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  1. K

    Norwich Hockey - Time to Regroup

    It’s not the President. The trustees have made it clear that saving money/increasing revenue is the priority. He reports to them. Until that tone changes, I think there’s a pretty low ceiling. As far as football goes, I think they face significant challenges in the NEWMAC. They never should...
  2. K

    Norwich Hockey - Time to Regroup

    Agree on all counts. It’s clear this team wants to play more aggressively but it’s gotta be worth the risk. Consistently putting yourself a man down is a dangerous game.
  3. K

    Norwich Hockey - Time to Regroup

    More or less agree, I guess. I’ll still be alarmed with a 3rd in the LEC
  4. K

    Norwich Hockey - Time to Regroup

    The lens I'm looking through is, simply by virtue of a much weaker league, the record will be better and - hopefully - the conference tourney results will be better. I think we'll really see what the trajectory looks like once Dawes/Mattson have time to recruit a full class of "Dawes guys"...
  5. K

    Norwich Hockey - Time to Regroup

    Always good to get a win, but they have to stop taking so many penalties.
  6. K

    Norwich Hockey - Time to Regroup

    Definitely faster than the last few years. Fancy is “exciting” because he plays a more physical style than we’re used to; unfortunately he finds himself in the box a bit. Outside of the returners, I’ve enjoyed Stahlbaum and D’Ancona quite a bit thus far.
  7. K

    Norwich Hockey - Time to Regroup

    I was excited to see Walcarius. I heard he had recovered, and I've always thought he was a very good goaltender. McShane's teams usually had a solid one-two punch in net, so perhaps we can get back to that.
  8. K

    Norwich Hockey - Time to Regroup

    Expecting a good weekend. I don't want to rain on the parade of positivity around the program right now, but a third place finish in the LEC - in my eyes - would be a massive letdown. I mean, we're coming off three straight second place finishes (to the eventual natl. champ) in the MUCH tougher...
  9. K

    Norwich Hockey - Time to Regroup

    You're misunderstanding me, and I can't tell if it is intentional or not. When I say Norwich has to compete with the national powers, I mean that NU recruits the best players they can because NU is a historically premier program. The kids Norwich wants are also wanted by Hobart, Endicott...
  10. K

    Norwich Hockey - Time to Regroup

    I was a little nervous early. Cadets seemed timid and on their heels. It seemed to me that hitting the pipe midway through the first was like some epiphany that they could score goals and suddenly all the confidence was there and they were rolling. Nice to see fairly even distribution between...
  11. K

    Norwich Hockey - Time to Regroup

    I didn’t contradict myself at all. To the first point, I’ll use Hobart as an example. Same rink and coach they’ve had forever. What changed? Financial aid. I’m not suggesting any cheating but I am telling you they’ve been very aggressive with aid and it’s improved recruiting. A lot. Endicott...
  12. K

    Norwich Hockey - Time to Regroup

    Agreed, I fully expect consistent improvement over the course of the year.
  13. K

    Norwich Hockey - Time to Regroup

    There is a few ways to look at this... 1. If Ellsworth's recruiting was as bad as this board believes, Dawes is not working with "his guys" yet. I would argue it isn't a "rebuild" but, nonetheless, the improvement - if it comes - isn't going to happen overnight. 2. The new reality that this...
  14. K

    Norwich Hockey - Time to Regroup

    Gotcha. Here is the report I got: "We appeared a little intimidated and on our heels to start. Took some penalties that were kind of lazy/not moving our feet. By the third period we looked a lot more evenly matched, though they still outplayed us. I think today showed who will probably not be...
  15. K

    Norwich Hockey - Time to Regroup

    Did anyone go? I couldn't make it, but I got a recap from someone who was in attendance. Curious to see if it tracks with what anyone else thought.
  16. K

    Norwich Hockey - Time to Regroup

    They did it more than once under McShane and it went ok. I don't know. Your point has some validity, but I guess we just hope for the best!
  17. K

    Norwich Hockey - Time to Regroup

    Got to go back and watch. Definitely going to be more like the McShane days of trying to out-score people (which it appears they have the talent to do). Aggressive on the attack, which is probably going to lead to some odd-man rushes the other way. Mike once told me he didn't worry too much...
  18. K

    Norwich Hockey - Time to Regroup

    Unfortunately was only able to follow the live stats due to a family commitment; thank God for smartphones. Obviously very encouraging to see 8 goals given the offensive struggles of the past few years. I'm cautiously optimistic, but I think we will learn a lot more on Nov. 1 against Curry than...
  19. K

    Norwich Hockey - Time to Regroup

    Correct. When an institution makes the decision to give less financial aid - across the board - it also affects how much aid student-athletes receive. Norwich, institutionally, is built on blue collar kids who get the NU degree and go on to be very successful. Pricing out your most valuable...
  20. K

    Norwich Hockey - Time to Regroup

    I wasn’t implying that you didn't, so save the snark please. I was just stating that his hands are tied to an extent. As long as the board values revenue increases over the benefits of successful athletics, there is a very firm ceiling, IMO. One person has the ability to hamstring athletics, and...
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