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Northeastern 2022-23: Unfinished Business - Great Expectations
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Originally posted by McBain75 View Post
I think it has to be realistically maddening for the section of the fanbase that remembers when they were a regular top-4 Hockey East team and a national title contender. From afar, it doesn't seem like they have any idea there of how to get back to that. Is it a matter of facilities that have fallen behind? Lack of funding? Lack of vision/enthusiasm? Or a combination of those?
Thoughts?Last edited by RossiRules; 11-07-2022, 05:16 AM.
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Don't underestimate the role Jimmy Madigan played in NU's rise from the outhouse to the penthouse. He earned a reputation when he was in university development (aka fund raising) for being able to sell refrigerators to Eskimos and used that talent once he became head coach to put the program on a sound and sustainable financial footing, including endowing the HC position. Wins and losses aside, what Jimmy accomplished administratively in only a few years is remarkable."Through the years, we ever will acclaim........"
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Originally posted by Split-N View PostDon't underestimate the role Jimmy Madigan played in NU's rise from the outhouse to the penthouse. He earned a reputation when he was in university development (aka fund raising) for being able to sell refrigerators to Eskimos and used that talent once he became head coach to put the program on a sound and sustainable financial footing, including endowing the HC position. Wins and losses aside, what Jimmy accomplished administratively in only a few years is remarkable.Last edited by RossiRules; 11-11-2022, 11:12 PM.
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I've seen this act too many times in the past, but it has always been NU finding a way to yak it up at the last second...especially against BC. So, credit where it's due for not accepting their fate and mailing it in when they found themselves down by three halfway through the third.
Still, the discomfiting fact remains that until the last few minutes, they spent most of the game out on the perimeter while BC was going right up the middle, getting penetration, and crashing the net, especially on their PP. You're not going to score many goals shooting from the outside. Gotta find a fix. Fast."Through the years, we ever will acclaim........"
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Originally posted by PullTheGoalie View PostRossi, why so glum? Step back, take a breath. Are the Huskies as good as you'd like? No. But they're not the pits, either.
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A tie here is just brutal for the pairwise. BC is having a crap year yet they look like pros against us.
this team just gives up for larger swaths of the game. The whole middle 40 minutes they stood around. These games where they come out strong for 5 minutes and then don’t show any urgency until late in the third is just really frustrating to watch.
the team is undisciplined and I’m starting to think coaching must be somewhat to blame. The power play has been horrible with Keefe being HC. McDonoughs “office” is all they know, and it’s 4 of our 7 ppgs, 5 if you include finding ritzy for the tip. Penalty kill tonight looked lazy, not even fighting for neutral pucks.
we are also good for at least one icing a game where all they had to do was take one more step to get over the line. Just lazy. Last night it was messuri. I realize this is a small point but it sums up their inability to get the little things right and collective failing of little things leads to lost games.
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Originally posted by OnePack View PostA tie here is just brutal for the pairwise. BC is having a crap year yet they look like pros against us.
this team just gives up for larger swaths of the game. The whole middle 40 minutes they stood around. These games where they come out strong for 5 minutes and then don’t show any urgency until late in the third is just really frustrating to watch.
the team is undisciplined and I’m starting to think coaching must be somewhat to blame. The power play has been horrible with Keefe being HC. McDonoughs “office” is all they know, and it’s 4 of our 7 ppgs, 5 if you include finding ritzy for the tip. Penalty kill tonight looked lazy, not even fighting for neutral pucks.
we are also good for at least one icing a game where all they had to do was take one more step to get over the line. Just lazy. Last night it was messuri. I realize this is a small point but it sums up their inability to get the little things right and collective failing of little things leads to lost games.
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There are some reasonable assessments here.
Although a tie hurts us, a loss would have been worse. BC has plenty of talent. Perhaps they are adjusting to a new coach they never expected to play for. They may be much better later in the season.
The power play plan is an unimaginative mystery. There isn’t enough movement. We don’t force the opposition PK out of position in order to create open ice for one of our forwards to slip into. A lot depends on our personnel. Jerry Keefe has been hailed as the architect of our successful PPs for years. I’m certain that he hasn’t forgotten what workED. Perhaps the other teams have become overly familiar with our tactics. We have to adjust. IIRC, last year our PP was 0 for a lot in October. Then we adjusted and it became a real weapon again. We must evolve.
The players are not lazy. What they are guilty of is a failure to look to assist a teammate who is being strongly forchecked or is in a scrum against the boards. They hurt themselves badly with unnecessary penalties. Choupani’s penalty was a real killer. I didn’t see it, and I am curious as to what precipitated it. That not his “MO”.
Perhaps my biggest disappointment is with the play of our forechecking and defense. We give up too damn many shots and grade “A” opportunities. I shudder to think where we’d be with only average goalkeeping!
There were some positive other than the final result. Great work in the circle against a good faceoff team. Williams is improving with every outing and the coaches have rewarded him with more ice time and responsibilities. Could he be this season’s “Ritzy”? I almost forgot, Lund played OK :>)
In the 3rd period, I thought this was a game I would try to forget. The comeback made it a game that I will long remember!Last edited by Ryecheers; 11-12-2022, 03:24 PM.
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Originally posted by Ryecheers View Post...a game that I will long remember!
EDIT: Add Aiden McDonough to the suspended list vs the PWR #1.Last edited by Split-N; 11-14-2022, 07:14 PM."Through the years, we ever will acclaim........"
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To be honest, when I saw we were voted first, my thoughts were "Great, now we're the hunted, everyone knows it, we can't fly under the radar." You'll see more teams early on see that as motivation.
On a side note, I did make it to the Whitt, my girlfriend was there for the first time and saw all the banners for UNH's NCAA appearances. She asked me "what happened since 2013?"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people.
—H. L. Mencken
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The only target that's on them now is "easy win," unless and until they get their stuff together.
What's especially frustrating about the suspensions is that McDonough wears the "C" while Struble wears an "A." I absolutely understand that this is an emotional game and dust-ups are going to happen. But you have to pick your spots and your top forward and top defenseman putting themselves in a position where they can't play at least one game against still another hated intracity rival isn't one of them.Last edited by Split-N; 11-16-2022, 01:18 PM."Through the years, we ever will acclaim........"
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Originally posted by CommAvHusky View PostTo be honest, when I saw we were voted first, my thoughts were "Great, now we're the hunted, everyone knows it, we can't fly under the radar." You'll see more teams early on see that as motivation.
On a side note, I did make it to the Whitt, my girlfriend was there for the first time and saw all the banners for UNH's NCAA appearances. She asked me "what happened since 2013?"I will not be out cheered in my own building.
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