Maine Black Bears 2010-2011 - Part Deux

[walrus]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2010-2011 - Part Deux

It must have been the way you said it.


It was good to see Maine wasn't going to let the game go in the third.

Yeah, I didn't gush about the ancient history frozen fours

 

[KnowItAll]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2010-2011 - Part Deux

I'm sorry... what?!?

17 career goals? In 1.5 seasons?

Usually like your posts but... wow.

he only started playing on a scoring line and on the PP at the very end of last season...

he is a pest and he is a goal scorer... he knows where to shoot to score, is that better?

(if you ever saw John Hopson miss open net after open net when the puck as IN THE CREASE, you will know what the opposite of a goal scorer is... Diamond finds what the goalie gives)

 

[KnowItAll]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2010-2011 - Part Deux

I'm so sick of watching pathetic efforts at the Alfond, when the place used to actually be an intimidating place for opponents and a blackbears win was expected. If they don't turn it around this year and go deep I'm giving up my season tickets. I've sold half of them the past two years, and I'm not too excited about going to the Alfond to see them choke against their "rival".

Well, it was not that long ago that his VIPNess and a few others suggested sending letters to the President and Tim's buddy Blake and telling them what is making you drop your season tickets

Friday on the Black Bear web site they had a wonderful announcement
Tickets remain for tonight's game. against UNH

 

[sandiegoblkbr]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2010-2011 - Part Deux

I'm sorry... what?!?

17 career goals? In 1.5 seasons?

Usually like your posts but... wow.

Lowered expectations.......this isn't your Walsh Black Bears........it's TIMMAY time!

 

[sandiegoblkbr]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2010-2011 - Part Deux

Well, it was not that long ago that his VIPNess and a few others suggested sending letters to the President and Tim's buddy Blake and telling them what is making you drop your season tickets

Friday on the Black Bear web site they had a wonderful announcement
Tickets remain for tonight's game. against UNH

The thing that ticks me off is that Maine fans should have been complaining and boycotting 3 years ago.......not now. The team is actually worth investing in and watching now. Mainers.......always a day late and a dollar short.

 

[Runsub5]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2010-2011 - Part Deux

Banwell is a good player with a very quick release. There are those times when he makes very poor decisions with the puck. For instance, in the 3rd period against UNH when he passed the puck to the middle of the ice when Maine couldn't clear the zone. Upper classmen shouldn't make those types of mistakes. I like Banwell and sitting out a game should benefit him as the season goes along.

One more thing about Banwell. He was unable to play in the Hockey East Championship series in Boston this past spring. He was sitting with his family across the aisle from me (with a leg that he couldn't bend), watching his team play BC in the championship. I felt bad for him and hopefully he'll have another opportunity to be there once again playing on the ice.

 

[DownEastblkbearfan]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2010-2011 - Part Deux

I couldnt believe MANGENE didnt get one of the three stars yesterday! If you ask me I'd take an entire team of that kid. He gives you 150% everytime hes on the ice. He might not score alot of goals but if it wasnt for him the others on the team would have a few less points! He gets in the dirty areas and doesnt get alot of credit for it...well I'm gonna give him some! Pat yourself on the back Mangene and keep up the good work, I think the rest of the team could learn a thing or two from you!

 

[Mightymax]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2010-2011 - Part Deux

You took the words right out of my mouth. That kid can FLY. Fun to watch. I also thought some of our young guys played well and look promising: O'Conner, Swavely - scrappy, pretty good skaters.

I couldnt believe MANGENE didnt get one of the three stars yesterday! If you ask me I'd take an entire team of that kid. He gives you 150% everytime hes on the ice. He might not score alot of goals but if it wasnt for him the others on the team would have a few less points! He gets in the dirty areas and doesnt get alot of credit for it...well I'm gonna give him some! Pat yourself on the back Mangene and keep up the good work, I think the rest of the team could learn a thing or two from you!

