Just looked at MNL and one word sumned up our performance tonight, Pathetic! Mr Ragan will definitely be an unhappy chappy tonight and rightly so, his team are letting him and the fans down badly. Hull are a very hard working side all round and we can learn from them in that department and based on our showing tonight I don't begrudge them the win.
Devils Vs Hull - Sat, Jan 5, 7:00 pm - Chat / Update
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And just to go on as i am on a roll, our poor buggers have to go to bloody scotland again tomorrow, due to the cock-eyed representation at the Elite fixture meeting. Why didnt we just go in the other conference, seeing as we are the furthest team south???????????. We are up there most weeks so why not, and then we could be known as the Cardiff Caledonians.
I thought the defence looked a bit suspect in the 2 games I saw over Christmas, I assume nothing much has changed despite PR's meeting with Adams after those games?
Next weekend I think i've read we're expecting Birbraer back, so hopefully that will actually happen and then we'll only be one down but it's still shortbenched
Next weekend I think i've read we're expecting Birbraer back, so hopefully that will actually happen and then we'll only be one down but it's still shortbenched
Hull have 14 outskaters & 1 NM and we say "if only we had a full roster". Im sorry but the team just isnt playing consistently well enough and our D has been letting too many shots on goal. We should not be losing to Hull at home and i have to say i fear for tomorrows away game. No doubt the old "bus legs" argument will come out if we lose, despite the improvement on our means of transport.
Mr Ragan may be unhappy but are the players letting the fans and him down or is he letting the players and fans down? Playing with only 9 imports in our conference is suicide. IMO Biz is not coming back regardless of whether the NHL goes back or not but the decision on his replacement will be left just long enough to be too late so we play with 10 imports (if Max ever comes back) the rest of the season. Just like the way we as fans were shafted last season with Voth retiring the day after the signing deadline passed. For the unseasoned observer he can get away with it but to the seasoned fans are seeing through his manipulation and games now.
My issue is not with the teams we play against at all. Top or bottom of league, arena or bottom of a barrel, if they turn up and out play us then they fully deserve to win.
Where i think we fans have a right to be upset is when we part with 17 bucks every game expecting our boys (short benched or otherwise) to provide some entertainment value, some guts, some commitment to the cause. I'm not surprised people are starting to walk before the end of the game or even show up in the first place.
And as for the team having to make the long trip to Edinburgh tomorrow... all i can say is awwwww poor professional hockey players, nothing much else to worry about but be paid to play hockey and entertain!!
Where i think we fans have a right to be upset is when we part with 17 bucks every game expecting our boys (short benched or otherwise) to provide some entertainment value, some guts, some commitment to the cause. I'm not surprised people are starting to walk before the end of the game or even show up in the first place.
And as for the team having to make the long trip to Edinburgh tomorrow... all i can say is awwwww poor professional hockey players, nothing much else to worry about but be paid to play hockey and entertain!!
Hull look to have had their own roster shortages.....then even more embarrassing for the Devils to be comfortably in control for first 15 mins only to make at least 2 defensive howlers to change the dynamic of the game. Havent we learnt anything about Jeremy Tendler after 3 seasons in this league. Tonight there didnt appear to be any plan to contain him yet Stingrays did a great job of closing out our keys guys.
Would love to see Tendler with the Devils....can see him going to Giants or Panthers.
Would love to see Tendler with the Devils....can see him going to Giants or Panthers.
The boys came out firing on all cylinders for 10 minutes, then the next 10 and second period played like a damp squib, tried to pull it back in the third but I reckon Hull have been studying our play because they seemed to anticipate our every move, but if we can't beat Hull then we have no chance with the other teams, it worries me that the rumor is no more players coming in...............and if Maxi is out for much longer well................... ;:| ;:| ;:|
wananbe hardly explosive posts the team were crap! played the first ten and last ten minutes. terrible for 40.
hill was so bad i shouted at him twice to actually do something!
osaer looked 'lyle' like tonight and not very confidant
stuuu not been near usual standards for a couple of weeks.
piggot still our biggest hitting forward =-O
Davies shooting from angle and distance is fine ... if his line mates get anywhere near the net! hill managed it once all night and actually blocked the puck! .moved quicker off the ice than he did all night mind.
blight did fantastic to stand up for himself. weat
her or not he should be is a different
question. Adams possibly a better option as he was right next to blight when the crosscheck happened but G has become so slow and un physical
hill was so bad i shouted at him twice to actually do something!
osaer looked 'lyle' like tonight and not very confidant
stuuu not been near usual standards for a couple of weeks.
piggot still our biggest hitting forward =-O
Davies shooting from angle and distance is fine ... if his line mates get anywhere near the net! hill managed it once all night and actually blocked the puck! .moved quicker off the ice than he did all night mind.
blight did fantastic to stand up for himself. weat
her or not he should be is a different
question. Adams possibly a better option as he was right next to blight when the crosscheck happened but G has become so slow and un physical