Sad but true this has been known for couple weeks
Only reason he didn't leave earlier is that Toronto would not sign him
Talk about the me me generation
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Boston College 2015-2016 Season
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Sad but true this has been known for couple weeks
Only reason he didn't leave earlier is that Toronto would not sign him
Talk about the me me generation
theprofromdover
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Re: Boston College 2015-2016 Season
Milano, Bracco, let's stop recruiting Italians! ;-)
Milano, Bracco, let's stop recruiting Italians! ;-)
Nick Papagiorgio
Holding court
Re: Boston College 2015-2016 Season
It goes back to recruiting character. There are kids that have talent and character and BC has been wildly successful with them. Milano and Bracco were dirtbags from Day 1. Why York even went near these kids is a mystery to me.
It goes back to recruiting character. There are kids that have talent and character and BC has been wildly successful with them. Milano and Bracco were dirtbags from Day 1. Why York even went near these kids is a mystery to me.
Friend_of_BU_Hockey
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Re: Boston College 2015-2016 Season
Also fair to ask how aggressively was BC recruiting Milano & Bracco prior to their initial commitments to ND & Harvard, respectively...Or if this was a case of "they're now available and we have to swoop in before someone else does", knowing the potential for flight risk.
The sustained excellence of BC under York has been through recruiting the right high-end talents who *want* to be there for 3-4 years. Build the program around those players and if the *right* high-end player whom you know will only be around for 1-2 years but really WANTS to be part of the program is there, go for it. I don't think either Milano nor Bracco ever really wanted to be part of the BC program the way others did, and used BC until they got what they wanted in advancing their hockey careers.
Also fair to ask how aggressively was BC recruiting Milano & Bracco prior to their initial commitments to ND & Harvard, respectively...Or if this was a case of "they're now available and we have to swoop in before someone else does", knowing the potential for flight risk.
The sustained excellence of BC under York has been through recruiting the right high-end talents who *want* to be there for 3-4 years. Build the program around those players and if the *right* high-end player whom you know will only be around for 1-2 years but really WANTS to be part of the program is there, go for it. I don't think either Milano nor Bracco ever really wanted to be part of the BC program the way others did, and used BC until they got what they wanted in advancing their hockey careers.
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
Re: Boston College 2015-2016 Season
Wait a minute....
This ******* is leaving school? After 2 months and 5 games?
JFC
Wait a minute....
This ******* is leaving school? After 2 months and 5 games?
JFC
Re: Boston College 2015-2016 Season
it is all about the Twitter announcement. "I am proud to announce my commitment to Harvard"!!
Bracco is though not a dirt bag, very nice kid but doesn't look at D 1 as the mother of all accomplishments like most in the Northeast do.
I get the do what is best for yourself concept, D 1 coaches will do the same but not in late October. A mans word has to mean something and 18 is a man.
Staying thru season would not have stunted development 1%. BC doesn't need the disruption and he was always a one and done.
Where is Cavanaugh when you need him? Oh I forgot, he is pounding BU
it is all about the Twitter announcement. "I am proud to announce my commitment to Harvard"!!
Bracco is though not a dirt bag, very nice kid but doesn't look at D 1 as the mother of all accomplishments like most in the Northeast do.
I get the do what is best for yourself concept, D 1 coaches will do the same but not in late October. A mans word has to mean something and 18 is a man.
Staying thru season would not have stunted development 1%. BC doesn't need the disruption and he was always a one and done.
Where is Cavanaugh when you need him? Oh I forgot, he is pounding BU
claver2010
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Re: Boston College 2015-2016 Season
Agreed. As FOBU said, York built this program around talented kids who wanted to be here 3-4 years.
Given Milano, Noah, Bracco, something is clearly broken. You look at those 3 and there's a connection: the USTNDP.
Sure in the past there were some defections
looks: at the db page of Kenny ryan : http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=120950 & Brandon shea http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=143703) but these are the marquee building block players that are bolting.
Agreed. As FOBU said, York built this program around talented kids who wanted to be here 3-4 years.
Given Milano, Noah, Bracco, something is clearly broken. You look at those 3 and there's a connection: the USTNDP.
Sure in the past there were some defections
looks: at the db page of Kenny ryan : http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=120950 & Brandon shea http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=143703) but these are the marquee building block players that are bolting.
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Not gonna pretend to know why he left. If school wasn't for him, wasn't happy etc so be it.
The overall point here is i hope york and company has learned a lesson. No more milanos and braccos. Leave those types to other schools.
Without knowing why he left i will say that leaving midseason is kinda lame on the surface. Abandoning your teammates. Oh well, life goes on. Bring in kids that want to be at BC.
Not gonna pretend to know why he left. If school wasn't for him, wasn't happy etc so be it.
