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Boston University 2009-2010 Season Thread III: From the Beanpot until the end...

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Terrier520 said:
I thought, live, that Millan saved it. Just wow.
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So did we at the BC end of the rink. We saw a bunch of shirts jump up and cheer from behind the net and kind of paused for half a second wondering what happened. I had assumed that most of those shirts were BU fans from past experience. Then we saw the red light and let out an "OHHHHHH!!!!!"
 
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Too early to tell if the mojo's worn off, so we have to stick with it:

BU Hockey: 7-3-0 in '10

If this weekend goes poorly, that'll be the end of that.
 
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Now here's one for you... Unless I'm wrong about the workings of RPI...

The loss to Notre Dame is currently hurting us more than the loss to the Engineers, as RPI has moved a spot ahead of the Irish in the RPI rankings.
 
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quiddlet said:
Now here's one for you... Unless I'm wrong about the workings of RPI...

The loss to Notre Dame is currently hurting us more than the loss to the Engineers, as RPI has moved a spot ahead of the Irish in the RPI rankings.
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You've got your stuff all mixed up. Ratings Percentage Index helps seed the teams, PWR is used for TUC purposes. None of BU, RPI or Notre Dame are in the top 25 of the PWR and none of the three have any affect on each others rankings right now.

As it is, all three teams are virtually the same as it stands currently which means they're all sitting at home come the start of the tournament should they not win their conference tourneys. As for your postulation, if you want to look at it one way, the change in "hurt" between the two losses is negligible since RPI and ND just flip-flopped spots. BU lost to both teams so it hurts them just the same for comparisons sake.
 
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BUT09 said:
I didn't think Colby appeared healthy. He got completely burned on the point trying to keep a puck in at one point. His skating was nowhere near normal, IMO.
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Colby gets completely burned pretty much every game. He probably causes as many opposition goals, or more, as he does BU goals. He can shoot, I'll give him that, but that's about it. He definitely is not much of a skater by any means.
 
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Well. Where to begin? Aside from the UNH game I don't think this team has laid an egg yet this year. Too bad all the games from 2009 count.

I was looking for improvement in both heart and performance and have seen it.

I feel pretty good about the squad and have hope for this year and certainly next.

This might sound awful, but I'm happier that the team won the Fenway game and lost the beanpot.

I would, of course, preferred the sweep.

I prefer the Fenway win because it was a league game, a very cool novelty, and I had to stand on the Monster in 17 degree temperatures for 3 hours.

Winning that was very, very cool.

The beanpot was a tough loss but the fight they showed until the end made it almost palatable.

Still can't stand the "casual" BC fans though. A bunch of bozos were sitting in front of myself and some friends cheering for BC. Turns out none of them even went there and they were just rude.

They don't even get the concept.

I think I prefer the full-blown superfans. At least they makes sense.

That Kreider goal was sick. All I could do was tip my cap. He's very, very good.

As far as next year goes....Do Shatt and Bonino stick around?

If I'm Parker, I point out the success that Yip and Gilroy are having compared to Strait and Wilson. I know it's not apples to apples but I don't see how staying can hurt their prospects.

Let's take 3/4 from Maine this weekend. I love to sneak in the HE playoffs (which is not clinched at all yet) in the #4 spot.

Cheers and as always GO BU!
 
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Jacques Joubert said:
If I'm Parker, I point out the success that Yip and Gilroy are having compared to Strait and Wilson. I know it's not apples to apples but I don't see how staying can hurt their prospects.
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The team misses Strait very much, probably on and off the ice.

However, as I recall, the stated reason for his departure was that his development would be enhanced by playing in the AHL as opposed to Hockey East. The fact that he hasn't appeared in the NHL doesn't mean his decision was a mistake.
 
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buoldtimer said:
The team misses Strait very much, probably on and off the ice.

However, as I recall, the stated reason for his departure was that his development would be enhanced by playing in the AHL as opposed to Hockey East. The fact that he hasn't appeared in the NHL doesn't mean his decision was a mistake.
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The fact that his AHL team has been playing terrible defense and he was a healthy scratch in a game not that long ago might.
 
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BUT09 said:
The fact that his AHL team has been playing terrible defense and he was a healthy scratch in a game not that long ago might.
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Gee, I didn't see this one coming.

Where's biggie? (to be fair, I liked that guy, and his kid seemed like a nice kid and a good college player)
 
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BUT09 said:
The fact that his AHL team has been playing terrible defense and he was a healthy scratch in a game not that long ago might.
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He's playing very well for a first year pro. I don't think it's a shock that he hasn't made an appearence in the NHL yet but his move a year early puts him a year closer. He's played the most games out of anyone on the roster. I know for a fact that he doesn't regret his choice to move on one bit.
 
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GreatLakerMohawk said:
You've got your stuff all mixed up. Ratings Percentage Index helps seed the teams, PWR is used for TUC purposes. None of BU, RPI or Notre Dame are in the top 25 of the PWR and none of the three have any affect on each others rankings right now.

As it is, all three teams are virtually the same as it stands currently which means they're all sitting at home come the start of the tournament should they not win their conference tourneys. As for your postulation, if you want to look at it one way, the change in "hurt" between the two losses is negligible since RPI and ND just flip-flopped spots. BU lost to both teams so it hurts them just the same for comparisons sake.
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"None of BU, RPI or Notre Dame are in the top 25 of the PWR and none of the three have any affect on each others rankings right now."

