Maine 2012-13 Part 3D: Still digging

[Priceless]

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How do you get 2- 5 on 3s and not score.

Have Claude Julien as a coach?

 

[Ma#1ne Hky]

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Or Shawn....

4-sure on that..! Oh well...Thats Maine Hockey now a days.

 

[Ma#1ne Hky]

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Not complaining at all, again, just giving you a reason why BC looked so bad that weekend. As for Maine's injuries, sure they had a lot, but they carry a lot more players on their roster than BC, most of which seem interchangeable to me. BC was already thin and inexperienced on D to start the season, so then when you lose three of your top 6, there are gonna be issues and it certainly showed vs Maine.

Thats Hockey,injuries,illness or suspensions...you play with what you have that given day/night...as far as the Roster thats BC's issue. BC has a Target on there back no matter if they at full strenght or a depleted Lineup,winning does that...PLUS the teams from Massachusetts hate and I mean hate to lose to Maine...

 

[BassAle]

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Typical TIMMAY-coached team though. Suck balls for most of the season, get a convincing win or two against superior opponents when you had no business doing so, and then straight back to sucking balls against teams you should beat.

All the stars aligned for the weekend sweep of BC. Vs a healthy BC, this Maine team would get destroyed.

 

[Hockeyman99]

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What is the line on this weekends games vs BU? Bu should be hungry, will we be able to play with intensity?

 

[all bear]

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........ will we be able to play with intensity?

Are you on drugs ??

 

[KnowItAll]

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And it was for 2 minutes and 10 seconds worth...they were behind at the time 3-0,why not pull the goaltender and go 6x3 and try to net one then bring back the Goaltender...I know that Vermont could just ice it down for a goal,but 3-0 or 4-0...whats the difference...??? Dean Blais(then @ NoDak) & the hated Jack Parker(BU)would have tried it...oh well...8 games left and counting...then the Pl..................ya right lets wait and see..!

iirc, the last time timmy pulled the goalie when main was 5 on 3, Prestin sailed a shot over the cross bar, and that was the only shot that had a chance of scoring.
I could be wrong

 

[irishfan85]

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You know what really irks me is Quinnipiac and Merrimack having success and Maine can't. Dating back to the 08-09 season (Nyquist, Flynn, Abbott, O'Neil freshman season), Merrimack has 81 wins and Maine has 80. There is NO reason Maine should be in the same category as Merrimack. As much as I think Whitehead needs to go, the administration is part of the blame. Merrimack is pumping all sorts of money into the program where I don't believe Maine is.

 

[AMC]

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As much as I think Whitehead needs to go, the administration is part of the blame. Merrimack is pumping all sorts of money into the program where I don't believe Maine is.

Agreed. There isn't a single UMaine sport that is funded to succeed. Part of that is being a broke-*** school in a broke-*** state, but part of it has to be leadership.

 

[Priceless]

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You know what really irks me is Quinnipiac and Merrimack having success and Maine can't. Dating back to the 08-09 season (Nyquist, Flynn, Abbott, O'Neil freshman season), Merrimack has 81 wins and Maine has 80. There is NO reason Maine should be in the same category as Merrimack. As much as I think Whitehead needs to go, the administration is part of the blame. Merrimack is pumping all sorts of money into the program where I don't believe Maine is.

Not to defend the misadministration, but where exactly do you think all this money is going to appear? The forestry department is good, but I don't think they've developed any money-growing trees yet.

 

[gscott13]

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Saw this Op Ed in the BDN today

Whitehead performance
I’m 17 years old, and since I was 6 months old, I’ve attended Maine hockey games. I grew to understand that Maine hockey was a dominant college hockey program. However, I’m sad to say that day has passed.

It is time to cut ties with coach Tim Whitehead. If we don’t do it soon, we may permanently face the repercussions. Those who claim he did well a few years ago must understand he was coaching Shawn Walsh’s recruits and living off Walsh’s legacy. That legacy has passed.

Walsh coached 17 years and won two national championships as well as four Hockey East championships. Whitehead has coached 12 years and has no national championships and one Hockey East title.

Walsh led Maine to 10 national tournaments and seven Frozen Fours, while Whitehead has led Maine to eight national tournaments and four Frozen Fours. This sounds good until one realizes that Maine has only made the national tournament once in the last five years.

I’m not saying Whitehead didn’t have a good run, but it’s over.

The quality of recruits has begun to decrease, the coaching strategy is far too passive and I think a new voice of leadership is required.

