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2011-2012 UNH Wildcats

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WildShawn said:
nor should they, you guys have had an impressive year, and are relevant for the first time since Roloson, and UNH has been downright bad at times.

That said, I still hope UNH plays UML in the quarterfinals since it'll be easy to get to those games, and I love watching games in your arena. Some revenge for 2001 would be a bonus too :) Good luck the rest of the way!
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good luck as well!
 
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4 HUGE points this weekend, not the best hockey they have played either, but take all the points they can get. Now all eyes turn to NU and hopefully 2 more big points next Friday, going to need to come out strong once again, but hopefully play 60 minutes. Still think they played better against Merrimack and BC then this weekend, if they play with that intesity should hopefully get the W. Do like look at the national stats and seeing DeSmith #8 in the country in save %
 
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Felger said:
MC beating UMass with two seconds to go didn't hurt either, would like as much cushion as possible going into the last couple weeks of the season
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it's also good that they have head to head games with NU and UMass left, and having 2 home games left with UVM should, in theory, help them too. Hopefully they can get enough points to stay in 6th place. Either way, they're playing a little better, and DeSmith has been more than solid, while gaining a lot of experience. Hopefully it bodes well for the future...
 
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WildShawn said:
it's also good that they have head to head games with NU and UMass left, and having 2 home games left with UVM should, in theory, help them too. Hopefully they can get enough points to stay in 6th place. Either way, they're playing a little better, and DeSmith has been more than solid, while gaining a lot of experience. Hopefully it bodes well for the future...
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Do like they have thier fate in thier own hands, makes for a little less scoreboard watching. Think DeSmith is getting better every game, more and more I see him the more and more I feel good about the next couple of years, to go with Downing, Trush, Willows and TVR this freshman class is looking pretty decent
 
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(Ohio State Head Coach) Osiecki said after the game that Ohio State’s second leading scorer, Danny Dries, was suspended for a violation of team rules following a meeting with the coaching staff and Ohio State administrators. Osiecki said the suspension is indefinite and did not know when or if Dries would return for the season.

Dries transferred to Ohio State after being booted from New Hampshire in 2009 two days before the NCAA Tournament. Dries missed both contests this weekend against MSU.
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Read more: http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2012/02...chigan-state-sweeps-ohio-state/#ixzz1ldi2zu8d
 
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If they could win out the regular season, including big pwr point opportuntities with Mac and Maine, could they perhaps receive a NCAA bid by getting into the championship HE tourney game?
 
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So, um, anything to discuss? Back up in 6th place, is that best case scenario for the Cats? Couple of big games this weekend, what are the thoughts?
 
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Snively65 said:
If they could win out the regular season, including big pwr point opportuntities with Mac and Maine, could they perhaps receive a NCAA bid by getting into the championship HE tourney game?
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I haven't done any math but my gut says to get to the NCAAs this year it is via winning the HE Championship. Could be wrong but i don't think even winning out would do it. Particularly when you look at the "favorable" schedule - the 5 against NU, UMass, VT, (8,9,10) aren't going to help. Now Maine and Merrimack will along with 1st and 2nd round HE (5 good games) but the whole is deep.
 
JB said:
I haven't done any math but my gut says to get to the NCAAs this year it is via winning the HE Championship. Could be wrong but i don't think even winning out would do it. Particularly when you look at the "favorable" schedule - the 5 against NU, UMass, VT, (8,9,10) aren't going to help. Now Maine and Merrimack will along with 1st and 2nd round HE (5 good games) but the whole is deep.
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Yep - auto qualify or bust at this point.
 
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JB said:
I haven't done any math but my gut says to get to the NCAAs this year it is via winning the HE Championship. Could be wrong but i don't think even winning out would do it. Particularly when you look at the "favorable" schedule - the 5 against NU, UMass, VT, (8,9,10) aren't going to help. Now Maine and Merrimack will along with 1st and 2nd round HE (5 good games) but the whole is deep.
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Well, the idealist in me says "Sure, we can make it again to the NCAAs -- by winning 2 out of 3 in the HE quarters on the road (home ice isn't in the cards this year), and then winning both games at the Garden. It could happen" The realist says "What are you talking about? Winning on the road? It's been hard enough to win at home. And if you think the Cats could win 2 at the Garden, you're drunker than I thought."

I'm going with the realist -- there will be no playoff swoon this year (Though I'd love to see us play the spoiler as UVM did against us last year -- in which case we're at the Garden and playing with the house's money.)
 
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As they say in Major League “Well then I guess there's only one thing left to do” : Win the whole f’ing thing.” Not counting on it thought but would be nice.
But on to this weekend looking forward to a good weekend of hockey, hopefully the team is up for it and realizes what is on the line Friday night. Do have to say I have been impressed with the students this year, would think with a down year that they would not be into as much but they have been pretty good, hopefully will be really loud Friday night and really give the home ice advantage.
 
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So, Northeastern at home tonight and at Merrimack tomorrow... what are the thoughts for the weekend? I think if UNH gets off to another quick start tonight, Northeastern, coming off of a thrashing in the snoozepot on Monday, might be fragile enough to mail it in, but if NU gets ahead early, it might be tough as they're good with a lead, and on the road... I'll predict a win at home and a 2-1, 3-2 loss at the Mack, though they've shown they're good enough to win down there against a solid team. Both games are on TV (WBIN tonight and NESN tomorrow) so it'll be nice to be able to catch them both....

Man, it's quiet around here...
 
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Wow, NOTHING here? I thought we played well, got some breaks off hard work, nice fun flowing game to watch, the 'cats gradually turned the game around. DeSmith should have had a star. I feel for Digi, but DeSmith made several saves that earlier in the year would have been 50/50 with Matt. The heck with the official score, I am crediting the 3rd goal to Thrush. An inch X 3 and this is a blowout and a hat trick for Henrion.
 
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Darius said:
Wow, NOTHING here? I thought we played well, got some breaks off hard work, nice fun flowing game to watch, the 'cats gradually turned the game around. DeSmith should have had a star. I feel for Digi, but DeSmith made several saves that earlier in the year would have been 50/50 with Matt. The heck with the official score, I am crediting the 3rd goal to Thrush. An inch X 3 and this is a blowout and a hat trick for Henrion.
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It was a good win, no doubt. It seems to me we have been good at blocking shots and passes in our defensive zone for much of the season, which has helped DeSmith out (and he has been good when he's needed to make the stops -- the save he made on Tuckerman, who received an excellent pass in the neutral zone, lit the afterburners and went in alone, was outstanding.)

Still, I wish we played a more physical game -- there are always plenty of opportunities to play the body legally, even on the larger sheet, and we rarely follow through. I've always thought we play better when we hit (and I'm not talking about stupidly blatant penalties) because we're moving the feet. I hope to see more of that style tonight in Merrimack on the smaller surface.

Hey, 3 wins in a row -- not bad.
 
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goblue said:
Still, I wish we played a more physical game -- there are always plenty of opportunities to play the body legally, even on the larger sheet, and we rarely follow through. I've always thought we play better when we hit (and I'm not talking about stupidly blatant penalties) because we're moving the feet. I hope to see more of that style tonight in Merrimack on the smaller surface.
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For sure. I can't count how many times, especially early I thought or yelled, "Hit him".
 
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