Devils v Panthers - 02/10 @ 18:00 - CCup - Chat/Updates
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Nielson played the fool and McGrattan didn't need to do much really. I'm sure we'all see more aggression at some point in the season, he's still finding his feet a little imo.
If I was a team mate of his, I'd be hoping he showed more anger and aggression after a "bad hit". You'll see what I mean if there's one on a devil tonight!! 
Out battled out muscled all game. Poor devils performance. Bordeleau offers a lot more than mcgrattan and I'm glad we got him, he hits at every chance policed the game really well,mcgrattan was slow and looked like he was here on holiday tbh, all that being said panthers were solid defensively and very sharp on counter attack
Panthers deserved that win. We went in hard in the first period, but seemed to slack off all except the end of the second and third periods. I expected a lot more tonight, but we were shooting high and wide a lot (just like last night). Won few battles, sloppy turnovers. Missed Myers on the ice tonight. Darnell was atrocious (as usual) but that's not why we lost.
One of those nights tonight, we werent at the races at all, we could still be playing now but when it ain't your night, it ain't your night, all teams go through that, it's now about forgetting a bad day at the office, and moving on. We are a very very good team, and much better than what we showed tonight, great shame that in front of a good crowd we blew it. So that's now history and this team is so much better than what we saw tonight.
I thought the Devils were absolutely shocking tonight. Bowns had a poor game and for me looked shaky all night and I'd like to see Murdy given some game time against Coventry next week. Offensively, we created very little and let's be honest, our goal was a bit of a freaky one too. We missed Scott Hotham badly after he left the ice. Depending on how Hotham is, I'd like to see Lord shake it up a little and get back on the ice next game, and freshen up that top line, who went missing tonight. I quite liked Haddad with Ulmer and Bentivoglio but I'm not sure about Doucet on that line at all. A poor performance all round. Quiet too in IAW tonight, you could feel the frustration of the crowd. I think a clap banner giveaway is needed too to get some noise in that building. You could hear a pin drop at times tonight - not that there was much to cheer about.
Dire performance. You cant get a shot on goal if your just peddling the puck around the boards and for christ sake stop looking for the extra pass all the time. Take the shot.
Time out with 38 seconds to go and two goals down...... why!!!!
I dont even think Panthers played well. We made them look good...........
Time out with 38 seconds to go and two goals down...... why!!!!
I dont even think Panthers played well. We made them look good...........
We just watched the best team in the League....the Panthers. Outstanding rock solid defence and god help when their top two scorers (Schulz and Clarke) come back from injury.
The Devils were outmuscled tactically and mentally tonight. Several players had an off night and the team were caught out of position and lost numerous turnovers. Missing the influence of two experienced players in Scott Hotham and Matthew Myers....hope Scott is ok. He took a big shoulder hit.
Neilsen's ability to change the game plan really showed as the Panthers packed their zone once they went ahead. Used McGrattan cleverly to screen Bownsey on key plays.
Devils had insane poseession and dominated parts of the game but spent so much time passing and looking for the perfect goal that Pacl had plenty of time to prepare.
Bordy offers so much for the Devilssetting up passes but his skills are not utilised enough. A giant of a man who could have been used brilliantly as a goalie screen. For me, Bordy was our best player tonight.
Another CC game lost....only 3 games left to get enough points to qualify for the next round...need something special
The Devils were outmuscled tactically and mentally tonight. Several players had an off night and the team were caught out of position and lost numerous turnovers. Missing the influence of two experienced players in Scott Hotham and Matthew Myers....hope Scott is ok. He took a big shoulder hit.
Neilsen's ability to change the game plan really showed as the Panthers packed their zone once they went ahead. Used McGrattan cleverly to screen Bownsey on key plays.
Devils had insane poseession and dominated parts of the game but spent so much time passing and looking for the perfect goal that Pacl had plenty of time to prepare.
Bordy offers so much for the Devilssetting up passes but his skills are not utilised enough. A giant of a man who could have been used brilliantly as a goalie screen. For me, Bordy was our best player tonight.
Another CC game lost....only 3 games left to get enough points to qualify for the next round...need something special
Absolutely crap tonight.
Bentivolio is starting to get on my nerves if im honest, he keeps slowing play down and rarely wins his 1 on 1 battles. Also lacking scoring threat & if im honest, I really expected more.
Morrisette worked hard again as did haddad for the first two periods.
Louis looked gassed all night.
I agree we should get lord out there next week and get hitting again, bordy piggot and haddad shouldn't be the only ones dishing it out to get turn overs.
Tactically we were very one dimensional tonight. To do the same thing over and over without success is stupid. Nottingham will do this to us all season if we dont mix it up.
Bentivolio is starting to get on my nerves if im honest, he keeps slowing play down and rarely wins his 1 on 1 battles. Also lacking scoring threat & if im honest, I really expected more.
Morrisette worked hard again as did haddad for the first two periods.
Louis looked gassed all night.
I agree we should get lord out there next week and get hitting again, bordy piggot and haddad shouldn't be the only ones dishing it out to get turn overs.
Tactically we were very one dimensional tonight. To do the same thing over and over without success is stupid. Nottingham will do this to us all season if we dont mix it up.
Speaking of Myers, what a load of baloney regarding him not being allowed to play tonight. Kelman called it a 'gentlemans agreement' as part of his release. You see it sometimes in football when a player out on loan doesn't play against the team loaning him out. That's understandable as the team loaning out would still hold his registration. But he's our player, not Nottingham's now - and he was missed tonight.
Best team in the league, that's a weird call when we played so poorly tonight, we were all over them like a rash at their gaff, Panthers played well tonight especially with only 14 skaters, but we weren't at the races tonight not one bit. Tonight we could still be playing and still not score, nights like this happen unfortunately,but we have now had ours and so we now move on.