Welcome to the preview of this weekend's games for the Steelers.
This weekend sees the Steelers play both matches at home in a rare home double header. With the team in good form, they can feel reasonably confident that a four point weekend is within their reach. They start the weekend on Saturday night against this side:
Yes it's the nearest and dearest back in town, the Nottingham Panthers. Panthers started the season brilliant, leading the title race and making the last 16 of the Champions Hockey League but they've mixed the sublime with the awful since then and currently are in an uncharacteristic 7th place in the overall standings going into the game on Saturday night. Steelers will obviously fancy heaping more misery on Corey Neilson's team having recorded back-to-back triumphs over them in the festive period. But that was then, Saturday could be totally different.
Their roster doesn't scream panic, it's just been damn inconsistent. They have a quality netminder in Patrick Galbraith, the offensive talents of Yann Sauve and goals from Brett Perlini and Mark Derlago not to mention GB internationalists Robert Farmer and Evan Mosey. Mathieu Gagnon provides the beef. A solid performance from Paul Thompson's men is again required to see off the Panthers. We can't afford to take the night off and think the game is already won.
Sunday night, and game two of the weekend sees the return of this team and they haven't had far to travel to come to S9:
It's the Maaannnchester Storm, a team we seem to be building up a decent rivalry with at the moment. Games are very eventful these with the Storm proving to be a typical blue collar Ryan Finnerty roster, combining a bit of skill with a fair bit of brawn. It'll be feisty for sure, and expect a few penalties to be shared between the two sides. They have some quality in Matt Beca and Mike Hammond, but players like captain Jay Rosehill, former NHLer Dane Byers and defenceman Linden Springer won't think twice about roughing it up as they aim to put the Steelers off their game. Discipline is going to be on point.
All in all, it promises to be an appetising weekend of hockey in the House Of Steel.
My predictions? Steelers to see off the Bears 4-2 on Saturday, and then complete a four point weekend by defeating the Storm in a tough 3-1 encounter on the Sunday. What do you think?
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