RPI Off-Season Thread 2011: There Will be a Title Here Next Season

[DrDemento]

Re: RPI Off-Season Thread 2011: There Will be a Title Here Next Season

It's hard to believe that he will leave this summer, so two years is just about guaranteed. I think that he will indeed stay at least three years.

That's my best guess also but of course depends on who drafts him and in what round.

[AspyDad]

Re: RPI Off-Season Thread 2011: There Will be a Title Here Next Season

Courtesy of my friend Ken Schott. Seth's contract made official. Ken likes to email these stories to give me exclusive on RPI news. That's what friends do.

http://www.dailygazette.com/weblogs/...made-official/

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Off-Season Thread 2011: There Will be a Title Here Next Season

That's my best guess also but of course depends on who drafts him and in what round.

I have written a few times that I thought that he would be our highest ever drafted defenseman. The record is currently held by Cam Brauer who was drafted #82 in the 4th round in 1988 (one position after Joe Juneau). That's still possible, but I don't think that he will beat #82. Fourth round is possible.

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: RPI Off-Season Thread 2011: There Will be a Title Here Next Season

Courtesy of my friend Ken Schott. Seth's contract made official. Ken likes to email these stories to give me exclusive on RPI news. That's what friends do.

http://www.dailygazette.com/weblogs/...made-official/

While some of us just stalk him on Facebook.

[DrDemento]

Re: RPI Off-Season Thread 2011: There Will be a Title Here Next Season

I have written a few times that I thought that he would be our highest ever drafted defenseman. The record is currently held by Cam Brauer who was drafted #82 in the 4th round in 1982 (one position after Joe Juneau). That's still possible, but I don't think that he will beat #82. Fourth round is possible.

Agree-he may not beat #82 but I do think there is a good chance of a 4th round pick.

[knsmith]

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Agre-he may not beat #82 but I do think there is a good chance of a 4th round pick.

Pirri shocked us last year by going in the 2nd round, when we thought he was a 4th-6th rounder.

Then again, D'Amigo was sure to be a 2nd rounder (or perhaps, who knows, even 1st round pick) and stayed on the board until the 6th.

Given PK's size, I'd say he's more likely to go higher than we think rather than lower, but who knows. I'll go on the record and suggest he'll give Brauer a run for his money and go in the late 3rd (but ultimately later than #82).

[hawthr]

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It's hard to believe that he will leave this summer, so two years is just about guaranteed. I think that he will indeed stay at least three years.

I'm probably in the minority here, but I think Koudys stays all four years. The education piece of his college experience I know was very important to him and his parents, and this factored heavily in his decision to attend RPI (he was his high school's valedictorian).

[lugnut92]

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I'm probably in the minority here, but I think Koudys stays all four years. The education piece of his college experience I know was very important to him and his parents, and this factored heavily in his decision to attend RPI (he was his high school's valedictorian).

He is also a Civil Engineering major, and if I remember correctly, it's been said that we've never had an engineering major leave early. I sincerely hope he'll stay all four years.

[knsmith]

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As an attempt to stir things up as we head toward the true dog days, I'll throw out my (highly subjective) personal guess as to line combos in our first meaningful game next season:

Lee-Higgs-Neal
Haggerty-Malchuk-Rabbani
O'Grady-Laliberte-AAG
Burgdoerfer-Rogic-Cullen

Bailen-Leonard
Bergin-Dolan
Koudys-Leboeuf

Merriam*-??? (Kasdorf?)

scratch: Tinordi, McGowan, Curadi, Bradley

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Off-Season Thread 2011: There Will be a Title Here Next Season

Today is 13 April 2011. There are 171 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 1 October for the start of next season.

That is the day that an exhibition game is supposedly scheduled.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Off-Season Thread 2011: There Will be a Title Here Next Season

As an attempt to stir things up as we head toward the true dog days, I'll throw out my (highly subjective) personal guess as to line combos in our first meaningful game next season:

Lee-Higgs-Neal
Haggerty-Malchuk-Rabbani
O'Grady-Laliberte-AAG
Burgdoerfer-Rogic-Cullen

Bailen-Leonard
Bergin-Dolan
Koudys-Leboeuf

Merriam*-??? (Kasdorf?)

scratch: Tinordi, McGowan, Curadi, Bradley

You've missed Smith and Schroeder. I'd play Schroeder over Burgdoerfer and add Smith to the scratches. As to how that would affect the lines, I'll have to think about it.

[Ralph Baer]

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You've missed Smith and Schroeder. I'd play Schroeder over Burgdoerfer and add Smith to the scratches. As to how that would affect the lines, I'll have to think about it.

I also don't see Haggerty on what appears to be a checking line. He has that responsibility on the U18 team, but I suspect that he will have a more offensive role at RPI.

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: RPI Off-Season Thread 2011: There Will be a Title Here Next Season

As an attempt to stir things up as we head toward the true dog days, I'll throw out my (highly subjective) personal guess as to line combos in our first meaningful game next season:

Lee-Higgs-Neal
Haggerty-Malchuk-Rabbani
O'Grady-Laliberte-AAG
Burgdoerfer-Rogic-Cullen

Bailen-Leonard
Bergin-Dolan
Koudys-Leboeuf

Merriam*-??? (Kasdorf?)

scratch: Tinordi, McGowan, Curadi, Bradley

Guy over Luke? Babo, go easy on him....

[redhead18]

Re: RPI Off-Season Thread 2011: There Will be a Title Here Next Season

As an attempt to stir things up as we head toward the true dog days, I'll throw out my (highly subjective) personal guess as to line combos in our first meaningful game next season:

Lee-Higgs-Neal
Haggerty-Malchuk-Rabbani
O'Grady-Laliberte-AAG
Burgdoerfer-Rogic-Cullen

Bailen-Leonard
Bergin-Dolan
Koudys-Leboeuf

Merriam*-??? (Kasdorf?)

scratch: Tinordi, McGowan, Curadi, Bradley

Ill give it shot:

Laliberte-Higgs-O'Grady (Team Canada East line)
Lee-Schroeder-Haggerty
Neal-Rogic-AAG
Tinordi-Malchuk-Rabbani

Bailen-Curadi
Bergin-Leonard
Koudys-Bradley

and a powerplay something like this: Laliberte-Higgs-Haggerty-Schroeder-Bailen

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: RPI Off-Season Thread 2011: There Will be a Title Here Next Season

Another little subjective thing: Should we happen to win the UCONN tournament... DO NOT TOUCH THE TROPHY! I actually remember Coach Appert (or maybe it was one of the players) saying back in the 2007-08 season in a joking fashion after winning the Governor's Cup, "We'll try not to make this the highlight of the season." Yes, I'm a superstitious person, bash me all you want, but there has to be some reason for the February (or January) meltdown. I realize there are physical factors that would easily take higher precedence in said argument, but every other team has to deal with the same rigors, so why are we any different?