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Well that dampened my enthusiasm quite a bit. This is an awfully young team, with the Upper Class lacking the type of proven leaders who you can count on for a decent number of points. (At least a few more of the under-class have had more post-HS experience than in recent years.) I realize there is potential there, but players realizing their potential hasn't been a regular occurrence the last few years.
This is what I have been thinking since the Guentzel announcement. Suddenly there is a new optimism around the team instead of the pessimism that has surrounded Lucia for the past few seasons. I think there is too much optimism for what we, as fans, should actually expect to see this season. Even if Guentzel does come in and turn this team around, it isn't going to be for a couple seasons. People are talking like having Guentzel back on the staff is like a guaranteed trip to the Frozen Four.
I'd rather have a guy that has a chance at getting better rather than a guy who stayed the same or got worse throughout his career.
This is what I have been thinking since the Guentzel announcement. Suddenly there is a new optimism around the team instead of the pessimism that has surrounded Lucia for the past few seasons. I think there is too much optimism for what we, as fans, should actually expect to see this season. Even if Guentzel does come in and turn this team around, it isn't going to be for a couple seasons. People are talking like having Guentzel back on the staff is like a guaranteed trip to the Frozen Four.
I'll believe it when I see it. Jordon Leopold was a very good frosh, but I don't think he was as good as Ness would probably have been this year. I don't think Marshall will be the next Leopold. It is rare that a rookie D can be a major factor. Ness had more poise than most gave her credit for. He did improve every year. Last year was his best. He wasn't always consistent, but had some very good games last year, and I would have expected even more. I don't think he was near the expectation people placed on him, and for that, judged on a different scale. His size limited his ability to move bodies. But he was usually pretty good with positioning and smart with the puck. Underclassmen D will make more mistakes than Upperclassman most of the time. And experience is a bigger factor on D than anywhere else. And he had the potential to be a good PP QB. I will miss having him.
Are you saying Leopold was a rookie D who was a major factor?
