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2011-12 Vermont Season Thread (Vezina & Conn Smyth trophy edition)

Re: 2011-12 Vermont Season Thread (Vezina & Conn Smyth trophy edition)

Martin St. Louis Fan said:
I watched it on the computer, and yeah it was ugly. Flashes of quality, mixed with lots of really bad play. It was very embarrassing listening to the NU announcers calling our team "clueless" Talent is definitely there, just not jelling as a team.
I would not want to have Kevin's job.
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Have to agree. I watched the BU game and the 1st period last night on the video feed. They have flashes of excellent play and then long periods of running around out of position chasing the other team around our zone usually followed by a pass to the other team in front of the net. I think the young defense is showing through. Not sure why Vizzano did not get the start last night? At this point why not put them on a rotation?
 
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GreenCat said:
Have to agree. I watched the BU game and the 1st period last night on the video feed. They have flashes of excellent play and then long periods of running around out of position chasing the other team around our zone usually followed by a pass to the other team in front of the net. I think the young defense is showing through. Not sure why Vizzano did not get the start last night? At this point why not put them on a rotation?
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I bet Kevin regrets not playing Vizzano at least a little last season. Word is he did not adjust well, but I bet he would be better this season with some games under his belt.
 
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WildShawn said:
What did that get them? Your program is slightly more significant than alabama-huntsville, and even they've made the NCAAs this millenium, maybe even twice
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So true, these trolls think UML is so much more significant than they really are. That is why they are here.
 
Re: 2011-12 Vermont Season Thread (Vezina & Conn Smyth trophy edition)

Hey friendly Vermont folk,

I am thinking of driving up i89 on Sunday to see Dartmouth at the Gutt. I'm wondering what the availability of the tickets would be for that game. It's Sunday afternoon, kind of an odd time. Do you guys think I can get one if I just walk up, or should I get them in advance? The problem with the latter option is that I am not sure if I'll be able to go... and probably won't know until Wednesday.
 
Re: 2011-12 Vermont Season Thread (Vezina & Conn Smyth trophy edition)

I think there is a real problem here with the Cats that needs to be addressed soon. I have been a fan for over thirty years and cant recall having a group of forwards so mediocre and a team that plays with no heart. Our guys that are returning forwards just are not getting it done. Not sure what the solution there is other than better recruiting. The defense having problems I can somewhat buy as it is a tough adjustment for freshman defense in this league. Paliotta who is the youngest of the three freshman is starting to fall off a cliff..probably confidence but his last four games he has really struggled. Starting him on PP over Bruneteau at the beginning of the year had to be politics because he played no PP in Ann Arbor. Its this kinda crap that leads to a start like this. I can accept that he is a freshman but cant accept that he plays no matter what because he played at Ann Arbor. What is even more concerning is how bad the veteran defenseman have played. MacKenzie is playing like he is the only player on the ice...reckless and irresponsible at least one costly turnover every game! If you play like that as a D, you better be putting up alot of points...hes not. I would sit him out a game or two at this point to get the message across. 3 points -7 and no points on PP???? not what a senior d should be at this point and certainly not from the "captain" of the last place power play in hockey east. There are many other specific issues that are very concerning too but I think it comes down to this:

No other coaches would have let this kind of thing go this far without addressing it. If Sneddon is gonna stay then Gasparini or Micheletto need to go. A change must occur! As and example..a program like ours needs more seasoning running the D than Gasparini when Micheletto is gone!! If Gasparini is main recruiter...get a new one. The latest recruit D we get is 5'10" 170lbs????? What? We need a banger...big banger..punishing banger.

I have my fingers crossed every day that Girgensons will show up here next fall but with every loss and mediocre effort, I get more and more concerned. We need the coaches to come through with a big time offensive recruit...if not its gonna be a long year next year too.
 
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I think they will be fine next year although Girgensons showing up will certainly help. They are playing about 12 freshmen and sophomores per night right now. They are losing a grand total of nothing to graduation. A shaky goaltender (although not all his fault he is not helping), Mackenzie who is going backwards fast, and Leanard who coughed up goal #3 to NU on Saturday on a HORRIBLE defensive blue line turnover. It was pathetic.

