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    UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

    Philbrick is a NH native I would be surprised to see him leave. My big worry (and I imagine the same for most) is Lavins. The guy gives 100% every game no matter the score, and to the detriment of his own health. If I were MS7 and coming back next year, slap the C on him immediately after the...
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    UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

    My guess is if UNH moves on from MS7 you will see an uptick in STH next year, even if there’s a mass exodus in the portal and we go 5-30 or whatever Barr/Carvel did in their first year at the helm. People will give a new coach a leash of at least 2-3 years to figure things out before bashing...
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    UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

    I also agree with this sentiment, and think there is less good will backing MS7 now compared to 2023-2024 timeframe. I would point to the pervasive pessimism on this board, comments on social media, and also certain chants that have been spoken at the Whitt this year. I don’t recall it being AS...
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    UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

    I think we can all agree we haven’t been happy with the results on the ice the last 7-8+ years, and we all have the right to vent our frustrations about what we think is the root cause of the problem, how to fix it, etc. We can agree to disagree on many of these points. With that being said, I...
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    UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

    I stand corrected - off to Walter Brown against Northeastern. Again should be a winnable game, but the goose egg this weekend Doesnt provide much confidence… I hope to be wrong.
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    UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

    Welp… not the best way to send out the seniors. That BS non call on Ring notwithstanding… we finish EXACTLY where we were last year: 1 point ahead of UVM for the HE basement. Remind me, what’s the definition of insanity again? Off to Lawlor on Wednesday night. While it should be a winnable...
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    UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

    Listen… I don’t want to get int state politics here. Like HR, I’m here for the hockey. With that being said, comparing NH to Haiti without the Caribbean is a bit much hyperbole, don’t you think? We are all here because we love UNH hockey, which is a big part of what makes New Hampshire special...
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    UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

    I sure hope not! But I wouldn’t be surprised if Bazin is given a bit of a leash, maybe with another 2-3 year contract - again given his past success. Looking underneath the hood a bit more, yes Bazin hasn’t been his old self the last couple of years, BUT the last place finish in 23-24 was...
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    UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

    My big question is, do we actually think they will start next week? I imagine the plans have been in place for some time (I haven’t been to the Whitt in a bit unfortunately, so I don’t know how long this display has been there). Especially with regard to your other comment about more imminent...
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    UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

    I remember Norbert said that - I was moreso curious why the school hasn’t made a public announcement about this? Or at least I haven’t seen anything on it. I would feel this would be something worth mentioning in the news, on social media, etc. But it’s been crickets it seems. Did they send...
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    UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

    These next two games (UMA and whoever in the first round) will be very telling. If UNH fails to score or gets 1 goal tomorrow, and lays an egg in the playoffs, there HAS to be a serious discussion about Souza’s last year. UNH sits at 60th in scoring in division 1, and dead last (by 5 goals) in...
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    UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

    I can agree with this. I think we talked about this a few pages back related to this point (shame on me for not following my own definition haha!) We are along the lines of abysmal than mediocre. Mediocre is probably closer to what UML or Merrimack has been the last few years. The time...
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    UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

    You wonder how quick of a “hook” UML will have with Bazin. He seems to be following a bit of the Umile arc (someone else mentioned it here before, I think Chuck?) albeit his “golden age” was far shorter than Umile. A great coach for most of the 2010s and a few HE titles to boot. He has a lot to...
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    UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

    For years I always thought UNH more took advantage of the undersized guys, but who had blazing speed and were greater skaters. That’s part of how they were able to compete with the bigger/draft pick guys on other top teams. Don’t get me wrong, there have been some bigger guys who have come...
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    UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

    In my mind, one of the biggest “what ifs” near the end of the Umile era. I was sad to see him go when he did, and I never understood why he didn’t get more playing time… albeit I felt Umile was a bit overly loyal to some of his upperclassmen, coming at the cost of some younger guys getting some...
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    UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

    I missed that comment. That is abysmal to say the least. It seemed at times they weren’t even trying to generate offense (especially before UConns first goal). They were more interested in clearing the zone, switching lines, then rinse/repeat. What are you waiting for in that situation? A dumb...
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    UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

    This is getting ridiculous. You can have the best defense in the world but if you can’t do squat on offense you aren’t going to win many games. UNH has done a nice job these past few games forcing teams to play their game (clog up the shooting lanes, etc). And make it a low scoring game. You can...
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    UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

    Well, we got 6 points left on the table for Thursday and Saturday. The ‘Cats sit in 9th, 5 points behind Merrimack for 8th with one game in hand. We can all root for UML to beat Merrimack on senior night tomorrow, but I’m not sure UNH has two wins in them this weekend to overtake the Warriors...
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    UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

    I certainly agree. It is extremely far-fetched and it seems from your proximity to him that there is likely little to no interest in a reunion like this. I imagine though, that he can’t be happy with the current state of things, and how it impacts his legacy at the school and in the larger...
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    UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

    So… I had an (admittedly) crazy thought pop up in my head earlier today. We’ve been talking about the potential for this to be MS7s last year (partial buyout, resign, etc…) while I think he has likely done enough the last few weeks where the school gives him the last year as a make it/break it...
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