RPI Offseason Thread: 7 Months of Drivel

[ServinisScores]

Re: RPI Offseason Thread: 7 Months of Drivel

Geez... Every time I see a post like this I feel that my sheepskin is somehow reduced in value.

I agree, unfortunately, it's not the only one...

[hab]

Re: RPI Offseason Thread: 7 Months of Drivel

Geez... Every time I see a post like this I feel that my sheepskin is somehow reduced in value.

Seems to be a growing consensus that the post in question is a strong candidate for the worst of all time on this (or any other) thread.

[Downstate_RIT_Fan]

Re: RPI Offseason Thread: 7 Months of Drivel

Little too much doom and gloom in here tonight fellas. If the mediocrity has gone on for too long now, and judging by many of your posts, it most certainly has, the administration should set a goal for next season, if it is not made, make a coaching change, business is business and schnapps is schnapps, no hard feelings. RPI has too strong of a history for the team to become a cellar dweller in the ECAC.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Offseason Thread: 7 Months of Drivel

Today is 16 April 2014. There are 171 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 4 October 2014 for the start of next season.

[FreshFish]

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Really? What does one thing have to do with the other? The value of a Rensselaer education has zero correlation to its floundering hockey program.

respectfully suggest you totally missed the point. The lament was not about the hockey program at all. The lament was, how could a person receive a quality education from RPI yet be so petty, boorish, rude, add all sorts of adjectives. it's like when your drunken uncle embarrasses your whole family and you just want to hide your face and pretend you don't know him.

[jericho]

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respectfully suggest you totally missed the point. The lament was not about the hockey program at all. The lament was, how could a person receive a quality education from RPI yet be so petty, boorish, rude, add all sorts of adjectives. it's like when your drunken uncle embarrasses your whole family and you just want to hide your face and pretend you don't know him.

I don't know who's worse, him or his Union equivalent.

[Ralph Baer]

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I don't know who's worse, him or his Union equivalent.

If they are equivalent -- neither.

[Waite21]

Re: RPI Offseason Thread: 7 Months of Drivel

Union's bright prospects for next season dimmed a bit as Shayne Gostisbehere has foregone his senior season to sign with the Flyers.

Evidently he will join the Adirondack Phantoms and play in their final two games of the season.

Can someone explain why Gostisbehere can play in the AHL right away and Ryan Haggerty couldn't?

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Offseason Thread: 7 Months of Drivel

Union's bright prospects for next season dimmed a bit as Shayne Gostisbehere has foregone his senior season to sign with the Flyers.

Evidently he will join the Adirondack Phantoms and play in their final two games of the season.

Can someone explain why Gostisbehere can play in the AHL right away and Ryan Haggerty couldn't?

Union doesn't have a Ghost of a chance of repeating next season!

I also wondered why Gostisbehere can play in the AHL and Haggerty (and Zalewski) can't. Perhaps it is because Gostisbehere is a draft choice.

[RPI67]

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Nice touch - Drivel with logic at least occasionally. Great win for the ECAC. Let's hope it helps RPI recruiting. Next year the D and goalies will have to lead.

[supe]

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Use ignore - please!!

[turk181]

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Union's bright prospects for next season dimmed a bit as Shayne Gostisbehere has foregone his senior season to sign with the Flyers.

Evidently he will join the Adirondack Phantoms and play in their final two games of the season.

Can someone explain why Gostisbehere can play in the AHL right away and Ryan Haggerty couldn't?

I believe that Ghost signed an ATO for the remainder of this year (http://theahl.com/stats/transactions.php). His ELC will start next year. Haggs signed an ELC which the 1st year will be burned this year thus allowing him to reach RFA 1 year earlier.

[jmhusker]

Re: RPI Offseason Thread: 7 Months of Drivel

Really? What does one thing have to do with the other? The value of a Rensselaer education has zero correlation to its floundering hockey program. Has an interviewer ever said to anyone, "Wow your resume looks great but I can't hire you because your college's hockey team sucks?" Face it: We have a dark period ahead unless some unsuspecting program decides to make Appert a more ridiculous offer than our school did. Appert has taken a team that was at least competitive to one that can't get out of the second round of the ECAC playoffs. Based upon his salary and record, he must rank up there against all Div 1 coaches in compensation per win.

Umm... sorry that's a big swing and a miss. And no, I'm not now concerned about the baseball team cheapening the value of my diploma.

[Rolevio]

Who would want to buy Union gear anyway?

This guy!!!!

[AspyDad]

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Appert has taken a team that was at least competitive to one that can't get out of the second round of the ECAC playoffs. Based upon his salary and record, he must rank up there against all Div 1 coaches in compensation per win.

I promised not to post but I can't help myself. Really..really. I'm not ragging on the previous coach but you don't think that was a dark period. Here's a few for you to ponder. NCAA berth, RPI players playing significant time in the NHL (Pirri and JDA), better recruits coming in, upgrades to HFH. Shirley actually interested in the program where she would put capital investment into it. I am an apologist for MGC but you guys are getting on my nerves. You and others need to realize that while things are not perfect, they are better. This whole thread has turned into a cluster fark (excuse me RB, I honor what you do).