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Post by Dave on Feb 6, 2009 10:46:05 GMT 1
Weaver is the quarterback on the PP. He is one of the best offensive D-men in the league and his transition play is excellent. He makes the odd error, probably because he is trying to make the difficult pass, but he is irreplaceable because he's a Brit and therefore frees up a import slot.
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Feb 6, 2009 19:38:37 GMT 1
Would Blaze be able to get better quality if there were no import restrictions. Many feel that Weaver has been untouchable purely because of his nationality. Is that the case?
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Post by Dave on Feb 7, 2009 11:30:52 GMT 1
Weaver is a hugely valued in this league, but the fact that he is a Brit just adds to his value slightly, the fact is that he is one of the best defenseman in the league, this is the real reason he is so important.
No import restrictions would be shocking in todays Elite League, as the league is trying to breed British talent, which is fantastic.
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Post by thfnick on Feb 7, 2009 14:27:43 GMT 1
Weaver is a hugely valued in this league, but the fact that he is a Brit just adds to his value slightly, the fact is that he is one of the best defenseman in the league, this is the real reason he is so important. No import restrictions would be shocking in todays Elite League, as the league is trying to breed British talent, which is fantastic. Import restrictions mean that players like Weaver can earn far more than they are worth. If you believe that he is on close to £1k per week then you could probably get two players of equal if not higher standard for that money. |
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Feb 10, 2009 20:17:44 GMT 1
I tend to think that having mandatory Brits pushes their "value" up and brings down the leagues quality as a whole.
As a punter I would rather see a higher quality than be concerned that GB were missing out.
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Feb 14, 2009 21:54:47 GMT 1
Lokks like Steelers...Champions & 2009 being lumped in the same sentence is fast nearing fact territory.
The only question left is will they accrue the highest points total and thus have a justifiable claim to be the best ever in the Elite era?
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Post by Rich on Feb 15, 2009 12:53:26 GMT 1
What is the highest amount of points an Elite League team has finnished the season on?
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Feb 15, 2009 13:57:54 GMT 1
Dunno but I read in one paper that Steelers are fast closing in on it and will be tagged the greatest champions ever
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Post by Rich on Feb 15, 2009 14:15:29 GMT 1
Coventry Blaze 2004-05 are the greatest team of the Elite League era. We fought for and won every trophy available. The Steelers team of 03-04 are probably the second best just a head of the Blaze team of 06-07.
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Post by Steph Cowley on Feb 15, 2009 16:01:54 GMT 1
Steelers already hold the record for most points in a season. They finished on 95 points in the first Elite League season. They can't beat that record this season, they can match if they don't drop anymore points. Blaze have 2nd best, 85 points last season.
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Feb 16, 2009 20:26:51 GMT 1
So 95 is the mark then.
Is that the highest of any pre Elite seasons? If so then the Steelers have a justifiable shout.
In 2004/05 Who won the Crossover Cup thing?
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Post by Rich on Feb 16, 2009 22:17:00 GMT 1
The Crossover Cup was not actually a cup, it was just a series of Crossover games between Elite League and British National League clubs where points counted towards both the leagues.
Below text from wikipedia
The second season of the EIHL saw a series of games between the EIHL clubs and the members of the BNL. In addition to three home games and three away games against their Elite opponents, each club also played one home game and one away game against the BNL clubs in crossover matchups. Results in these crossover games would count towards a team's points tally. The NHL lockout also saw a number of NHL players join British clubs. Coventry won a Grand Slam of all three titles, winning the Championship with an overtime victory over the Nottingham Panthers.[11]
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Feb 17, 2009 20:26:57 GMT 1
Older fans debate the Grandslam theory so I prefer to say Blaze won the treble
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Post by Rich on Feb 17, 2009 21:03:34 GMT 1
We competed for three trophies and won three trophies, therefore won the Grandslam. The crossover table was a set of statistics measuring each team's performances in certain matches, basically the same as producing a table measuring each team's performances in home or away games, or each team's performances against the other teams from their geographical area. It was NOT an offical competition.
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Post by thfnick on Feb 17, 2009 22:30:32 GMT 1
We competed for three trophies and won three trophies, therefore won the Grandslam. The crossover table was a set of statistics measuring each team's performances in certain matches, basically the same as producing a table measuring each team's performances in home or away games, or each team's performances against the other teams from their geographical area. It was NOT an offical competition. Indeed. Belfast decided to invent a trophy for themsleves. The league made no mention of the cross over games being anything other than art of the regular season. |
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