finchy
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Post by finchy on Jun 18, 2018 14:34:23 GMT
Team toughness will be the answer. Yeh thats the way forward but having one or two who can handle themselves as well as being able to play is handy i.e Salters, Hotham, Faryna. Apart from Tommy we didn't really have much toughness last year....at least any that could deal with Fitzy, Doty etc. I really don’t think there was any problem last year so we don’t need to start all this AGAIN. Flyers players as a group were mocking Doty last season and I don’t think any player in the league came here and intimidated us. I think we probably did have someone who could fight- Gauthier, but thankfully he didn’t have a need to and entertained us with his skill. Goon hockey is gone. The arena teams will always have fighters specifically for games against each other.
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Post by flyer1990 on Jun 18, 2018 15:07:51 GMT
Yeh thats the way forward but having one or two who can handle themselves as well as being able to play is handy i.e Salters, Hotham, Faryna. Apart from Tommy we didn't really have much toughness last year....at least any that could deal with Fitzy, Doty etc. I really don’t think there was any problem last year so we don’t need to start all this AGAIN. Flyers players as a group were mocking Doty last season and I don’t think any player in the league came here and intimidated us. I think we probably did have someone who could fight- Gauthier, but thankfully he didn’t have a need to and entertained us with his skill. Goon hockey is gone. The arena teams will always have fighters specifically for games against each other. Fair enough didn't think I was starting anything...... just giving my option based on a signing. I can count a few times last year where we lacked that bit of physicality that could have saved us a few injuries but each to their own.
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Post by swarfiga on Jun 18, 2018 15:23:55 GMT
Nobody has said anything about getting a goon, just that we will require a few bigger body’s this year that can hit and stand up on occasion when needed, I’m not going to say we got bullied last year or will this year but there was a few games against the southern teams when they out powered us, and that’s just down to being a lot physically smaller, with it being a straight league this year we’ll need a bit of power in D and F
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finchy
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EIHL Team: Fife Flyers
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Post by finchy on Jun 18, 2018 18:25:22 GMT
Nobody has said anything about getting a goon, just that we will require a few bigger body’s this year that can hit and stand up on occasion when needed, I’m not going to say we got bullied last year or will this year but there was a few games against the southern teams when they out powered us, and that’s just down to being a lot physically smaller, with it being a straight league this year we’ll need a bit of power in D and F I’m not saying folk are clamouring for a goon... just saying that we don’t have much to worry about from other goons in terms of player safety. It’s probably more strength in numbers that gets us which I’m not sure will change. We also tend to build a team for our big ice surface, same as some teams build for a smaller rink. Not denying it would be good to have 3/4 power forwards and big mobile defencemen but they’re generally pretty expensive I’d guess.
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Post by Marky on Jun 19, 2018 12:32:38 GMT
I don't think it's for a lack of trying on Dutes and Hutchy's part. Hutchy has said himself very recently that they need to invest in decent Brits to take the next step, its whether Tom or Jack provide the funds to go for it that might be the problem.
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Post by domi28 on Jun 19, 2018 15:03:42 GMT
I don't think it's for a lack of trying on Dutes and Hutchy's part. Hutchy has said himself very recently that they need to invest in decent Brits to take the next step, its whether Tom or Jack provide the funds to go for it that might be the problem. If they bothered to have a look at the Brits they already had coming through years ago this problem would never arisen. There is already talent that left to go elsewhere and no doubt it will happen again. Who wants to sit on a bench all season?
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Post by stewartgibson on Jun 19, 2018 15:20:13 GMT
I don't think it's for a lack of trying on Dutes and Hutchy's part. Hutchy has said himself very recently that they need to invest in decent Brits to take the next step, its whether Tom or Jack provide the funds to go for it that might be the problem. If they bothered to have a look at the Brits they already had coming through years ago this problem would never arisen. There is already talent that left to go elsewhere and no doubt it will happen again. Who wants to sit on a bench all season? wheres the talent thats left? The only exception i can think of is Caly Robertson who hopefully will be back this year. In the elite league era weve had two british forwards who were capable of playing eihl in John Dolan and Steven McAlpine. In the elite league era there has not been one brit that has left that would get in the team.
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Post by Dirty Lyle on Jun 19, 2018 20:30:34 GMT
I don't think it's for a lack of trying on Dutes and Hutchy's part. Hutchy has said himself very recently that they need to invest in decent Brits to take the next step, its whether Tom or Jack provide the funds to go for it that might be the problem. If they bothered to have a look at the Brits they already had coming through years ago this problem would never arisen. There is already talent that left to go elsewhere and no doubt it will happen again. Who wants to sit on a bench all season? I don't see any evidence of players leaving en masse and making a success in the elite.
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Post by swarfiga on Jun 20, 2018 5:48:32 GMT
Matthieu Roy retires, know everyone hates Sheffield but he’s been a great player to have in the league, shame to see a guy like that forced out by injury.
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Post by joestoyanovich on Jun 20, 2018 15:30:40 GMT
If they bothered to have a look at the Brits they already had coming through years ago this problem would never arisen. There is already talent that left to go elsewhere and no doubt it will happen again. Who wants to sit on a bench all season? wheres the talent thats left? The only exception i can think of is Caly Robertson who hopefully will be back this year. In the elite league era weve had two british forwards who were capable of playing eihl in John Dolan and Steven McAlpine. In the elite league era there has not been one brit that has left that would get in the team. Had he stayed in the UK Hamish would have easily been our best Brit in the EIHL, and probably would have been in a fair few fights as well!
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Post by mad62 on Jun 22, 2018 9:01:46 GMT
Braehead Clan sign Danish forward Rasmus Bjerrum
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Post by swarfiga on Jun 22, 2018 11:44:49 GMT
wheres the talent thats left? The only exception i can think of is Caly Robertson who hopefully will be back this year. In the elite league era weve had two british forwards who were capable of playing eihl in John Dolan and Steven McAlpine. In the elite league era there has not been one brit that has left that would get in the team. Had he stayed in the UK Hamish would have easily been our best Brit in the EIHL, and probably would have been in a fair few fights as well! He’s back here permanently now.... wonder if he still has it?
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Post by flyer1990 on Jun 25, 2018 17:05:26 GMT
Liam Heelis signs for Clan. Thats a bit gutting....
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Post by stewartgibson on Jun 25, 2018 17:07:48 GMT
Liam Heelis signs for Clan. Thats a bit gutting.... i dont find it that gutting if im honest, 17 goals is replaceable for a top 6 forward
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