BU 2017 Season Thread III: Terriers falling (into the off season)

[christos1968]

Nate Leaman has a national title. So does Keith Allain. Norm Bazin is a better coach than both of them. Opinion, not fact. Obviously not talking historically here but I do think there's a strong case that he is currently the best coach in college hockey.

The guy took over a program that hadn't been in the NCAA tournament since '96. A program that never had back to back tourney appearances. A program that won FIVE games the season before he took over and he won



24 games and made the tournament with someone else's players. Win totals:

24
28
26
21
25
26

Three league championships and five straight league championship game appearances. Yes, he needs to win a national title to boost his resume even more but without it I think he still might be the best coach in college.

Another great year by norm. Adding to that frozen for win total. Let's see including today's game ......that would still be zero total frozen four wins. Best coach in the nation and yet unable to win a frozen four game. Unable to beat a number four seed in basically a home game 30 miles from his arena. Yes we should all aspire to be as good as UMass Lowell.

[Jofa]

Re: BU 2017 Season Thread III: Terriers falling (into the off season)

If you want to see what a player who is ready for the NHL looks like watch Bjork from ND. Not the underclass pretenders still at BU. He should help the Bruins well before McAvoy and JFK do.

[chickod]

Re: BU 2017 Season Thread III: Terriers falling (into the off season)

Colby Cohen doing the "between the glass" Pierre McGuire thing at the Denver game. He's doing a really good job.

[J.D.]

Another great year by norm. Adding to that frozen for win total. Let's see including today's game ......that would still be zero total frozen four wins. Best coach in the nation and yet unable to win a frozen four game. Unable to beat a number four seed in basically a home game 30 miles from his arena. Yes we should all aspire to be as good as UMass Lowell.

You are the dumbest BU poster

In other nees, kirk luedeke reporting bruins working on a deal with mcavoy

[UML Puck Hawk]

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Another great year by norm. Adding to that frozen for win total. Let's see including today's game ......that would still be zero total frozen four wins. Best coach in the nation and yet unable to win a frozen four game. Unable to beat a number four seed in basically a home game 30 miles from his arena. Yes we should all aspire to be as good as UMass Lowell.

Scarlet this is why I laugh

[Bomber]

Agree with this- What we were lacking this year was secondary scoring- Haven't seen in past years big jumps from underclassmen from year to year. when you watch other teams you see big improvements- Lowell- Northeastern would be examples

So your saying six points (and zero goals) outta your third line center isn't part of a championship blueprint?

[mookie1995]

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So your saying six points (and zero goals) outta your third line center isn't part of a championship blueprint?

bailargeon may have bettered that.

[Scarlet]

Scarlet this is why I laugh

Same!

On the McAvoy situation (among others)..... What does the strong possibility of no NHL players going to the Olympics mean for someone like Charlie (and others)? If no NHL guys go, would someone like Charlie and if so, that would mean he'd come back to school? Are AHL players going to be eligible to go?

[mookie1995]

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saw something on espn that usa hockey has reached out to d3 and some others. didn't clicky

[Jofa]

saw something on espn that usa hockey has reached out to d3 and some others. didn't clicky

Women

[Scarlet]

saw something on espn that usa hockey has reached out to d3 and some others. didn't clicky

That's for the women.

[christos1968]

You are the dumbest BU poster

In other nees, kirk luedeke reporting bruins working on a deal with mcavoy

Dumber than BUtogether? Nice what an achievement!
But really what if Quinn had had the same record these last five or six years as Norm? All the people on this site would be complaining about that he can't win the big one and can't get to the big game. Nobody on this site can ever say hey the coach has done a fairly good job in combination of recruiting and playing the games. no one on this site can ever say hey the coach has done a fairly good job in combination of recruiting and playing the games. Maybe we would have liked one or two more wins this year but all in all I think it was a fun year. Unlike most of the rest of the nimrods on this site. And I'm the dumb one huh?

[mookie1995]

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Women

never mind.......

[mookie1995]

Re: BU 2017 Season Thread III: Terriers falling (into the off season)

That's for the women.

typed mookie didn't clicky

[smyler3]

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Denver with a very business-like (non) celebration after winning. Didn't teams used to go nuts for making the FF?

Related: my 7 year old watches Notre Dame's slightly more excited winning celebration and says " jeez guys it's not like you won the championship, you're just going to the FF"