GAME THREAD: Steelers v Panthers Saturday, 22nd January 7:00pm

[steeler pete]

2-2 pp goal each. Got to say I thought slashing on Sointu was a bit weak.

Need a really strong 3rd.

[Clowne57]

We really need a better period. We seem to have got worse as the game has gone on!! We have been out shot & out performed in both penalty kill & power play. Come on Steelers get switched on.

[Nathan]

FLOODGATES!!!!!!

[mark]

So the only member of Steelers staff seen NOT wearing a mask is...

Yeah you guessed it.

Struggling for a word to describe him without tripping the swear filter.

[Sully]

It seems right now that we are playing well within ourselves for long periods then hitting teams with a burst of energy and pace of game that they can’t live with.

Imaging if we could carry that for 60 minutes, teams would just crumble.

[paul johnston]

It seems right now that we are playing well within ourselves for long periods then hitting teams with a burst of energy and pace of game that they can’t live with.

Imaging if we could carry that for 60 minutes, teams would just crumble.

And that's why the team struggles for long periods of games. They play far too far within their capabilities for 45-50 of games, particularly at home it seems. I'm not sure whether it's planned or not.
The second period of hockey was some of the worst I've seen from us and we seem to be having so many similar. I'm surprised that we are so convincingly top of the league currently.
A lot of that is down to the Rok.

[smbmetal]

We certainly seem to save ourselves until we need it and it’s very much working this season so far.

A good 3rd period and 2 average one’s where Nottingham were on top.

The title is very much ours to lose now.

Rok was my MOM.

Another 8,000 plus crowd as well. Still don’t understand why everyone turns out for zero rivalry.

[paul johnston]

We certainly seem to save ourselves until we need it and it’s very much working this season so far.

A good 3rd period and 2 average one’s where Nottingham were on top.

The title is very much ours to lose now.

Rok was my MOM.

Another 8,000 plus crowd as well. Still don’t understand why everyone turns out for zero rivalry.

Agree on the MOM, followed by Mosey.
We seem unable to give goalies MOM unless it's a shutout, and NEVER for a great defensive d man performance.

It was another W, but I only enjoyed some parts of the game. We haven't put in a full 60 minute performance this year, I'm not sure that we can!

[SteelerBlade]

Our superior quality was always going to shine through once we matched it exceeded their work rate. We were 2nd best for effort in the first and second but upped our intensity in the third.

Hard luck to the officials who did all they could to deny us.

[smbmetal]

So the only member of Steelers staff seen NOT wearing a mask is...

Yeah you guessed it.

Struggling for a word to describe him without tripping the swear filter.

From watching the stream and the odd crowd shots, there didn’t seem many people wearing masks.

Guess people think that rule has already been relaxed. Bet few got in with a bottle of water though.