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[Seacaptim]

Brown is not the type of coach to win big games as a result. Some coaches with not as much talent get more out of their players because they pay attention to more adjustments and detail. He appears unemotional behind the bench generally. He is what he is and I don't see him changing his style much. Hopefully BC continues to recruit top talent to have a winning product on the ice. As far as Sunday, I am not very hopeful but will be pleasantly surprised if they do upset DU.

I noticed this last year. BC only finished #1 in the pairwise and won HE regular season championship and then HE playoff championship over BU 6-2 at the Garden. Eagles then only won 3 of 4 NCAA tournament games before losing the finale against Denver. If we could only win them all.

 

[theprofromdover]

Brown is not the type of coach to win big games as a result. Some coaches with not as much talent get more out of their players because they pay attention to more adjustments and detail. He appears unemotional behind the bench generally. He is what he is and I don't see him changing his style much. Hopefully BC continues to recruit top talent to have a winning product on the ice. As far as Sunday, I am not very hopeful but will be pleasantly surprised if they do upset DU.

Ray, you could’ve depressed Mother Theresa.

 

[Sparkee]

Huge goal there by Stiga. Great challenge to overturn Denver 3rd goal.

BC is a 3rd period team. Like to see them beat Denver, go hockey East!

 

[BC/HE]

From the NCAA rulebook, the net being dislodged should not have been the disqualifying factor as the puck was in motion toward the net before that happened.

Goal Cage Dislodged - In the event that the goal post is displaced, either deliberately or accidentally, by a defending player, prior to the puck crossing the goal line between the normal position of the goalposts, the referee may award a goal. In order to award a goal in this situation, the goal post must have been displaced by the actions of a defending player, the puck must have been shot (or the player must be in position to shoot) at the goal prior to the goal post being displaced, and it must be determined that the puck would have entered the net between the normal position of the goal posts.

In this instance no one else touched the puck after it was dislodged. The puck was in motion and entered the center of the net. It should have been ruled a goal and given BC a 1-0 lead.

 

[Carmine Scarpaglia]

Well we all knew this was coming. Stupid team with a stupid coach (Greg Clown).

Greg Clown better hit the portal hard and add some grit to this soft as diarrhea team.

This team never had it. And I think deep down everyone knew it.

 

[mookie1995]

wow. mookie did not expect that

who is leaving? Have to figure Leonard, that kid is ready.

 

[BCeagle]

Well we all knew this was coming. Stupid team with a stupid coach (Greg Clown).

Greg Clown better hit the portal hard and add some grit to this soft as diarrhea team.

This team never had it. And I think deep down everyone knew it.

I may get ripped by some of my BC fans for my opinion but it is what it is. But honestly I am entitled to my opinion and I call it as I see it. Brown had a fantastic team last year and he couldn't do it. This year not as talented but they still grinded it out for first place and favorable seeding.

BC couldn't get the lead first like last year. When Denver has the lead first, they totally lock down and it was a uphill battle the rest of the game. Davis is the same goalie for DU from last year and their freshmen class was just as good as BC last year. 3RD period BC could only manage 5 shots on net (( BC for the most part was totally contained and pushed to the perimeter for the most part in the offensive zone. It was like a replay of the game at the Xcel when they lost 2-0.

I was hoping they would start to double shift early their best lines.

 

[Jacob0804]

Tough way to end a good season. You won just as many National Championships as Maine this year. At least we got the HEA trophy.

 

[mookie1995]

2018 & 2019 Jan Brady.

Guess the 24 & 25 igles can now be added….

 

[claver2010]

Disappointing but hard to say surprising. Given the limitations anyone who has watched this team over this season saw, for them to win 4 in a row at this level would be a tough inside straight to pull off.

Before the game, I said they can't shoot 3% forever. I guess they could.

In no particular order:

1) The way the team is constructed, if the big guys didn't deliver they had no shot.
2) The first point is the because 1 player beyond the top 6 has scored in the last 6 weeks. That is simply unfathomable.
3) I don't understand the issue on the powerplay, it's been an issue all year aside from a 2 week stretch in Jan.

I'm not as down on Brown as others, though I understand other's opinions. Should be an interesting couple of weeks. They have to be more active in the portal. They're trotting out a bottom 6 that's predominantly upperclassmen and as a unit this year paced for 1 goal every other weekend.

I'll look on it later and maybe it's harkening back to an era that due to the way pro contracts are structured + the portal is never coming back. Brown hasn't been able to blend the keeping high end pros 2-3 years + developing 4 year solid contributors that get a paycheck for a couple of years in some random league then get a real job formula.