That seems just... false, to me. RPI and ND currently have an impact on BU's RPI, hence they have an impact on whether we make the top 25 to be a TUC or not.

I know that none of us are in the PWR right now, but we do affect each others rankings. When we lost to RPI (this is confusing with all the RPI going on) everybody thought it was a terrible terrible loss that would really hurt our RPI and ability to be in the top 25, which I guess it was, but my point was to point out that they've been playing better hockey and that loss right now really doesn't look that much worse than the ND loss, which seemed much better, because ND isn't living up to expectations.
 
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Jacques Joubert said:
Well. Where to begin? Aside from the UNH game I don't think this team has laid an egg yet this year. Too bad all the games from 2009 count.
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I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you blocked Providence out of your memories on purpose.

Edit: I know.... I'm multi-quote failing right now.
 
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quiddlet said:
"None of BU, RPI or Notre Dame are in the top 25 of the PWR and none of the three have any affect on each others rankings right now."

That seems just... false, to me. RPI and ND currently have an impact on BU's RPI, hence they have an impact on whether we make the top 25 to be a TUC or not.

I know that none of us are in the PWR right now, but we do affect each others rankings. When we lost to RPI (this is confusing with all the RPI going on) everybody thought it was a terrible terrible loss that would really hurt our RPI and ability to be in the top 25, which I guess it was, but my point was to point out that they've been playing better hockey and that loss right now really doesn't look that much worse than the ND loss, which seemed much better, because ND isn't living up to expectations.
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To simplify it: RPIs wins and ties are good for BU and ND losing is bad and now they've caught up/fallen back to each other. Breaking even in this case is bad for BU.

I know everyone's itchy to start looking at the PWR but BU isn't really in a good position to be concerned about it in the first place.
 
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quiddlet said:
"None of BU, RPI or Notre Dame are in the top 25 of the PWR and none of the three have any affect on each others rankings right now."

That seems just... false, to me. RPI and ND currently have an impact on BU's RPI, hence they have an impact on whether we make the top 25 to be a TUC or not.

I know that none of us are in the PWR right now, but we do affect each others rankings. When we lost to RPI (this is confusing with all the RPI going on) everybody thought it was a terrible terrible loss that would really hurt our RPI and ability to be in the top 25, which I guess it was, but my point was to point out that they've been playing better hockey and that loss right now really doesn't look that much worse than the ND loss, which seemed much better, because ND isn't living up to expectations.
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I think his point was that since all are out of the top 25, they're only marginally affecting one another right now. In fact, if BU were to move into the top 25, and ND and RPI kept losing, they'd be helping BU by knocking 2 losses off our TUC record. I believe if BU were to move back into the PWR tomorrow (theoretically) we would immediately take a few pairs right away because our TUC record is pretty decent compared to the others at the bottom of the top 25.
 
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slurpees said:
I think his point was that since all are out of the top 25, they're only marginally affecting one another right now. In fact, if BU were to move into the top 25, and ND and RPI kept losing, they'd be helping BU by knocking 2 losses off our TUC record. I believe if BU were to move back into the PWR tomorrow (theoretically) we would immediately take a few pairs right away because our TUC record is pretty decent compared to the others at the bottom of the top 25.
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Which is why BU dropped from 21 to not being a TUC. It's not that they dropped 5 spots in PWR; it's that they fell out of the top 25 in RPI. If they got back into the top 25 in RPI, they'd probably still be 22ish in PWR.
 
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quiddlet said:
I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you blocked Providence out of your memories on purpose.

Edit: I know.... I'm multi-quote failing right now.
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I did kind of black out on that one.

That makes two eggs. I know we were crap on offense but the D is what killed us.

How many shots are we going to tip by Millan this year? Take one off the shin pads already.

I think my argument for the Fenway game is a sound one. It WAS a league game and we are fighting for a HE playoff spot.

I also paid $135 to sit on the Monster and froze my *** off. That with the fact it was a "once in a lifetime" thing.

If they ever do it again they should play at Alumni Stadium. Better views.

Doubt John Henry would let that happen.

Casual fans make me sad...and then angry.
 
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All I gotta say is: defkit, right again! I feel a ton better about this team after watching them in the Beanpot final. They are <b>finally</b> playing with confidence and poise. And you know, behaving like they've played with each other before.

Millan was awesome. Look at the goals he gave up: 1st goal hit #21's stick and fluttered over him (He was square to the shooter.) 2nd goal was a tipped shot. 3rd goal was the best Beanpot goal since This one (37 seconds in) 4th goal was a two on one snipe.

BU vs BC is 2-2 right now. I'm looking forward to the tie-breaker.

Big weekend ahead. Maine's back. I wish Walshy was back too.

BU Hockey: Game Found
 
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Let me ask a serious question. Is Rollie a flight risk to leave the program at any point? If Millan is the man going forward, is Rollie content to just get practice pucks? More importantly, is Toronto, the team that I think (correct me if I'm wrong) drafted him? They're both the same year. If Millan is the man, why stick around (don't say education)?
 
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