Nitra Vs Devils - Continental Cup Final #3 - 15th Jan 23 - 13:00 FO
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Bit surprised at the negativity/outrage on here because we didn’t win the whole thing.
In the 25 years of the Continental Cup a UK team has won it…….once. Only three times has a UK team come second. And that includes the Belfast team that pipped us to the league title on tie-breakers who couldn’t win it even when they hosted the Finals.
Meanwhile Nitra become the fifth Slovakian winners, the most successful nation in the competitions history.
We won all three games we hosted in the previous round. In the Finals we lost by a goal to the eventual winners, lost a shoot-out to the hosts and beat the other team convincingly.
Obviously I’m disappointed we didn’t win it but I think some fans on here need a bit of a reality check.
In the 25 years of the Continental Cup a UK team has won it…….once. Only three times has a UK team come second. And that includes the Belfast team that pipped us to the league title on tie-breakers who couldn’t win it even when they hosted the Finals.
Meanwhile Nitra become the fifth Slovakian winners, the most successful nation in the competitions history.
We won all three games we hosted in the previous round. In the Finals we lost by a goal to the eventual winners, lost a shoot-out to the hosts and beat the other team convincingly.
Obviously I’m disappointed we didn’t win it but I think some fans on here need a bit of a reality check.
After losing what was probably our only shot at silverware this season with a performance that was about 40 minutes worth of hockey in a final where the entire team should of been blood thirsty for a win it's obvious that this team can't win the big games that matter, challenge cup we didn't have enough, conti cup we just didn't turn up during the first period and we paid for that, league title isn't going to happen and playoffs I'd say Dundee have a better chance of winning it this season, if the owners are happy with DuPont is progressing as coach then nothing will change and as fans we have to just accept that, this season we've been out planned, out played and out coached pretty much every big game we've needed to win.
Let's hope this post isn't screenshot by another teams fan and posted online so they can all laugh at how entitled and ridiculous we sound again.
A reminder, this reaction is for losing the FINAL of an European competition. A competition that Dupont got us to in the first place and then got us to the final of, where we lost by one goal. I'm sure other fans are crying us a river how tough it is to be a Devils fan.
Back at home we have won 12 of our last 15 games in the league over a super hectic Christmas period, with wins over Guildford, Sheffield and Belfast.
I'm sure that the owners and a lot of fans are happy that we've had 2 weekends of European hockey, and still very much in the running for the league in the form we are in.
A reminder, this reaction is for losing the FINAL of an European competition. A competition that Dupont got us to in the first place and then got us to the final of, where we lost by one goal. I'm sure other fans are crying us a river how tough it is to be a Devils fan.
Back at home we have won 12 of our last 15 games in the league over a super hectic Christmas period, with wins over Guildford, Sheffield and Belfast.
I'm sure that the owners and a lot of fans are happy that we've had 2 weekends of European hockey, and still very much in the running for the league in the form we are in.
I don't get why there is surprise at the negativity of the fans.
This was a weak final group that gave us the best chance of European glory.
We had already beaten Angers in group stage so psychologicaly we should have had the advantage.
Asiago are 11th in a league of 13.
Nitra are 11th in a league of 12.
Asiago scored 3 against Nitra who we beat 7-1.
Angers took Nitra to a shootout.
We were 3rd in our league going in to this comp and we had won 8 out of 9 with 4 of those wins against close rivals, steelers, blaze and flames so our guys should have been wired beyond belief.
Add to all that a shocking, pass, pass, pass non movement 5 min powerplay.
Then to twist the knife further Asiago beat Angers.
That is why there is negativity.
This was a weak final group that gave us the best chance of European glory.
We had already beaten Angers in group stage so psychologicaly we should have had the advantage.
Asiago are 11th in a league of 13.
Nitra are 11th in a league of 12.
Asiago scored 3 against Nitra who we beat 7-1.
Angers took Nitra to a shootout.
We were 3rd in our league going in to this comp and we had won 8 out of 9 with 4 of those wins against close rivals, steelers, blaze and flames so our guys should have been wired beyond belief.
Add to all that a shocking, pass, pass, pass non movement 5 min powerplay.
Then to twist the knife further Asiago beat Angers.
That is why there is negativity.
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I still come back to the same thing.... we're a 4th/5th placed team in our league. We have arguably one of the weakest Devils teams we've seen in a good few years. We're rebuilding. The decision was made to appoint a rookie coach. We aren't setting the world alight and nor will we. I didn't expect to win the Conti Cup, I don't expect to win the league, I don't expect us to beat the Giants and Guildford coming up. I don't expect it but if we do it's a right bonus. I don't see entitlement necessarily from some fans, I see a group who have been used to different standards both in terms of attitude, style of play and success. Those expectations clearly need calibrating otherwise it's a miserable, miserable season. I think it's fully understandable that those missed expectations turn to negativity and frustration at times. There's no legislating for someone who makes it personal and hurtful - but I don't necessarily see 'entitlement'. Each to their own, I guess.
I think one of the frustrating things about this team, is that when they play as they can they can be very good, but there’s no consistency about us, we are either very good, or lousy. When we play lousy we wonder where the other team have gone, and when we turn it on we wonder how we can be so bad. Think Steelers and Giants have the same deficentsy, consistency seems to be the problem. Having said that we allow too many goals against and our D is our main problem.