a right. It's a two way gamble, sink or swim, it might surprise the Flyers what they can also learn through more inclusion rather than it's just too tough a road that we can't afford to go down. More talent now than ever for the kids to learn from. I guess the whole issue of then treating the Brits as full time professionals is another bridge to be crossed.
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Post by brunchie19 on Aug 31, 2016 21:51:18 GMT
Is that Simpson a coaches son? Seriously I don't know No he's not, just a decent guy from Smeaton. His wee brother by all accounts even better than him. Can't criticise them for there effort but I think the weekend showed that these guys require a lot of work to make the jump and defo not ready for a regular elite shift, but potential is there and need to be put in a transition development programme now. No harm in playing them because let's be honest our current Brits have had 5 years and still aren't, and never will be at the elite level. Blood the new breed and let them grow!
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