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Maine 2012 - Take 2. If This Ain't the Bottom...

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In 13 years of the tournament no team has ever won back to back, until now.
 
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Runsub5 said:
In 13 years of the tournament no team has ever won back to back, until now.
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That's pretty cool, hopefully they can get win at Alfond next weekend and start competing on a regular basis. Looks like Matt Morris has made an argument for some playing time. Its also good that Anthoine and Beattie made some noise this weekend.
 
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Runsub5 said:
Kyle Beattie MVP award.
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Matt Morris plays 49mins, 27 seconds, allows 1 goal, makes 22 saves!! Where did this come from?
Marty got chased after 3 goals in 10 minutes... after last night's shutout.
Savor the tournament championship and 2 unlikely wins.Way to go Black Bears!
 
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There is no doubt Matt Morris provided a spark. Matt Morris on the all tournament team with his 2.5 periods of play. This could be a turning point in the season for this team.
 
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Runsub5 said:
There is no doubt Matt Morris provided a spark. Matt Morris on the all tournament team with his 2.5 periods of play. This could be a turning point in the season for this team.
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I think this is probably a lost season due to the start but it definitely makes you feel much better for next year. I can't remember a year when Maine had more injuries, its not just guys missing games either. Lomberg and Shore not being able to practice all preseason certainly couldn't have helped develop chemistry. If you look at Maine's season game by game they really haven't been second best in any games outside the five game stretch between the second Providence game and the UNH game. It would have been interesting what kind of season Maine would have had if they had a somewhat normal amount of injuries.
 
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Drew S. said:
I think this is probably a lost season due to the start but it definitely makes you feel much better for next year. I can't remember a year when Maine had more injuries, its not just guys missing games either. Lomberg and Shore not being able to practice all preseason certainly couldn't have helped develop chemistry. If you look at Maine's season game by game they really haven't been second best in any games outside the five game stretch between the second Providence game and the UNH game. It would have been interesting what kind of season Maine would have had if they had a somewhat normal amount of injuries.
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Normal amount of injuries? Good thing Walshy's teams never had injuries, or all the other teams in the NCAA. I am so sick of the injury excuse I could just puke. You suck it up and play with it. Everyone has too. Geezus.

Other than that, a most unlikely winner of the annual citrus bowl. Happy for the players. Maybe they can cobble together a few wins now and salvage a wee bit of respect out of this disastrous season.
 
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Congratulations to the Black Bears!!! Outstanding performance. Maine scoring 5 unanswered goals after Cornell scored the first three. Reminded me of the Harvard game a few years ago when Maine was down by 5 goals and came back to win. Cornell ranked #11 in the last national poll. Must have been a very enjoyable flight home for the Bears. Maine appears to have two good goal tenders now and just perhaps the scoring will continue to develop. I am so pleased for this team as they have fought through adversity and finally had something to enjoy.
 
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Runsub5 said:
Reminded me of the Harvard game a few years ago when Maine was down by 5 goals and came back to win.
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They were down 3 goals to Harvard not 5 goals it was 4-1 after 2 periods and they scored 4 in the 3rd to win not too mention that was an NCAA game and this was a regular season game won by a team that is 4-11-2.
 
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Hockeypuck said:
They were down 3 goals to Harvard not 5 goals it was 4-1 after 2 periods and they scored 4 in the 3rd to win not too mention that was an NCAA game and this was a regular season game won by a team that is 4-11-2.
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You are correct, thanks for the clarification. :o It only seemed like 5 goals.:D Actually, Maine pulled Howard at the beginning of the third period and Maine scored 4 unanswered goals to win 5-4. That defeat probably goes down as the most heartbreaking defeat in Harvard College history. And as you say it was a playoff game in Albany.
 
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Nice start to the second half of the season. Hope that gets a few of you guys down off the ledges ... :)
 
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Chuck Murray said:
Nice start to the second half of the season. Hope that gets a few of you guys down off the ledges ... :)
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The Maine team that I saw was kind of fun to watch. Not at all what I expected. Saw a lot of hustle, and some of the newer guys really do look promising. Not just the obvious ones like Shore, but also guys like Hutton.

Honestly, I *did* see the team that I was afraid I was going to see . . . but they were wearing UMD sweaters. Outside of the 3rd period v Maine, I didn't see much from them. They looked like a team going through a painful roster turnover. Ferris was fun to watch. A little bit undersized, and Cornell took advantage of that.

