finchy
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EIHL Team: Fife Flyers
NHL Team: New Jersey Devil
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Post by finchy on Oct 4, 2016 21:57:19 GMT
You know I have learned from the first season where Fulton, Reber, and the rest were gash, then turned it around to an amazing extent, where players I wrote off showed what they can do. So I think they need a pinch of salt, but... I think the problem is the way the team is expected to play. Todd wants a fast puck moving team that hussles with an aggressive forecheck and has scoring from the opportunities it creates. But a large part of our team are not as fast as Dingle, Brooks, Sisca, like all of the d bar Pacquet, and forwards like Thinel, Stockton, Fox, and any brit we put out does not have the quality, thats a decent handbrake on each line, and none of these slower boys are a big physical presence to make up for it, and like others have said we can'y afford any passengers because of the systems Todd is playing, so it shows up the weak links worse. Then add to that some are at the end of their careers, Schaber is getting his sharpness back from a season out, some of the scorers are not scoring. With no plan b we will have the same old season, some high some lows, lots of inconsistency, and players at times looking tired due to the high tempo, lack of physical presence, and being asked to play in all situations ie PP, PK etc. Agree with most of that but Fulton was brilliant from day one. I don't think anyone disputes that the one forward line we've had in the EIHL that was a class above was the Chaumont-Haines-Pitton line. Three totally different types but a perfect combo. Only Bobby stayed and although he did very well he was never quite as effective as he was when he had Pitton and Haines next to him. I don't think Todd has the luxury of being able to hand pick and get his first choices in which is a pity as we could really do with him being able to put out at least one elite forward line. It's been said umpteen times that a lot of our forwards are a big samey but Thinel is different. I think he has clearly past his peak but surely would still be capable of putting up good numbers in this league if used to his strengths? |
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Post by sterlingarcher on Oct 8, 2016 7:15:30 GMT
Looking at elite prospects id be more concerned about sisca(10 games,3 goals,1 assist) and brooks(10 games,0 goals,3 assists) over these two mentioned.every other import forward has scored more points.
Good players clearly but as top earning first liners should we expect more from them?
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Post by jeeves on Oct 8, 2016 10:45:22 GMT
Looks so far apart from Owen.....best so far are our guys from last year. Brendan who...a lot of huffer and puffers..still time will tell.
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Post by jambitink on Oct 8, 2016 15:25:39 GMT
Looking at elite prospects id be more concerned about sisca(10 games,3 goals,1 assist) and brooks(10 games,0 goals,3 assists) over these two mentioned.every other import forward has scored more points. Good players clearly but as top earning first liners should we expect more from them? I can't see Sisca being a success in this team under Todd. I said when he signed that he put up good numbers last season in a team that literally only cared about scoring goals. It was all out attack. Todds same old system that has been tried and failed since we joined the league just doesn't suit his playing style. Regardless of the results this season the team needs to go in a different direction sooner rather than later. The hockey has been gash for the past two seasons. Painful to watch at times |
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Post by ckbell63 on Oct 8, 2016 16:31:49 GMT
I do t think sisca will be here for long. I am guessing Todd's usual negative comments are directed towards him. I can't see the point in bringing in a player who scored loads of points to then convert him to be ineffective. Been as well paying less for a young grafter. Unfortunately we will be complaining about this next season and the ones after.
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Post by swarfiga on Oct 16, 2016 6:42:36 GMT
Times up especially for Thinel, he does nothing.
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Post by Dirty Lyle on Oct 16, 2016 7:53:39 GMT
Times up especially for Thinel, he does nothing. He is the one I would keep, he does have some nice touches (slow as a week in prison though), just wrong linemates. Schaber - I just can't see what he brings Funnucci - a punt that failed in imho Would be out for me. But for some reason this year Tommy zipping up his pockets and it costs to change players, (Todd's hands are tied ) so I can't see any changes soon. |
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Post by swarfiga on Oct 16, 2016 7:55:06 GMT
Times up especially for Thinel, he does nothing. He is the one I would keep, he does have some nice touches (slow as a week in prison though), just wrong linemates. Schaber - I just can't see what he brings Funnucci - a punt that failed in imho Would be out for me. But for some reason this year Tommy zipping up his pockets and it costs to change players, (Todd's hands are tied ) so I can't see any changes soon. To be honest take you pick out of they 3 whose to be on their way, none of them cutting it. |
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Post by Dirty Lyle on Oct 16, 2016 7:58:24 GMT
He is the one I would keep, he does have some nice touches (slow as a week in prison though), just wrong linemates. Schaber - I just can't see what he brings Funnucci - a punt that failed in imho Would be out for me. But for some reason this year Tommy zipping up his pockets and it costs to change players, (Todd's hands are tied ) so I can't see any changes soon. To be honest take you pick out of they 3 whose to be on their way, none of them cutting it. Depressing, we got carried away by a couple of results against a team who has an off night and a struggling team, I think the reality starting to show a bit now. |
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Post by swarfiga on Oct 16, 2016 8:00:45 GMT
To be honest take you pick out of they 3 whose to be on their way, none of them cutting it. Depressing, we got carried away by a couple of results against a team who has an off night and a struggling team, I think the reality starting to show a bit now. Owen is top drawer but he's going to have nights when he can't save basically everything, after what he done for them last week he deserved better than that tonight, left him open countless times and let him get run at least twice, once by a 4th line Scottish lad and they stand and watch, pathetic. |
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Post by boschman76 on Oct 16, 2016 8:09:17 GMT
Swarfiga with schaber and thinel is it not square pegs in round holes thinel has possibly had a big physical guy to play along side and create space for him and schaber has possibly played a different role with other teams think the other problem with thinel is the amount of minutes he is being asked to play at his age
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Post by sjam1987 on Oct 16, 2016 8:49:57 GMT
Schaber finnuci and I'm sorry but brooks as well are just not doing it for me. I would take tj caig and sachetti over these guys any day. Schaber has nothing to give in my opinion. Has a jeff lee look about him. Finnuci is very poor. And as for brooks, he has done nothing all season
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Post by adam25 on Oct 17, 2016 16:05:01 GMT
For me thinel and turon and Jackman away tough guy and some big towards in.you will see the difference if we had a tough guy in the team. Players will be more secure knowing someone has there back
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Post by waterboy on Oct 18, 2016 9:52:27 GMT
www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=9333Not an enforcer but a big guy who can scrap and play physical who is still without a team, there are some very good players available and teams around the league are making changes.......anytime you like Todd.
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Post by waterboy on Oct 18, 2016 10:11:38 GMT
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