RPI 2017 Off-Season (Part II): Mr. Smith Goes to Troy

[rpi82]

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If the "big" part refers to weight, then there have been many at more than 190 lb. Assuming that the 6'4" is real, the answer is probably Kevin Beauregard. I don't remember if he did much screening.

It's pretty hard to set a screen from the stands.

[Ralph Baer]

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It's pretty hard to set a screen from the stands.

Well, he screens whoever is sitting behind him.

Being 5'4", it happens to me often.

[giwan]

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Well, he screens whoever is sitting behind him. Being 5'4", it happens to me often.

Size is not the most important aspect of knowing how to screen well. Bigger question is he fast enough to get down in front of the goalie to set the screen before the shot is taken?

[rpi82]

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So we currently have the following forwards:
Liljegren, Tironese, J. Ohrvall, Wiffen, Hayhurst, Polino, Marrello, Reisinger, Rappaport, Burgess, E. Ohrvall, Payne, Stout, and Jerry. That's just 14 and we don't know if Burgess is fit to play and if Rappaport has D-I talent.

I'm praying on Burgess and not expecting anything from Rappaport. I'm still holding out faint hope on Conger until I see that he's been released and committed to another school. With 7 defensemen returning and 2-4 in-bound, perhaps we'll see a Brutlag-like transformation or two.

[Ralph Baer]

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I'm praying on Burgess and not expecting anything from Rappaport. I'm still holding out faint hope on Conger until I see that he's been released and committed to another school. With 7 defensemen returning and 2-4 in-bound, perhaps we'll see a Brutlag-like transformation or two.

I suspect that we will still get another forward recruit.

[Ralph Baer]

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Drew Melanson leaving also confirmed by BU Coach Quinn according to BU poster Scarlet http://board.uscho.com/showthread.ph...=1#post6490013.

[Noresmen]

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Arod and bell also gone

Although walk-ons, Rappaport and McBain are not returning as well.

[Ralph Baer]

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Today is 9 May 2017. There are 145 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 1 October 2017 for the start of next season.

[AspyDad]

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McBain are not returning as well.

Hackett back I guess

[engineerhockeyfan]

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Hackett back I guess

With the current shake up, I would not want to see Hackett back in the room.
It is going to be a tough enough season without having someone who was not wanted the previous season.

[Red Cloud]

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Hackett back I guess

Not much of a reason for it. Minus Hackett and McBain would leave RPI with three netminders still: Perry, Marshall, and St. Denis.

[Noresmen]

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Hackett back I guess

Hackett is not coming back. Perry, Marshall and St Denis are the goaltenders right now for next year.

[FlagDUDE08]

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Yeesh, with all this jumping of the ship, it feels like we were relegated in English football or something...

Hopefully we have some good late recruits, or enough from what has been said as potentially being overloaded. Perhaps some of the players deferred to 18-19 come in earlier?

[giwan]

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Yeesh, with all this jumping of the ship, it feels like we were relegated in English football or something...

Hopefully we have some good late recruits, or enough from what has been said as potentially being overloaded. Perhaps some of the players deferred to 18-19 come in earlier?

On the plus side Smith is getting some players he may want and/or leftovers.

[Ralph Baer]

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Hackett is not coming back. Perry, Marshall and St Denis are the goaltenders right now for next year.

I am happy that Marshall is coming. I was concerned that we would lose him. He appears to be an improvement over Hackett and also it will space our goaltenders out much better by class year.