Boston University season thread 4: Where BC comes to talk hockey

[Jofa]

Re: Boston University season thread 4: Where BC comes to talk hockey

I'm not even sure its arguable right now that Lowell is the best team in the nation. That post is utterly ridiculous and makes me wonder if this guy is a longtime troll. If you couldn't see the effort on the ice tonight against an extraordinarily good team who very easily could win it all, I can't help you.

Keep telling yourself how good Lowell is if thats makes you feel better newbie. Lowell could be a 1-4 upset and will not make it out of their region. -The Troll

 

[chickod]

Re: Boston University season thread 4: Where BC comes to talk hockey

I think it's time to stop fueling the fire. He's not going to change his mind. It's not worth it - forget it. We'll discuss this in the ensuing weeks...

 

[chickod]

Re: Boston University season thread 4: Where BC comes to talk hockey

Keep telling yourself how good Lowell is if thats makes you feel better newbie.

Go take some drugs...Lexipro might help...

 

[Jofa]

Re: Boston University season thread 4: Where BC comes to talk hockey

I'm not even sure its arguable right now that Lowell is the best team in the nation. That post is utterly ridiculous and makes me wonder if this guy is a longtime troll. If you couldn't see the effort on the ice tonight against an extraordinarily good team who very easily could win it all, I can't help you.

If you think that Lowell is an extraordinary good team green horn, I got some tapes for you to watch of some other college teams over the years. When did you start folowing college hockey in the Kenny Roche era, haha.

 

[Jofa]

Re: Boston University season thread 4: Where BC comes to talk hockey

I think it's time to stop fueling the fire. He's not going to change his mind. It's not worth it - forget it. We'll discuss this in the ensuing weeks...

Its like shooting fish in a barrel taking on you chumps! Wake me when we get a new coach and about a dozen talented players.

 

[chickod]

Re: Boston University season thread 4: Where BC comes to talk hockey

If you think that Lowell is an extraordinary good team green horn,

Seriously (sorry for not taking my own advice and letting this go), why are you so angry?????

 

[ericredaxe]

Re: Boston University season thread 4: Where BC comes to talk hockey

On a seperate note, a tweet tonight from Alexx would leave me to believe he intends on returning next year.

 

[chickod]

Re: Boston University season thread 4: Where BC comes to talk hockey

On a seperate note, a tweet tonight from Alexx would leave me to believe he intends on returning next year.

Interesting...

 

[Jofa]

Re: Boston University season thread 4: Where BC comes to talk hockey

Seriously (sorry for not taking my own advice and letting this go), why are you so angry?????

Ok one more chickie. Giving a right on analysis of this rag tag underachieving program where every year is groundhog day isnt "angry" its direct and to the point with no punches pulled geared for the "everyone gets a trophy" crowd. Guys like JJ who hates the team for the second half of the year then all of a sudden is terribly proud and excited about all the "talent" coming back, say what?

 

[mookie1995]

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Everything I have heard on here from the fanboys is expected, thank goodness there is another point of view heard from or this would be a love-in. This was a subpar effort a stinker in the biggest game of most their lives. What you are hearing on here is the wussification of the BU hockey culture. Bring on a Coach who doesnt applaud a "nice try". The senior class had an embarassing run of futility not seen ever in this program, and Megan put an exclaimation on it with his putrid play when it most counted.BC fans were more ticked off by last night and they are riding on a pretty impressive streak of success and headed to the NCAAS as one of the two favorites with Minny, then BU fans who are happy with a semi-spirited effort. Spare me.

the statement i made is factual

i also thought there were problems with the plan. i txt someone that the only rushes where the puck was carried in were by dmen. i had a count of 4 or 5 for escobedo which is not his strength, but he did it. grizzlick had a couple as well. the fwd were dumping and changing. frustrating offensive game plan to say the least. i was ready to jump from my balcony seat onto the concrete at the 6 minute mark when hohmann passed from standing on the lw half wall to the point, who passed to the other point, who shot... and the rebound was sitting in the lw circle where hohmann should have been -- except he was still on the wall watching. i saw the fwds dump all night but to a corner where nobody was. again, very frustrating to watch.
i thought the defense, thin as it is with guys who probably shouldn't be dressing next year, play very well considering. i thought the goalie played great the past three weekend and while this is a position that is all head and could change in the snap of a finger, i have a high level of confidence in for next season.

overall the fwds did a lot of skating that served little tonight. but they tried. they did what they were told to do. just didn't work out and they lost.

mookie loves three things in life.
1) his wife, kids, brother, mom, friends. his peeps
2) mookie loves golfings. with his friends. kids. by himself. old courses. new courses. tournaments.
3) mookie loves bu hockey.

when they win, i am happy as a clam. when they lose, i hurt. i saw kids who hurt when they lost tonight too. sometimes you are not as good as those who you play. this team was down to their last 20 guys who could dress. we all know that, right?

don't know what else to add.

 

[ericredaxe]

On a seperate note, a tweet tonight from Alexx would leave me to believe he intends on returning next year.

Leave me to believe? Lead me to believe?

It was something about how he was proud to consider himself part of the team.

 

[chickod]

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Giving a right on analysis of this rag tag underachieving program where every year is groundhog day isnt "angry" its direct and to the point with no punches pulled geared for the "everyone gets a trophy" crowd

But you're mixing two different discussions. If you're upset with the "direction" of the program for the last 15 years, fine. You addressed that initially when you said that you were happy that the "day" is finally here. But what does that have to do with the game TONIGHT?? As I said, you can't equate THIS team with all the "problems" of the last 15 years. Besides, if they have "no talent" as you alluded to, then all the more credit to them for their effort, which must mean they overachieved, right?????? If we're to believe you, they should have lost 10-0. Oh, but Lowell's not very good, right??

