Boston University 2010 Offseason I - The Year after the Year after effect

[Stories]

Re: Boston University 2010 Offseason I - The Year after the Year after effect

"Under terms of their contracts, they will not be eligible to play with the Avs this season. "


¿Por qué es esto?

Playing in the NHL this season would burn a year off their ELCs. Avs don't want that because it'll mean more money sooner to them.

Jack Johnson, for instance, played 5 games for LA after he left Michigan. That counted as year 1 on his ELC, which is why he signed a new, much more lucrative, RFA contract this season. If he had not played those 5 games, Johnson would be in the last year of his ELC this season.

[mookie1995]

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So perhaps the av's consider one or both NHL ready?

Why did the ducks allow Nick to burn a year? Is it because he is perhaps a year older and that plays a roll?

[Stories]

Re: Boston University 2010 Offseason I - The Year after the Year after effect

So perhaps the av's consider one or both NHL ready?

Why did the ducks allow Nick to burn a year? Is it because he is perhaps a year older and that plays a roll?

Every team has a different philosophy. Ducks have a more pressing need for a center to step in right away (current have Getzlaf injured and Koivu is a pending UFA). They are probably auditioning Nick to see if he can play in the top 6 starting next season.

[Terrierbyassociation]

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Yeah the Ducks want to see if Nick is ready right now so they can make their offseason plans for center.

This is a bit of an odd question but both Colby and Kevin had rumors about them leaving after last season. Do you think BU would have been better off if the two had left early? We might have had more of a shot with Dumoulin and Wey who both went to BC?

[mookie1995]

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the easy answer is "yes". Even with all this "NHL talent" they snit the bed as a team results wise.... So why not clear the decks.

[mwade]

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Figured I'd post a blog post link in order to bookmark your new thread - http://bit.ly/cEFFzC

New galleries for Kevin Shattenkirk (plus link to 1 old one), Colby Cohen (plus link to 2 old ones) and Zach Cohen who I somehow hadn't already included in a blog post.

[25 N Countin']

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Yeah the Ducks want to see if Nick is ready right now so they can make their offseason plans for center.

This is a bit of an odd question but both Colby and Kevin had rumors about them leaving after last season. Do you think BU would have been better off if the two had left early? We might have had more of a shot with Dumoulin and Wey who both went to BC?

Were either of those guys not committed at that point? Seems very late for those guys to have not known exactly where they were going so I doubt that would have changed much.

[25 N Countin']

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It'll be fun seeing Shatty playing for the Avs next season. Hopefully he'll be able to use that poise, intelligence and ability and make an impact.

And hopefully Colby will remove his head from his hindparts, learn how to play defense, stop showing up his teammates, grow up and cash in on his potential.

[observer85]

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And hopefully Colby will remove his head from his hindparts, learn how to play defense, stop showing up his teammates, grow up and cash in on his potential.

Didn't happen in Ann Arbor, didn't happen in Lincoln in USHL, didn't happen in Boston - isn't it 3 strikes and you're out?

Not sure this guy knows what defense is. The Avs drafted a player very similar to Cohen in 2006 by the name of Nigel Williams. Williams left Wisconsin, played in Major Juniors then the Avs minor system and was eventually traded to the Rangers organization. Williams is still looking for his first call up...he too, has an NHL shot with no attention to detail in front of his own goalie.

[RockTheWhit]

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Were either of those guys not committed at that point? Seems very late for those guys to have not known exactly where they were going so I doubt that would have changed much.

Wey didn't commit until April 3rd of '09, but it was widely known that he had been leaning towards BC for a while. His other offers were from UNH, North Dakota and Minnesota. Dumoulin committed in September of '08 and picked BC over UNH, Maine and Providence.

[Bomber]

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So which came first in OT--O'Sullivan's crossbar or McEachern's shot off the post that ran along the goal line?