I think losing Willie Mitchell was the turning point. It's been downhill since then.

Stalburg is playing well, but he needs someone to play with! Losing McCarthy took them from two strong lines to one. I like what I see in Markinson.

But #1 concern. Why did Brickley not see even one shift in 3rd period on Saturday? That makes NO sense unless he is hurt.

They can still turn it around, they have enough talent to compete, they just need get on a roll (I give up on the reverse psychology. In reality I called this season after I saw that exhibition game. As goes the exhibition goes the season generally)
 
Re: 2011-12 Vermont Season Thread (Vezina & Conn Smyth trophy edition)

One game at time!!! How was the play? I didn't see any of the game. Glad to see Reynolds getting some goals. He looks really good from what I have seen.

Where is JCarter? Did he get a job or something?.....:D
 
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Gainzo said:
a couple of seasons ago?
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Wasnt that the same year Vermont went to the Final four and Lowells season ended a week later? Nice jab Gonzo way to bring up the good times!

I will say it again since joining HE Vermont has never has a season(round of HE playoffs or NCAA) end before UML, until that changes you guys got nothing to toot about. But keep
trying we need the comic relief.
 
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GreenCat said:
One game at time!!! How was the play? I didn't see any of the game. Glad to see Reynolds getting some goals. He looks really good from what I have seen.

Where is JCarter? Did he get a job or something?.....:D
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Madore stold the game in the third. Team was lucky to be up 1-0 at the end of 1 when they made several bad turnovers but were better the last 2 periods except on
the Umass goal. Reynolds was awesome and could had 4 goals. Brickley had one close chance but otherwise seemed off for some reason, he might be sick as he didnt have
his usual jump. Vermont has goal waved off I quess for a crease violation but no reason was announced.
 
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Overall, I thought they looked good, although they did have some defensive lapses that turned out not to cost them. Madore played more like the old Madore rather than this year's version, which might have been the difference in the game. I thought Reynolds was the best player on the ice for UVM. He appears to be the real deal as a scorer. As someone else mentioned, he could easily have had 4-5 goals. He seems like one of those players who has a nose for the puck.
 
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Don't get over excited about Reynolds, those were seeing eye soft shots, he needs to rip em if he's going to score regularly. Stalberg is our best forward hands down. Brickley was off, very concerning after he sat entire 3rd period at NU. Hurt?

I still like Markinson and I think B Bruneteau has some potential

Good thing UMASS sat Perrera or it might have tilted the other way, we barely survived Syner, if he had Perrera with him it would have been trouble.

But hopefully the Cats can build on this!
 
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I like the younger forwards, there just is no leadership on this team from the upperclassman. Having McCarthy out hurts big, Stalberg is doing what he can with little help, but right now this is a freshman/sophmore offense. Defensively, they are very below average, and I think that is why Mackenzie is playing with reckless abandon, as a captain perhaps feeling like he needs to do too much. One big problem I can see is goaltending. Madore is either off or on. When he is playing well the team in front of him plays quite a bit better, when he isn't we see all kinds of havoc.

I think the real issue so far has been lack of effort, or misguided effort anyways. This team rarely out hustles and out works the other team. I was a little surprised at Sneddons "We need to be cheerleaders" type attitude. I was thinking it was going to be two a days, but for now I will still give Sneddon the benefit of the doubt as he is the guy in the locker room. Maybe it is a confidence issue, if so the win at UMass and upcoming ECAC games ought to give them a boost there.

If Sneddon can pick up a top goalie recruit this team should be fine next year as I still think the offense is good just too young right now.
 
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snwbrdr said:
Don't get over excited about Reynolds, those were seeing eye soft shots, he needs to rip em if he's going to score regularly. Stalberg is our best forward hands down. Brickley was off, very concerning after he sat entire 3rd period at NU. Hurt?

I still like Markinson and I think B Bruneteau has some potential

Good thing UMASS sat Perrera or it might have tilted the other way, we barely survived Syner, if he had Perrera with him it would have been trouble.

