Re: LSSU Hockey 2012-2013
Its common for coaches to recruit multiple players for a spot. Its unusual that a coach, in his case Roque, has been able to land two -- and what appears to be three -- top-end goalies. We LSSU faithful have always said that LSSU needs to land a few top recruits from time to time. I think its a very impressive situation. If KK, Ravn, and Murdock stay on next year, the Lakers can use a redshirt on Marble (I have always believed that redshirts should be used more in college hockey, but thats a whole different thread). There are injuries and early signings, and the Lakers depend on good goaltending. So nothing would be worsefor LSSU than to have a hole in goal. Right now we have two outstanding keepers, and a third who is a recruited scholarship kid. That is GREAT depth at the tem's most important position.
And it appears that the Lakers are set to maintain that depth for many coming years.
And here is another wonderfl feature of having a logjam in the net: Roque and his assistants can spend their limited time and money for recruiting concentrating on other positions. No time spent, not one second wasted, travelling to look at goalies. Again, a good thing. Allocation of limited assets. Wouldn't it be a shame to miss out on the next Jim Dowd because our coaches had to be in Poratge, Mantitoba, to look at a goalie? (not saying the next Jim Dowd is out there, nor am I commenting on Roque's staff's ability to lure the next Jim Dowd. But when we are talking about allocating resources, certainly more time can be spent in the next two years looking for that "diamond in the rough" we've all be hoping for).
Its common for coaches to recruit multiple players for a spot. Its unusual that a coach, in his case Roque, has been able to land two -- and what appears to be three -- top-end goalies. We LSSU faithful have always said that LSSU needs to land a few top recruits from time to time. I think its a very impressive situation. If KK, Ravn, and Murdock stay on next year, the Lakers can use a redshirt on Marble (I have always believed that redshirts should be used more in college hockey, but thats a whole different thread). There are injuries and early signings, and the Lakers depend on good goaltending. So nothing would be worsefor LSSU than to have a hole in goal. Right now we have two outstanding keepers, and a third who is a recruited scholarship kid. That is GREAT depth at the tem's most important position.
And it appears that the Lakers are set to maintain that depth for many coming years.
And here is another wonderfl feature of having a logjam in the net: Roque and his assistants can spend their limited time and money for recruiting concentrating on other positions. No time spent, not one second wasted, travelling to look at goalies. Again, a good thing. Allocation of limited assets. Wouldn't it be a shame to miss out on the next Jim Dowd because our coaches had to be in Poratge, Mantitoba, to look at a goalie? (not saying the next Jim Dowd is out there, nor am I commenting on Roque's staff's ability to lure the next Jim Dowd. But when we are talking about allocating resources, certainly more time can be spent in the next two years looking for that "diamond in the rough" we've all be hoping for).
