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UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

I think what is lost in all of this is the play of Chauvette. The stats don't reflect his performance. He gives up 6 last week to PC but none are his fault with poor D play. Last night the first goal he had no chance as Fitzy just let the guy hang out for the goal. I know we all love SOG talk but while BU did not pepper him with shots, it seemed liked all of their attempts were high quality
 
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I think what is lost in all of this is the play of Chauvette. The stats don't reflect his performance. He gives up 6 last week to PC but none are his fault with poor D play. Last night the first goal he had no chance as Fitzy just let the guy hang out for the goal. I know we all love SOG talk but while BU did not pepper him with shots, it seemed liked all of their attempts were high quality
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I mentioned him right off...wasnt lost on me! Esp in the 2nd...
 
norbert said:
I think what is lost in all of this is the play of Chauvette. The stats don't reflect his performance. He gives up 6 last week to PC but none are his fault with poor D play. Last night the first goal he had no chance as Fitzy just let the guy hang out for the goal. I know we all love SOG talk but while BU did not pepper him with shots, it seemed liked all of their attempts were high quality
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He certainly wouldn’t be the first transfer goalie to save a season from the brink of disaster… I agree he looked solid last night. Can he keep it up down the stretch?

Like I mentioned last night, it’s pretty crowded from 6-11 in HEA right now. A good weekend can get you right back into the mix for a home playoff game, while a bad one can send you down to the cellar pretty quickly. A sweep this weekend could provide the confidence boost needed to right the ship for the stretch run.

Looking forward to tonight!
 
FlagUp17 said:
He certainly wouldn’t be the first transfer goalie to save a season from the brink of disaster… I agree he looked solid last night. Can he keep it up down the stretch?

Like I mentioned last night, it’s pretty crowded from 6-11 in HEA right now. A good weekend can get you right back into the mix for a home playoff game, while a bad one can send you down to the cellar pretty quickly. A sweep this weekend could provide the confidence boost needed to right the ship for the stretch run.

Looking forward to tonight!
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So, mathematically we can still get to my preseason predicted 20 wins, which would make Chauvette = Helsten 2.0.
 
Well… they made it interesting there at the end, but “close” is only good in horseshoes and hand grenades as they say…

Definitely a better weekend, but we need more 5-6 point weekends, instead of splits if we are going to make headway in HEA down the stretch. At least we are scoring more, and we had a good weekend on the PP. We just need to work on these defensive lapses leading to grade A chances. With BUs talent they aren’t gonna miss too many of those.

Loved that they brought back the alternative blues for a second straight day. They should work them into the rotation more often.

Still in the basement for at least another week… onto UMA.
 
Well they made a game of it at the end. BU put the offensive pressure on and our chances were limited tho many were decent.
Overall I like our weekend-let's see how it translates. Curious how others saw it? (Note...still bums me out we haven't won there since 2014)..

Wow 2 penalties all night! Kudos to Brendan Fitz for a 3 point night..and Ryan Mac getting his first of the season. At least we out up some goals this weekend...

Onto UMass.
Ps Alex carr stayed out of the box...that's saying something 😆
 
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Darius said:
That’s the best part!

The two teams combined for a nice old school uniform viewing experience tonight.
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Hope they stay with these unis, or the ones in the new locker room mockup. Will be interesting to see what things look like next year when commercial marks are allowed (I believe I read this is coming; correct me if wrong).
 
FlagUp17 said:
Well… they made it interesting there at the end, but “close” is only good in horseshoes and hand grenades as they say…
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You forgot the "and drive in movies" part of that quote, Flag. Another casualty of our woke culture these days ...

FlagUp17 said:
Definitely a better weekend, but we need more 5-6 point weekends, instead of splits if we are going to make headway in HEA down the stretch. At least we are scoring more, and we had a good weekend on the PP. We just need to work on these defensive lapses leading to grade A chances. With BUs talent they aren’t gonna miss too many of those.
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Overall, I have to say I was not impressed with BU this weekend ... and obviously the Beanpot Final was not a good start to their week either. There's a huge talent gap between the two programs right now - and at least the last decade - it makes me wonder how good a coach Pandolfo actually is? This year's team seems to be drastically underachieving, and they still have a losing record, which is why my prediction of a UNH win this weekend wasn't the stretch some of you thought it was. Some of us were chatting off-board about the "How good is Pandolfo really?" question, and as an outsider who used to have affection for Coach Parker's teams back in the day (as Scarlet can verify), I think it's a fair question to ask - even if I might not be the most qualified person to answer ...

... which finally brings me to today's "what p!$$ed me off most about last night" point. I had other commitments that prevented me from watching the game live, but had heard some interesting feedback from friends who mentioned that the BU announcing team (Corbett and Lenihan, I believe?) were pumping up MS7's tires at the early stages of the broadcast. So when I came home and watched the game, start to finish, I was amazed to hear the duo - not once, but twice - remark only minutes apart that (1) BU had enjoyed a 19W-1L-2T run against UNH in recent years (i.e. the Souza Era) ... BUT (2) Mike Souza is a great coach, but he is catching undeserved heat with his program's fans, and those people don't know hockey if they think he's not a good coach.

I mean, think about that for a second ... BU had lost one (1) - now two (2) - games to UNH over the last decade ... UNH has been in or around the cellar of HEA over that same decade. Yet before the advent of MS7, there was this guy named Umile who beat BU a LOT more often than his successor, and had his teams usually in or around the Top Four of the same league for his quarter century-plus in charge, all against superior opposing coaches as well.

