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Agg score from 1st leg
Panthers 3-0 Steelers

5-4 o/time win steelers,,,,,,,, overall both legs

Not an impossible task by any means. Unfortunately when the going gets tough, this team doesn’t get going.

It’s time to stand up and be counted. Let’s play with some bite and passion!

A trip to Belfast follows this one. Turn this one around and we’ll go in with our tails up in a must win game, if anyone still believes there’s a title chance.

Huge credit will need to be given if we turn this around. Unfortunately, I don’t think we will.

3-2 Steelers.

I think there's very little chance of us overturning this.

The Panthers are in complete control and won't over commit with bodies going forward, because they know one of our strengths is fast breaks.

They'll keep our attacks to the outside whilst we pass it between the defence on the blue line and they'll look to intercept one and get a breakaway.

I would also expect their instructions to be to stay disciplined, because they'll know the powerplay is one of our best ways of getting back into this.

All the aces are with Nottingham. We need to come out with pace and physicality and hope we can get an early break with a lucky bounce or a Panthers giveaway.

One thing is for certain, we'll need to be clinical, because I don't see us getting a lot of high end chances.

I can see this finishing 2 - 2 or something similar.

Regards

Doom

Not insurmountable but unlike teams in years gone by, I don't have much faith in this current bunch to overturn the deficit.

With a Levi Nelson Colton Fretter or Jeff Legue in the side I'd be brimming with confidence but not tonight.

More than happy to be proven wrong.

Hopefully Fox doesn't swap and change too much.

Can we do our own Miracle on Ice and overturned this deficit?;
Mmm i'm not sure with this team, let's hope we don't concede early on the first shift or two as we frequently do.

GOAAAALLLLLL STEELERS

1-0 SHG
Mikko Juusola
06:46
SHG

A Nawty Shawty

Goal Panthers

1-1
Matthew Marcinew
(Lemos, Harris)
07:06
PPG

End P1

Steelers 1-1 Panthers (1-4)

Can we keep up the intensity if the first 5-10 minutes as the ice was definitely tilted