The overall point here is i hope york and company has learned a lesson. No more milanos and braccos. Leave those types to other schools.
Without knowing why he left i will say that leaving midseason is kinda lame on the surface. Abandoning your teammates. Oh well, life goes on. Bring in kids that want to be at BC.
Cross Check
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Re: Boston College 2015-2016 Season
As I said before the season during the whole is he coming or not? phase, let's in the future leave these one and done guys alone, particularly those who have already broken commitments to other schools. They've already shown that their word may may not mean what it says.
As others have said below, save the efforts for guys that want to be here, and there should be no shortage of those.
That said, this certainly chews the root, and the prospects for this season are downgraded significantly. Ugh.
As I said before the season during the whole is he coming or not? phase, let's in the future leave these one and done guys alone, particularly those who have already broken commitments to other schools. They've already shown that their word may may not mean what it says.
As others have said below, save the efforts for guys that want to be here, and there should be no shortage of those.
That said, this certainly chews the root, and the prospects for this season are downgraded significantly. Ugh.
Nick Papagiorgio
Holding court
Re: Boston College 2015-2016 Season
Honestly my early impressions of him were that he doesn't like to stick his nose in the dirty areas. But that is only through 2 games at Conte that I've been able to see.
This ****es me off in the sense that there are kids that work their *** off to try to get a D1 scholarship and this kid steals it for one year from someone more deserving.
Honestly my early impressions of him were that he doesn't like to stick his nose in the dirty areas. But that is only through 2 games at Conte that I've been able to see.
This ****es me off in the sense that there are kids that work their *** off to try to get a D1 scholarship and this kid steals it for one year from someone more deserving.
Cross Check
Doggie Out! Afuera!
Re: Boston College 2015-2016 Season
Absolutely. It reminds me of a guy I knew in law school who accepted on campus interviews with a couple of prestigious Wall Street law firms that he had no interest in, just to say that he got an interview with them, taking the spot away from other students who may have been legitimately interested. Selfish.
Absolutely. It reminds me of a guy I knew in law school who accepted on campus interviews with a couple of prestigious Wall Street law firms that he had no interest in, just to say that he got an interview with them, taking the spot away from other students who may have been legitimately interested. Selfish.
Re: Boston College 2015-2016 Season
You'll take the next Milano or Bracco that comes along. And so will we.
Those who decommit don't say 'oh yeah, I'm a dirtbag'. They say that they're making the change because they really love the school. Regardless you'll still feel nervous...and you'll take them because unfortunately they're worth the risk giving you the potential of Eichel like performance and a chance at the big prize.
You'll take the next Milano or Bracco that comes along. And so will we.
Those who decommit don't say 'oh yeah, I'm a dirtbag'. They say that they're making the change because they really love the school. Regardless you'll still feel nervous...and you'll take them because unfortunately they're worth the risk giving you the potential of Eichel like performance and a chance at the big prize.
sterlippo1
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Re: Boston College 2015-2016 Season
he didnt have the potential of Eichel coming in. No way was he going to have the impact JE had last year at BU
he didnt have the potential of Eichel coming in. No way was he going to have the impact JE had last year at BU
Nick Papagiorgio
Holding court
Well said. Jumped cause he wasn't having the success he was anointed. Probably should have stuck to school. Not going to be a pro.
Re: Boston College 2015-2016 Season
Eichel said all the right things, and honored his commitment to BU, even if he was a very high-end talent who only played college for one year. Seems his parents raised him well. Wish BC had gotten him, but you can't get everybody.
To Bracco, hope the door didn't hit you on the way out of Chestnut Hill. I'll take the Giontas, Gaudreaus and Gerbes over players like him any day.
Eichel said all the right things, and honored his commitment to BU, even if he was a very high-end talent who only played college for one year. Seems his parents raised him well. Wish BC had gotten him, but you can't get everybody.
To Bracco, hope the door didn't hit you on the way out of Chestnut Hill. I'll take the Giontas, Gaudreaus and Gerbes over players like him any day.
purpleinnebraska
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Re: Boston College 2015-2016 Season
There's an argument to be made that the USTNDP has been good for hockey in general and the players on the team in particular, but its impact on college hockey has been almost wholly negative.
There's an argument to be made that the USTNDP has been good for hockey in general and the players on the team in particular, but its impact on college hockey has been almost wholly negative.
Re: Boston College 2015-2016 Season
Probably not (but who knows after three years). Problem remains...when you sign up a kid with talent, you don't know just how much talent he will have and just how much of a ****** he will be.
Probably not (but who knows after three years). Problem remains...when you sign up a kid with talent, you don't know just how much talent he will have and just how much of a ****** he will be.
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