Boston University 2010-11 Part III - Is That So Much To Ask?

[DaveStPaul]

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Point, Laruso! (?sp)

Don't you have a ukulele to restring or something?

[ericredaxe]

Fed League, I noticed that the BU players wore their helmets this weekend when they came out to start the game. Previously, they've come out bare headed. Why the switch?

Interesting... They have done warmups / intros / anthem sans helmet for as long as I can remember.

[defkit]

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Interesting... They have done warmups / intros / anthem sans helmet for as long as I can remember.

I'm assuming Parker made them do it in reference to the recent comment he made about the team getting up by a couple goals and feeling that they needed to get a goal for their stats. Given what happened Friday night, he may have felt the players needed to focus on the team more, and themselves, less. Not getting to show off your stylish hair (I'm of course thinking of Connolly here ) during the warmups may be his way of making the point.

What's next - removing names from the jerseys?

[J.D.]

What's next - removing names from the jerseys?

How then would you guys come up with all those clever nicknames???

[Federal League]

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oldtimer- I have to spread rep before returning yours, but thanks for the kind words. I agree.

As for post-graduation, I have no idea. Apply for as many jobs as I can and hope someone hires me, I guess. I definitely plan on covering hockey in some capacity next year for someone- NHL, AHL, college, juniors, whatever. Probably depends on wherever I happen to be living.

[Jacques Joubert]

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As for last night's game...I have to say that I was impressed. Coyle looked better and the lines seem to be coming together. MacGregor had a few turnovers but he did OK. Team showed a lot of hustle.

More of this next weekend please.

[pirate]

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As for last night's game...I have to say that I was impressed. Coyle looked better and the lines seem to be coming together. MacGregor had a few turnovers but he did OK. Team showed a lot of hustle.

More of this next weekend please.

Thought we moved the puck in transition much better, wasn't UVM a thorn in our side in the past for clogging center ice? Seemed they were doing that poorly or BU was prepared better. The announcers mentioned reversing the puck away from pressure. While we hit the one home run to Chiasson, there were several other long passes that seemed to keep pressure on UVM getting back vs. forechecking.

In my limited sample size I see them playing better, putting more pressure on with offensive execution in spurts, the young guys playing better, but still having enough situations per game that would doom them against a top team. That won't get fixed in the next two weeks so, if we get to the HE semis/finals (which would be an indicator that we will get a bid to the NCAA's) then it will boil down to this, in my estimation:

Can Coyle and Chiasson create points through the combination of size and skill? Cycling is fine, it needs to translate into scoring.
Can Megan, Nieto and Gill come up with the lightning strike that we see glimpses of now? Are they getting comfortable enough to not think and just play intinctively?
Can Warsofsky come back and be a factor?
Can Joe P and Connolly bring the leadership and grit the team will need to upset somebody? We'll need a shortie at some point and it will come from one of these guys.
Can Kieran carry them one game when the above doesn't happen? If not they'll be planning the year-end meeting a week or two earlier.

You all have seen more than me, I see all of the above in spurts, rarely in concert with one another...BU can beat PC or Vermont with that effort, they won't win a few do or die games in a row if they don't do it consistently. As we saw Friday, they can do it for 50 minutes...imagine the final score if they weren't playing UVM Friday..that last shot goes in instead off of the post.

[sterlippo1]

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Point, Laruso! (?sp)

It's La Russo i believe, as in Rudy La Russo who i bet BU Oldtimer knows

[jcarter7669]

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It's La Russo i believe, as in Rudy La Russo who i bet BU Oldtimer knows

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[sterlippo1]

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yeah, i know its from that but to us old people, well, it's Rudy LaRusso!

[buoldtimer]

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It's La Russo i believe, as in Rudy La Russo who i bet BU Oldtimer knows

Rudy attended (graduated?) Dartmouth. When I first started to follow the Celtics, he was one of Johnny Most's primary villains. JM referred to him as Roughhouse Rudy.

[sterlippo1]

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Rudy attended (graduated?) Dartmouth. When I first started to follow the Celtics, he was one of Johnny Most's primary villains. JM referred to him as Roughhouse Rudy.

now THOSE were the good old days. i had forgotten he went to Dartmouth though

[pirate]

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BU faithful - what's the impression you have of Courtnall?

[mpereira]

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BU faithful - what's the impression you have of Courtnall?

I think he is one of the underrated guys on the team in regard to his improvement from last year to this year. He was in and out of the lineup last year but he has been a solid fourth line guy all year for this team. He is an enforcer for sure and has offensive skills as well. I wish I was there when he sent the ND guy through the glass in Chicago. He isn't a great offensive guy at this point in his career but I think he has the potential to move up the lineup throughout his career and maybe even grab a C or A in two years as a senior. There was one point in the Beanpot game against BC that he kept the puck in the zone for close to a minute by himself and really grabbed some momentum for a while there. I think he is a big physical guy the team needs out there on the ice after Gryba left. I know they play different positions but you still need that physical guy out on the ice especially aginst the more physical teams in the league like MC and NU.

[slurpees]

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BU faithful - what's the impression you have of Courtnall?

Seems to be improving every week. Good checking line player, learning to use his size to his advantage rather than aimlessly throwing it around and ending up in the box all the time. Offensive skill is lacking, but on the fourth line, that's not really what you're looking for out of him. He also seems to be getting better at cycling down low and working against the boards in the offensive zone. With some shooting and finishing around the net skill, he could develop into a fairly solid contributor. But Parker can't coach or develop players, so all of this is untrue and moot.