GAME THREAD: Sheffield Steelers v Nottingham Panthers, Saturday 29th October 7:00pm

[BontSteeler]

Goal Steelers.....

Steelers 7-3 Panthers

[smbmetal]

Panthers will need to beat Storm if they want to qualify for the next stages of the CC.

[Doom]

I thought that was a game which we always looked like winning, even at 2 - 0 down.

It's good to see all lines contributing, but it's also going to mean some tough decisions for Fox when all players are available.

Based on form to date I would have said Connolly would have to be the one to sit out, but he's done very well in defence and maybe that's where his future is with us.

If Connolly does play, then it will be an import forward who will have to sit.

Moving forward, I would also suggest the possibility of Phillips sitting and Connolly taking his place on defence, with Graham making the numbers up as a forward.

In terms of +/-, Phillips is currently the worst on the team and therefore his place shouldn't be guaranteed, even though he is a Brit.

Will Fox sit the same players or perhaps rotate who sits to give players a rest from time to time? I'd prefer to see the latter, because I suspect that would be better for team harmony.

It's a nice place to be when it's so difficult to know who to leave out because they're all contributing.

Regards

Doom

[steeler pete]

Listening to the podcast seems like the Panthers coach was very unhappy with his team's effort and his interview on the highlights will be worth a watch.

Solid performance from us.

Great to see young Lewis King get some ice time at this level, a very proud moment for him and his family.

[mark]

I think Panthers coach Graham is doing a fantastic job and should be given a contract extension, unfortunately it's likely to be a race to see who's out of the league title race first , him or the Panthers, although I do think GG will outlast a lettuce....

[Shaun]

Great to see young Lewis King get some ice time at this level, a very proud moment for him and his family.

It was! My wife was chatting to his Dad and Grandad in the loft on the way out last night


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[paul johnston]

I thought we were very sleepy the first 15 minutes and looked as if was a saving legs exercise for tonight v Flames. We upped the tempo but frankly were then helped by a woeful Panthers(are the players worse than their cv suggest or is it the coach has lost the dressing room?). I think the coach was right-they were dreadful, but maybe that's for behind closed doors!!

The call on Piche was a joke.

I'm not convinced about Cons on D. I agree would like to find a way to keep Graham on the ice and a bit of player rotation sounds a way to go if/when we have that option. Certainly don't want a repeat of the Neil Clark situation which was ludicrous and unnecessary.

Nice to hear Fox in the interview call Brandon a stud. What a couple of decent young Brits in him and Sam we have. Hopefully can keep these guys for a few years yet!

[JoeySlats#13]

Good win and nice to see the scoring being spread out and not reliant on one line to get it done.

[mark]

The Highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZvoz9vZrbY