Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno
Yes...a BIG curve apparently...
Yes...a BIG curve apparently...
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Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno
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brassbonanza
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Yeah I don't know how much is a curve and how much is they're just not that good. Quinn needs to quit it with the lineup roulette. Guys looked like they were disinterested and beaten down. Looks like they're having no fun and don't want to be out there.
sterlippo1
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Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno
yeah, very urgent . What the heck is going on over there?
yeah, very urgent . What the heck is going on over there?
Re: Attendance
Re: Attendance
Current state of BU hockey:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HE</a>: G Jake Oettinger (DAL) gets pulled. Either for being terrible tonight, or nearly killing teammate Ty Amonte, who does his Nat Moore.<br><br>Another goal for Lincoln Griffin as Huskies turn this close game into a laugher. 5-1 late in the 3rd. <a href="https://t.co/o6K4gRRlQs">pic.twitter.com/o6K4gRRlQs</a></p>— Steve Kournianos (@TheDraftAnalyst) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheDraftAnalyst/status/929169142879588352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Re: Attendance
Current state of BU hockey:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HE</a>: G Jake Oettinger (DAL) gets pulled. Either for being terrible tonight, or nearly killing teammate Ty Amonte, who does his Nat Moore.<br><br>Another goal for Lincoln Griffin as Huskies turn this close game into a laugher. 5-1 late in the 3rd. <a href="https://t.co/o6K4gRRlQs">pic.twitter.com/o6K4gRRlQs</a></p>— Steve Kournianos (@TheDraftAnalyst) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheDraftAnalyst/status/929169142879588352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2017</a></blockquote>
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sterlippo1
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Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno
this sounds like what some of you wrote at the end of JP's reign
this sounds like what some of you wrote at the end of JP's reign
Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno
Key phrase is "they're" not that good. The whole is not always greater than the sum of its parts. That's the coach's job...to extract the maximum productivity from the talent. Because they certainly have talented individuals...unless ALL of the "experts" that rank these guys are wrong...
Key phrase is "they're" not that good. The whole is not always greater than the sum of its parts. That's the coach's job...to extract the maximum productivity from the talent. Because they certainly have talented individuals...unless ALL of the "experts" that rank these guys are wrong...
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Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno
You normally would think there would be some big time benchings coming up but can they? They can't keep piling up the losses. Hockey East's brutal OOC means maybe only 3 teams in the NCAA? Does a double digit loss HEA team make it in this year?
That said, it looks like NU is for real this year.
You normally would think there would be some big time benchings coming up but can they? They can't keep piling up the losses. Hockey East's brutal OOC means maybe only 3 teams in the NCAA? Does a double digit loss HEA team make it in this year?
That said, it looks like NU is for real this year.
Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno
To steal a line from Jim Mora.... "Playoffs?!?!?!?!?!"
To steal a line from Jim Mora.... "Playoffs?!?!?!?!?!"
sameoldfury
Wants an MTV line.
How is that sour grapes? It's reality. BU and David Quinn suck ***. I've been saying it for a long time. It doesn't mean you're any good just because you beat BU.
northeastern
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ok.
Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno
Well, it kinda means they're good as they're ranked 7th in the country.
Well, it kinda means they're good as they're ranked 7th in the country.
Friend_of_BU_Hockey
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Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno
Recruiting prowess isn't as impactful if players recruited don't develop and/or leave to find opportunities at other programs or in MJs. Not to say that with these guys BU would've been world-beaters, but I think JFK, Bellows, Andren and even McDermott returning to BU this year would have at least resulted in a deeper, more experienced forward corps. 6 of the forwards in tonight's lineup are 1st year players at BU. Guys like Bowers & Tkachuk would have had room to grow into bigger roles. Guys like Amonte, Crone and/or maybe even Cockerill may have played another year in the BCHL or USHL before coming to BU as 19-20 year olds instead of as 18-19 year-olds.
Recruiting prowess isn't as impactful if players recruited don't develop and/or leave to find opportunities at other programs or in MJs. Not to say that with these guys BU would've been world-beaters, but I think JFK, Bellows, Andren and even McDermott returning to BU this year would have at least resulted in a deeper, more experienced forward corps. 6 of the forwards in tonight's lineup are 1st year players at BU. Guys like Bowers & Tkachuk would have had room to grow into bigger roles. Guys like Amonte, Crone and/or maybe even Cockerill may have played another year in the BCHL or USHL before coming to BU as 19-20 year olds instead of as 18-19 year-olds.
Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno
Agreed. I have been saying that for at least three years (to considerable resistance). Talent alone doesn't win, but the team with more talent SHOULD win more often than not if they have any leadership and/or cohesion. That's where experience comes in. Everyone needs role players who will suppress their egos and do the things it takes to win, like going to dirty areas to get pucks and taking hits to make plays. I see a lot of non-productive energy...pucks sent to open ice with nobody there, confusion on coverages and some of the most inaccurate passing of any BU team ever. These are all "correctible" but it is going to take recognition and commitment to resolve.
Agreed. I have been saying that for at least three years (to considerable resistance). Talent alone doesn't win, but the team with more talent SHOULD win more often than not if they have any leadership and/or cohesion. That's where experience comes in. Everyone needs role players who will suppress their egos and do the things it takes to win, like going to dirty areas to get pucks and taking hits to make plays. I see a lot of non-productive energy...pucks sent to open ice with nobody there, confusion on coverages and some of the most inaccurate passing of any BU team ever. These are all "correctible" but it is going to take recognition and commitment to resolve.
Friend_of_BU_Hockey
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Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno
I don't think talent is an issue as much as player development. Some upperclassmen not improving, perhaps pigeonholed and buried on the depth chart b/c of the prioritization of recruiting and developing the "shiniest toys" available for the NHL instead of following the 1+1+1+1+1 > 5 team-building model.
I don't think talent is an issue as much as player development. Some upperclassmen not improving, perhaps pigeonholed and buried on the depth chart b/c of the prioritization of recruiting and developing the "shiniest toys" available for the NHL instead of following the 1+1+1+1+1 > 5 team-building model.
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno
Whoa
Glad Mookie didn’t get up for that
Whoa
Glad Mookie didn’t get up for that
Friend_of_BU_Hockey
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Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno
An obstructed view seat at Matthews would've been ideal for this debacle
An obstructed view seat at Matthews would've been ideal for this debacle
It looks like you can sleep all season.
riverchief1
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Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno
But he'll miss Jasmine in Lowell if he does that.
But he'll miss Jasmine in Lowell if he does that.
Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno
No, they are ranked 13 in both polls.
I assume you were talking about the pairwise? They are down to 8th right now, but I think it is a little early to really be looking at that. They haven't beaten anyone any good (BU and Lowell both suck this year, Sacred Heart is cupcake city) and they got swept by QU, who isn't really any good, either.
No, they are ranked 13 in both polls.
I assume you were talking about the pairwise? They are down to 8th right now, but I think it is a little early to really be looking at that. They haven't beaten anyone any good (BU and Lowell both suck this year, Sacred Heart is cupcake city) and they got swept by QU, who isn't really any good, either.
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