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Boston University 2009-2010 Season Thread Part the One

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Ahem...um...boys...you are digging an awfully deep hole for yourselves.

I was thinking I would save a trip for the NCAA's, at this point that doesn't seem like a very good strategy.

Would the following please wake up and start playing hockey:

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It sounds like Connolly is at least making things happen. But Saponari has had a disappointing start, and the leap we were all hoping for from Trivino does nto appear to be happening.

My biggest concern at this point is that Chiasson will jump ship if this continues, and it appears that he is already the best forward on the team (other than perhaps Bonino).
 
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Terrierbyassociation said:
Chiasson has been awesome. That's a bright spot.
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for those who can't attend the games...

do any other of the freshman look to be having any impact?

3 goals on 18 shots, maybe it's time that Millan get a night off? or is the D in front of him leaving him out to dry?
 
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How can Millan have a night off when Rollie is hurt?

I don't really see Krause getting a start. :p
 
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BUtiful said:
How many people would rather Rollie get the start when he gets healthy, though? I know I'd be up for it.
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We're losing these games by 1 goal, right? All of our losses have been by one goal besides the loss to ND.

It's not goaltending that's the issue, its putting pucks in the net and playing defense.
 
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Rollie dressed tonight so I assume he is healthy now.
 
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Terrierbyassociation said:
We're losing these games by 1 goal, right? All of our losses have been by one goal besides the loss to ND.

It's not goaltending that's the issue, its putting pucks in the net and playing defense.
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gotta agree with you on this... this was my point last season with maine... maine played in 21 games that were decided by one goal or ended up tied, going 6-10-4 in those games and lost another game by two where the second goal in the winning margin was an empty netter... if they win half of the 14 loss/ties and they are all of a sudden a 20 win team last season... it's incredibly frustrating as a fan to watch close loss after close loss... Milan's save percentage is only .89 right now, but you can't really blame him for giving up a 5 on 3 goal like he did today... that's on the team in front of him...

Milan's GAA is not terrible at 2.82 (might be a little high, but not terrible), meanwhile, the team has only scored 14 goals in seven games (2.00/game)... stark contrast to the 20 scored over the first seven games last season (6-1 record) which ballooned to 33 goals in the first nine games (3.66/game)
 
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Terrierbyassociation said:
We're losing these games by 1 goal, right? All of our losses have been by one goal besides the loss to ND.

It's not goaltending that's the issue, its putting pucks in the net and playing defense.
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Yeah, Millan has been victimized by some poor defense from guys who should know better. He got good defense on Friday and only gave up one (ignoring the ineptitude of NU's offense for the moment). But when you don't bury chances, you just don't win.

That being said, Rollie should get a start if he's healthy. Millan when at the top of his game will be able to rob some guys, and he's not there yet.
 
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thats gotta be one looooooong ride home from Orono on a bus with a less-than-pleased Parker.
 
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Terrierist said:
thats gotta be one looooooong ride home from Orono on a bus with a less-than-pleased Parker.
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and he should be - mental mistakes cost us this one. it starts with an absolutely boneheaded penalty on shattenkirk in the first period that gave maine the 5 on 3 and subsequent goal(s) and that set the tone for other dumb penalties and lazy play. glass slashes darling when he's holding the puck, gryba doesn't hustle back to even the 2 on 1 and they get the gwg, vinny tries to go around a guy and (i think) headlocks him on his way around - just stupid. right now for us the key is getting the mental side of our game straight, they have to learn to overcome the adversity that comes during the game and play within what they do best. they were forcing play all weekend long trying too hard and not playing team hockey. i really have to question some of the examples set by the leaders on the ice - while shatty has played well, his stupid penalties set the tone for the others on the ice and we've seen one or two follow suit with mindless plays that lead to bad penalties. and goaltending is not the issue whatsoever. what's millan supposed to do on a 2 on 1 when his defender doesn't hustle back and the second forward has a wide open net to shoot on - what's he supposed to do when his captain takes a moronic penalty to force a 5 on 3 and maine has two extra guys hacking at the puck during a scrum and it pops to an open guy on the opposite side of the net who is all alone. i think rollie deserves a few starts only because his skill has earned him playing time, but this isn't the 07-08 team where Floppy McFloperson was letting in softy after softy and no one had confidence that he'd stop a dump-in from the blue line. if anything Millan has to question whether his defense can cover forwards without leaving them alone in front of the net.
 
