End of season excitement!

[finchy]

Well could we ask for any more?

I dont think any Flyers fan would have predicted we'd have the Conference in our own hand's at this stage of the season (as do Stars and Clan of course). When you add in the ultra tight play-off race it couldn't be any better.

We've had our moans throughout the year about various things, but it's definitely time to think about nothing except these last 3/4 weeks and what can be achieved. If we can sort out our away form we could be looking at silverware and a great chance of making the play-off weekend. A great step forward for the club!

[daviejojo]

Yup, I said this last week, for me, the play off's for us hinge on the away visits to Dundee and Hull. I reckon we'll beat both Clan and Edinburgh in our 2 remaining conference home games, suspect, with Panthers now having the smell of the EIHL title in their paws (see what I did there...Panthers....Paws....lol) they'll be going for the kill next week.

If we can get ourselves to 46 points with the home form, and then try and somehow steal 2 away wins, we should make top 8. Who'd have thought you'd be talking 50+ points just to make the play off's.

Hats of to the EIHL for introducing the Conference system, it's certainly worked.

[coloradoflyer]

aw well done there dave that was slick man lol, yeah never thought 50+ points to get in the playoffs insane, but i tell you we can do it we have the team they have the ability they just need a wee bit luck away and we can do this

[pigeon]

If we were to win on the road the conference and play-off position would be sewn up by now. However its not and I expect it to be crazy few weeks.
Looking forward to it and it really can go either way, should be interesting!!!

[daviejojo]

Tell ya what too, it makes for a very exciting year next season too. The bar has most definitely been raised, and if Caps etc start out as well as they're playing now, who knows where the teams will end.

[harlan]

There is thread on the Clan fans forum for the last game of the season with us on Mar 23 with the sub headline of last game of the season and conference title party.

You know something, for us it may well be and for them it may be a game they have to win just to get to the play offs the way they are playing.

I have been convinced for a long time that it will all come down to that game on Mar 23 although if we get something in Hull, Dundee and Edinburgh it won't matter and there has been nothing to say that we shouldnt get something from those places all season, so now .........

[Marky]

The conference system has been a revelation this season, especially in the Gardiner Conference as there is only 1 point seperating all 5 teams! Who would have thought that at the start of the season?

It makes for a highly exciting last push for points and play off positions.

[jamestkirk]

Yet incredibly some folk are still slagging off the conference system - eejits ;-)

To have someone to play for for so many teams right to the last breath of the regular season is something any league in the world would bite your hand off for!

[coloradoflyer]

yeah at frist before it started i wasn't sure, it sounded like the SPL 10 teams and you play your local teams about 6 times each and the others only twice , but to be honest every game has been exiting and edge of the seat stuff, and with how tight it is it's only gonna get more nervy right to the last second of the last game

[flyers40]

Depending how results go, the final game against Braehead might be a decider as to where we go regarding playoffs. Could be potentially a sell out?

[redders]

Feb 25, 2013 9:27:51 GMT daviejojo said:

I reckon we'll beat both Clan and Edinburgh in our 2 remaining conference home games, suspect, with Panthers now having the smell of the EIHL title in their paws (see what I did there...Panthers....Paws....lol) they'll be going for the kill next week.

Good work sir, that's very creative use of the language. You should contact Mick Holland who covers the Panthers for our local rag. I'm sure he'd be wanting to get that pun into an article between now and the season's end! :0)

As you know, we play you as part of a triple-header and I believe that we're bringing up more than 400 fans this weekend. Should be a raucous atmosphere in the rink come game time.

Getting back to the OP, the conference system has been just what ice hockey in this country has needed for a while. Nice that there's a competition within a competition if you like and boy is it tight in the Gardiner. As a betting man it's way too close to call, even at this very advanced stage of the season.

[finchy]

If Panthers are bringing 400 we should get pretty close to 2000 this week and I'd expect big crowds, all going well for the Edinburgh and Braehead games. It's great for the club and this is really what it's all about with so much to play for.

I also reckon we'll give the Panthers a great game and it will indeed be an old school type atmosphere if it's close and feisty. The 2 best sets of fans in the UK in a tight busy rink- these are the nights we've missed!

[ted]

I think we will be holding reserves for the Sunday game against Hull