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Cyclones1751
(Finally Got A Star!)
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bags
(Person With Nothing Better To Do!)
USA
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 Posted - 01/07/2009 : 5:58:50 PM
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Ryan Nie (G)
Pos.: G Shoots: R
Height: 6-1 Weight: 170
Birthdate: 1985-04-15
Birthplace: Nanticoke, ON
BiographyEnters his third season as a pro, and his first with the Falcons . . . Spent last season with the ECHL’s Johnstown Chiefs, putting together a 29-12-4 record . . . His 29 wins were the most in a single-season in Johnstown’s 20-year ECHL history . . . Was honored twice as ECHL Goaltender of the Week last season . . . Played his rookie season (2006-07) with the Kalamazoo Wings of the UHL . . . Won UHL Goaltender and Rookie of the Year awards after going 20-8-4 with seven shutouts, a 2.02 goals-against average, and a .929 save percentage . . . Prior to turning pro, played four seasons in the OHL with Plymouth, Sarnia, and Toronto
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BP2011
(Been Here Awhile)
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531 Posts |
Posted - 01/07/2009 : 6:10:49 PM
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| This could be a good pick up like Houle but lets just hope he doesnt bail on us, a pretty good record and a good pair with Juice if Juice keeps up what he did in Johnstown and not last night |
08, 10 Kelly Cup Champions
08, 10, 14 American Conference Champions
08, 09, 13 North Division Champions
08 Brabham Cup Champions |
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elvis77
(Loves To Post!)
1435 Posts |
Posted - 01/07/2009 : 6:31:36 PM
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can't say that i'll miss grover all that much. he is a solid player with a big shot but with the addition of coghlan and o'hanely, who, from what i've seen so far are better all around players, donny became expendable.
i remember ryan nie from j-town last season. he's not a ceddy, dov, or max but i think he'll be a more than capable addition to the kyle and loic. he has a few years under his belt and last season he had a gaa under 3 while playing for a team that really wasn't very good.
it's really easy to look at this trade and think "down grade" but just like with the trade for cody last season, you have to give up something to get something. the addition of coghlan and o'hanely gave chuck some extra d-men to work with. i highly doubt bakersfield would have let nie go for a guy like lynch or sawatske.
time will tell but with the inconsistent goal tending we've had i think the upside of acquiring another goalie far outweighs what we gave up... |
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tjpavlik
(Been Here Awhile)
USA
552 Posts |
Posted - 01/07/2009 : 6:38:28 PM
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I remember Nie from last year. He played pretty hard against us both in the regular season and the playoffs, despite a ton of offensive threats against him and a rather porous defense in front of him.
Houle's departure and Lacasse's call up has left us behind the eight ball in the goalie department. As determined as I am to be a Gajewski supporter the fact remains he needs more seasoning to be anything more than a backup at this level. Perhaps Nie will bring a form of leadership where Gajewski can learn and progress at his own pace and in time be an effective goalie at the ECHL (or higher) level.
Unfortunately I think we have traded our second best remaining defenseman to shore up the goaltending. I always thought Grover was sort of a McElroy "Light". He could dish out the hits and handled the puck well and could be counted on for responsible if not flashy play on the blue line. His shot from the point was better than average.
Our remaining defensemen need to gel quickly and give a Nie a chance to be a quality goaltender here in Cincinnati.
Lastly I noticed on the ECHL's website the league calls us the "Kelly Cup Champion Cincinnati Cyclones" whereas our press release refers to us as simply "The Cincinnati Cyclones". I wonder if the Kelly Cup comes with a quick release. I doubt it as I think Coach Weber would have pulled it by now. |
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XcloneiacX
(Been Here Awhile)
USA
869 Posts |
Posted - 01/07/2009 : 10:29:33 PM
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| NIE! I won't lie(didn't mean to rhyme) but after seeing what he could do last year and looking at how he has been this year, this could be a god-send. |
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HECKLERFROMHELL
(Been Here Awhile)
USA
607 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2009 : 12:08:51 AM
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| DAMN!! Now I have to root for one of my favorite goalies to heckle. Ryan Nie, THE SCIENCE GUY!!! |
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Cyclones1751
(Finally Got A Star!)
USA
51 Posts |
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Slapshot
(The Next Level!)
USA
271 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2009 : 08:39:15 AM
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| Heckler i feel the same way! |
old time hockey bar the door, clear the track, ITS ALL OUT WAR! |
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cyclonehole
(Been Here Awhile)
USA
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Posted - 01/08/2009 : 12:31:39 PM
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| Yep, good ole Nie the "science guy" ... didn't see that one coming. |
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jung46n2
(The Next Level!)
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Posted - 01/08/2009 : 12:40:01 PM
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| Great move. Losing Houle doesn't hurt so bad now. From what I remember, he was a pretty solid goaltender last year in J-town. |
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cyclonehole
(Been Here Awhile)
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985 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2009 : 12:46:05 PM
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| I just wonder how Chuck plans to rotate the goalies now ... will he be doing the Gajewski-Nie tandem or will Nie be saying the majority of starts like Houle? |
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XcloneiacX
(Been Here Awhile)
USA
869 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2009 : 1:44:12 PM
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| Well seeing as how Juice hasn't been sucking much as of late, I say rotate them the same way we did when it was Max and Cody. |
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elvis77
(Loves To Post!)
1435 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2009 : 2:01:47 PM
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| monday at the coach's show chuck mentioned that trading for a goalie was something that was in the cards and that if he did bring a new goalie in he would probably keep the 3-headed monster and let the goalies sort it out...the guy that plays the best gets the starts. |
"PBR can do that to you....1,2,3,12 beers and you're f**ked"
-oscar
"and i don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation" - joan jett
"beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy." - benjamin franklin
"is that a pulled pork sandwich i smell?"
"some things are just better without pants...."
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XcloneiacX
(Been Here Awhile)
USA
869 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2009 : 2:03:46 PM
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| Thats a good thing for goalies. It gives you more motivation to play harder and better. When I was playing in high school thats how I sorted it out with my fellow goaltender. It was based on the best play in past games and at practice, the harder you worked the more starts you got. |
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Caitskee
(Been Here Awhile)
USA
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Posted - 01/08/2009 : 2:10:07 PM
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Originally posted by elvis77
can't say that i'll miss grover all that much. he is a solid player with a big shot but with the addition of coghlan and o'hanely, who, from what i've seen so far are better all around players, donny became expendable.
i remember ryan nie from j-town last season. he's not a ceddy, dov, or max but i think he'll be a more than capable addition to the kyle and loic. he has a few years under his belt and last season he had a gaa under 3 while playing for a team that really wasn't very good.
it's really easy to look at this trade and think "down grade" but just like with the trade for cody last season, you have to give up something to get something. the addition of coghlan and o'hanely gave chuck some extra d-men to work with. i highly doubt bakersfield would have let nie go for a guy like lynch or sawatske.
time will tell but with the inconsistent goal tending we've had i think the upside of acquiring another goalie far outweighs what we gave up...
I'm excited to have a goaltender than can at least give Juice off nights since we couldn't play Lee except under an emergency case. I'm a Grover fan though and I'm just hoping we get our "money's worth" on this one. Time will tell!
And excuse me, but can you please capitalize "I?"
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