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#5 Maine vs #4Merrimack HEA quarterfinals

walrus said:
The talk was about MC the last few years not just this years team. MC has talent this year in years past they were nothing but goons and you know it.
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Of course they were. If you want to focus on the past, certainly others can focus on Maine's "pure as the driven snow" past in return.
 
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lol this a totally different team with a completely different attitude than the MC of the past. These players are talent driven who have a history of winning and want to continue to win, 7+ years ago that wasn't the case.

You can talk all you want about MC teams of past...but how on Earth is that relevant? No current players were from that era, coaching staff is completely different, the sports administration is completely different, the administration at the top of the college is completely different.
 
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Salvo1017 said:
lol this a totally different team with a completely different attitude than the MC of the past. These players are talent driven who have a history of winning and want to continue to win, 7+ years ago that wasn't the case.

You can talk all you want about MC teams of past...but how on Earth is that relevant? No current players were from that era, coaching staff is completely different, the sports administration is completely different, the administration at the top of the college is completely different.
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I agree this MC team has talent. I knew Maine was in for a battle and while I think Maine can beat MC it will be a battle to the end. If MC wins, so be it, I won't be shocked, I won't cry, I'll wish you luck at the garden and in the NCAAs, you deserve to be there. Still a game to play though:D
 
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walrus said:
I agree this MC team has talent. I knew Maine was in for a battle and while I think Maine can beat MC it will be a battle to the end. If MC wins, so be it, I won't be shocked, I won't cry, I'll wish you luck at the garden and in the NCAAs, you deserve to be there. Still a game to play though:D
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Absolutely, should be a good one!
 
Salvo1017 said:
But MC a team of goons? Sounds like excuses for blowing a 2-0 lead if you ask me. I hope we send all the Maine fans crying all the way back to Orono.
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I'm fairly certain that conversation has been happening since MC joined the league. It was happening after Maine won by a combined 11-1 a few weeks back, and it's a conversation had by most fans in the league.

Not sure how accusing a team of gooning is an 'excuse for a loss'
 
TripleE said:
I'm fairly certain that conversation has been happening since MC joined the league. It was happening after Maine won by a combined 11-1 a few weeks back, and it's a conversation had by most fans in the league.

Not sure how accusing a team of gooning is an 'excuse for a loss'
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I respectively maintain that there is no over-arching goon quality to this team...just tough physical play. This is not a team of thugs like it has been in the late 90s and early 2000s.

You and the rest of the league are entitled to your opinion, I like physical hockey, so I love watching teams like MC and BU play. BC's run and gun style has its excitement too, but I'd rather watch a team take the body any day of the week, but that's just me.
 
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Salvo1017 said:
I respectively maintain that there is no over-arching goon quality to this team...just tough physical play. This is not a team of thugs like it has been in the late 90s and early 2000s.

You and the rest of the league are entitled to your opinion, I like physical hockey, so I love watching teams like MC and BU play. BC's run and gun style has its excitement too, but I'd rather watch a team take the body any day of the week, but that's just me.
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That's fine, and I say this while also saying that Merrimack is a better hockey team than Maine and will win this series based on skill and not playing dirty hockey, and also admit that Maine is not the cleanest team in the league now or in the past:

Merrimack's reputation as a dirty team is hard earned over the past 20+ years, and it will take a lot more than one season to erase that reputation. This season isn't even helping much, thanks to Bigos. Most teams have had players that everyone else hated (Maine had Ryan, BC had P. Eaves and Orpik, BU had Freddy Meyer, etc.), some teams have been so anonymous that I can't remember a particular guy (Lowell, Providence, NU, UVM), but only Merrimack stands out as "guaranteed to devolve into a mess with 60+ penalty minutes" every single year.
 
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that was some serious stuff by Nyquist on the 3rd Maine goal, wow. then Maine just gave 'em two , the first was a softie and the second should never have happened but a great play by Sheen. wish i could watch this tonight, it has been as advertised
 
Re: #5 Maine vs #4Merrimack HEA quarterfinals

AMC said:
That's fine, and I say this while also saying that Merrimack is a better hockey team than Maine and will win this series based on skill and not playing dirty hockey, and also admit that Maine is not the cleanest team in the league now or in the past:

Merrimack's reputation as a dirty team is hard earned over the past 20+ years, and it will take a lot more than one season to erase that reputation. This season isn't even helping much, thanks to Bigos. Most teams have had players that everyone else hated (Maine had Ryan, BC had P. Eaves and Orpik, BU had Freddy Meyer, etc.), some teams have been so anonymous that I can't remember a particular guy (Lowell, Providence, NU, UVM), but only Merrimack stands out as "guaranteed to devolve into a mess with 60+ penalty minutes" every single year.
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This argument is foolish, every team, at one time or another, has been accused of playing "dirty."
 
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Can we rent out the band to Mack for next week and put the money in the Whitehead biyout fund? Just askin.
 
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BoSox3066 said:
Can we rent out the band to Mack for next week and put the money in the Whitehead biyout fund? Just askin.
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You don't like our rented University of Dayton band? LOL ;)

*For what it's worth, I'd love to see Maine's band playing for the warriors ;)
 
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Re: #5 Maine vs #4Merrimack HEA quarterfinals

Congrats, Merrimack and good luck in whichever regional you make. I hope I get a chance to root for you in St. Paul.
 
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AMC said:
That's fine, and I say this while also saying that Merrimack is a better hockey team than Maine and will win this series based on skill and not playing dirty hockey, and also admit that Maine is not the cleanest team in the league now or in the past:

Merrimack's reputation as a dirty team is hard earned over the past 20+ years, and it will take a lot more than one season to erase that reputation. This season isn't even helping much, thanks to Bigos. Most teams have had players that everyone else hated (Maine had Ryan, BC had P. Eaves and Orpik, BU had Freddy Meyer, etc.), some teams have been so anonymous that I can't remember a particular guy (Lowell, Providence, NU, UVM), but only Merrimack stands out as "guaranteed to devolve into a mess with 60+ penalty minutes" every single year.
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I love how in hockey east they call it "dirty" but all these hockey east fans, when they are talking about the Boston Bruins they call it "blue collar."
 
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Warriors15 said:
I love how in hockey east they call it "dirty" but all these hockey east fans, when they are talking about the Boston Bruins they call it "blue collar."
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Merrimack severely out played Maine, but w-t-f is Flanigan doing with that stickwork on Dee after the buzzer? Jebus.
 
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Congrats on the first round win. But that is just separating the men from the boys, this next round separates the contenders from the pretenders. Lets see what you got!
 
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AMC said:
Merrimack severely out played Maine, but w-t-f is Flanigan doing with that stickwork on Dee after the buzzer? Jebus.
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So, I take it you didn't see the slash from Dee that almost took Bigos' arm off, eh? Come on man...Flanigan was stupid but you saw Dennehy laying into him LOL
 
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