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BU Hockey '25-'26: Can we keep up the run to Vegas?

Sorry, I did the “stop watching to change their luck” trick and it worked…until I turned it back on to watch the end and OT.

From the rafters that puck didn’t look clearly in but would like to have seen a close up
 
Sorry, I did the “stop watching to change their luck” trick and it worked…until I turned it back on to watch the end and OT.

From the rafters that puck didn’t look clearly in but would like to have seen a close up
The replay they showed at Agganis sure looked like it was in… and from my seat it sure looked in too. Would like to see a few other replays.
 
Their sloppy play against Colgate despite some flashes of exceptional skill should have been a clue as to how this weekend would play out. Similar start to season then LY but atleast they have a goalie. And Celebrini is gawd awful.
 
Lots of emotion on social media. Let’s stop it now. I saw the replay that was shown in the arena after the game. There was no white behind the puck. It did not fully go over the line. It sucks but that is hockey. A game of literally inches sometimes. If BU had woken up before midway through the 3rd period, we might have seen another result.
 
A great comeback for sure, but LOTS to work on before this is a contender. I mean how many cross ice passes were turned into goals or great scoring opportunities? Just can’t do that as often as we did. Need better vision and anticipation of what the pressure is going to do against you. Play your system. They will get better. These are talented kids. Yes, Celebrini hasn’t played well and Amico looks overmatched at this level right now. Again, it takes time. Most teams we play won’t be quite this good at this point with a goaltender like Augustine. I have hope. Great PK so far this year - that’s a plus.

And yes, an OT win is only marginally better than a tie (0.6 of a win for the winner and 0.4 of a win for the loser for the new NPI system) It just feels a whole lot better to get the W in the record.
 
A great comeback for sure, but LOTS to work on before this is a contender. I mean how many cross ice passes were turned into goals or great scoring opportunities? Just can’t do that as often as we did. Need better vision and anticipation of what the pressure is going to do against you. Play your system. They will get better. These are talented kids. Yes, Celebrini hasn’t played well and Amico looks overmatched at this level right now. Again, it takes time. Most teams we play won’t be quite this good at this point with a goaltender like Augustine. I have hope. Great PK so far this year - that’s a plus.

And yes, an OT win is only marginally better than a tie (0.6 of a win for the winner and 0.4 of a win for the loser for the new NPI system) It just feels a whole lot better to get the W in the record.
Defense is a fright with an inability to get out of the zone. Two best defenses I've seen are Michigan S and BC against Minnesota.
 
Defense is a fright with an inability to get out of the zone. Two best defenses I've seen are Michigan S and BC against Minnesota.
They almost seem “overcoached” for where they are at this point in the season if that makes any sense. It looked like they just didn’t know what to do or where to be and were constantly second guessing themselves and making tentative plays. That doesn’t explain the mess that was Celebrini though or Hutson (who looked tired and worn down) halfheartedly trying to skate in 1 v 4.
 
Great comeback. Heartbreaking OT. I think they were robbed on that no goal call.
I re-watched the overhead replay this morning. It was no-goal.

Here’s the full game. The OT overhead shot is at the end.

 
They gift wrapped three goals this weekend (Two on Friday, and the brutal, brutal goal in the 3rd last night.) Clean that up.

The bright lights blinded a young team on Friday. Last night saw missed passes and fumbled pucks clanging off stick blades.

However, they made a push and tied a game that appeared lost. And I'm here to tell you, it was LOUD after the tying goal. As loud as I've ever experienced in the new barn.

Turns out, it wasn't a goal. It was pulled off the line a 1/4 of an inch from victory. Tough loss.

And finally, Augustine taunting the BU bench on his way to the celebration pile should be rocket fuel for this Terrier team come April. I hope we see them again.

BU Hockey: Humbled, but still optimistic
 
I re-watched the overhead replay this morning. It was no-goal.

Here’s the full game. The OT overhead shot is at the end.

I can accept that; it was awfully close. They dug their own hole. If the last few seasons are any guide, they'll learn from it. The repeated cross-ice giveaways were awful.
 
I would like to see them take one full day of practice this week and focus on face offs. I know I sound like a broken record but their inability to win the face off to start a power play was glaring last night. Also, they had an offensive zone face off with about 27 seconds to go in the third - they didn’t win that one either. They had all the momentum at that point, anything could have happened. But they weren’t able to gain control, puck went down the ice and they both just ran out the clock.

On a bit of a positive note, I was happy to see, or rather not see, asinine stupid penalties. Especially last night.

As far as the non-goal, it was obviously the jumbotron’s resolution but it really did look like it crossed the line when they showed it. On a smaller, more clear monitor, you can see that it doesn’t. But the fact of the matter is they were too flummoxed by the no goal call to pay attention to MSU’s breakaway. Yegorov stopped a 2 on 0 breakaway right before that but you just knew he wasn’t going to stop that one.
 
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