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Boston University 2010-11 part II - The Hunt For Red November

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joen05 said:
Decent effort in a losing cause tonight. BC can certainly move the puck, and the Terriers can't be spotting teams a 3 goal lead before turning it on. It's been frustrating, but at the very least, the game didn't get out of hand like last time....
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Yes. You might be able to get away with starting slow against UML or NU...but not BC. It's been an alarming trend all year: team comes out, looks lost, goalies look bad, give up 2-3 goals, AND then start to play.

That being said, this team showed that they can play with UNH, Maine, and BC this year. Hopefully they'll continue to improve and while I haven't given up on this year, I'm optimistic about next.

They need everybody back though.
 
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0-2.

The 1st period was an NHL team vs. Mights. I was ready to come on here and call BC the best college hockey team I'd ever seen. (What happened on that 3 on 0 goal?) But then BU started to figure out a few things out and BC lost their edge. In the end, BU didn't have the prime time players to bury their opportunities. The better team won, that's for sure.

I miss speed. And man is Wey good.

Where was #3 last night? Very quiet

BU Hockey: Humbled
 
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Bomber said:
...In the end, BU didn't have the prime time players to bury their opportunities. The better team won, that's for sure.
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Stating the obvious, the talent gap betwen the two teams is stark. BU played hard, persevered, finally managed to slow BC down, but they just can't make a play. Did anyone think BU was a threat to tie the game? I didn't. Coyle and Chiasson need a playmaker.

Corey Trivino.....ugggh!
 
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buoldtimer said:
Stating the obvious, the talent gap betwen the two teams is stark. BU played hard, persevered, finally managed to slow BC down, but they just can't make a play. Did anyone think BU was a threat to tie the game? I didn't. Coyle and Chiasson need a playmaker.

Corey Trivino.....ugggh!
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Actually there were quite a few times BU had good chances to tie the game, so yes, there were times we threatened to tie. I was very encouraged that after a pitiful disheartening effort in the first period, they came out and played with some heart, and showed they wanted to win the game. There was hustle, effort, and far improved play despite the obvious talent difference. For the final two periods, we played toe to toe, and even ahead of at times, one of the best teams in the nation. If you look at the mistakes that were made in the first period, they were mostly lack of effort plays, or "this is good enough" plays such as lazy lead passes and weak clearing attempts. The mistakes made in the latter two periods were often the result of overhustling and BC's talent difference. With a young team, I'm OK with the latter. We went down fighting last night and they proved to themselves that they deserve to be on the ice with the best of the best, whereas in the first two games, they went down despicably and dishonorably and didn't deserve to be sharpening BC's skates.
 
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Bomber said:
0-2.

The 1st period was an NHL team vs. Mights. I was ready to come on here and call BC the best college hockey team I'd ever seen. (What happened on that 3 on 0 goal?) But then BU started to figure out a few things out and BC lost their edge. In the end, BU didn't have the prime time players to bury their opportunities. The better team won, that's for sure.

I miss speed. And man is Wey good.

Where was #3 last night? Very quiet

BU Hockey: Humbled
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Bomber I think you are one of the few posters I have ever seen compliment a BC player by name, what about his game did you like?
I think #3 is terrific and think he will be great for BU as long as he is around, I would suspect he was a primary target for shutdown last evening as he can be a difference maker.
BU is one of the better teams in the country when then bring their best, my question is why do they not bring it all the time.

The clubs will meet for the fourth time soon at the Bean Pot for another battle.
 
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BCHF said:
Bomber I think you are one of the few posters I have ever seen compliment a BC player by name, what about his game did you like?
I think #3 is terrific and think he will be great for BU as long as he is around, I would suspect he was a primary target for shutdown last evening as he can be a difference maker.
BU is one of the better teams in the country when then bring their best, my question is why do they not bring it all the time.

The clubs will meet for the fourth time soon at the Bean Pot for another battle.
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We're a very young team, only one senior, so they're sporadic. The disheartening thing of late has been sporadic effort, which was very clear in the first period. They're going to make some rookie mistakes and have some growing pains, that's acceptable as long as they're learning and putting forward a solid effort. So I can't tell you why they're coming and going. But they played with heart for 40 minutes last night, and for that time they were a very good team.

That said, holy crap BC is fast. I don't think I've ever seen a team be able to recover more quickly than their forecheckers. They can afford to overplay a puckhandler and take some risks because their ability to recover, and often surprise the puckhandler with that speed, is remarkable.
 
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Onion Man said:
Isn't BU 0-3 vs. BC this year?
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Are you a Brown fan who roots for BC because your own meager program will never give you the real prize or something? You're a pretty worthless troll who rarely brings anything to a thread but more generic BU hate and I've never seen you make a post that actually talks about hockey.
 