 

[Ma#1ne Hky]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2010-2011 - Part Deux

Diamond is a real player, not sure he's the best goal scorer but the guy can make room for himself in tight quarters, takes no BS from anyone and if he wasn't hurt right now would have more points. His skating is way off and has been for a few weeks.

Maybe the BREAK came at the right time this year,giving players like Diamond/Leidermark/Corkum a little time off and with both O'Neill and Dimmen on the mend....plus flushing out the last few weeks down the drain and starting anew in Florida....need some wins in Florida with both contest's being Out of Conference games then onto the Meat & Potatoes of Hockey East.

 

[Maine Pudge]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2010-2011 - Part Deux

Where did I say when leading after 2 periods? You quoted me it clearly says coughing up third period leads.

Oh I get it!...correct me if i'm wrong but if your leading after 2 periods, unless someone scores in the intermission, then you're probably gonna have a third period lead. So there is 100+ games in the early part of the decade where maine didn't cough up a 3rd period lead...or if they did they got it back again (not ultimately coughing it up). The only other scenario is if they were tied or trailing entering the 3rd period, got the lead and then coughed it up. I'm willing to bet maine coughed up fewer 3rd period leads than their opponents in those games too. Go back and check if you want....everyone remembers and is understandably frusterated with 2002 but nobody remembers the Harvard game and other big games where maine came back to win. The combination of puckluck players and coaches wins the game. Obviously defensive zone coverage is a team effort and requires good direction by the coaches and good communication by the players but when you have someone like a Jimmy Howard or a Prestin Ryan who is a one man breakout vs someone who attempt to clear the puck by putting on the opposing defenseman's stick, it makes all the difference. I'm sure Grant had a good deal to do with it but was he the only reason? No. Maine had the leadership and the defensive players who could execute what they were coached to do. I'm sure Timmy told Banwell to clear the puck right to the UNH D and told Dee to lose the draw.

Having said that, it would be nice if we could finish teams off a bit better this year. If you don't think Tim wanted to finish UNH off, why did he call a timeout during the last PP of the game to rest the 1st unit...he wanted to step on UNHs throats as much as the next guy. Some things just aren't up to the coaches. It is unacceptable to lose a 3-1 lead to your arch rivals at home and lose in OT. I think it will help when Dimmen and ONeil get back and I'm sure the coaches are more ticked off than anyone on here but people need to realize that it is only December and the goal is to make the NCAAs...then all it takes is to get hot at the right time. Hell in 99 we coughed up the regular season championship with 2 consecutive losses to UNH...blowout losses and we all know what happened that year. Tough losses are part of the game, just like puckluck, you learn what you can from them, you make the adjustments (I think conditioning should be the first one) for things that you can control and move on to focus on the next game.

Some people on here need to relax and realize that hockey is a team sport and the coach is only part of the team.

Maine will be fine if they play like they are capable, work hard and don't do their annual Jan/Feb swan dive. If they keep giving up 3rd period leads than they will probably not be fine, but I have faith in the leadership of this team that this area will improve in the 2nd half.

Ok stepping off soapbox now.

 

[Fishman'81]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2010-2011 - Part Deux

Banwell is a good player with a very quick release. There are those times when he makes very poor decisions with the puck. For instance, in the 3rd period against UNH when he passed the puck to the middle of the ice when Maine couldn't clear the zone. Upper classmen shouldn't make those types of mistakes. I like Banwell and sitting out a game should benefit him as the season goes along.

No offense,but I wouldn't mind seeing him relegated to a permanent back-up role.

I don't see a lot of Maine games,so I'm looking at a fairly small sample here,yet every time I watch the Bears,I gasp at Banwell's decision-making.He always seems to try to either lug the puck through traffic in the low slot,or attempt to pass across it,once or twice a game.As often as not,that leads to a good scoring chance for the other team.

(You can't coach "smarts",right?)

 

[acs64]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2010-2011 - Part Deux

(You can't coach "smarts",right?)

