BU season thread I - 2014-2015

[buoldtimer]

Re: BU season thread I - 2014-2015

So true...Maine has never been the same since he passed. Those were the good old days of coaches to hate...Walsh, Parker, Lenny and Umile. Now only Umile is left and he has softened!

I don't recall that there was much hate for Lenny.

[buoldtimer]

Re: BU season thread I - 2014-2015

Yep...you are right...Not like the 91-92 Maine squad was that bad going 31-4-2 but they used that illegible player!

One of the most amazing games I've ever seen was the Maine - Michigan State Regional Final in Providence. As I recall, MSU had a one goal lead entering the 3rd period. It seemed like the entire period was played in the MSU end of the ice. You had the sense that if Maine scored once, they'd have scored 2 or 3 goals. They couldn't score at all and missed the FF.

[Bomber]

Re: BU season thread I - 2014-2015

I don't recall that there was much hate for Lenny.

Only the BC faithful hated Lenny. #Couldn'tWinTheBigOne

[Bomber]

Re: BU season thread I - 2014-2015

http://www.collegehockeynews.com/new..._best,_but.php

[Rover]

Re: BU season thread I - 2014-2015

No point in hating Umile. He's a horrible coach who's been burying that program for over a decade! I hope he stays there forever. After a recent retirement he now holds the award for "Hockey East Most Senile Coach"

[mookie1995]

Noonan was better than any D this year by a very wide margin

Absolutely!! When Goonan was able to stay on the ice he was much better than any of the 4 freshman now.
However, the 4 freshman now are equally as better by a similarly wide margin than any of the other 4 they replaced off last yrs squad.

I think we all realized that we watch a top heavy team every night. We need to see more scoring from the 2nd and 3rd lines. We can use a return of balloonegeon quickly. Ollsen would help too.

We also have ~8 freshman playing every night. And half of them are young'uns.

Work in progress.

[ericredaxe]

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Yes, quite a bit. As has been mentioned, the D is far, far better than last year which surprised me given all the frosh back there. O'Regan has picked up his game a bit as well plus Rodrigues and Gretzky. Not sure what happened to Hohmann but otherwise this team is playing better hockey almost to a man. I think hoky has been showering with a few too many high schoolers lately looking for "scoops" and all that steam is clouding his judgement.

I think we would be somewhat better than last year without JE, but how much really? Has O'Regan picked up his game that much or has he benefited playing with JE? We lost a couple guys to injury last year, so we are better there.

What is the teams record without J.E.?

[Nick Papagiorgio]

Re: BU season thread I - 2014-2015

No point in hating Umile. He's a horrible coach who's been burying that program for over a decade! I hope he stays there forever. After a recent retirement he now holds the award for "Hockey East Most Senile Coach"

Ahem, someone right down the street is giving him a run for his money. I don't see Umile cutting a perfectly good NHL drafted defenseman so he can put a 5'8" forward on defense. Just sayin'.

[brassbonanza]

Re: BU season thread I - 2014-2015

Noonan was better than any D this year by a very wide margin

And now you've dove off the deep end.

[claver2010]

Re: BU season thread I - 2014-2015

Ahem, someone right down the street is giving him a run for his money. I don't see Umile cutting a perfectly good NHL drafted defenseman so he can put a 5'8" forward on defense. Just sayin'.

If it wasn't so frustrating I would've laughed...

[buoldtimer]

Re: BU season thread I - 2014-2015

Ahem, someone right down the street is giving him a run for his money. I don't see Umile cutting a perfectly good NHL drafted defenseman so he can put a 5'8" forward on defense. Just sayin'.

I'm shocked to read a statement such as this. Does this remark mean that the "TRUST" poster has disappeared?

[Hokydad]

And now you've dove off the deep end.

Ten to one he plays at a higher level pro than any of the current crop

[buoldtimer]

Re: BU season thread I - 2014-2015

Ten to one he plays at a higher level pro than any of the current crop

That's a bold statement. They're very young, their careers have just started.

[Rover]

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I think we would be somewhat better than last year without JE, but how much really? Has O'Regan picked up his game that much or has he benefited playing with JE? We lost a couple guys to injury last year, so we are better there.

What is the teams record without J.E.?

Hoky's point about Eichel is not without merit. They wouldn't be nearly as good. However, consider that whoever replaced Eichel on the top line would hardly be John Sabo out there. An O'Regan-Ballllaggereaeon-Oksanen (a much better forward than D man with or without Eichel) line isn't too shabby. Also Rodrigues hasn't been on ice as much with Eichel and is still having a good year. Eichel is taking a lot of shifts because he's the best player in college hockey. There would be a drop off without him, but they'd make up some of the production with the talent they have. Even without Eichel they'd be a winning team, in the running for home ice in HE. With him they d@mn well better win the fvking tournament in the only year he'll be at BU.

[J.D.]

Ahem, someone right down the street is giving him a run for his money. I don't see Umile cutting a perfectly good NHL drafted defenseman so he can put a 5'8" forward on defense. Just sayin'.

colin sullivan? he's only dressed for 3 games for miami