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Boston College Eagles 2017-2108 Season Thread

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Bring in all the offensive dynamite as they can won't matter. Not going anywhere with this defense.
Coaching these kids up to pass the puck to their teammate, not the opponent, would be a good start.
Just sayin'.
 
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J.D. said:
Eric is one of you
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One of...THEM?!?

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FiveHole12 said:
Bring in all the offensive dynamite as they can won't matter. Not going anywhere with this defense.
Coaching these kids up to pass the puck to their teammate, not the opponent, would be a good start.
Just sayin'.
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If you do have a player like Wahlstrom, like a Eichel type player, it would take a lot of pressure off the defense and more action in the offensive zones who can shoot.

That said McPhee and Matilla on goals #3 and #4 just not aggressive in their coverage really burned me as I helplessly watched.

I really believed they should have won 3-2 if they played decent defense in their zones.

I hope Finkelstein and Samuelsson are improvements for the defense because our defense was horrendous all year which includes the play of Fitzy, McGinnis in no short order.

I have no idea why #6 never had a chance to show his abilities on the ice before he transferred.
 
BCeagle said:
If you do have a player like Wahlstrom, like a Eichel type player, it would take a lot of pressure off the defense and more action in the offensive zones who can shoot.

That said McPhee and Matilla on goals #3 and #4 just not aggressive in their coverage really burned me as I helplessly watched.

I really believed they should have won 3-2 if they played decent defense in their zones.

I hope Finkelstein and Samuelsson are improvements for the defense because our defense was horrendous all year which includes the play of Fitzy, McGinnis in no short order.

I have no idea why #6 never had a chance to show his abilities on the ice before he transferred.
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I will remain skeptical of McInnis on D until he can prove otherwise. He did show improvements but not sure where he is at now after the stretch run went on without him. Karow struggled mightily Friday night. Concern there as well.

Believe it or not Lohan led the team in plus minus in just 22 games played. So there goes one large net positive in Defense.
 
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Yep, gonna miss Lohan. He was very steady back there. Exceeded my expectations by a mile.
 
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Just bizarre that bu has made 4 straight ncaa’s while bc has missed the last 2.
 
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J.D. said:
Raise a banner? ;)
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We're trying! I'll say this much - we could have had a MUCH tougher draw than what we got. A couple of the regionals are brutal. We avoid Denver, Clarkson, St. Cloud and the Minnesota schools.
 
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The BC 'D' does need shoring up. Friday night, Fitz was on for 3 against, Karow was culpable on the 1st and 4th goals. Karow has to step it up next year or he and McInnis might be taking turns dressing for games. BC does bring in a few forwards next year but I don't think any that will have an impact like Tolvanen would have made this year. BC may not finish first again next year but they should be in the top 4. The year after is when I think they'll start truck loading talent in to build an NCAA contender.
 
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J.D. said:
Yep, gonna miss Lohan. He was very steady back there. Exceeded my expectations by a mile.
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Don't forget he missed games with his broken jaw. We miss the days of Santini and McCoshen on the blue line.
 
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BCeagle said:
Not really, the talent is not there and no out of conference wins spells it all.

Against top HE teams:

vs PC 1-2
vs BU 1-2
vs NU 1-2

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It was about the same last year too. Wasn't a pretty record again the teams they shared the RS title with.
 
PPGuru said:
The BC 'D' does need shoring up. Friday night, Fitz was on for 3 against, Karow was culpable on the 1st and 4th goals. Karow has to step it up next year or he and McInnis might be taking turns dressing for games. BC does bring in a few forwards next year but I don't think any that will have an impact like Tolvanen would have made this year. BC may not finish first again next year but they should be in the top 4. The year after is when I think they'll start truck loading talent in to build an NCAA contender.
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Rewatching the game on nesn Fitzy’s problem is glaringly weak coverage.

He does not tie his man up and usually has his back to his man or shooter. He has to be next to the guy and position himself with the player so he can see the passer and his man which you cannot do if you’re back is facing the shooter. The shooter got the pass clean while Fitzy has his back to him leaving him to shoot with no interference at all.

In the slot he needs to get physical with some nudges and physicality but leaving the guy alone will not be effective.
 
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