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25 N Countin' said:
Are you a Brown fan who roots for BC because your own meager program will never give you the real prize or something? You're a pretty worthless troll who rarely brings anything to a thread but more generic BU hate and I've never seen you make a post that actually talks about hockey.
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i actually enjoy onion man's posts and, well, dont we all read the threads of our area/league teams? I certainly do and especially the BU threads as they're inhabited by a slew of good , knowledgeable hockey fans ..........Onion Man? he has some funny posts, IMO, and BTW, what and who's 25 NC's are you talking about? also the bill simmons line is tired and old.............just sayin
 
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federal league, what is the deal with bu's powerplay units? i obviously dont see too many games but between the 3 BC games, as well as the televised harvard and vermont games, it seems to me that Parker is just running regular lines out there during power plays. is that accurate to say? obviously timing of the powerplay becomes a factor in terms of dictating who gets sent out there - but with the amount of offensive talent on the roster it amazes me that i keep seeing guys like noonan and ruikka out there during man advantage situations. i dont know if that is solely the reason the pp % rate is ranked in the 50s out of 58 teams; but it doesnt help.

I havent watched intently, so maybe what i'm seeing isnt characteristic of the majority of powerplay time. i know in the past, Parker has been 'creative' in placing guys like Yip and Bourque at the point. but at the very least, (and with as little disrespect to the players i singled out as possible) if i'm a bu fan i would want to see: coyle/chiasson/periera/connolly/warsofsky and neito/gill/trivino/nicastro/clendening as the top 2 units.
 
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FYI, your women won their 100th game this afternoon.
 
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BCHF said:
Bomber I think you are one of the few posters I have ever seen compliment a BC player by name, what about his game did you like?
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He is just so strong on the puck and moves it with authority. He looks like a senior defenseman out there.

I think BU was a deer in the headlights (again) in period one and then finally said **** IT during the 1st intermission and finally started to just play hockey.

Was I seeing things, or did Gill center the 1st line in the 1st? Why the change? He's the type of playmaker that could make that line work. Keep Corey on the 3rd line please.

To Answer Steve's question: I'm at a loss with regards to the mess that is the BU power play. Wade Freakin' Meagen was out there for a few PP's. This aspect of their game is in dire need of being "coached" up. I dunno know why Coach Parker and his staff aren't getting it done.

BU Hockey: Next Year
 
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I think #12 has been playing some left point.. But yeah, lack of talent sones it up if you are comparing what bu skates vs bc.

I thought the same thing during an early pp in the 2nd period..."Megan and perriera are out here. Hmmm"

Onion man is a bc fan. Working on his newest name as the others were all suspended. One of the bu guys who is also on a new name once put OM's real name up here, along with job, #,etc. Things used to get stupid. But I enjoy him (and his buddy who was also suspended and now has TWO id's here :p). Ironic the steve is the only one who has been allowed to stay.
They used to discuss their igles here, which I would read because they see te games and talk intelligent hockey. Now I have to go read igleaction to get the same-though even now it's a waste because everyone is "no worries, nothing to see here!! Trust in Jerry". Which is....true. I miss the days when bc would lose a game or two and OM would think the sky was falling. :)

Oh well.
 
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joen05 said:
Decent effort in a losing cause tonight. BC can certainly move the puck, and the Terriers can't be spotting teams a 3 goal lead before turning it on. It's been frustrating, but at the very least, the game didn't get out of hand like last time....
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Decent effort who gives a crap about that, thats expected when you are getting a $50k free ride every year. The only bright spot is with Parker headed for 3 out the last 4 yrs missing NCAA's maybe just maybe he will get pressure to step down. If there's a God! I mean the difference between BU and their fiercest rival over the last 10 years is off the charts. The rivalry isnt even fun anymore the talent, recruiting, coaching and performance gap just keeps widening. Name more then 6 BU players that would even be on BC's roster right now. Warso, Coyle (even though he has turtled in every BC game so far), Chiasson, Connolly......anyone else?? (and dont say Nieto). BC fans rarely come on here to trash talk anymore, there is a touch of even sympathy going on.
 
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Jofa said:
BC fans rarely come on here to trash talk anymore, there is a touch of even sympathy going on.
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Uhhhh, what board have you been reading? Because that's all they do here.
 
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Jofa said:
...The only bright spot is with Parker headed for 3 out the last 4 yrs missing NCAA's maybe just maybe he will get pressure to step down.
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Please, step back into reality. Do you actually think the governing powers at BU regard the hockey program as a problem?
 
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Scarlet said:
Uhhhh, what board have you been reading? Because that's all they do here.
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Not true! They get upset over USCHO writing about BU too often. I mean, it's only been mentioned fifteen, sixteen times, so it's not like it's over and over and over. Still.
 
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Anyone have a youtube clip or something of Millan's save toward the end of the BC game last night? I was only able to follow via the liveblog but it looked to have been a doozy.

Big **** win tonight up the Witt.
 
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