{"id":34770,"date":"2021-11-26T12:32:48","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T12:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=34770"},"modified":"2021-11-26T12:32:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T12:32:48","slug":"we-lost-our-complete-front-line-reaction-to-a-fresh-injury-blow-for-the-steelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/11\/26\/we-lost-our-complete-front-line-reaction-to-a-fresh-injury-blow-for-the-steelers\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;We lost our complete front line&#8221; &#8211; Reaction to a fresh injury blow for the Steelers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield Steelers star Brendan Connolly was placed on the EIHL official injury reserve list on Thursday morning &#8211; adding to the club&#8217;s growing list of injured players.<\/p>\n<p>David Simms, the media officer for the Steelers, described Brendan Connolly&#8217;s absence as a major blow for the team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It feels right now that we\u2019re getting jabbed at every corner. Before Brendan went down, we lost our complete front line: Marc O. Valarand, Tanner Eberle, and Robert Dowd,<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you lose a player not only of his ability, but of his presence, his leadership\u2026 it\u2019s always a big blow. He\u2019s one of the core, key characters in our group\u2026 he&#8217;s our Roy Keane, if you like.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite losing multiple players to injury, Simms remains hopeful for the future of the team and season: &#8220;When one door shuts, another one opens,<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Brendan got his first chance playing pro hockey because somebody retired or somebody got injured. One of our former players, a Swedish lad called Andreas Valdix, came and helped us out over the weekend in the Continental cup and he\u2019ll play for us again this weekend,&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\udf4a\ud83c\udfd2 Forward <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VallyTown15?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VallyTown15<\/a> added to the Steelers IR list as Andreas Valdix extends his stay at the club<\/p>\n<p>More HERE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SDTvB2EKZN\">https:\/\/t.co\/SDTvB2EKZN<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BleedOrange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BleedOrange<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sheffield Steelers | #BleedOrange (@steelershockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/steelershockey\/status\/1463877635411488769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nSimms said: &#8220;If he has a great weekend, he may well be the Connolly replacement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Steelers fans everywhere will be hoping that Valdix puts in a performance tomorrow night when they play Nottingham Panthers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield Steelers star Brendan Connolly was placed on the EIHL official injury reserve list on Thursday morning &#8211; adding to the club&#8217;s growing list of injured players. 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