GAME THREAD: Steelers v Devils: CUP: SUN 19th

[mark]

Anyone else think tonight's performance by the Devils resembled how the Steelers performed in the last year of Thompson's period as our coach. ?

[smbmetal]

Anyone else think tonight's performance by the Devils resembled how the Steelers performed in the last year of Thompson's period as our coach. ?

100%

[Bryan]

Anyone else think tonight's performance by the Devils resembled how the Steelers performed in the last year of Thompson's period as our coach. ?

It hadn’t occurred to me during the game but looking back you’re absolutely correct. Oh dear.

[Al Murrays Hairbrush]

It looked like a totally different team to the one we played preseason, I've seen on the highlights, and various sites so far this season.
I know there were missing Lacroix, who's got an edge to his game, that was clear in all the coverage so far, but that can't explain they're lack of bite / push back.
Even Brant was quiet. The only spark appeared to Helgeson, who took a game long dislike to Trembley.
Odd to see the big guns and leaders being anonymous for the Devils.

[Doom]

Early season Cardiff were probably the most impressive of the big 4.

Is it a case of Cardiff going backwards or everybody else catching them up? They did have the benefit of the long pre-season, which will have given them the jump on the rest.

I always had Cardiff down as a 4th place team, as things stand at the moment I think that was a reasonable call.

Regards

Doom

[Nathan]

Anyone else think tonight's performance by the Devils resembled how the Steelers performed in the last year of Thompson's period as our coach. ?

Really?
Wasn't at the game so can't comment.

[ginger]

They were missing Yaremko I think, as well as Lacroix. The problem they've got is scoring depth. Yaremko was signed for the top 6 and they just don't have the guys to fill that hole on a consistent basis. Perlini has never had a 20 goal league season I believe (happy to stand corrected), and Barrow has never been a high scorer (or Lacroix when fit). That was their 3rd line as pencilled in by most pre-season.

On any given game, they could blow out any team in the league, but the predictions of 4th feel about right. But it could just be their turn for a slump.

[Brian]

I sit just behind the away bench and Thompson looked like a despondent man on a ledge at 4 -0 down. The players seemed to be avoiding him and just going through the motions.

[mark]

Highlights https://youtu.be/GUCOryxbNr0?si=O7ipWMiTHoI8S9So

[Bryan]

I sit just behind the away bench and Thompson looked like a despondent man on a ledge at 4 -0 down. The players seemed to be avoiding him and just going through the motions.

We must sit very near to you. When he called a timeout, it just looked chaotic. But he’s the best coach in the world so it must turn out ok.