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Not completely healthy yet, but getting very close. Parker said he's gonna go 100% in every drill in practice this week, and that if he feels good at the end of the week, he could play next weekend.
 
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Federal League said:
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Not completely healthy yet, but getting very close. Parker said he's gonna go 100% in every drill in practice this week, and that if he feels good at the end of the week, he could play next weekend.
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And Bonino?
 
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srsterrier said:
And Bonino?
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Not sure. I'll find out after practice on Wednesday. My personal guess is that he'll miss one more weekend. I'm sure the temptation to get him back ASAP is even greater after this weekend, but Parker's been pretty explicit about making sure his shoulder is 100% before he comes back, not 80% or 90%.
 
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INCH dropped us completely out of their power rankings, and not even just out of the top 20, but below their Bubble teams 21-24. And deservedly so. My question for the team is, are we done thinking wins just happen because you are defending national champions? 2-5 is a PRETTY sobering way to start a title defense season, even if the expectations weren't very high. I think it is time for a team with potential and talent to learn its identity and gain an understanding of how it needs to think and play in order to win games, because whatever they have in their heads right now is dead wrong.
 
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Terrierist said:
INCH dropped us completely out of their power rankings, and not even just out of the top 20, but below their Bubble teams 21-24. And deservedly so. My question for the team is, are we done thinking wins just happen because you are defending national champions? 2-5 is a PRETTY sobering way to start a title defense season, even if the expectations weren't very high. I think it is time for a team with potential and talent to learn its identity and gain an understanding of how it needs to think and play in order to win games, because whatever they have in their heads right now is dead wrong.
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I'm hoping some of the upperclassmen will remember what happened to this team in 07-08'. After an awful start, they played better toward the end of the season. But by then there was almost no margin for error.
 
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srsterrier said:
I'm hoping some of the upperclassmen will remember what happened to this team in 07-08'. After an awful start, they played better toward the end of the season. But by then there was almost no margin for error.
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The fact that 4 out of BU's 5 losses have been by 1 goal shows how little margin for error this year's team has. I knew they would struggle a bit coming out of the gates, but I had envisioned a 4-3 start would've been more likely than 2-5.

While Millan hasn't looked quite as sharp and efficient as he did last season, I don't think he's been a problem. The guys in front of him have hung him out to try on quite a few occasions already, nor have they done a good job of clearing out opponents in front of the crease.

I expected there to be some defensive challenges so far, especially with integrating multiple Freshmen (one of whom arrived a year early) into the regular rotation. They've made their share of mistakes but have also played very well at times, but that was to be expected at this juncture.

I've been more surprised by the lack of production up front. I knew they wouldn't score as proficiently as last year's team, but this is like 2006-07 and 2003-04 all over again. Imagine where this team would be right now offensively without Alex Chiasson.

In retrospect, the offensive performance in the exhibition games was really a ominous sign of things to come. At the time I thought it was just a matter of time, but I've seen no progress whatsoever. Bonino's injury notwithstanding, there's a combination of guys that were 4th liners last year that are now being pressed into leading roles and haven't delivered (Z. Cohen, Popko, Pereira), plus talented Sophomores (Trivino and Saponari in particular) that were expected to take their games up a level but haven't. Add to that guys who played sparingly or not at all last year (Glass, Gilroy, Gaudet) and a quartet of Freshmen that are playing regularly, and the forwards look completely out of sync.

I remain optimistic over the long-haul and would be quite happy if they can play above .500 hockey going into the break (and thrilled if they can get to .500 by the break). However, if the guys who have been counted on to step up offensively continue to stall where the only way this team might win is if they keep their opponents to 1 or fewer goals/game, this team could have a lot to overcome in the 2nd half of the season.
 
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