I think Reid did get found out in the last quarter of the season and always had a marker on him when alongside goal but if passes had been laid off a bit quicker instead of trying to walk the puck in Reid would have had a bigger goal tally.
Good to see Reid back. However, he always seemed like a one trick pony so to speak (pass to the back post for a one timer) and he was quite anonymous in the majority of the big games I thought. Dont get me wrong it’s good to get our top goalscorer back and I’m not complaining, but he needs to step up in the big games (Belfast double header for example)
I don't agree about one trick regarding Reid but we did have a guy with a version of that back door one timer trick who scored over 50 goals for us, in the Elite League era. Delighted Devils fan here.
A sensible re-signing when you take into account how popular he is with the fanbase and the players + he must be a very cheap import so allows us to strengthen elsewhere. Probably tough to find a better import than Brandt to play on your 4th line so it's a good signing.
Love that Brandt is back. Not the biggest, but puts in those hits because of his very good balance.
Also put up good numbers in college, so here’s hoping a full pre-season and a good environment (which probably wasn’t the case when he came in) means he puts up some good numbers for his role as well.
I'm liking the way the team is shaping up now, would like to see a newbie next, I reckon though any newbies will be stampede signings but the players won't make any difference in my season ticket renewal.
The fixtures have to be viable for me and if it's majority Saturdays again (atmosphere i didn't enjoy) and with Thursday games now announced also some Wednesday games that fixture list would be a no go so I would cherry pick games.
He could well be a little gem for us, with the right coaching, guidance and opportunities, my only fear is he tries too hard, gets binned by our quality officials and benched. Definitely a great work ethic, loves the game and the Org.
He could well be a little gem for us, with the right coaching, guidance and opportunities, my only fear is he tries too hard, gets binned by our quality officials and benched. Definitely a great work ethic, loves the game and the Org.
I get what you are saying and thought that might be the case after his first few games. Thinking he had to do the massive hit every game, but he coped with it fine. He showed what he can do in the playoff final with more ice time. Those initial legal hits when he was let loose disrupted the Giants flow. I just see him getting better with time. Great signing.
I'm liking the way the team is shaping up now, would like to see a newbie next, I reckon though any newbies will be stampede signings but the players won't make any difference in my season ticket renewal.
The fixtures have to be viable for me and if it's majority Saturdays again (atmosphere i didn't enjoy) and with Thursday games now announced also some Wednesday games that fixture list would be a no go so I would cherry pick games.
Agree. Loved the idea of Saturdays previously but having been exposed to the drunks - spilt drinks, swearing, pressure on the stewards and security - I’m all for a Sunday game. Each to their own though.