No, you cant. Some kids just continually make bad decisions with the puck. At game speed, things happen quickly

 

[Erix_The_Red]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2010-2011 - Part Deux

correct me if i'm wrong but if your leading after 2 periods, unless someone scores in the intermission, then you're probably gonna have a third period lead.

OK. If you're tied in the 2nd intermission, and then someone scores a minute in, you now have a 3rd period lead. You were not leading going into the 3rd. Though I suppose the way you worded it, "leading after 2 periods" still applies. Still, the streak was for games entering the 3rd period with a lead.

Your welcome.

 

[KnowItAll]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2010-2011 - Part Deux

No offense,but I wouldn't mind seeing him relegated to a permanent back-up role.

I don't see a lot of Maine games,so I'm looking at a fairly small sample here,yet every time I watch the Bears,I gasp at Banwell's decision-making.He always seems to try to either lug the puck through traffic in the low slot,or attempt to pass across it,once or twice a game.As often as not,that leads to a good scoring chance for the other team.

(You can't coach "smarts",right?)

sure you can.
you can practice at game speed, not 1/3 speed.
you can also do overspeed training to get into a different mindset.

EVERY Freshman defenseman makes at least one really stupid play, pinching at the blue line or passing to an opponent to set up an immediate goal... (they get one get of jail free card), then they NEVER DO IT AGAIN... this is because they are taught smarts. (for those of you with a long memory... if they DO do it again, they have to score 2 goals to make up for it... Metcalf vs. UNH)

Banwell is the only D man who hits consistently. (Looks like Timmy has already coached hitting out of O'Connell)
Unlike the man behind the curtain, I happen to believe that hitting in hockey plays a great role... wearing down opponents, creating space and putting fear into their minds for the rest of the game.
Banwell did that (Duffy did that)... and they were benched for it. Cornell just allows UNH to get off a one timer right in front of him in the crease, and it is allowed, because that fits with Timmy Poke Check "defense"

 

[KnowItAll]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2010-2011 - Part Deux

No offense,but I wouldn't mind seeing him relegated to a permanent back-up role.

did you see who got Mushaluk-ed on the goal in OT?

that happens with ole flat foot consistently, and he still plays short handed and in the last minutes of periods...
as far as I can tell, Hegarty's biggest attribute is his ability to play like Nick Petrecki.... but Timmy does not allow that kind of play from his defensemen.

 

[fiqure8]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2010-2011 - Part Deux

did you see who got Mushaluk-ed on the goal in OT?

that happens with ole flat foot consistently, and he still plays short handed and in the last minutes of periods...
as far as I can tell, Hegarty's biggest attribute is his ability to play like Nick Petrecki.... but Timmy does not allow that kind of play from his defensemen.

He has been playing well as of late on the penalty kill though.....................thought he stepped it up against Mass last game from what I saw........

 

[walrus]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2010-2011 - Part Deux

He has been playing well as of late on the penalty kill though.....................thought he stepped it up against Mass last game from what I saw........

I thought he looked good that whole game(UNH)until he got spun around in OT

 

[Fishman'81]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2010-2011 - Part Deux

I thought he looked good that whole game(UNH)until he got spun around in OT

I didn't even notice that...All I remember was seeing the rebound go right on the UNH guy's tape like it had eyes.

Still PO'ed about that game;Maine deserved a much better fate.Beating Miami will improve my mood,though.

 

[walrus]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2010-2011 - Part Deux

I didn't even notice that...)

I saw it live but I can't bear to watch it on my DVR. Beating Miami would be nice, great for PWR.

 

[Maineiak]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2010-2011 - Part Deux

I didn't even notice that...All I remember was seeing the rebound go right on the UNH guy's tape like it had eyes.

Still PO'ed about that game;Maine deserved a much better fate.Beating Miami will improve my mood,though.

Wasn't Hegarty the one that got spun and smoked in OT? Watching the replay, I see 44 (Hegarty) get skated around by 16 (Henrion) like he was standing still.