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Great night tonight. Really well done. Great to see the players running some drills. Curious to see how they blend and what lines we end up with but a brilliant night and a nice touch doing some interviews - sometimes tricky to hear but otherwise another job well done by this organisation. Louis looks lean and fit, Batch was moving as well as last year and Waller looks smooth. Nice to see the two way guys as well, Appreciate it’s just training but it’s good to see some of the core looking fit and there’s just something very natural about seeing Bownsy back. Assume Kouzan hasn’t arrived yet.
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Cox was interviewed by TK and he pointed out he (Cox) was wearing an A and asked him about being part of the leadership group.
If last season was C Ritchie; As for Dixon, Duggan and Mikkelson (??) - which means Joey comes back in as an A (seems very sensible) and Coxy gets an A.
Surprised but happy with it. Alternatives though? Batchy, Louis, Coughler
Does that mean there's less of a core of leadership in the spine of the side?
If last season was C Ritchie; As for Dixon, Duggan and Mikkelson (??) - which means Joey comes back in as an A (seems very sensible) and Coxy gets an A.
Surprised but happy with it. Alternatives though? Batchy, Louis, Coughler
Does that mean there's less of a core of leadership in the spine of the side?
I think we’re blessed with a number of leaders. The letters on the shirt is just an admin exercise. We have to have them. There’s no way Louis, Bowns, Coughler or Crandall won’t be leading. Britton and Thompson will have their say. The team is littered with leaders that don’t have a letter. Luxury position to be in and I’m guessing it’s no fluke that DuPont has this.
Well yes I guess that's the thing, we have so many contenders that I'm slightly surprised that Cox is one of them. If I was going to guess who were part of the leadership team without knowing, Cox would be near the bottom of my list in all honesty. Not saying it's a bad choice of course, just surprising when considering the others on the roster.
I guess I'm just basing that on him not being the most vocal, but on the other hand we know with Richie that there's more to it than that, and perhaps Dupes has seen similar qualities with Cox.
I thought maybe Thompson would have been in with a shout, but all 3 As are forwards. That's a bit unusual no?
I guess I'm just basing that on him not being the most vocal, but on the other hand we know with Richie that there's more to it than that, and perhaps Dupes has seen similar qualities with Cox.
I thought maybe Thompson would have been in with a shout, but all 3 As are forwards. That's a bit unusual no?
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That's the great thing about opinions...
When I look at our roster I don't see clutch guys that will grab the game or the team by the throat - there are some technical ballers don't get me wrong but less guys who will simply force the game back in our favour. Maybe that's due to new names I'm not familiar with yet....whereas last year we had new names who were big names like Mikkelson...
I don't count NM as they can't really send a message in games. Our new D men have some good stats but nobody who screams leadership or menace. Hence my picks of Louis and Batch.
Forwards - whilst we are blessed technically with Martin, Coughler, Reid, Crandall, Cox, Sandford....they all scream to me of guys who when they personally are having a bad night don't have the 'gumption' to drag us across the line (Martin maybe the only one).
It's not about being a big guy necessarily- it's about leading by example and affecting games. You can be technically brilliant; and/or hardworking....but you need to be influential...
I'm happy with our leadership group don't get me wrong, just not sure we have the strength in depth some people think.
But then again - that's just my opinion
When I look at our roster I don't see clutch guys that will grab the game or the team by the throat - there are some technical ballers don't get me wrong but less guys who will simply force the game back in our favour. Maybe that's due to new names I'm not familiar with yet....whereas last year we had new names who were big names like Mikkelson...
I don't count NM as they can't really send a message in games. Our new D men have some good stats but nobody who screams leadership or menace. Hence my picks of Louis and Batch.
Forwards - whilst we are blessed technically with Martin, Coughler, Reid, Crandall, Cox, Sandford....they all scream to me of guys who when they personally are having a bad night don't have the 'gumption' to drag us across the line (Martin maybe the only one).
It's not about being a big guy necessarily- it's about leading by example and affecting games. You can be technically brilliant; and/or hardworking....but you need to be influential...
I'm happy with our leadership group don't get me wrong, just not sure we have the strength in depth some people think.
But then again - that's just my opinion
I’d say in regards to Cox, it isn’t all about on ice leadership, there’s probably a hell of a lot that goes on behind the scenes that we would not know about. If the players are looking at Cox as a leader in the locker room, and he’s a guy that demands the best out of the guys every single night, then he should be totally deserving of an A. I do appreciate however that there were multiple other guys who could of been given an A, but I feel that’s testament to the amount of leaders we have on the ice and behind the scenes!