 

[Bomber]

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It's a **** shame this team won't be playing next weekend. I really like the way they came together and started playing quality hockey the last few weeks. They wanted it tonight. Of that, I have no doubt.

The lesson? Don't ****ing blow 5-2 leads to Northeastern and Harvard.

BU Hockey: Pride and Sadness

 

[buoldtimer]

Re: Boston University season thread 4: Where BC comes to talk hockey

Everything I have heard on here from the fanboys is expected, thank goodness there is another point of view heard from or this would be a love-in. This was a subpar effort a stinker in the biggest game of most their lives. What you are hearing on here is the wussification of the BU hockey culture. Bring on a Coach who doesnt applaud a "nice try". The senior class had an embarassing run of futility not seen ever in this program, and Megan put an exclaimation on it with his putrid play when it most counted.BC fans were more ticked off by last night and they are riding on a pretty impressive streak of success and headed to the NCAAS as one of the two favorites with Minny, then BU fans who are happy with a semi-spirited effort. Spare me.

They're called women. Get to know one.

 

[chickod]

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i also thought there were problems with the plan.

This has taken on a life of its own. All good points...but the objection I have to all this from the beginning is the contention they they gave a poor effort. We can argue talent, strategy, etc all night long. As I mentioned previously, there's no question that at times this year the effort was lacking. But the reality (IMHO) is this: last night they could have quit when they were getting outshot 29-9 and run out of the building. But they fought back and won. You don't do that without effort. Tonight they gave everything they had. If you want to argue about talent, that's a discussion for another time. You can't recruit in March. You live with what you have. But I saw a team that beat a more talented team last night and almost beat a team tonight that probably also has more talent (I think Lowell maximizes their talent with a perfect strategy for the type of players they have and it's tough to gauge pure talent when you play a close to the vest style). When we discussed "the state of the program" in January, I said I can live with the results as long as they give maximum effort. I talked about the lack of enthusiasm at Agganis...not because they would lose "a game" but because it seemed as though they didn't care. That was NOT the case this weekend, sorry. So we can discuss recruiting, strategy and all that stuff for the next six months. All I wanted to convey tonight is that I think it is unfair to label the effort tonight as "putrid" (or whatever terms have been used). Of course we don't like to lose. But I can accept it when I know that we lost to a better team and gave a good effort, which I believe was the case.

 

[mookie1995]

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This ...

and not once can i recall a dman pinching in to keep a puck in the zone when it was beyond the circles. they were not going to risk giving up any rushes back 2x1 or 3x1. unfortunately the goal against came off a rush caused by the turnover.
hard to say if the effort in the last 90 seconds had been there all game (balls to the wall) bu would have scored. but in my seat it seems like bu was trying to not give up a goal and play for attrition or a break instead of taking it.

but the effort was there, no doubt.

 

[Harry Cleverly]

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If you think that Lowell is an extraordinary good team green horn, I got some tapes for you to watch of some other college teams over the years. When did you start folowing college hockey in the Kenny Roche era, haha.

Lowell is a very disciplined, defensive hockey team. They are very efficient, especially when playing with a lead. They are also boring as boring can be.

When teams like Lowell, normally from the the lower division, win a championship it is cause for celebration. So congratulations to them. But I don't think their style of play would go over too well over the long haul at Agganis, Conte or the Whit.

Rumor has it that both Bazin and Leaman are interested in the BU job. Both have done great jobs bringing the dead back to life. But the job will go to BU alum.

 

[mookie1995]

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Rumor has it that both Bazin and Leaman are interested in the BU job. Both have done great jobs bringing the dead to back life. But the job will go to BU alum.

chit!! the chance to hob-knob in the friends lounge with jofa would get any candidate a chubby

 

[chickod]

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hard to say if the effort in the last 90 seconds had been there all game (balls to the wall) bu would have scored. but in my seat it seems like bu was trying to not give up a goal and play for attrition or a break instead of taking it.

but the effort was there, no doubt.

But you can understand why. They lost three times to this team and once they got behind the game was basically over. They didn't want to give up the first goal and I can almost assure you that if they went all out initially they would have given up more than a few odd man rushes and most likely found themselves behind. They succeeded in shortening the game and hoped that they might get one (that the magic from six goals last night might carry over because they have been "hot"), but it just was not to be. I can see if they sold out and got down 3-0 and everyone would have said they "panicked" or were "overanxious." Even Cahoon and Connolly said that they needed to be "patient" tonight and I thought, in this case, that was the correct strategy. This is why it is so tough to play against Lowell. You get tentative because one mistake can cost you the game. And I still say Megan was tripped. I understand if it's "away from the play," but it was pretty obvious the second it happened that it was going to lead to a three on one, and I just think you have to call that. That's not "sour grapes," but they seemed to call a couple of things that were more ticky-tack than that one, so I thought they would have called that.

Agree with the effort, obviously. I know, being BU, that we're conditioned to think that we are always the better team with more talent and should win, but the numbers don't show that this year.

 

[hawkeytown]

When teams like Lowell, normally from the the lower division, win a championship it is cause for celebration. So congratulations to them.

Rumor has it that both Bazin and Leaman are interested in the BU job. Both have done great jobs bringing the dead to back life. But the job will go to BU alum.

Thanks for the congrats. A great game by both teams. But I can speak for Lowell and Bazin...He said no pro job will take him away from his alma mater, and he is sure not going to take the BU job. Leaman I am not sure.