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BU: Offseason '22: Build The Boats

Rogie21 said:
As hydrant posted, Elite Prospects, which hockey writers rely on, had Hutson listed as a 2023 arrival. Hence those erroneous reports. Heisenberg has it right on his recruit page. NHL Draft: Hutson | NHL.com

Lane's arrival should really enhance BU's power play, adding another high-end playmaker to a unit that already has Fensore, who led HE in assists by a defenseman. Guessing that the D pairs might be Fensore-McCarthy and Hutson-Gallagher.
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Going to be interesting to see who the 3rd pairing will be. Cade Webber is an obvious first choice, but on the right side is it Copeland, Jarman, or other incoming defenseman Getz? Copeland played well last year, but I wouldn't say I have all the confidence in him. Same with Jarman, although he was out last year. I was never too fond of Jarman during his freshman season. All prayers for Getz to be the man!
 
A very early take on potential line combos / D-pairings might be:

Tuch - O'Brien - Phillips
Brown - Skoog - Peterson
Wilmer - Stevens - Greene
Armstrong - Zabaneh - Kaplan
Amonte - Q. Hutson - Carrabes

Fensore - Gallagher
L. Hutson - McCarthy
Webber - Jarman
Driscoll - Getz / Copeland
 
Friend_of_BU_Hockey said:
A very early take on potential line combos / D-pairings might be:

Tuch - O'Brien - Phillips
Brown - Skoog - Peterson
Wilmer - Stevens - Greene
Armstrong - Zabaneh - Kaplan
Amonte - Q. Hutson - Carrabes

Fensore - Gallagher
L. Hutson - McCarthy
Webber - Jarman
Driscoll - Getz / Copeland
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It's hard for me to not see Carrabes higher up- Showed last year that he is one of very few actual scorers on team
Assume new staff will help improve him on defensive end
The other real mystery is why Zabaneh has struggled to score- Elite skating and did well in USHL
 
Friend_of_BU_Hockey said:
A very early take on potential line combos / D-pairings might be:

Tuch - O'Brien - Phillips
Brown - Skoog - Peterson
Wilmer - Stevens - Greene
Armstrong - Zabaneh - Kaplan
Amonte - Q. Hutson - Carrabes

Fensore - Gallagher
L. Hutson - McCarthy
Webber - Jarman
Driscoll - Getz / Copeland
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I think Greene will be a center just because I feel that's what BU has lacked the last couple years. Wouldn't be surprised to see Zabaneh and Armstrong be somewhat of odd men out (substitute with Carrabes and Q.Hutson). Last year some games Zabaneh was the extra forward (when there were no injuries) and seemed like odd man out then. Personally, I would rather see Zabaneh than Stevens. Stevens is supposed to be the "defensive center", but I don't think he's good defensively. The king of looks like he's trying but doesn't produce. Clearly, I am not a huge Stevens fan.
 
hydrant said:
I think Greene will be a center just because I feel that's what BU has lacked the last couple years. Wouldn't be surprised to see Zabaneh and Armstrong be somewhat of odd men out (substitute with Carrabes and Q.Hutson). Last year some games Zabaneh was the extra forward (when there were no injuries) and seemed like odd man out then. Personally, I would rather see Zabaneh than Stevens. Stevens is supposed to be the "defensive center", but I don't think he's good defensively. The king of looks like he's trying but doesn't produce. Clearly, I am not a huge Stevens fan.
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Agree on Greene, a tall, right-shot center. His NHL draft profile focuses on tenacious defense, speed and playmaking ability. Also strong at the dot. Fun fact: he won 62% of his draws against Logan Cooley. Will need a finisher on his wing.

Disagree on Stevens, who was best among BU's primary centers on faceoffs (54%) and showed increased offensive results, including a goal off a faceoff that made SC’s Top 10.
 
Have single game seats gone on sale yet?

And now San Jose’s GM, head coach and head coach of their AHL head coach are Terrier National Champions.
 
