Re: Boston University 2015-16 thread part 3 - The Postseason
Two factiods that I've brought up before (one most people know)
- The "two-post shot" only hit one post. On the other side it hit a defenseman's skate as it was gliding ever so slightly away from the net. It caromed off the skate and was heading towards the net when Pye smothered it (if only he had a transparent glove, we could see if it actually made it across). Of course, McEachern's shot followed Kevin O'Sullivan's shot off the post, which seemed to catch everyone by surprise - didn't look like much of a play when he released it. So there were two posts on the play, but only one on McEachern's shot.
- The GWG was helped by a bad change. Tomlinson was trailing the play along the boards coming out of the offensive zone (thus hard to see from the bench), calling for his replacement. The replacement (McCann?) didn't realize this until Tomlinson was right at the bench, so McCann ended up being late to the play in the defensive zone, which could account for why the give-and-go looked so easy.
I remember reading on the old bulletin board in the Case Center hallway an article that mentioned that on the flight home the pilot came over the intercom system and said something to the effect of "we have the BU Hockey team on board. The team took part in one of the most amazing sporting events I have ever seen, last night. While they came up short, they should be proud of their effort". Does anyone else recall seeing such an article (or quote)? Always thought that was pretty cool.