ericredaxe
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IIRC, wasn't Kurker fairly highly regarded when recruited and maybe didn't live up to expectations? And those years were on the heels of the arrests etc, which I'm sure did not help from a recruiting angle.
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BU 2017 Season Thread II: Terriers rising
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IIRC, wasn't Kurker fairly highly regarded when recruited and maybe didn't live up to expectations? And those years were on the heels of the arrests etc, which I'm sure did not help from a recruiting angle.
UML Puck Hawk
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Re: BU 2017 Season Thread II: Terriers rising
Well after those 2 games, one begins to think theres a decent chance these teams will face off again at the Garden
Well after those 2 games, one begins to think theres a decent chance these teams will face off again at the Garden
Re: BU 2017 Season Thread II: Terriers rising
What a **** offensive performance tonight. I really don't understand what David Quinn is doing with this stupid "offense" he runs out there every night. How do you take guys like this and get them to not produce? And I absolutely love the "don't worry, I changed the power play this week!" and then they go out and don't put up any shots on goal during a 1:45 5x3. If not for Lowell's help, they would have been shut out tonight. God ****ing awful. He's over-coaching, the PP is a mess, he changes three lines literally every single game. At this point, I think the best we can hope for is that Quinn will just completely stop coaching, like 14-15.
Shot attempts 60-38; face-offs 30-25. That's another issue - face-offs. This team supposedly has great face-off guys with Carpenter, JFK, Keller ... they haven't won more face-offs than their opponent since the first Maine game.
What a **** offensive performance tonight. I really don't understand what David Quinn is doing with this stupid "offense" he runs out there every night. How do you take guys like this and get them to not produce? And I absolutely love the "don't worry, I changed the power play this week!" and then they go out and don't put up any shots on goal during a 1:45 5x3. If not for Lowell's help, they would have been shut out tonight. God ****ing awful. He's over-coaching, the PP is a mess, he changes three lines literally every single game. At this point, I think the best we can hope for is that Quinn will just completely stop coaching, like 14-15.
Shot attempts 60-38; face-offs 30-25. That's another issue - face-offs. This team supposedly has great face-off guys with Carpenter, JFK, Keller ... they haven't won more face-offs than their opponent since the first Maine game.
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ericredaxe
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Re: BU 2017 Season Thread II: Terriers rising
Disclaimer here is that I did not see or listen to the game... Call me crazy though but somehow I don't think. 3-2 away loss to the #7 team in the country is something to get too worked up over. Especially during the "always pitfall" weekend game during the beanpot week.
Hope the team puts it behind them and comes out ready on Monday in the championship game that can also have big pairwise implications.
Disclaimer here is that I did not see or listen to the game... Call me crazy though but somehow I don't think. 3-2 away loss to the #7 team in the country is something to get too worked up over. Especially during the "always pitfall" weekend game during the beanpot week.
Hope the team puts it behind them and comes out ready on Monday in the championship game that can also have big pairwise implications.
BUtogether
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And a kid who scored 3 goals in 4 periods sits in the stands...hey Quinn..maybe he can play forward...hint hint
BUtogether
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The most skilled team in college hockey can't score goals since the WJC...just blew another chance to gain a game on The BC juggernaut who was smoked by Merrimack tonight...has been badly outplayed in both Lowell games....no worries though the Pairwise...the Pairwise....just claim youth and ignorance when you are blown out again in the NCAA.
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
Mookie was there.
Yuck
Oh, and Mookie takes back greenway being ready to leave. He ain't. Takes off too many shifts.
Maybe he's playing with a broken back....if so Mookie is sorry.
You wouldn't be thinking that if you saw the game. Lowell being ranked #7 has nothing to do with anything. They had a 5-on-3 power play for over a minute and a half and didn't get a shot off. They didn't hit double digits in shots till late in the second (I think). The 3-on-5 shorthanded goal was pretty cool. Too bad they couldn't build on that.
I don't know what it is with this team.
riverchief1
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Re: BU 2017 Season Thread II: Terriers rising
At least you got nachos and saw Jasmine.
At least you got nachos and saw Jasmine.
brassbonanza
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Re: BU 2017 Season Thread II: Terriers rising
If you saw it you'd feel awful. Jake was fine, no problems. The defense was unspectacular but not horrendous. Lowell is a good team and is going to get their chances.
The offense has regressed to a point that it is downright putrid. Yes, Lowell's system makes it really tough to generate offense and they deserve credit for shutting us down. That was some of the worst play on a power play I've seen in years. I don't know what is going on with Greenway - I almost hope he's battling an injury or sickness because I've never seen him get manhandled behind the net and play so passively in front of the net as he has over the past few weeks. He's become a total nonfactor. I would not be opposed to him being benched Monday night if there's no health issue in play. Two plays stick out where a loose puck was behind the net and he and a UML player went for it at the same time. Both times the UML guy easily got position on him and knocked Jordan to the ground. Completely uncharacteristic for him. These kids don't have a killer instinct yet nor do I see a desire to win for the team. I have no idea whether they have one foot out the door to the NHL - I'm not in their minds - but their play exudes that of a group of talented pieces who are uncoordinated and unmotivated to win for one another.
If you saw it you'd feel awful. Jake was fine, no problems. The defense was unspectacular but not horrendous. Lowell is a good team and is going to get their chances.