Rogie21 said:
Agree on Greene, a tall, right-shot center. His NHL draft profile focuses on tenacious defense, speed and playmaking ability. Also strong at the dot. Fun fact: he won 62% of his draws against Logan Cooley. Will need a finisher on his wing.

Disagree on Stevens, who was best among BU's primary centers on faceoffs (54%) and showed increased offensive results, including a goal off a faceoff that made SC’s Top 10.
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Agree on Stevens. He's a decent all-around player, and a third center on a good team.
 
Liveatjrl said:
Surprised no frozen fenway for BU this year
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Good.

Been there, done that. No reason to do it again.
As much as I Fenway love for a baseball game, it is a terrible place to watch a hockey game.

I suppose it would be worth going to a Frozen Fenway if you have never been to one, for the novel experience. But otherwise, no.
 
That first one was kind of magical. At night, a light snowfall, the two previous national champions. You can't really beat that so why try?
 
I caught DQ’s introductory press conference. Someone asked him a question about the Warriors. DQ looked a little surprised.
 
Stealing this info from UML thread (thanks boblav1 ). August 1st is when juniors and high school I believe are allowed to commit. Seems some HE schools have more commits than some of big name schools. Really interesting with Mich, Minn, Notre Dame, and Duluth having sub 10 commits. Maybe they are saving" there scholarships for the young National Program kids. Who knows. Just interesting to see how hockey east compares to the rest of the field. Can't see too many kids turning down Michigan and Minnesota...

Here's the current recruit totals for HE teams on the Heisenberg site for 2023 and beyond.

22 - ME
20 - UMA
20 - PC
17 - UVM
16 - BU
16 - NU
13 - BC
13 - UConn
12 - MC
10 - UNH
6 - UML


Other big name programs:

Michigan - 8
Minnesota - 6
Notre Dame - 8
Duluth - 6
NoDak - 13
DU - 16
Wisco - 18
 
Harry Cleverly said:
Good.

Been there, done that. No reason to do it again.
As much as I Fenway love for a baseball game, it is a terrible place to watch a hockey game.

I suppose it would be worth going to a Frozen Fenway if you have never been to one, for the novel experience. But otherwise, no.
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Seats that suck for baseball as worse for hockey. As scarlet mentioned, was so fucking cold mookie and son stood the whole time jumping up and down. Yuck
 
mookie and JD don't know how to dress. As the Finn's say: There isn't bad weather, just bad clothing. : ) But I'm good. Don't need to do it again.
 
hydrant said:
Stealing this info from UML thread (thanks boblav1 ). August 1st is when juniors and high school I believe are allowed to commit. Seems some HE schools have more commits than some of big name schools. Really interesting with Mich, Minn, Notre Dame, and Duluth having sub 10 commits. Maybe they are saving" there scholarships for the young National Program kids. Who knows. Just interesting to see how hockey east compares to the rest of the field. Can't see too many kids turning down Michigan and Minnesota...

Here's the current recruit totals for HE teams on the Heisenberg site for 2023 and beyond.

22 - ME
20 - UMA
20 - PC
17 - UVM
16 - BU
16 - NU
13 - BC
13 - UConn
12 - MC
10 - UNH
6 - UML


Other big name programs:

Michigan - 8
Minnesota - 6
Notre Dame - 8
Duluth - 6
NoDak - 13
DU - 16
Wisco - 18
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Interesting chart. Re BU’s 16-commit pipeline (and hopefully a few more after Aug. 1), the current roster has 10 seniors (6F, 4D) and juniors Commesso and Tuch must be considered flight risks next Spring. BU will be one of the older squads this season and should be one of the youngest in 23-24. Several on Heisenberg’s page are designated as "23 or 24."
 
Rogie21 said:
Interesting chart. Re BU’s 16-commit pipeline (and hopefully a few more after Aug. 1), the current roster has 10 seniors (6F, 4D) and juniors Commesso and Tuch must be considered flight risks next Spring. BU will be one of the older squads this season and should be one of the youngest in 23-24. Several on Heisenberg’s page are designated as "23 or 24."
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Lots of Seniors on the '95 and '09 teams IIRC. Just saying...
 
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