Where did this "expertise" come from? Sounds to me like the "good ol' boy network" is springing to life once again to try to keep Souza in a job, and beyond being annoying AND patronizing as he11, the BU announce team comes across as clueless. Are they trying to manufacture excuses for Pandolfo losing a game to the bottom-dwellers?? Lenihan cited his bona fides as being a UNH grad. Congrats, but your take is clueless. If this was targeted to a BU audience only ... listen, I get it, red meat for the true believers ... but they knew it was going out to a broader audience including UNH fans who watch this program WAY more often than Bernie and his bobo Mark do. Who the f*@k do they think they are, preaching to us how mistaken we are as UNH fans disapproving of the decade of losing that Souza has foisted upon us?!? How would he (and any BU fans) feel if it was a UNH announce team commenting on Pandolfo's abject lack of postseason success, a segment of the BU fanbase wanting him out, and then telling a split audience of BU/UNH fans they "don't know hockey"?!?!?

Maybe Bernie's lofty achievement of getting his own bobblehead night went to his head?? Regardless, their take on Souza/UNH was obnoxious, stick to BU, gents ...
 
Chuck Murray said:
You forgot the "and drive in movies" part of that quote, Flag. Another casualty of our woke culture these days ...


Overall, I have to say I was not impressed with BU this weekend ... and obviously the Beanpot Final was not a good start to their week either. There's a huge talent gap between the two programs right now - and at least the last decade - it makes me wonder how good a coach Pandolfo actually is? This year's team seems to be drastically underachieving, and they still have a losing record, which is why my prediction of a UNH win this weekend wasn't the stretch some of you thought it was. Some of us were chatting off-board about the "How good is Pandolfo really?" question, and as an outsider who used to have affection for Coach Parker's teams back in the day (as Scarlet can verify), I think it's a fair question to ask - even if I might not be the most qualified person to answer ...

... which finally brings me to today's "what p!$$ed me off most about last night" point. I had other commitments that prevented me from watching the game live, but had heard some interesting feedback from friends who mentioned that the BU announcing team (Corbett and Lenihan, I believe?) were pumping up MS7's tires at the early stages of the broadcast. So when I came home and watched the game, start to finish, I was amazed to hear the duo - not once, but twice - remark only minutes apart that (1) BU had enjoyed a 19W-1L-2T run against UNH in recent years (i.e. the Souza Era) ... BUT (2) Mike Souza is a great coach, but he is catching undeserved heat with his program's fans, and those people don't know hockey if they think he's not a good coach.

I mean, think about that for a second ... BU had lost one (1) - now two (2) - games to UNH over the last decade ... UNH has been in or around the cellar of HEA over that same decade. Yet before the advent of MS7, there was this guy named Umile who beat BU a LOT more often than his successor, and had his teams usually in or around the Top Four of the same league for his quarter century-plus in charge, all against superior opposing coaches as well.

Where did this "expertise" come from? Sounds to me like the "good ol' boy network" is springing to life once again to try to keep Souza in a job, and beyond being annoying AND patronizing as he11, the BU announce team comes across as clueless. Are they trying to manufacture excuses for Pandolfo losing a game to the bottom-dwellers?? Lenihan cited his bona fides as being a UNH grad. Congrats, but your take is clueless. If this was targeted to a BU audience only ... listen, I get it, red meat for the true believers ... but they knew it was going out to a broader audience including UNH fans who watch this program WAY more often than Bernie and his bobo Mark do. Who the f*@k do they think they are, preaching to us how mistaken we are as UNH fans disapproving of the decade of losing that Souza has foisted upon us?!? How would he (and any BU fans) feel if it was a UNH announce team commenting on Pandolfo's abject lack of postseason success, a segment of the BU fanbase wanting him out, and then telling a split audience of BU/UNH fans they "don't know hockey"?!?!?

Maybe Bernie's lofty achievement of getting his own bobblehead night went to his head?? Regardless, their take on Souza/UNH was obnoxious, stick to BU, gents ...
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Well good old boys (and yeah girls) keep alot of unwanted / undesirable stuff going...but I digress. But to your point..it really is insulting that some of us fans who care alot about this team are dismissed for wanting something better.
A great coach fosters growth and development...a great coach doesnt make excuses for lack of success. A great coach welcomes dialog and doesn't run from it.
For sure..UNH is up against the NIL $$ issue...facilities need work...yada yada but come on enough is enough!!!

Heard the team had a 'come to Jesus' talk amongst themselves before Fridays game..sans coach. Good for them. And despite last night's score made a game of it and we didnt quit. That's on them to keep it going.

Is Jay Pandolfo a better coach? His record says he is but geeze with all of those draft pics seems to me he would be better. His team is young tho and might lack leadership older players can provide. Sigh...wish we had some of those problems...BU fans can give insight on this...

They (team) deserve better. Period. Full stop. Stop making excuses for a coach who has had enough time to prove his worth beyond facilities. Others have done it with far less...

Ps...Congrats to Brown for beating Dartmouth last night..giving their long term coach a nice send off.
 
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Like the shoulder patch on the alternate jerseys. Yes, reminds me of the vintage football helmets but also the old baseball jerseys and hats if my memory can be trusted.

Didn't see Saturday's game but went to the game on Friday and thought UNH had active sticks on D and got in BU's passing lanes to force and deflect passes consistently all night. I hadn't noticed as much of that in other games this season.
 
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