GAME THREAD: Panthers v Steelers: Saturday: CUP

[mark]

Genuine rivalry or over-hyped ?, a visit to the (I wish the playoffs were in Manchester instead of ) NIC.

[smbmetal]

Can someone tell me why they have TV timeouts when its not on TV? Just seems to disrupt the game in my opinion that is.

I think the EIHL call them ‘Power Breaks’.

https://www.eliteleague.co.uk/article/2 ... t-7-venues

For me, either all teams have them, or none do, seems daft to me that some teams do and some don’t

If there is a revenue opportunity, I’m surprised we don’t have them at the arena.

[jas]

Stats don't always indicate how a game has been played. There were significant periods where it looked more like a Steelers powerplay so good was our offensive zone possession and the passing was quick and accurate, this was still an improved performance compared to some this season. The impact of missing the best British player in the league was also a factor, Dowd logs plenty of ice time and is usually worth a point a game. I don't like losing at any time but that was not a disappointing performance, just a disappointing result.

Sorry if I have missed something but do we know why Dowd hasn't been playing?

[mark]

Stats don't always indicate how a game has been played. There were significant periods where it looked more like a Steelers powerplay so good was our offensive zone possession and the passing was quick and accurate, this was still an improved performance compared to some this season. The impact of missing the best British player in the league was also a factor, Dowd logs plenty of ice time and is usually worth a point a game. I don't like losing at any time but that was not a disappointing performance, just a disappointing result.

Sorry if I have missed something but do we know why Dowd hasn't been playing?

Injury I believe, not aware of anything else. Fox rarely makes any comments about the status of injured players and when he does it's very vague, if it's something else, perhaps of a more personal matter then he's right to make no comment.

[Clear The Zone]

The club rarely makes specific comments about injuries and hasn't done for years now, I imagine this is specifically so as not to allow opponents to gain a competitive advantage by attempting to physically intimidate a player carrying or recovering from a specific injury.

I also suspect this is a privacy courtesy to players and perhaps even a legal requirement. If you were unable to work due to illness or injury you wouldn't expect details of it to be all over your employers' website.

[jas]

Stats don't always indicate how a game has been played. There were significant periods where it looked more like a Steelers powerplay so good was our offensive zone possession and the passing was quick and accurate, this was still an improved performance compared to some this season. The impact of missing the best British player in the league was also a factor, Dowd logs plenty of ice time and is usually worth a point a game. I don't like losing at any time but that was not a disappointing performance, just a disappointing result.

Sorry if I have missed something but do we know why Dowd hasn't been playing?

Injury I believe, not aware of anything else. Fox rarely makes any comments about the status of injured players and when he does it's very vague, if it's something else, perhaps of a more personal matter then he's right to make no comment.

Thanks Mark, just thought I might have missed an announcement. Not the case then