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Boston University 2012-13 Season Thread -- Up To The Task?

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As I said, what a phenomenal comparison on your part. Keep up the good work and fight the good fight.
 
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If there was something else I could say to combat such a dumb point, I'd say it. I've said my piece, so that's that.
 
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This comes from a BU fan by the way: BC is good enough to play a half a#@ game against most teams and still win most nights. Are they the best in the country? I think so until I see differently.

BU has the makings right now of being a very good team. Perhaps an NCAA lock when the dust settles. Something most of us weren't sure we were getting a month ago.

Truth be told, these 2 teams are not even close right now.
 
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steakbomb said:
This comes from a BU fan by the way: BC is good enough to play a half a#@ game against most teams and still win most nights. Are they the best in the country? I think so until I see differently.

BU has the makings right now of being a very good team. Perhaps an NCAA lock when the dust settles. Something most of us weren't sure we were getting a month ago.

Truth be told, these 2 teams are not even close right now.
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You guys aren't that far off. The biggest difference between BC and most teams is in the defensive end. Everyone on the ice contributes... nobody does it better than BC. Of course, a speedy transition going the other way helps a bit. ;)
Seen Lowell yet? They're so concerned with getting their 40 SOG it's like a 5 on 2 every shift in their d-zone. :p
 
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OC on Friday night? Or will UVM be a game that Maguire gets a start?
 
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I have 2 tickets for UNH game Sunday available. Email me @leg7@att.blackberry.net if interested. Good seats in section 114
 
brassbonanza said:
he gets his shot off quicker than anyone else on the team, and quicker than anyone else ive seen in a while. the problem is, he's a terrible puck handler, his speed seems to come and go, and i haven't seen too much playmaking ability. i gave him a bit of a pass last year since he was coming off that long ankle injury which can be really hard to recover from, but it would be really helpful to see some better production out of him this season.

that said, hohmann is the far and away leader candidate for most improved player on the team. holy shnikes, kid's got wheels. he outskated the entire BC d line last night at least three or four times.
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Set him up in the Jason Lawrence Memorial hang out around the crease position.
 
FiveHole12 said:
You guys aren't that far off. The biggest difference between BC and most teams is in the defensive end. Everyone on the ice contributes... nobody does it better than BC. Of course, a speedy transition going the other way helps a bit. ;)
Seen Lowell yet? They're so concerned with getting their 40 SOG it's like a 5 on 2 every shift in their d-zone. :p
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This is definitely he thing that has impressed me most about BC these last ten years. It's the whole difference between these and he Reasoner-Farkaz era teams.
 
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Smyler, it's just not BC in that regard. It's a much different game than it was even back then...much more defensive minded.
 
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Most of BU's puckhandling is terrible. Too much overskating the puck, passes bouncing off players' sticks, etc. Against a good offensive team like BC those mistakes are deadly. What I liked about BU is that they played hard right up until the end, which frankly has been a knock on Parker coached teams for like the past two decades even when they're not hung over.

Goaltending looked good especially since the team was in the box half the game. Like how they go to the net and try to make some moves instead of shooting at the goalie's chest all day. Just need to see better skill with the puck before I'm completely on board with their chances this year.
 
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HE Online's 5-Minute Major features Nieto.

Pretty quiet two days here since all the frequent troller points were collected on Monday. ;)
 
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J.D. said:
Smyler, it's just not BC in that regard. It's a much different game than it was even back then...much more defensive minded.
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Um, there were plenty of teams that played defense way back then. BC was a team that was particularly lax in that area.
 
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smyler3 said:
Um, there were plenty of teams that played defense way back then. BC was a team that was particularly lax in that area.
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Yes, plenty of teams "played defense". My point is it's a much more defensive minded game today than it was back then.
 
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It is amazing how the game has changed, to be dominated by the goalies, from as recently as 1991. Look at the numbers from that season. Tony Amonte, with 31 Goals and 68 Points, was not even a Hobey Finalist. At least three guys finished with over 80 points (Scott Beattie, Dave Emma, and Shawn McEachern). I believe BRad Werenka, the d-man from NMU, had almost 50 points. BU had 3 30-goal scorers and 4 60-point scorers. The offensive talent in HE alone was mind-boggling: Emma, Heinze, McGinnis, McEachern, Amonte, Tkachuk, Montgomery, Roy, Pellerin.

I'll have to go back and see what the GAA's were like in 90-91. An 8-7 final for the NCAA championship was appropriate!
 
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Ithink Dave Emma just picked up another assist...
 
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Nice road win. 3 goals from defensemen. First goals of the season for Myron and Gill. 6 and 3. Not bad.
 
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That game was a laugher the minute BU killed off the early 5 on 3. Solid win over a team we should be handling easily.
 
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