Cornell was impressive in spots, but really inconsistent and it seemed like they got away from their strengths for long stretches v Maine. I'd be frustrated if I were a Big Red fan.

Maybe the best part of the weekend was Morris stepping in to hold down the fort v Cornell. I've never argued for Whitehead to switch goalies at the drop of the hat, and I won't here. But it'd be nice to see Morris get a little more playing time this year, and a bit more than that next year. This roster could be back on the upswing in a couple years, and if they go anywhere it'll be because when Morris gets the job, he's ready for primetime.
 
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Runsub5 said:
There is no doubt Matt Morris provided a spark. Matt Morris on the all tournament team with his 2.5 periods of play. This could be a turning point in the season for this team.
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11 losses in, it's too late to hope for a turnaround, IMO.

I'm happy for the boys that they brought home some hardware, but I'd be surprised if they ended-up with more than 10 wins this season.

(VERY surprised.)
 
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The Maine team that I saw was kind of fun to watch. Not at all what I expected. Saw a lot of hustle, and some of the newer guys really do look promising. Not just the obvious ones like Shore, but also guys like Hutton.

Honestly, I *did* see the team that I was afraid I was going to see . . . but they were wearing UMD sweaters. Outside of the 3rd period v Maine, I didn't see much from them. They looked like a team going through a painful roster turnover. Ferris was fun to watch. A little bit undersized, and Cornell took advantage of that.

Cornell was impressive in spots, but really inconsistent and it seemed like they got away from their strengths for long stretches v Maine. I'd be frustrated if I were a Big Red fan.

Maybe the best part of the weekend was Morris stepping in to hold down the fort v Cornell. I've never argued for Whitehead to switch goalies at the drop of the hat, and I won't here. But it'd be nice to see Morris get a little more playing time this year, and a bit more than that next year. This roster could be back on the upswing in a couple years, and if they go anywhere it'll be because when Morris gets the job, he's ready for primetime.
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You bring up a good point about Morris's playing time. As good as Ouellette has been playing, probably a tandem of Morris and Oullette would keep both of them sharp. I always figured Jimmy wanted his protege goalie to get one year under his belt before JM took over Timmay's job
 
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all bear said:
You bring up a good point about Morris's playing time. As good as Ouellette has been playing, probably a tandem of Morris and Oullette would keep both of them sharp. I always figured Jimmy wanted his protege goalie to get one year under his belt before JM took over Timmay's job
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Ouellette has had a good stretch,he has had a lack of support in the scoring department...he was the key in the win over UMD...he had a tough outing vs. Cornell...with that said I would think he's still considered the #1 netminder for Maine...but you have a point in that Morris has to play some from here on in...it would be a good move to play each vs Mercyhurst this coming weekend in Portland/Orono...after that with Conference play in full swing the moves in goal will be up to TW...and that I am not positive he'll do the right things...bottom line is Maine is in last place in Hockey East,with a good chance at a playoff spot,not a given but 7th or 8th should be up for grabs with the likes of Vermont/NU/UML/UMass/Merrimack all in play with the top 4 spots more or less going to BC/UNH/BU/Providence(imo)...so I think there's places to pick and choose and play Morris,sadly this leaves Sullivan as the odd man out,but goaltending is a unforgiven position at times,another more or less "what have you done for us lately"....all in all 2 wins this weekend has to be a confidence booster...but this has been a MESS of a season to date(4-11-2)...myself I would prefer to be playing for a Home Ice spot and postioning the Team for the NCAA's,but we all know thats a pipe dream of late with this current Coach...our lump of coal this year is fighting for a playoff spot(7th or 8th)...things have to come to a change right after the season...Maine Hockey Program is something no one wants to see be talked about as "it used to be"---"remember when"---"wow what a game/team last night"---"this team could make alot of noise this season".....oh well time will tell...AND to all have a HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013..!!!!!!
 
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Latest USCHO article lauds Minnesota, Minnesota State, and Vermont for their tournament wins. No mention of Maine. Errors in predicting the future tournament winners (BC, UNH) are understandable, but neglecting mention of current tournament winners is puzzling.
 
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So I'm sure you're all thrilled that Timmy is starting the drive to save his job...

;)
 
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Osorojo said:
Latest USCHO article lauds Minnesota, Minnesota State, and Vermont for their tournament wins. No mention of Maine. Errors in predicting the future tournament winners (BC, UNH) are understandable, but neglecting mention of current tournament winners is puzzling.
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Simple. They hates us. But who cares. We hates ourselves. :D
 
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