It's the same play! O'Sullivan rang one of the left pipe on an awesome outside/in move and McEachern hits the same pipe on the rebound and the puck moves right along the goal line, is almost knocked in by a NMU defenseman, and Billy Pye covers it. Mercy.

It's amazing how little I remember about this game (I was there.) I remember McEachern's post to almost-post shot like it was yesterday, but forgot that O'Sullivan hit the post to start it all.

As mentioned, the effort LaChance made to get the puck to Dave Sacco was tremendous, but Sacco's shot was a week little flip. Billy Pye was in Minneapolis he was so out of position.

Bust on Colby all you want, but let's not forget who scored the winning goal in OT last year.

BU Hockey: Defending Offensive Defenseman

[25 N Countin']

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Bust on Colby all you want, but let's not forget who scored the winning goal in OT last year.

BU Hockey: Defending Offensive Defenseman

I mean, I'll never forget that play, and I'm glad he shot the puck, but it's not exactly like he picked a corner, now is it? Some goals are clutch and examples of pure skill (see, Gilroy to Bonino), some goals are a product of luck (see, Tyson Teplitsky, 2003 Hockey East final), I know where Colby's goal fits in.

And for me, that lucky moment alone isn't enough to offset how infuriating he was in his three years. I hope the kid turns it around, but I think he's gonna have a wake-up call to deal with in professional hockey.

[Rogie21]

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Thanks, Bomber. I watched the game back in '91 and watched a tape of it a number of years ago, but couldn't recall the sequence. Had to be among the closest to a championship without winning.

Federal League's story about greatest FF moments on the NESN site lists the '91 NC game 3rd. The DC Miracle, of course, ranks first.
http://www.nesn.com/2010/04/top-10-f...r-history.html

More Av-BU-lanche news--Yip returned to the lineup last night (with my niece in attendence). Avs have no games left with the Ducks, having played the last one on Wednesday.

[defkit]

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It's the same play! O'Sullivan rang one of the left pipe on an awesome outside/in move and McEachern hits the same pipe on the rebound and the puck moves right along the goal line, is almost knocked in by a NMU defenseman, and Billy Pye covers it. Mercy.

It's amazing how little I remember about this game (I was there.) I remember McEachern's post to almost-post shot like it was yesterday, but forgot that O'Sullivan hit the post to start it all.

As mentioned, the effort LaChance made to get the puck to Dave Sacco was tremendous, but Sacco's shot was a week little flip. Billy Pye was in Minneapolis he was so out of position.

Bust on Colby all you want, but let's not forget who scored the winning goal in OT last year.

BU Hockey: Defending Offensive Defenseman

I've been trying to tell the BU fans for years that McEachern's shot didn't hit both posts, now Bomber knows what I mean.

There were many remarkable goals in that game. One that few recall was Dave Tomlinson's goal that made it 6-4 NMU. Since NMU then went up 7-4, it's not thought of as one of the "comeback" goals the way Amonte's, McEachern's, and Sacco's goals are. While being pretty violently tripped, Sniper unleashes a shot that goes five-hole on Billy Pye. What I love about it is that as he starts his shot, Pye's pads are completely together. But as he completes his shot, Pye splits the pads ever so slightly, and the uck sneaks through.

[candycanes99]

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Yikes. I threw everyone together, little regard for left vs. right shot at this point, anyone else can feel free to make edits.

Potential 2010-2011 Lineup				
				
F				
J. Pereira	C. Trivino	A. Chiasson		Bench:
C. Connolly	W. Megan	Vin. Saponari	        Vic. Saponari
S. Gill	        M. Nieto	C. Coyle		A. Glass
J. Courtnall	R. Gaudet	R. Santana		K. Gilroy
				
D				
D. Warsofsky	M. Nicastro			
S. Escobedo	R. Ruikka			Bench:
B. Rosen	A. Clendening			???
				
G				
K. Millan				
G. Rollheiser				
A. Kraus