MSU Spartans 2015-16. Got a problem with that?

[Decatur Spartan]

Re: MSU Spartans 2015-16. Got a problem with that?

I really don't think so. Unless the most unlikely trip to the frozen four of all time happens, there is nothing positive to take from this season when looking towards 2016-17. There is nothing to think that a better future is on its way and a few wins near the end of the year do not change that.

I don't think I have ever been so lacking in optimism regarding MSU hockey.

I'm with you Pirate. Moses lead the Israelite's for forty years before reaching the Promised land. But Moses was not allowed to cross over the River Jordon into the land of Israel. Hope we don't have tCHHCoMSU that long.

[32 Degrees!]

Re: MSU Spartans 2015-16. Got a problem with that?

The Chicago Steel are already saying that they're keeping Sparty-bound Mitch Lewandowski there in Chicago for next season. He had a couple good years at Detroit Honeybaked and this is his rookie USHL season. He seems to be growing at the USHL level now, so hopefully playing there one more season, and probably as a team leader, will give him all the tools to go into East Lansing as a contributing feshman

[John J. MacInnes]

Re: MSU Spartans 2015-16. Got a problem with that?

The Chicago Steel are already saying that they're keeping Sparty-bound Mitch Lewandowski there in Chicago for next season. He had a couple good years at Detroit Honeybaked and this is his rookie USHL season. He seems to be growing at the USHL level now, so hopefully playing there one more season, and probably as a team leader, will give him all the tools to go into East Lansing as a contributing feshman

Well, so much for this Big Ten directive that older players aren't welcome in college hockey then.

[Pirateasaur]

Well, so much for this Big Ten directive that older players aren't welcome in college hockey then.

He's still young. If he waits a year he will be 19 during his freshman year.

Our defense has been so thin and such a disaster I feel it will be a multi-year project to fix. Next season we will be leaning on some 18 year olds and a kid who is coming off a knee injury AND hasn't played college hockey yet.

[gomsuman]

Re: MSU Spartans 2015-16. Got a problem with that?

He's still young. If he waits a year he will be 19 during his freshman year.

Our defense has been so thin and such a disaster I feel it will be a multi-year project to fix. Next season we will be leaning on some 18 year olds and a kid who is coming off a knee injury AND hasn't played college hockey yet.

I will admit Osburn has been really impressive so far. Reminds me of Krug in a lot of ways now that he has gotten those freshman jitters out of his system. But I agree our D-core will be extremely young next year.

[Decatur Spartan]

Re: MSU Spartans 2015-16. Got a problem with that?

I will admit Osburn has been really impressive so far. Reminds me of Krug in a lot of ways now that he has gotten those freshman jitters out of his system. But I agree our D-core will be extremely young next year.

And with a Goalie who hasn't seen much play time.
Could be a long season again.

[Decatur Spartan]

Re: MSU Spartans 2015-16. Got a problem with that?

Well, so much for this Big Ten directive that older players aren't welcome in college hockey then.

Mitch Eliot who plays for Muskegon, will be 20 when he arrives in EL this fall. He has 10 pts, and a minus 8, in forty games this season. So much for tCHHCoMSU's idea's on older players.

[Pirateasaur]

Re: MSU Spartans 2015-16. Got a problem with that?

Well, our bye week is done. Anybody think we can ride sweep momentum this next weekend?

Personally, I do not believe a sweep against a very poor Wisconsin team in which we were pretty thoroughly outshot is a sign of progress but we'll see how this goes in 5 days.

I have a feeling that Anastos will stick around. No real evidence, just a feeling. I have been doing a lot more recruit watching recently since I feel that they are all I have in which to fell optimistic.

[Spartanforlife4]

Re: MSU Spartans 2015-16. Got a problem with that?

I think Minnesota comes in angry this weekend. In the past there have been some pretty close games at Munn, but I'm feeling a couple blow outs.

The only way I want momentum is if it somehow carries us to a tourney win in St Paul and puts us in the tournament. Otherwise, adding wins at this stage is just giving the band more music to play while the ship goes down.

[Decatur Spartan]

Re: MSU Spartans 2015-16. Got a problem with that?

I see one more win this season. Against OSU. So a 10-23-3 season record. And a first round match up with the Buckeyes, which could go either way. But something to consider, in the brief two season experiment of the B10 Tourney, MSU is the ONLY team, not to win a single game. So to quote Carl Spackler "They got that going for them, which is nice". And I think tCHHCoMSU is good for at least one more season.

[aallenpollreisz]

Re: MSU Spartans 2015-16. Got a problem with that?

And I think tCHHCoMSU is good for at least one more season.

As much as I enjoyed that sweep last weekend against Wisconsin, I genuinely think it bought Anastos another season.

[John J. MacInnes]

Re: MSU Spartans 2015-16. Got a problem with that?

As much as I enjoyed that sweep last weekend against Wisconsin, I genuinely think it bought Anastos another season.

Hey, that sweep did come against a team that is actually 2 places above MSU in the PairWise right now.

[MGoBlueHockey]

Re: MSU Spartans 2015-16. Got a problem with that?

Please beat Minnesota. Or at least tie them.

[Pirateasaur]

As much as I enjoyed that sweep last weekend against Wisconsin, I genuinely think it bought Anastos another season.

Whaaat no way. I think he comes back but not because of that. Wisconsin has won 6 games all year. A sweep of that team does not mean anything. If Hollis retains the staff based on last weekend it would mean that he is looking for even the smallest, most dimunitive reason to not have to pay attention to the hockey program.

[UMICH]

Re: MSU Spartans 2015-16. Got a problem with that?

As much as I enjoyed that sweep last weekend against Wisconsin, I genuinely think it bought Anastos another season.

As long as you swept bucky last time you played you might as well sweep Goldy back to minnehaha.....