The offense has regressed to a point that it is downright putrid. Yes, Lowell's system makes it really tough to generate offense and they deserve credit for shutting us down. That was some of the worst play on a power play I've seen in years. I don't know what is going on with Greenway - I almost hope he's battling an injury or sickness because I've never seen him get manhandled behind the net and play so passively in front of the net as he has over the past few weeks. He's become a total nonfactor. I would not be opposed to him being benched Monday night if there's no health issue in play. Two plays stick out where a loose puck was behind the net and he and a UML player went for it at the same time. Both times the UML guy easily got position on him and knocked Jordan to the ground. Completely uncharacteristic for him. These kids don't have a killer instinct yet nor do I see a desire to win for the team. I have no idea whether they have one foot out the door to the NHL - I'm not in their minds - but their play exudes that of a group of talented pieces who are uncoordinated and unmotivated to win for one another.
Re: BU 2017 Season Thread II: Terriers rising
I think we completed more passes to Lowell than a fellow Terrier. Especially when trying to clear the zone on the penalty kill.
On the PP it seemed like all they wanted to do was try to get it to the guy parked in front. Screw the point shot. Better to get none.
Hopefully they have tape of how Lowell defended that because they may learn how not to give up so many wide point blank shots to the other team. Good thing the goalie showed up or they would have given up 6 or more.
And then in the last 3 minutes they start flying and putting on good pressure looking for the equalizer. And they almost did it.
I thought the 4th line looked like they were excited to play. Phelps was getting a lot of kill time. Couple problems on the clear but at least he was trying.
And I agree on Greenway. How does he get taken down behind the net so much? And then he goes down in front when called on the crosscheck.
I give up trying to figure these guys out. So frustrating.
I think we completed more passes to Lowell than a fellow Terrier. Especially when trying to clear the zone on the penalty kill.
On the PP it seemed like all they wanted to do was try to get it to the guy parked in front. Screw the point shot. Better to get none.
Hopefully they have tape of how Lowell defended that because they may learn how not to give up so many wide point blank shots to the other team. Good thing the goalie showed up or they would have given up 6 or more.
And then in the last 3 minutes they start flying and putting on good pressure looking for the equalizer. And they almost did it.
I thought the 4th line looked like they were excited to play. Phelps was getting a lot of kill time. Couple problems on the clear but at least he was trying.
And I agree on Greenway. How does he get taken down behind the net so much? And then he goes down in front when called on the crosscheck.
I give up trying to figure these guys out. So frustrating.
Re: BU 2017 Season Thread II: Terriers rising
Coach Q trotting out the tired "teenagers vs. 20 year-olds" excuse is weak sauce.
Greenway needs to watch a game from the stands. The 4th line needs to start the Beanpot. A powerplay "Wolf" needs to be called. https://youtu.be/RMbAANfUJhI?t=55s
BU Hockey: "That's All You Had to Say!"
Coach Q trotting out the tired "teenagers vs. 20 year-olds" excuse is weak sauce.
Greenway needs to watch a game from the stands. The 4th line needs to start the Beanpot. A powerplay "Wolf" needs to be called. https://youtu.be/RMbAANfUJhI?t=55s
BU Hockey: "That's All You Had to Say!"
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
Re: BU 2017 Season Thread II: Terriers rising
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL-qt1Rl16Y
mookie is tired of the "oh woe is us with the young kids playing 24 yr olds..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL-qt1Rl16Y
mookie is tired of the "oh woe is us with the young kids playing 24 yr olds..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL-qt1Rl16Y
mookie is tired of the "oh woe is us with the young kids playing 24 yr olds..."
As I was saying... (is this thing on?)
BUtogether
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Is it really that difficult to understand...the inmates run the asylum...sit someone for a game or drop them down a line and you get a call from their advisor or NHL GM...or even worse they send their next draft pick somewhere else...welcome to the wonderful world of NHL *** kissing...where the great ones don't stay...and the ones you wish would leave stay...in the immortal words of DQ on the NHL network "the only guy who can screw this up you are looking at him"....hmmmmm
BUtogether
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It exudes entitlement ...they aren't nearly as talented as they think they are but my god keep rolling them out there and telling them how great they are...Switzer scores 3 goals in 2 games and gets one game since on the 3rd D unit and you are on here dissecting almost turnovers....tell me about McEvoy...double shifted.odd man rush after odd man rush....out on every god awful PP and has 3 freaking goals this year..one tap in and one off his ***. I have never in my life seen such praise for such little return...first D man I have ever seen praised for back checking after his man beats him....oh the blaspemy
WolverineofTerrier
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Re: BU 2017 Season Thread II: Terriers rising
I think the sense of entitlement is more imaged or fan based than anything else really. BU was projected to be fourth preseason; and look, they are third. It basically sounds like expectations for the team are exactly what the team has achieved so far. Expecting the team to waltz in to and beat every other team based on superior talent is absurd, the only person that expects it is you. It's like saying that a team that is an 80% favorite to win each game should win every game. What?! They lost 1 out of 5 games?! The outrage! They were favored in all of them!
I think the sense of entitlement is more imaged or fan based than anything else really. BU was projected to be fourth preseason; and look, they are third. It basically sounds like expectations for the team are exactly what the team has achieved so far. Expecting the team to waltz in to and beat every other team based on superior talent is absurd, the only person that expects it is you. It's like saying that a team that is an 80% favorite to win each game should win every game. What?! They lost 1 out of 5 games?! The outrage! They were favored in all of them!
BUtogether
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If the Wolverine in your name is what I think it is you should know all about ...how the NHL love affair works out...1 tournament appearance in 5 years...it is not about winning every game it is about getting better throughout the year and this team is going back wards. They are relying on an elite goaltender and are creating zero offense...not acceptable with the talent on this team...I don't believe it was the fan base on draft night making the bold statement about the only person who can screw this up....there are only a few players on this team that have earned the right not be replaced on any given night.
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