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Originally posted by srsterrier View PostHadn’t heard that Shlaine is coming a year early - is that definite? Also, Tuch has some good size and skill and could make an immediate impact.
Shlaine signed his NLI 3 months later than the NTDP recruits. Guessing coaches wanted to bring him in early or he wanted to come in next year. Tuch and Peterson will be great additions and make an immediate impact. Tuch is shorter than his brother but plays more of a power forward game. Peterson has a huge ceiling. 6'4 and can fly. He didn't play to his potential at the NTDP, but he has the skills to be a threat. These two will definitely be playing good minutes
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Re: Boston University 2019-2020
Originally posted by defkit View PostMy concern is that unless O'Brien looks like the furst rounder PC was hoping fro two years ago, we have no really high-end forward that can be the go to. We had two of those guys this past season in Harper and Zegras. I think we have a good group of next level guys (above average talent) in Mastrosimone, Phillips, Tuch, Skoog and hopefully O'Brien. Then I would group Amonte, Wise, Cockerill and Peterson. Quercia, Armstrong and Stevens have some good upside. DeBoer is a 4th liner at best based on what I have seen. I won't try to project the other freshmen, but I think they have some potential.
I'm hoping as much as anyone that Cockerill and Wise can have breakout seasons (point-wise). But until it happens, I'm not counting on it.
It’s safe to say balanced scoring by committee will be the M.O. next season. Much better face-off results—leading to increased puck possession at both ends—has to be one of the top goals for the coaching staff.
I wouldn’t assume Shlaine is coming in next season, even after signing his NLI. Right now there are 16 forwards (not counting Copeland) and good, experienced depth at center, which is Shlaine’s position. Unless there’s something unforeseen, I’d expect him to play a season of juniors and come aboard in 2021.
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Originally posted by Rogie21 View PostGood assessment on the returning forwards. Would like to see Quercia take a junior year step up as Curry did a year ago. Expectations for O’Brien have to be tempered despite his very strong BCHL season. He talks about the past season and looking ahead in this PentictonVees.ca interview. Tuch and Peterson will have the advantage of having played 18 games against college teams, but that doesn’t always assure a quick and effective transition to D1 hockey.
It’s safe to say balanced scoring by committee will be the M.O. next season. Much better face-off results—leading to increased puck possession at both ends—has to be one of the top goals for the coaching staff.
I wouldn’t assume Shlaine is coming in next season, even after signing his NLI. Right now there are 16 forwards (not counting Copeland) and good, experienced depth at center, which is Shlaine’s position. Unless there’s something unforeseen, I’d expect him to play a season of juniors and come aboard in 2021.
I made a list of the current and past 2 recruit classes point totals before coming to BU (including Shlaine). There doesnt seem to be a Zegras of Farabee coming in (which is good imo), so it looks like we'll have everyone 2-4 years. Tuch and Petersons point totals are lower than expected, but as Rogie said, they did play 18 college games. All players coming in look to have produced well in their leagues USHL and BCHL, which are arguably the best two leagues to play before NCAA.
2020-2021
Luke Tuch NTDP 47 GP 15-15-30pts .63pt/g
Dylan Peterson NTDP 45 GP 8-17-25pts .55pt/g
Jay O’Brien BCHL 44 GP 25-41-66pts 1.5pt/g
Nicholas Zabaneh USHL 48 GP 13-21-34pts .70pt/g
Artem Shlaine PREP 46 GP 26-52-78pts 1.7 pt/g and 6 GP in USHL 2-1-3pts .5pt/g
2019-2020
Trevor Zegras NTDP 60GP 26-61-87pts 1.45pt/g
Robert Mastrosimone USHL 54GP 31-29-60pts 1.1pt/g
Ethan Phillips USHL 50Gp 16-27-43pts .86pt/g
Jamie Armstrong NCDC 28GP 8-3-21pts .75pt/g and 13USHL games for 1 goal total
Markus Boguslavsky AJHL 57 GP 16-16-32pts .56pt/g
Sam Stevens USHL 62 GP 10-25-25pts .40PT/G
Wilmer Skoog NAHL 18-19 57 GP 18-29-47pts .82 pt/g
19-20 24 GP 15-18-33pts 1.375pt/g
2018-2019
Joel Farrabee NTDP 62 GP 33-46-76pts 1.18pt/g
Jake Wise NTDP 38 GP 11-32-43pts 1.13pt/g
Jack Deboer NTDP 61 GP 7-15-22pts .36 pt/g
Mark Cheremeta NCDC 50 GP 18-41-59pts 1.18pt/g
Matt Quercia USHL 59 GP 5-13-18pts .30pt/gLast edited by cridge; 03-31-2020, 11:25 AM.
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Originally posted by Rogie21 View PostGood assessment on the returning forwards. Would like to see Quercia take a junior year step up as Curry did a year ago. Expectations for O’Brien have to be tempered despite his very strong BCHL season. He talks about the past season and looking ahead in this PentictonVees.ca interview. Tuch and Peterson will have the advantage of having played 18 games against college teams, but that doesn’t always assure a quick and effective transition to D1 hockey.
It’s safe to say balanced scoring by committee will be the M.O. next season. Much better face-off results—leading to increased puck possession at both ends—has to be one of the top goals for the coaching staff.
I wouldn’t assume Shlaine is coming in next season, even after signing his NLI. Right now there are 16 forwards (not counting Copeland) and good, experienced depth at center, which is Shlaine’s position. Unless there’s something unforeseen, I’d expect him to play a season of juniors and come aboard in 2021.
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Originally posted by Lemonade View PostI think this is a big year for Albie to adjust to the roster and their skill set. This doesn't seem to be a high scoring team on paper. A more conservative, puck possession, sound defense structure would be my thinking to get better results.
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Originally posted by Lemonade View PostI think this is a big year for Albie to adjust to the roster and their skill set. This doesn't seem to be a high scoring team on paper. A more conservative, puck possession, sound defense structure would be my thinking to get better results.Legally drunk???? If its "legal", what's the ------- problem?!? - George Carlin
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Originally posted by Rover View PostDid you see our defense play this year? The only puck possession they can do is giving the puck to the other team for gold plated scoring chances. If that's our plan for next year we are screwed, although if it gets Albie out the door quicker maybe its worth it.
A wide open run and gun offense isn't what this roster jumps out to me. To be successful I would think they need balanced scoring from all lines, play SOUND defensive first hockey with structure and rely on winning close games. They arent going to be able to go toe to toe with high scoring teams day in and day out. They need to play more like PC than BC. BC strength is up front next season when it was in the back end last season. Dont forget they lost 4 senior defenseman and only return 2 freshman d. That means they are going to be very raw in their back end so they are more apt to run and gun and try to outscore opponents and hope Knight keeps them in it. Part of coaching is realizing what you have and putting them in the best positon to succeed.Last edited by Lemonade; 03-31-2020, 03:47 PM.
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Re: Boston University 2019-2020
Originally posted by cridge View PostI think O'brien will do alright here. I would prefer him than other recent grad transfer skaters we've had. Brink and Willman were both invisible on the ice. The only grad transfer skater in recent memory to my knowledge that was good was Drew Melanson. We'll see how O'brien does, but I think he will be a good addition if he plays like how he did this season.
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