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Boston College hockey 2021-2022

6-1 after 2 ND, 2 5 minute majors on BC. Not sure when they will hit bottom but I think there is a way to go. Long season.
 
Cross Check said:
Well, after tonight's disaster, this season seems to have turned into a dumpster fire.
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It was an average to slightly above average team till McBain went down. Then the news about the Olympics and it's as if they completely threw in the towel. Losing 8-2 and 7-0 in back to back games is an effort issue. Simple as that. Very disappointing.

If there was any doubt who the team MVP is...

Don't know if McBain officially made team Canada but I wouldn't blame him if he pulled a LaFontaine at this point.
 
outscored 15-2 in the last two games. There is no way to sugar coat it. They were beaten in every facet of the game. I don't think I have seen a BC game that was leading to a BC loss so early. Now a third game in 4 days, two days of travel. They may not even make the HE tourney. The upcoming schedule is tough, 2UMass 2BU 3NU and UML and Maine away. Yikes
 
For the first time I can remember, I left a BC game after the second period. If they aren't going to put a competitive product on the ice, then I'm not going to waste an additional 20 minutes of my time watching it.
 
The season is going from bad to worse. A total of 4 goals in the last three games and three of them scored by a guy who is leaving for China for three weeks. They are not going to win any games 1-0. Just do not have anyone who can put the puck in the net. Giles and Ambrosio are capable but they need more than that. It is going to be a long stretch to get to the end of this season. The freshmen are going to be getting major ice time, it can only make them better.
 
All 11 teams make the HEA Tournament.

I still think this team has a run in them if they get a full roster back. McBain was obviously a huge loss. With him they have two scoring lines. He also brings grit, toughness and leadership to this team.

They need to go back to an aggressive forecheck that they were running at the start of the year. Last night that played the first period with a one man forecheck. They went with a two man forecheck stating in the 2nd period. They need to create turnovers as they were at the start of the year.

Go Eagles!
 
eaglekeeper said:
All 11 teams make the HEA Tournament.

I still think this team has a run in them if they get a full roster back. McBain was obviously a huge loss. With him they have two scoring lines. He also brings grit, toughness and leadership to this team.

They need to go back to an aggressive forecheck that they were running at the start of the year. Last night that played the first period with a one man forecheck. They went with a two man forecheck stating in the 2nd period. They need to create turnovers as they were at the start of the year.

Go Eagles!
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No run in them this season, with a month to go...and BU now playing well, I think you would need to win both those remaining games with BU and not thinking they are playing well enough to get that done.
 
Wonder if nine is the longest winless streak in program history. The losing streaks of the awful teams in the 1990s never went that deep, and in the 1970s, even when bad, they were able to pad their schedules with teams like Boston State.
 
paulfb said:
Wonder if nine is the longest winless streak in program history. The losing streaks of the awful teams in the 1990s never went that deep, and in the 1970s, even when bad, they were able to pad their schedules with teams like Boston State.
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Many of Len's teams sucked much worse. I believe the issue isn't with coaching, it's with the face of college hockey today. The BCs and BUs of the world no longer have a real edge in recruiting because college hockey is in a vastly different place than it was just a decade ago. UMASS just won a national championship, NU has the last 3 Beanpots and has just as many sons of NHL stars as any team in the nation over the last decade, Quinnipiac has a better recruiting class than North Dakota and Arizona offence is more high powered than 75% of the nation, it's the landscape of college hockey that has changed it's got nothing to do with Coach York. Get used to it.
 
It’s NHL expansion that has hurt the blue bloods. Our best players use to stay 3-4 years, now it’s 1-2 years, huge difference. Hopefully, NHL expansion is over with 32 teams. As their rosters fill up with younger players they won’t need to take as many college players after only 1-2 years.

I thought BC played well tonight, perhaps their best game since beating Dartmouth. Once they get the big 3 back, I really believe this team has a major run in it.

Go Eagles!
 
mookie1995 said:
so….. who is going to tell jrrrrrry it’s time to go?
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I still maintain barring a Joe Paterno type ending, he should determine that. I am in the minority with that. But even with this current skid they are coming off two seasons where they had very good teams. I do think it's time for a change but you don't force him out after this season.
 
They played well, stoned several times by a very good positional goalie. Other than the first ten minutes I thought they carried the play. Their were a number of guys who played major minutes, Kuntar, Giles Warren and StIvany were out there and really played hard. I thought they were going to tie it up on the PP but the goalie held them off. Dop played well, on the first goal he made the initial stop but couldn't find the puck and the defensemen didn't get to it. NU is a pretty good team but the way BU is playing now I think they are better. Tough streak but JY challenges them and they responded, I agree with Keeper, they are down but when the big three come back they will be a team with something to prove.
 
DNAEagle said:
They played well, stoned several times by a very good positional goalie. Other than the first ten minutes I thought they carried the play. Their were a number of guys who played major minutes, Kuntar, Giles Warren and StIvany were out there and really played hard. I thought they were going to tie it up on the PP but the goalie held them off. Dop played well, on the first goal he made the initial stop but couldn't find the puck and the defensemen didn't get to it. NU is a pretty good team but the way BU is playing now I think they are better. Tough streak but JY challenges them and they responded, I agree with Keeper, they are down but when the big three come back they will be a team with something to prove.
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The last sentence is the key part. Obviously the only thing to play for is Hockey East tournament now. I would say the positive there is there is no great Hockey East team from what I have seen. UMass is highest in PWR but they are probably up there simply because they played Michigan and Minnesota State twice each and lost all four games. The slide started when McBain went down injured and then obviously McLaughlin and Helleson are huge losses. Good chance for other guys to get minutes now. Have to hope that this skid doesn't completely send them into the tank. Based off last night's performance they are still competing. The gold medal game is Feb. 19. Not sure what the quarantine policy is upon returning to BC and if they just have to post x number of negative tests but is it possible they are back for the BU series? They'll just be competing for seeding in those last two weekends of the season anyway. Getting your top two centers and best dman back will at least give them hope for the HE tournament.
 
McBain was extra forward for Canada today and Helleson extra dman for USA. McLaughlin 4th line RW. Thanks for taking these guys!
 
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