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BU Hockey '25-'26: Can we keep up the run to Vegas?
- Thread starter Terrier86
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6 months is a long time…the issues were apparent early in the season and frankly should have been anticipated given the roster. I don’t know what an athletic director’s job description says but I would hope part of it includes understanding the dynamics of each team and ensuring the coaching staff and players are supported to address various challenges such as a young roster, a new coach, significant roster turnover, a losing streak, maybe an injury to a key player etc.
I also would expect a BU coach of any sport to reach out to somebody like Jack Parker who might have had similar, but not identical, challenges in his tenure.
Can’t believe this guy was NCHC Rookie of the Year last year. I think everyone was expecting one fo the top players in college hockey. Anything but…
Section 6 Row S
Always a Terrier
They should have one of the top classes coming in, led by Caleb Malhotra. One guy to keep an eye on is Luke Schairer, arguably the top defenseman on the USNDTP. Good puck-moving skills and strong defensively. He should help.
I did not! I like this. Chance for the team to bond starting the year on a long trip.
Dave in DC
Member
I've been as disappointed and critical as anyone, but let's have some perspective. Even Jack Parker had (actual) losing seasons. I'll take 3 FF tickets in the first 4 tries anytime. Let's see what next year brings.
Very well said. We need talented older players out of the portal.
Totally agree…what I was trying to convey was this team had the same problem for 36 games (I was at the LIU game and was shocked how they got outworked…any other team beats BU that day). Losing seasons happen but they shouldn’t when HE is not great, the roster is loaded, the G is very good and the team has been successful for years. This wasn’t a team working its way out of a prolonged malaise…as young as the team was they also had a lot of guys who had won a Beanpot and gone to a FF last year.
So, to me, it’s not that they lost, it’s why they lost. I’ve stood in Alfond back in the day and said “Maine is just better than us”. I’ve watched excellent BU teams play great games and lose to a better goalie. I’ve seen weak BU teams do everything right but just not have enough to beat a better team.
But 36 games of the exact same issues is frustrating…it may be that we hear of constructive efforts to change the behavior of the team but it felt like we were seeing the same players make the same mistakes, the same Friday night sleepwalk and the same late game loss of focus consistently. Then we heard the same post-game assessment.
They can lose, they can go 0-36 and I still could feel better about the level of effort, commitment and accountability. (Well, not 0-36
Dave in DC
Member
That would have been 0-35 anyway.Totally agree…what I was trying to convey was this team had the same problem for 36 games (I was at the LIU game and was shocked how they got outworked…any other team beats BU that day). Losing seasons happen but they shouldn’t when HE is not great, the roster is loaded, the G is very good and the team has been successful for years. This wasn’t a team working its way out of a prolonged malaise…as young as the team was they also had a lot of guys who had won a Beanpot and gone to a FF last year.
So, to me, it’s not that they lost, it’s why they lost. I’ve stood in Alfond back in the day and said “Maine is just better than us”. I’ve watched excellent BU teams play great games and lose to a better goalie. I’ve seen weak BU teams do everything right but just not have enough to beat a better team.
But 36 games of the exact same issues is frustrating…it may be that we hear of constructive efforts to change the behavior of the team but it felt like we were seeing the same players make the same mistakes, the same Friday night sleepwalk and the same late game loss of focus consistently. Then we heard the same post-game assessment.
They can lose, they can go 0-36 and I still could feel better about the level of effort, commitment and accountability. (Well, not 0-36
But seriously, I hear you. There was too little growth this year, and the effort was inconsistent at best. I want to see relentless. But once they dug that hole so deep, it was probably too much to believe they were going to climb all the way out. I'm inclined to take this datapoint and throw it out given the results from 2023-2025. More of the same would change my mind.been surprised that people thought this roster was “loaded”. Not sure why people continually called this team skilled and talented. I think it’s more of an ability issue more than effort.Totally agree…what I was trying to convey was this team had the same problem for 36 games (I was at the LIU game and was shocked how they got outworked…any other team beats BU that day). Losing seasons happen but they shouldn’t when HE is not great, the roster is loaded, the G is very good and the team has been successful for years. This wasn’t a team working its way out of a prolonged malaise…as young as the team was they also had a lot of guys who had won a Beanpot and gone to a FF last year.
So, to me, it’s not that they lost, it’s why they lost. I’ve stood in Alfond back in the day and said “Maine is just better than us”. I’ve watched excellent BU teams play great games and lose to a better goalie. I’ve seen weak BU teams do everything right but just not have enough to beat a better team.
But 36 games of the exact same issues is frustrating…it may be that we hear of constructive efforts to change the behavior of the team but it felt like we were seeing the same players make the same mistakes, the same Friday night sleepwalk and the same late game loss of focus consistently. Then we heard the same post-game assessment.
They can lose, they can go 0-36 and I still could feel better about the level of effort, commitment and accountability. (Well, not 0-36
The forwards fumbled the puck all season (especially on the PP) that’s not an effort issue
I'll wait to provide my full assessment on this season when someone starts the off-season thread. I do like that Jay took accountability and verbalized that he had a bad year. That he needs to do a better job as the leader of this team. Good for him. We could use some of that in our government.