Inferno Interview - Tylor Michel
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On twitter he's said he appreciates the Devils fans that have wished him well. Unfortunately that'll rule me out.
I think the vast majority of fans would accept and wish him well with any other eihl club, but not Sheffield. It shows a lack of respect to Devils fans IMO after all that has gone on between the two clubs in recent years. More so with the way his sigining seems to have transpired
I think the vast majority of fans would accept and wish him well with any other eihl club, but not Sheffield. It shows a lack of respect to Devils fans IMO after all that has gone on between the two clubs in recent years. More so with the way his sigining seems to have transpired
Not wanting to run Tylor down as he was one of my favourite players, but for me the second half of his last season with us was by far his best
With silly penalties, lack of goals and big hits, he seemed to have burt out, and with the Swedish team not offering him a quality return deal, I wonder if he would have been an asset
To make another point "In G I trust" he and Franny are one hell of a team and the heart of our beloved Devils.
With silly penalties, lack of goals and big hits, he seemed to have burt out, and with the Swedish team not offering him a quality return deal, I wonder if he would have been an asset
To make another point "In G I trust" he and Franny are one hell of a team and the heart of our beloved Devils.
Maybe we put Tylor in the Brad, Maxi, Gerad box, and he clearly wasnt even near it, loved the guy like everyone else, but a kick in the teeth to Devils fans who had a lot of faith in the man. Anyway we move on, there are tons of Tylors in Nth America, they are equivelant to our 4th division footballers. Have a blast in Pantomine land Tylor, and keep your head up when you semi -grace the ice at the BBT.
Point 1, I personally wouldn't listen to our owners radio. Having said that though, I would be way more concerned if Tylors reasons for signing for Sheffield were not financial. We struggle as a club to match certain teams budgets which puts us down in the pecking order from the off. If a player who knows the city and the fans already and has stated that he loved his stint here last time around chooses another elite team over us for other reasons we will be pushed even further down the recruitment pile.
Point 2, Makes perfect sense. G and Franny have assembled competitive teams repeatedly despite having a lower budget year on year. Were they given a bigger budget I don't think they would resort to throwing cash at players as they work on assembling teams rather than a group of well paid talented individuals.
Point 3, It does happen. It's just the exception now rather than the rule unfortunately. Have you ever heard the name Jason Stone?
Point 2, Makes perfect sense. G and Franny have assembled competitive teams repeatedly despite having a lower budget year on year. Were they given a bigger budget I don't think they would resort to throwing cash at players as they work on assembling teams rather than a group of well paid talented individuals.
Point 3, It does happen. It's just the exception now rather than the rule unfortunately. Have you ever heard the name Jason Stone?
I wasn't arguing about anything, just expressing an opinion based on my knowledge of and conversations with our owner. I was also stating my concerns over another teams ability to recruit players who have openly stated that they loved their time in Cardiff. If Tylors motives were not financial and Cardiff hasn't really changed as a city in the year he has been away there would appear to be a new stumbling block in our recruitment attempts.
I saw Sheffield play plenty last year, remind me what they won? At least when Cardiff threw money at their teams they won pretty much everything. Ryan Finnerty is again, in my opinion, seemingly sticking to the same spending pattern as last season. Only experience will teach him that this tactic is no guarantee of success.
Jason Stone played over a thousand games for the Devils. I was merely using him as an example of player loyalty which you said doesn't exist. The O.P. never mentioned imports, you just assumed that's what he meant. If you want an example of import loyalty look no further than Brad Voth. Cardiff was his only British club despite him receiving offers from several other clubs, (including Belfast) with one club offering to make him "the highest earner in the league"
I saw Sheffield play plenty last year, remind me what they won? At least when Cardiff threw money at their teams they won pretty much everything. Ryan Finnerty is again, in my opinion, seemingly sticking to the same spending pattern as last season. Only experience will teach him that this tactic is no guarantee of success.
Jason Stone played over a thousand games for the Devils. I was merely using him as an example of player loyalty which you said doesn't exist. The O.P. never mentioned imports, you just assumed that's what he meant. If you want an example of import loyalty look no further than Brad Voth. Cardiff was his only British club despite him receiving offers from several other clubs, (including Belfast) with one club offering to make him "the highest earner in the league"
I asked Tylor his reasons for choosing Sheffield on twitter not really expecting him to answer. I was quite surprised when he did. I hope he doesn't mind too much if I put his response on here as it might help some people accept it a little better. His DM's to me were:
Not money. I honestly want to experience a new city. I think it will be cool to tell my kids some day that I played in Wales and England. See a opportunity to win here too. want to win a championship badly! Plus way better hockey facility.
He didn't have to respond but he did, which I think shows something in itself. He is doing what he thinks is best for him, his family and his hockey career. I'm still disappointed about especially as its the steelers he has gone to but I can understand those reasons.
Not money. I honestly want to experience a new city. I think it will be cool to tell my kids some day that I played in Wales and England. See a opportunity to win here too. want to win a championship badly! Plus way better hockey facility.
He didn't have to respond but he did, which I think shows something in itself. He is doing what he thinks is best for him, his family and his hockey career. I'm still disappointed about especially as its the steelers he has gone to but I can understand those reasons.