 

[DNAEagle]

It was a disappointing end, but I felt that BC was the underdog going in to the game. DU is solid, they have 8 guys who have scored 10 or more goals, so they always have an offensive threat on the ice. After the game Rish and Powers commented that this team lacked a little something and I think they are right. Last year's team had Gauthier, Armstrong and Malone, Malone brought a lot of leadership. There was a extra dose of the will to win in those three. This nonsense about Brown not being good enough is just that nonsense. I am a huge JY fan, always will be, but he went to the FF 3 times before he won and then 3 more times before they won in 2008. He did not collect a lot of Beanpots either. Point being, it is really hard to win the last game of the year. Brown has won 60 plus games in two years, they have great talent, they are sound defensively, but basically this year they were a one line team. Last year they lost because Davis stood on his head, this year they had a tough draw with Denver in their bracket and Denver played a very smart game with the best coach in college hockey. With roster changes it is anybody's guess as to how good they will be but this is the state of colege hockey in 2025. Thanks to everyone connected to the program, as always some highs and lows but it was a good year and BC is back in the conversation.

 

[Nick Papagiorgio]

Greg Brown is a gd fool for not trying to rework the lines after the Northeastern debacle. An absolute gd fool.

My money is going to BOB and football until this gets sorted and we have an athletic director that can cure BC Hockey of its Brown Syndrome.

 

[lifeoncommave]

BC was the underdog going in? They were the #1 team in the country with a gazillion NHL picks. Rationalize all you want, I just hope your friends at the other end of Comm. Ave. can count on your support in the Frozen Four. The BU Green Line Fan Train is warm - jump on!

 

[Chuck Murray]

Greg Brown is a gd fool for not trying to rework the lines after the Northeastern debacle. An absolute gd fool.

My money is going to BOB and football until this gets sorted and we have an athletic director that can cure BC Hockey of its Brown Syndrome.

Somewhere out there, Jerry York quietly chuckles as his ambitious understudies fail to live up to his pedigree, doing their Ceglarski impersonations ...

 

[Nick Papagiorgio]

BC was the underdog going in? They were the #1 team in the country with a gazillion NHL picks. Rationalize all you want, I just hope your friends at the other end of Comm. Ave. can count on your support in the Frozen Four. The BU Green Line Fan Train is warm - jump on!

Pretty sure Vegas had DU as the favorite in this matchup.

 

[Skate79]

Matt Davis owns you guys. Plain and simple. Had Devine not coughed up the puck at the blue line late in the second period, it would have been back-to-back shutouts counting last year's championship game. The other thing that jumped out at me was the physical play. I understand why BC wanted to target Buium all game but when DU pushed back, it seemed to rattle Leonard and the other first liners. They were never in sync - maybe thinking too much about last year's game. Whatever, DU was the better team, and they were in your headspace.

 

[claver2010]

Greg Brown is a gd fool for not trying to rework the lines after the Northeastern debacle. An absolute gd fool.

My money is going to BOB and football until this gets sorted and we have an athletic director that can cure BC Hockey of its Brown Syndrome.

While I agree we approached the definition of insanity with the lines and the powerplay, given the offensive limitations of 7 of the 12 would it be arranging deckchairs?

 

[Nick Papagiorgio]

While I agree we approached the definition of insanity with the lines and the powerplay, given the offensive limitations of 7 of the 12 would it be arranging deckchairs?

Reasonable question but might as well try? We know what doesn't work... one-line teams. Anyone know when the last one-line team won the title? For us, we know it doesn't work just from our experience with Eaves-Eaves-Voce in 2004 (also failed to get out of the QFs and lost in the NCAA semifinals to Maine), Hayes-Arnold-Gaudreau in 2014 (also lost in QFs and lost to Union in the semifinals to Union) and again this year. I won't even go into Oshie-Toews-Duncan in 2007, which also failed to win postseason tournaments in WCHA and NCAA.

Playoff hockey is different than regular season hockey. GD coaching staff needs a history lesson.

Should have moved things around for two reasons, one to get more out of Gasseau and Stiga and two to make it harder for an opposing coach to target one line (even with BC having advantage of last change throughout both tournaments). The weekend was over the minute I saw the lineup card submitted by BC. I won't even go into dressing Letourneau for this entire season, which should have probably come to an end by late February.

Also, GWG was scored on another lost faceoff even though they did alright from the dot this weekend which was surprising.

 

[Potluck]

The only problem BC has is the youth of its top recruits. BC consistently attracts the best 18 year olds in college hockey. The problem with these kids is they’re not physically men yet. Many other teams feature men - 21-25 year olds.

Brown is doing a great job. He’s dealing with a chemistry issue though. He cannot have a team at 18-21 year olds. He needs a group of elite 18-19 year olds balanced with more mature 21-25 year olds.

BC needs a recruiting formula that includes two different types of recruits. The 18 year old and 21 year old freshman. In the alternative, BC can simply use the portal to add top shelf college 22 year old upperclassmen each year to supplement the super frosh

This is the ultimate caviar and champagne problem. Just give Brown a bit more time in the laboratory.

 

[Darius]

Capitals to Sign Top Prospect Ryan Leonard After Boston College Misses Frozen Four