Northeastern Huskies 2014-15 Season Thread Part II: It Ain't over!!

[Split-N]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014-15 Season Thread Part II: It Ain't over!!

y'all happy now? y'all are even with that waved off goal.

Oh, the irony!!!!

[RossiRules]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014-15 Season Thread Part II: It Ain't over!!

I was there tonight with SRO seats and with absolutely no NU fans in house. We dominated the 1st period but were only up 3 to 2 after one. We had them 6 to 2 and let them back in with undisciplined hockey. BU had a goal called off other wise we may have been in a tie late in the 3rd but held on to win. I will be there tomorrow night too and we need those points too. I am hoping for a deep run into the HE Tournament and perhaps a NCAA selection bid with a final Pairwise of 14 or 15. Anyway, clearly we lost on a blown call that's fine but when you haven't won in 27 years, you have to argue the call. The refs in this league and in many leagues suck, because human beings suck for this purpose, the human mind is slow to react and effected by emotion and no matter what the training will blow call after call. Madigan makes some valid points these guys are not volunteers and should be subject to criticism and peer review from, the press, administration and fans. In no career or task for which you are paid are you above being reprimanded or critiqued for your performance. JM was suspended for comments I see this issue from youth sports thru the MIAA hear in MA to he NCAA and all of the Pro leagues a tolerance of mediocrity to this endeavor. Only in America can a governing body be resolved of poor calls, instead of having its management and referees be fired and out an their asses. To that extent there is hope a s we are yet but perhaps less than a decade or 2 away from a time were refs will be replaced by robots. Yes robots and computers that can both see and analyze a call 1 million time faster than a human brain, with 100% accuracy and without emotion. NU good screwed this week because human begins in their own right are such imperfect machines. Then all the zebras in all the leagues of the word can watch the games from the comfort of an arm chair and realize how much they sucked, how useless they were and how much they were over paid in correlation to their talent.

[The Zlax45]

I was there tonight with SRO seats and with absolutely no NU fans in house. We dominated the 1st period but were only up 3 to 2 after one. We had them 6 to 2 and let them back in with undisciplined hockey. BU had a goal called off other wise we may have been in a tie late in the 3rd but held on to win. I will be there tomorrow night too and we need those points too. I am hoping for a deep run into the HE Tournament and perhaps a NCAA selection bid with a final Pairwise of 14 or 15. Anyway, clearly we lost on a blown call that's fine but when you haven't won in 27 years, you have to argue the call. The refs in this league and in many leagues suck, because human beings suck for this purpose, the human mind is slow to react and effected by emotion and no matter what the training will blow call after call. Madigan makes some valid points these guys are not volunteers and should be subject to criticism and peer review from, the press, administration and fans. In no career or task for which you are paid are you above being reprimanded or critiqued for your performance. JM was suspended for comments I see this issue from youth sports thru the MIAA hear in MA to he NCAA and all of the Pro leagues a tolerance of mediocrity to this endeavor. Only in America can a governing body be resolved of poor calls, instead of having its management and referees be fired and out an their asses. To that extent there is hope a s we are yet but perhaps less than a decade or 2 away from a time were refs will be replaced by robots. Yes robots and computers that can both see and analyze a call 1 million time faster than a human brain, with 100% accuracy and without emotion. NU good screwed this week because human begins in their own right are such imperfect machines. Then all the zebras in all the leagues of the word can watch the games from the comfort of an arm chair and realize how much they sucked, how useless they were and how much they were over paid in correlation to their talent.

Spoken like someone that has never put on the stripes and reffed anything. I don't think Voss is a good ref at all but it is a very tough job to do even at the youth level.

[TheRevengeance]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014-15 Season Thread Part II: It Ain't over!!

A lot of people have hard jobs. To steal Jimmy's example, I'm sure Obama has a hard job, but he isn't beyond reproach. I'm not sure that I'm in on the "no humans at all" idea, but I think that there should at least be a system where it isn't illegal to say that a referee did his job wrong. We can say players aren't doing what they should be, or coaches, or AD's, or anybody else, but Cam Voss is allowed to go out and call 4-5 more penalties a game than every other ref and nobody is allowed to say "Hey, maybe this guy needs to get consistent with the rest of the referees or he needs to be replaced." And nobody seems to be doing it privately behind the scenes either, since it doesn't seem to be changing. If Voss is an NHL prospect then great, get him up there and away from us as soon as possible. Him and St. Laurent would make a great duo of ineptitude.

[Split-N]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014-15 Season Thread Part II: It Ain't over!!

Spoken like someone that has never put on the stripes and reffed anything. I don't think Voss is a good ref at all but it is a very tough job to do even at the youth level.

Yeah, I have to agree with Mr. Zlax although I remain furious with Voss. There actually is some accountability in the referee community (at least the part I'm familiar with) but it pretty much happens behind closed doors. That being said, I was disappointed to see that Voss was at Tsongas last night. If he shows up at Matthews.......well, I'd rather not go there.

[The Zlax45]

A lot of people have hard jobs. To steal Jimmy's example, I'm sure Obama has a hard job, but he isn't beyond reproach. I'm not sure that I'm in on the "no humans at all" idea, but I think that there should at least be a system where it isn't illegal to say that a referee did his job wrong. We can say players aren't doing what they should be, or coaches, or AD's, or anybody else, but Cam Voss is allowed to go out and call 4-5 more penalties a game than every other ref and nobody is allowed to say "Hey, maybe this guy needs to get consistent with the rest of the referees or he needs to be replaced." And nobody seems to be doing it privately behind the scenes either, since it doesn't seem to be changing. If Voss is an NHL prospect then great, get him up there and away from us as soon as possible. Him and St. Laurent would make a great duo of ineptitude.

My thing with Voss is that Hockey East considers him the best official in the conference and continues to give him high profile games. Why do they (hockey east) believe he is the best guy to be reffing the Beanpot Final?

[theprofromdover]

Spoken like someone that has never put on the stripes and reffed anything. I don't think Voss is a good ref at all but it is a very tough job to do even at the youth level.

Get off my lawn!

[Red Hockey]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014-15 Season Thread Part II: It Ain't over!!

You folks should be fortunate you don't have to deal with the ECAC officiating.

[TheRevengeance]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014-15 Season Thread Part II: It Ain't over!!

You folks should be fortunate you don't have to deal with the ECAC officiating.

When St. Lawrence was here for two games in January they (Mostly fans, but I think the HC must have mentioned it?) complained about how horribly the games were called by the HEA crew. So if ours is better, it's still not enough.

[SkinsFan09]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014-15 Season Thread Part II: It Ain't over!!

Outside of Eichel's shifts, we have dominated BU. There is no team in Hockey East we should be afraid of going into the playoffs.

[northeastern]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014-15 Season Thread Part II: It Ain't over!!

All the best Seniors! Go NU

[Scarlet]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014-15 Season Thread Part II: It Ain't over!!

I'm giggling at the "I like my men saucy" sign.

[northeastern]

Eichel with a beauty heads up goal.. & Witt letting in one soft one.. Huskies then give up a PP goal.. down 0-3 in the first. All Terriers thus far.. much like Huskies last night. Gonna be a long night unless we get something going.

[northeastern]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014-15 Season Thread Part II: It Ain't over!!

Tough night for Witt thus far.. Huskies down 4-1. Terriers start 2nd with a PP.
Lack of discipline all over for NU.. skating, passing, forechecking, backchecking.. everywhere.

[mookie1995]

Outside of Eichel's shifts, we have dominated BU. There is no team in Hockey East we should be afraid of going into the playoffs.

Ahem