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Boston University 2009-2010 Season Thread II: Still got a pulse, time for CPR

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candycanes99 said:
For "elite" programs, a very good season often follows a terrible one. We just saw that happen. Maybe we'll have to endure this one to get another really good one? :o :(
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terrible for elite programs is usually 18-16-4 and finishing 16th in pwr. not 5-23-6. and NOT 6 months following a 35 win campaign.
 
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Carmine Scarpaglia said:
That's the tough part about these types of seasons. You really think it can't get worse and then it does. I had a few of those moments last year. Just gotta get through it and try not to get too upset. :mad:
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:confused: Who are you and what have you done with my friend Carmine????? :p I appreciate the kind words, though. Not for nothing, but your "down" season was nowhere close to the disaster that this season has become. *sigh* I'm watching the NESN replay now. I believe the 2nd shorthanded goal is about to happen.
 
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Terrierbyassociation said:
I want to know what Gryba did for his 10 minutes! History dammit!
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I didn't even hear it announced, only noticed that Gryba was sitting in the box with his feet up for a while. Hey, might as well enjoy it!

I'm guessing he called the official a farging icehole.
 
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We didn't get a chance to talk to Gryba unfortunately. I think we'd all like to know what he said.

Edit: What he did was say something to the ref. That much I saw. What he said is the mystery.
 
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mookie1995 said:
terrible for elite programs is usually 18-16-4 and finishing 16th in pwr. not 5-23-6. and NOT 6 months following a 35 win campaign.
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We're going to win one game the rest of the year? This team will have a better second half if it follows the path of every single BU team in recent memory, but it won't get better to the extent where they're an NCAA tournament team.

The exaggeration is certainly noted as a symptom of your exasperation though. :rolleyes:
 
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Will somebody bring in Rogie from the ledge, please? There's been no update to the THFB today.
 
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candycanes99 said:
For "elite" programs, a very good season often follows a terrible one. We just saw that happen. Maybe we'll have to endure this one to get another really good one? :o :(
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we'd have to have no early departures to even consider this very good season following this catastrophe.

where's the motivation for those like shattenkirk or bonino, or even saponari and warsofsky (slight possibilities in my mind at least) after a season like this. wilson and gilroy came back last year, but 07-08 was not what this season is turning out to be...
 
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yankeefn01 said:
we'd have to have no early departures to even consider this very good season following this catastrophe.

where's the motivation for those like shattenkirk or bonino, or even saponari and warsofsky (slight possibilities in my mind at least) after a season like this. wilson and gilroy came back last year, but 07-08 was not what this season is turning out to be...
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Saponari and Warsofsky aren't ready to leave. Saponari isn't anywhere near an AHL player yet and Warsofsky has to be dominant to be able to play in the pros with his size disadvantage. Point taken though.
 
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What about Shatty? Does he leave after this season? I don't think he's played consistently well all season, and I don't believe he's been helping this team as a captain. Jack Parker pointed out that nobody is taking leadership over this team and nobody is stepping up. Yes, it is his job and not his players' jobs to coach this team, but he can't play for them on the ice. Shatty should be getting this team going, and he seems almost incompetent in that area.
 
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collegefan06 said:
umm, hmmm, okay, if you say so.

based on that allocation of responsibility I guess we shouldn't expect to see any material changes in results this season. i suppose i way underestimated what a coaches job description includes.

I'm also guessing that AD's at places like notre dame would also differ with your allocation of responsibility between coach and player. Otherwise why would they make a coaching change? They recruit great players and Weiss certainly is a great x's and o's guy.

I see the coaches responsibilites much differently than you do mookie although I also see abject failure in lines, ice time and strategy that is one of the few things you do charge the coaches with handling.
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"-- the consumate backseat driver. quick to second guess but slow to complement.."

seriously?? that's what you got for me with the rep attempt? :confused:

i believe i've complemented numerous times when it's called for here.

though i like to drive front seat. i am a semi-professional race car driver, AND an amateur tattoo artist ;)
 
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You know what I miss most? Remember during the Vermont semifinal last year, John McCarthy blocked shot after shot, even though he was physically in pain and couldn't even stand up? He had quite possibly the shift of his lifetime, and it wasn't about talent. It wasn't about hockey smarts, or instincts. It was because the last thing he wanted, at that moment, was for the puck to go anywhere near the net. So he didn't let it. Who would do that on this team?

Anyone?

Anyone?
 
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Regarding Gryba, he was arguing with the ref for a bit right in front of where I sit. He didn't seem to be ****ed, wasn't arguing too enthusiastically, just saying, "come on, that wasn't a penalty." Maybe he just said the call was BS. Or maybe he told the ref he was getting close to the record and wanted to break it in style, with a misconduct.

As for the talk of players leaving early after this season - why wait? It's clear to me that Parker's lost control of the team and there doesn't seem to be much hope of changing that. I don't expect everyone to be back after break.
 
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BU Fan 84 said:
As for the talk of players leaving early after this season - why wait? It's clear to me that Parker's lost control of the team and there doesn't seem to be much hope of changing that. I don't expect everyone to be back after break.
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Because hopefully their parents taught them that when things get tough, you don't quit and bail? Imagine where that would leave the guys on the team who aren't ready or don't have the option of going somewhere else. I would lose any and all respect for any player that left.
 
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As it currently stands, of all four of the beanpot teams, only boston college currently has a winning record at 10-3-2. BU stands at 4-9-3, NU at 6-8-1 and Harvard at 1-8-2. If these trends continue, we'll be looking at the first beanpot since the 2003-04 season where BC is the only school headed into those two Mondays in February with a winning record. That year, BC was 19-3-3 headed into the beanpot, while BU was 7-10-6, NU was 7-12-4 and Harvard was 8-10-2.

And just because I care, the last time that the beanpot happened where only BU had a winning record headed into those two fateful Mondays was during the 1996-97 season. The only game-by-game schedule I could find for a 1996-97 season was BC's, who was 11-13-3 entering the beanpot. However, by looking at the overall records of the rest of the teams that year (BU was 26-9-6, NU was 8-25-3, Harvard was 11-18-3), I think it's a pretty safe bet that NU and Harvard also had losing records headed into the beanpot, whereas BU had a winning record.

Relevant? Not currently. Still interesting? Yes.
 
Re: Boston University 2009-2010 Season Thread II: Still got a pulse, time for CPR

kudos for your research, that certainly was interesting yankeefn
 
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