2011/12 Rumours Thread - Absolute nonsense spotted!
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Well if, as rumoured, Weaver, Phillips and Fulghum have taken uop 50% of the wage budget then I wonder whether that is the type of signing that Coventry would make.
Disclaimer- please note that there may not be any fact to this rumour, just an intent to take the blinkers off a forum troll from Coventry who thinks that players sign for the Blaze at a reduced cost because they want to live in Coventry.
Disclaimer- please note that there may not be any fact to this rumour, just an intent to take the blinkers off a forum troll from Coventry who thinks that players sign for the Blaze at a reduced cost because they want to live in Coventry.
(My bold) Didn't stop him being openly critical of Moose even during last season! Simms won't care - he will say what he feels irrespective of which club it is - read his Twitter last week and James Huchison was the villain. :evil:
As for Bison players not being good enough....the Devils have just signed a young British player who played for the Bison for part of last season, remember? :? Also interesting fact that Ben was partnered with Kubenko and Moria at the Bison.....a very good scoring line. :?
The notion of signing an import from the EPL is an interesting one, though. They may be untested at EIHL level, but that can be equally be true of many young Brits.
As for Bison players not being good enough....the Devils have just signed a young British player who played for the Bison for part of last season, remember? :? Also interesting fact that Ben was partnered with Kubenko and Moria at the Bison.....a very good scoring line. :?
The notion of signing an import from the EPL is an interesting one, though. They may be untested at EIHL level, but that can be equally be true of many young Brits.
No disrespect but he is 34, and is this what we are looking for.
Kubenko
Left Wing
Born Jan 18 1977
Height 6.03 -- Weight 209
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM
2000-01 Sweden Intl 12 4 5 9 8
2001-02 New Orleans Brass ECHL 47 7 3 10 43 -7 1 0 0 0 0
2001-02 Zvolen HKm Slovak 11 0 2 2 2
2002-03 Skalica HK 36 Slovak 30 5 2 7 14
2003-04 Poprad HK SKP Slovak 29 3 3 6 10 -1 4 0 1 1 14
2004-05 Poprad HK SKP Slovak 49 6 9 15 36 0
2005-06 Poprad HK SKP Slovak 51 6 11 17 50
2006-07 Zvolen HKm Slovak 45 3 8 11 22 5
2007-08 Zvolen HKm Slovak 52 13 5 18 63 29
Kubenko
Left Wing
Born Jan 18 1977
Height 6.03 -- Weight 209
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM
2000-01 Sweden Intl 12 4 5 9 8
2001-02 New Orleans Brass ECHL 47 7 3 10 43 -7 1 0 0 0 0
2001-02 Zvolen HKm Slovak 11 0 2 2 2
2002-03 Skalica HK 36 Slovak 30 5 2 7 14
2003-04 Poprad HK SKP Slovak 29 3 3 6 10 -1 4 0 1 1 14
2004-05 Poprad HK SKP Slovak 49 6 9 15 36 0
2005-06 Poprad HK SKP Slovak 51 6 11 17 50
2006-07 Zvolen HKm Slovak 45 3 8 11 22 5
2007-08 Zvolen HKm Slovak 52 13 5 18 63 29
It's surely about the right attitude and partnerships that WORK. If, as rumoured, it is Kubenko, he was one of the top centres/point scorers in the EPL...he was partnered with Ben and Steve Moria. The Devils need 2 centres. With Ben now playing a regular forward role with the Devils next season, perhaps the thinking is to partner him with a proven, successful centre on his line. It could be a clever move. As for Viktor's age, I can think of several Elite League players in their 30's still at the top of their game (and a couple of EPL players 40+ who most fans would take in a heartbeat ) These facts make a nonesense of an arguement that such a player is not good enough - his statistics suggest he was actually better than Matt Towe, Shaun Thompson and several other top EPL players linked with joining the Devils a few weeks ago.
With no announcements about Jon, Stu, Max, the Smiths or the Vother, we have no idea whether these quality players are still considering all options, have decided to move on...or, hopefully, have re-signed for the Devils. :? Let's hope for news soon. :?
Stu is a fantastic centre...one of the best in the Elite League If Stu is staying (as we all pray he will), who is to say that G won't partner him with the other guys I've just mentioned?
) These facts make a nonesense of an arguement that such a player is not good enough - his statistics suggest he was actually better than Matt Towe, Shaun Thompson and several other top EPL players linked with joining the Devils a few weeks ago.With no announcements about Jon, Stu, Max, the Smiths or the Vother, we have no idea whether these quality players are still considering all options, have decided to move on...or, hopefully, have re-signed for the Devils.
:? Let's hope for news soon. :? Stu is a fantastic centre...one of the best in the Elite League
If Stu is staying (as we all pray he will), who is to say that G won't partner him with the other guys I've just mentioned?In the EPL last season? Kubenko scored 40+ goals and accumulated 84 points. He was in the top 10 point scorers in that league (although he did score much less when he played for his home Slovakian teams).
No-one else but G and Franny can guarantee that particular players are going to be ruled in or out....in the end it all depends on what budgets are available, what players are available and whether they 'fit' with the team ethic and G/Franny's plans. Everything else is pure, unadulterated speculation!
No-one else but G and Franny can guarantee that particular players are going to be ruled in or out....in the end it all depends on what budgets are available, what players are available and whether they 'fit' with the team ethic and G/Franny's plans. Everything else is pure, unadulterated speculation!
