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Post by swarfiga on Aug 19, 2018 21:05:18 GMT
Did well last year with guys who didn't drop the gloves.....why is there excitement about guys who will. ..I thought we were a good team and winners who played good skillful hockey. ..apparently now it's like. .oh Yeh man get the big goon in...great the bigger the better. ..I think not. So whose the goon people want?
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Post by tackleberry on Aug 19, 2018 21:16:04 GMT
Stoflet is certainly a rumour that has been going about. I guess would be a solid signing. Having talked about upgrading on the back end I still feel they have missed a trick when looking at the balance. All look ok but fairly similar and on the wrong side of 30 with exception to Rick Pinkston, Is Pinkston an upgrade on Young? Is Stoflet an upgrade on Birzins? Is Aarson an upgrade on Jorgenson? I personally don’t see this major improvement on the Defensive side of the puck. Still no one above 6,2, Still no real physicality and Still no real offensive threat. All the guys are solid but when you look at the forwards we need that major impact on D. I am not saying Gagnon would have been the answer but he’s at least a different type of player. It would have to be some player to be an upgrade on Young, IMO one of the best defencemen we have had, a class act. Aarson is an upgrade on Jorgensen and Stoflet is a wait and see for me
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Post by kermit on Aug 19, 2018 21:55:35 GMT
Assuming theres no signing news for tomorrow then that leaves tuesday to announce brits and 2 imports... at this rate just going to see a few suprises on Wednesday.
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Post by jeeves on Aug 20, 2018 5:15:35 GMT
Swarfiga...point I am making is a general one. There are peeps out there that would love a Nickerson type back again .For me the way forward is skills not fists. .That's what I like to watch.
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Post by silkypaws on Aug 20, 2018 6:27:12 GMT
Our problem last season wasn't lack of an enforcer. It was depth. When the diddies tried to mix it up, it inevitably ended with them getting chucked out and our players laughing in their faces. Yes the rough stuff gets the crowd going, but I'd rather see a skilful team skate rings round the huddies.
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Post by zamboni on Aug 20, 2018 6:29:07 GMT
Think we have more grit in the team this year and size while upgrading on the skill We don’t have the recognised enforcer we didn’t need one last year however its always handy to have one of these guys as a detterant It’s an argument that will always divide opinion Roll on start of season
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Post by flyer1990 on Aug 20, 2018 8:54:05 GMT
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Post by waterboy on Aug 20, 2018 8:59:42 GMT
I give in! exactly what are the Flyers doing by not announcing these guys?? It's just making the club look bad. Are we still waiting on paperwork.....
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Post by flyer1990 on Aug 20, 2018 9:05:03 GMT
It looks like a great deal tbf the players get use of the sports science facilities and both the sports and business students get work experience with the club. Just a shame Flyers didnt have a press release ready to go with the Abertay one.
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Post by flyer007 on Aug 20, 2018 9:21:29 GMT
It’s the most frustrating thing as this looks like a great deal and something as a club we should be celebrating. It is no good being more professional behind the scenes if your public image is wrong as it just sends out the wrong image.
Great deal for the club and this will seriously help us attract players in the future.
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Post by swarfiga on Aug 20, 2018 9:37:09 GMT
Agree, it looks like they’re actually making massive strides but just can’t be arsed telling anyone!
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Post by fearthebeard on Aug 20, 2018 9:37:41 GMT
I give in! exactly what are the Flyers doing by not announcing these guys?? It's just making the club look bad. Are we still waiting on paperwork..... I think the point was to let their new partner announce the signings in the same way that Arnold Clark Mercedes-Benz announced the Isaacs signing.. But as someone else says, the club should have had a press release ready to go with the Abertay one. Edit: PR event taking place in the next hour announcing the partnership with players needing to be in the country for the event. That explains why they've been in town without being announced
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Post by stewartgibson on Aug 20, 2018 9:40:44 GMT
Really happy with the signings but imo we’re missing that big offensive punch from the defence. A guy who can score 10+ goals and quarter back the powerplay
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Post by ronniemac on Aug 20, 2018 9:48:36 GMT
Abertay University is not a new concept with Flyers the groundwork was done before their entry into the EIHL.
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Post by flyer007 on Aug 20, 2018 9:51:48 GMT
Really happy with the signings but imo we’re missing that big offensive punch from the defence. A guy who can score 10+ goals and quarter back the powerplay I agree the last signing is going to be very important. I see us lining up on D as follows; Pinkston (Moyer Replacement) Aarsson Stoflet Isaacs Wando. I know it’s a lot to ask but they’ve talked about running with extra in which case I would bring in 2 new D and have Isaacs as our spare. A Player in the mold of Derek Keller would be ideal to play with Pinkston.
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