But hopefully the Cats can build on this!
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Absolutely on point. We won but UMASS was awful. I won't concede the Perreria sitting affected them in that one of our top forwards is out too. Would Reynolds have scored if they played their #1 goalie, Boyle? Something is up with #23, but he looks totally disinterested. Hope its injury over apathy.

Any news on Marshall?
 
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Yeah, McCarthy is definitely a top 3 forward but he will not be back this year so it's not like Sneddon sat him for disciplinary reasons.....

The defense has been the biggest issue and if they get that resolved they will be fine, although the chances of making the HE playoffs is not looking great unless they get on a tear and I don't think they are experienced and talented enough to actually get on a big tear and take down good teams - although they did manage that against Minnesotta - but McCarthy was a huge part of that offensive success.

This weekend won't help or hurt in the HE standings but it will certainly be telling as to where they are headed. I suspect a split but my slight optimism has been generally greeted with disappointment....
 
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catmandoo said:
No other coaches would have let this kind of thing go this far without addressing it. If Sneddon is gonna stay then Gasparini or Micheletto need to go. A change must occur! As and example..a program like ours needs more seasoning running the D than Gasparini when Micheletto is gone!! If Gasparini is main recruiter...get a new one.
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In College Hockey, the MAIN recruiter is the 1st assistant = Micheletto. He's from Chicago and basically tries to recruit out of the USHL when everyone and their uncle knows the bluechippers from that league go to the CCHA/WCHA. So, guess what, we get the fourth rate talent? BU/BC win the Massachusetts sweepstakes. So what to do? GO EVERYWHERE!! Sneddon knows this. He coached at Union and got the UVM job on the basis of his ability to overachieve with limited talent. Now, he's gone to a Hockey East school with an unbelievable environment (i.e. Burlington VT - UVM) to create a D-I powerhouse and it ain't happening. Because there's no talent son.

Anyone notice that Ted Donato just picked up another Quebec recruit out of midget hockey in Quebec (we're talking 15 yrs old people; check the Heisenberg site). So UVM loses 3 Biega brothers and Louis Leblanc to HAHVAHD. HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? Oops, Yann Cisse and Alex Chiasson at Boston University?!? Because apparently we don't recruit in our "home state" any more. Who knows, maybe the UVM coaching staff could identify a St. Louis/Perrin/McKell/Ducharme/Perrault/Boyce/Draper/Patterson/Tremblay/Mitchell if they bothered to recruit in the only place where they should ALWAYS WIN? It might mean learning how to speak French. It might mean hanging out in remote corners of the province that are straight out of Deliverance (or as we might understand it to be Newport Vt or perhaps Jeffersonville? :). My point being, the coaches are not working hard enough. WHO do you think you are? Certainly not someone who is permanently employable because your recruiting effort have yielded NOTTA.....Beat the bushes...WORK HARDER....Figure out where your bread and butter is you Ivy League (Sneddon, Micheletto) idiots -- common sense??
 
Re: 2011-12 Vermont Season Thread (Vezina & Conn Smyth trophy edition)

Cats dominated Colgate in first period, best period of the year that I have seen. Should have had 3 or 4 goals easily. Snakebitten and Evins played great.

2nd period Cats dominated again but to a lesser extent - yet gave up two goals. Bad bounces all over the place killed them.

3rd period Cats did not have the same energy.

colgate had about 5 scoring opportunities and burried 3 of them - the second and third goals were just nasty NHL level shots the 4th goal was poor goaltending from what I could see)

If the Cats shot half that well they would have had 12 goals - instead they shoot like I do in mens league
 
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I think the last goal might have gone off a Vermont D but at that point the game was over. How many times in the game last night was there a
turnover or bouncing puck in Colgates zone that found a Vermont stick? It seems like every time we got a turnover that could have givin a prime
scoring chance the puck would go right to a Colgate player. That 2nd goal took the life out of the team who up to that point had outplayed Colgate
but like most nights this year they cant finish what chances they get thus letting the other team stay one play away from taking control of the game.

Brickley looked much better and his line was as good as any this year at creating scoring chances, the Reynolds line as well spent alot of time in the
off zone in the first 2 periods.

The Colgate goalie was very good and those 27 saves in the first 2 periods were not a bunch of long easy shots.
 
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