Time For A Change?
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Please change the record. The rumour mill is rife at the end of the season but speculation right now about the coach will not do the confidence of the team or the club any favours when they are still preparing for another tournament in which they stand a good chance. This season, 4th place finish and a CC Cup final place. That's more than the club has ever achieved in recent years and I would call THAT progress. Please don't say something unless you can qualify it in the public domain - otherwise 'i know something you don't know but can't tell anyone any details' approach is just destructive. Let's wait to hear more substance.
Here's another example of 'progress' - the Nottingham Panthers. Cash thrown at the most expensive, so called 'experienced' team in the league this season, with expectations of winning everything. They finish only 5/6 points in front of the Devils in 3rd place, spectacularly wreck their title chances by losing 4/5 of their last league matches and win the CC Cup by one goal! Progress in half a century? :roll:
Here's another example of 'progress' - the Nottingham Panthers. Cash thrown at the most expensive, so called 'experienced' team in the league this season, with expectations of winning everything. They finish only 5/6 points in front of the Devils in 3rd place, spectacularly wreck their title chances by losing 4/5 of their last league matches and win the CC Cup by one goal! Progress in half a century? :roll:
Yes....yes......yes!
Main reason:- We haven't been able to organise a power play in 3 years. It's embarrassing! A friend and fan, who sits next to me, reckons we are the only team in the Elite league that has to "power kill... its own power play"!
When we go short-handed he tries to reasure me with, " Well it could be worse....we could be on a power-play"!
Main reason:- We haven't been able to organise a power play in 3 years. It's embarrassing! A friend and fan, who sits next to me, reckons we are the only team in the Elite league that has to "power kill... its own power play"!
When we go short-handed he tries to reasure me with, " Well it could be worse....we could be on a power-play"!
Is this because we have spent %50 of the season on the penalty kill so have had lots of time to learn how to deal with it as apposed to the 2 weeks we have had to get used to playing on the same lines the time we have spent learning how to play without brad, the time we have relied on steveie to save our butts and the time we have had to learn that the refs are always rubbish?
Not a dig at you finny but everything in general. Excuses excuses excuses all year, last year, the year before and the year before that. When are we going to step up to the challenge????
P.S yes we got to a cup final but didn't win it and yes we are still "in with a shout" of winnning the playoffs (any other sport and we wouldn't even be in the playoffs) but this has definately not been what i would class as a succesful season.
P.P.S where is our trophy cabinet from the WNIR where all our hard earned gongs belong?
Not a dig at you finny but everything in general. Excuses excuses excuses all year, last year, the year before and the year before that. When are we going to step up to the challenge????
P.S yes we got to a cup final but didn't win it and yes we are still "in with a shout" of winnning the playoffs (any other sport and we wouldn't even be in the playoffs) but this has definately not been what i would class as a succesful season.
P.P.S where is our trophy cabinet from the WNIR where all our hard earned gongs belong?
Sliput, couldn't agree more. The coach can come up with the game plan - the players need to be able to execute it. IMHO often early this season, especially when the guys have been down by 1 goal, there has been a lot of panic/trying too hard on the power play. The Devils proved to themselves if they composed themselves, they could do it - how many times was G quoted talking about the importance of 'patience'. 
But before we all get critical of the statistics, I do recall several matches where other failed to convert plenty of pp chances. In one match, I think it was the Giants only converted 1/10 pp chances !
But before we all get critical of the statistics, I do recall several matches where other failed to convert plenty of pp chances. In one match, I think it was the Giants only converted 1/10 pp chances ! 
typical comments now the season has finished, have to agree it hasnt been a brilliant season as we all hoped it would be. i have one statement to make if you arent happy with the way the team plays when they win/lose or arent happy with the coaching staff, or the tent YOU HAVE THE CHOICE TO DECIDE TO GO TO A GAME OR NOT NO-ONE MAKES YOU GO!!!!!!...... i know we pay our money and are entittled to have a moan when things arent right but give the team a break there are some fans who post on here who never have a good word to say. we have to be the most fickle fans out of the whole eihl
