Re: Confirmed Signings (& some departures) - All teams 2016/
ASHIPP said:
Got to laugh at the Panthers'fans. No pleasing them. The club signs a speedy, pointscoring winger whose stats are comparable to other good players in the league....and their fans think he's average! The uncertainty over Kolnik's return is causing a lot of frustration. He certainly was a class act for them last season.
I have to agree with those Panthers fans though. Their rosters have traditionally had one or two big goalscorers. I've always enjoyed watching Nottingham come to visit in recent seasons as they have played an open attacking game. Whether we've won or lost I almost always feel I've been entertained in those games.
This year, they don't have any big goalscorers. The only player with a history of scoring big numbers is David Clarke and he is starting to slow down now he's the wrong side of 35.
Perhaps they are going for a more defensive team with players like Janssen sent out to wear the other team down.
Their netminder was certainly impressive last season when fit and their new Dmen have a lot of AHL experience. And there is no doubting that this new guy is going to be a good player.
But in terms of firepower I have them quite a bit behind Sheffield, us and Braehead.
