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did he sign a 2 way when he left? Are we allowed to bring him back? Maybe an option to drop tylor to defence then.
ben davies
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If may well have been that it wasn't actually him in the wrong. Bens ice time was cut in October, which was probably when he would have asked for a 2 way, I think October to January would have been enough time for the club to arrange something so no fault with Ben there. Lovely kid, who just wants to play hockey.
Right, I'm stood in fat face waiting for Clare to try on clothes, so thought I'd add more.
Adams has a liking for imports. It is my biggest complaint about him as coach. The idea of scratching an import is an idea alien to him. At least with Ben G seemed willing to bench our great white elephants mid game and add some speed and skill to a wing (that has been crying out for it all season).
If I were Ben I'd have followed Towey to the EPL at the start of the season. It is what Ben has needed for a while but has stuck by Cardiff for reasons I find hard to fathom. Sam has shown the difference regular ice time can make to a game, and Ben has suffered from that lack of development.
This is why we need 4 line 8 import hockey.
Adams has a liking for imports. It is my biggest complaint about him as coach. The idea of scratching an import is an idea alien to him. At least with Ben G seemed willing to bench our great white elephants mid game and add some speed and skill to a wing (that has been crying out for it all season).
If I were Ben I'd have followed Towey to the EPL at the start of the season. It is what Ben has needed for a while but has stuck by Cardiff for reasons I find hard to fathom. Sam has shown the difference regular ice time can make to a game, and Ben has suffered from that lack of development.
This is why we need 4 line 8 import hockey.
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This is a bit harsh on Ben when none of us know the facts. :evil: :roll: The probabilty was that once the Vother was fit after surgery he was always going to return to that line meaning that Ben's ice time would have been reduced. Doubt very much that PR would have sanctioned a highly paid import sitting on the bench, do you? Sam's transistion from junior to senior hockey was helped by his North American experience and that cannot be underestimated - he fitted with Stu and Tylor. Ben's lack of ice time has little to do with the need for a 'better' attitude or ability - it's obvious that other circumstances didn't help his situation. In hindsight, this is something the Devils look like they could have handled a lot better, either to keep this talented youngster...or to replace him when he left.
For whatever reason, this never happened. Devils are inevitably now paying a price for having injuries and no cover to call upon. Ben, on the other hand, is getting the ice time he deserves with a team who are challenging for 2nd place in their league and have already qualified for their CC Final. Best of luck to him.
This is a bit harsh on Ben when none of us know the facts. :evil: :roll: The probabilty was that once the Vother was fit after surgery he was always going to return to that line meaning that Ben's ice time would have been reduced. Doubt very much that PR would have sanctioned a highly paid import sitting on the bench, do you? Sam's transistion from junior to senior hockey was helped by his North American experience and that cannot be underestimated - he fitted with Stu and Tylor. Ben's lack of ice time has little to do with the need for a 'better' attitude or ability - it's obvious that other circumstances didn't help his situation. In hindsight, this is something the Devils look like they could have handled a lot better, either to keep this talented youngster...or to replace him when he left.
For whatever reason, this never happened. Devils are inevitably now paying a price for having injuries and no cover to call upon. Ben, on the other hand, is getting the ice time he deserves with a team who are challenging for 2nd place in their league and have already qualified for their CC Final. Best of luck to him.