GAME THREAD: Flames v. Steelers. Sun, 2nd February.

[SteelerBlade]

As much as I want us to win the league I personally think the best two sides have been playing in Belfast this weekend. The fact that both games finished 1-0 shows the quality defending on offer we which can’t match. I hope I’m proved wrong though.

Maybe we can't, but neither team can match Steelers goal scoring. What proves to be the most important factor, we will find out at the end of the season.

I think we're better than Belfast, but Cardiff are much better defensivley than we are.

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[SteelerBlade]

That's the game, awful weekend where we gain 0 points, concede 11 goals and lose groundon Nottingham, Cardiff & Belfast.

Need a 10X improvement after the rest we now have.

It's out of our hands again but still LOTS of hockey to be played, lots of twists and turns yet, Panthers & Belfast are still well in the hunt.

[raetiamann]

Finished 5-6: a tough one to take after the comeback.

[steeler pete]

A 10 x improvement? Think that’s disappointment speaking.

[SteelerBlade]

A 10 x improvement? Think that’s disappointment speaking.

We can't keep leaking goals, 5 in Coventry, 5 last night, 6 tonight. I know we have scoring power but we're asking a lot of ourselves needing 6 goals per game. Need to nip it in the bud in training in this mini-break.

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[Doom]

A tough weekend to take, but if there is illness in the camp it was always going to be a difficult ask.

Defensively I think we'll be much better when Hrabal returns, he's been a big loss.

The break has come at the right time for us. Hopefully in two weeks time all players will be fit and ready to go.

After this weekend we're now going to need to put together another winning streak.

I wonder who sits out when everybody is fit. We do seem to have conceded more goals since Johnson has come back. I'm sure most people would expect Liwing to sit out when Hrabal is back, but could it be Johnson?

[TealSteeler]

That is indeed a tough call to make, who'd like to be in Fox's shoes when it comes to make this decision.

[SteelerBlade]

A tough weekend to take, but if there is illness in the camp it was always going to be a difficult ask.

Defensively I think we'll be much better when Hrabal returns, he's been a big loss.

The break has come at the right time for us. Hopefully in two weeks time all players will be fit and ready to go.

After this weekend we're now going to need to put together another winning streak.

I wonder who sits out when everybody is fit. We do seem to have conceded more goals since Johnson has come back. I'm sure most people would expect Liwing to sit out when Hrabal is back, but could it be Johnson?

I think it could. Liwing was playing pretty well during our January run. Think Johnson is at the end of his playing career sadly. Think he'd make a good coach/assistant somewhere.

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[raetiamann]

I'd agree with leaving AJ out. He's not been the same player since coming back and had a shocker last night.

[sherlockholmes]

As much as I want us to win the league I personally think the best two sides have been playing in Belfast this weekend. The fact that both games finished 1-0 shows the quality defending on offer we which can’t match. I hope I’m proved wrong though.

Don’t forget we have Nil’d giants twice 5-0 home 0-4 away