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UMaine '26-'27: The Bridge On the River Stillwater

tylerzx2002 said:
Knowing the upper echelon scoring talent aren't likely making their way to Orono, I think Barr would prefer a team closer to 24/25 in most cases. A team with a high positive goal differential (24/25's +49 was 15th highest in Maine's history) and just 75 goals allowed which was the second fewest in a full season behind 03/04.

That requires a high level of defensive buy-in to get there and this team isn't quite there yet. I like what I've seen defensively thus far, outside of a few D-Zone breakdowns.
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Barr said something key in his post game. It was that if the effort is there, and they beleive they can come back and beat anyone regardless of how the game is going- the team can go places. I'm paraphrasing but I did not hear that at ALL last year.

Was nice sitting with Nolan Renwick (and his dad) for the third period too Saturday. I sat with Dina many periods when she was there. I do miss her.
 
Unfortunately, I was driving cross country this weekend and couldn't watch more than a couple shifts. I was able to listen to Friday's game on the radio and it sounds like the boys were driving play. Kirsch was probably the most mentioned player of the night.

In other news, our radio crew ain't exactly painting a picture for the audience...
 
With Romaine out, I wonder who will step up to fill the void he has left. Siciliano seemed to be tidying up the back end pretty well as an extra vs QPAC. Would not be surprised to see him move up with Romaine down.

Is langlois out with an injury or just in Barrs doghouse?
 
Fishman'81 said:
Watched both Q games twice. (Did my homework before I popped-off, for once.)

I really didn't see any major issues with Maine's talent nor its discipline.

I'm not predicting a FF appearance, but an AL bid seems very possible. I think that Maine will be in every game it plays this season.
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I was highly impressed with the shutdown defense in the 3rd period. Quinnipiac is loaded with speed and skill. They had a difficult time moving the puck up the ice and if they did get into the zone, it was usually chipped out by umaine or maine would take the turnover and turn into a chance at the other end.
 
I hope Mike McMahon doesn't mind me sharing this from his substack if I pair it with a plug, college hockey insider is absolutely worth the price of a subscription.

Romaine was helped off the ice and, from what I was told, didn’t need to go to the hospital. Still, that’s a scary hit.

The ECAC will handle any supplemental discipline here. Even though it was a Maine home game, each conference disciplines its own players, and the ECAC doesn’t announce supplemental discipline. Personally, I’m not a fan of that policy. We can usually figure these things out on our own. Clips of hits like that get shared on social media, and checking the next game’s lineup tells us who’s suspended anyway. So why not just send simple releases? Even junior leagues announce suspensions.

So we won’t know Kostov’s status until Friday night, when the Bobcats visit Penn State. But, I have to believe that hit was worth at least one game.
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