Not only is Whitehead not getting the job done, but hockey is far too important for Maine athletics for it to be underachieving this much.

Todd Rogers Jr.

Brewer

 

[sandiegoblkbr]

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Agreed. There isn't a single UMaine sport that is funded to succeed. Part of that is being a broke-*** school in a broke-*** state, but part of it has to be leadership.

Maine has chosen to "compete" in all 4 major sports (football, basketball, hockey and baseball) when it can only afford to realistically compete (I mean REALLY compete ) in just 1 or 2.

Personally, I think that they need to go to the Vermont model and drop football, baseball and softball........and funnel money into hockey and basketball. Fire both Whitehead and Woodward and start fresh. It's a good time to do it. People (ie. Maine taxpayers) will accept the fact that UMaine can no longer afford the luxury of a broad based sports program due to the economic struggles of the last decade. The donors may not like it but unless they plan on opening their wallets A LOT more..........tough sh*t!

Hockey will get the Alfond back next season and they could hire an exciting coach to get their season ticket base back up and hopefully, more sellouts will become common place again. The basketball programs will play in a shiny new facility in Bangor.......would be a good time for them to start fresh as well. In Maine's cold climate, these are the 2 sports that it makes most sense (and cents) to concentrate on. The status quo will not be acceptable........unless new magical revenue streams open up, judgement day IS coming to the UM athletic dept!

 

[section F]

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You know what really irks me is Quinnipiac and Merrimack having success and Maine can't. Dating back to the 08-09 season (Nyquist, Flynn, Abbott, O'Neil freshman season), Merrimack has 81 wins and Maine has 80. There is NO reason Maine should be in the same category as Merrimack. As much as I think Whitehead needs to go, the administration is part of the blame. Merrimack is pumping all sorts of money into the program where I don't believe Maine is.

First, congratulations to the Q on their #1 poll ranking. Well deserved. I'm old enough to remember the first time Maine achieved that.
Second, what makes you think Maine is in Merrimack's category anymore?

 

[rufus]

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You know what really irks me is Quinnipiac and Merrimack having success and Maine can't. Dating back to the 08-09 season (Nyquist, Flynn, Abbott, O'Neil freshman season), Merrimack has 81 wins and Maine has 80. There is NO reason Maine should be in the same category as Merrimack. As much as I think Whitehead needs to go, the administration is part of the blame. Merrimack is pumping all sorts of money into the program where I don't believe Maine is.

It's tough to recruit at Maine.

Those two programs have a great advantage over Maine. Long histories of success, great hockey traditions, rabid fanbases, huge schools with tons of money behind the program. All stuff that Maine doesn't have.

 

[Priceless]

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First, congratulations to the Q on their #1 poll ranking. Well deserved. I'm old enough to remember the first time Maine achieved that.
Second, what makes you think Maine is in Merrimack's category anymore?

Maine and Merrimack have so much in common. Both are public schools supported primarily through taxpayer money, hundreds of miles from a major market, with terrible facilities and are run by a horrible athletic department.

 

[Ma#1ne Hky]

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iirc, the last time timmy pulled the goalie when main was 5 on 3, Prestin sailed a shot over the cross bar, and that was the only shot that had a chance of scoring.
I could be wrong

Your RIGHT,I was three rows down and behind the net @ Boston vs Denver @ the Frozen 4...the rest of the action was like a bunch of chickens with their heads cut off...no PLAN at all.

 

[Ma#1ne Hky]

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Saw this Op Ed in the BDN today

And he's not alone in seeing what has gone down the drain,and it has been for a long time,just some look the other way and others think it will change....keep dreaming,but I think he(TR Jr.)did quite well in spelling out the PROBLEM in a short but to the point detail...

 

[dwollstadt]

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Maine and Merrimack have so much in common. Both are public schools supported primarily through taxpayer money, hundreds of miles from a major market, with terrible facilities and are run by a horrible athletic department.

FWIW, Maine is a public university supported primarily by the taxpayers of Maine; Merrimack is a private college that was founded by the Order of St. Augustine, a Catholic religious order.

 

[Priceless]

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FWIW, Maine is a public university supported primarily by the taxpayers of Maine; Merrimack is a private college that was founded by the Order of St. Augustine, a Catholic religious order.

Really? I had no idea...but at least the rest of my post is correct, right?

 

[walrus]

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Wow, obvious sarcasm is obvious. That's kind of unreal that someone didn't get that