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Maine Offseason 2020: We Stay Home But Swayman Leaves

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BoSox3066 said:
It all looks great. Comprehensive. Exciting.

Only thing about renovating and adding to Alfond is like..... the original Shawn Walsh center addition is only 15 years old. For 10
Of those years we’ve heard nothing but moaning about how the facilities and the budget stink and can’t produce a winner. So whys this one gonna be different?
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Its not going to be different with the existing staff and budget.
 
As far as the coaching staff goes, my hope is that when the next search commences (after this year???), they start to open up the checkbook to pay whoever the man is a salary that reflects the new facility he'll eventually coach in. I am admittedly a little skeptical, but the money they are shelling out on all these new facilities and upgrades at least offers some modicum of hope that they will spend more on the next guy, whenever he comes.
 
amkirby10 said:
As far as the coaching staff goes, my hope is that when the next search commences (after this year???), they start to open up the checkbook to pay whoever the man is a salary that reflects the new facility he'll eventually coach in. I am admittedly a little skeptical, but the money they are shelling out on all these new facilities and upgrades at least offers some modicum of hope that they will spend more on the next guy, whenever he comes.
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That would be nice, but I wonder if it causes title ix issues? There’s no doubt they should be spending $300k to $500k a year more on the coaching staff.
 
Fishman'81 said:
Nice facilities don't hurt, but decent recruiting/coaching is easily more important. Whole bunches of programs have had a Hell of a lot more hockey success than has have had Red's Maine while using even more humble digs.

Red couldn't recruit if he offered the boys home games in the TD and a pre-game visit from Stormy. He's a complete failure and should be ashamed to draw a paycheck from Maine taxpayers.
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I liked Amy Vachon's quote that (paraphrasing) most kids aren't going to pick a school because of facilities, but they will absolutely cross a school off because of facilities.


Being able to say "look at this nice place you'll get to spend four years practicing and playing" will at least open the door to a conversation, at which point the coach has to be able to close the deal.
 
walrus said:
Its not going to be different with the existing staff and budget.
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Agreed, I wish there was a way to go back and see what they were saying when they broke ground on the first Walsh Center, did they expect to be more or less doing it over this soon?

maybe 15 years is an eternity in the facilities/building world, somehow it seems like that place got outdated really fast
 
BoSox3066 said:
Agreed, I wish there was a way to go back and see what they were saying when they broke ground on the first Walsh Center, did they expect to be more or less doing it over this soon?

maybe 15 years is an eternity in the facilities/building world, somehow it seems like that place got outdated really fast
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My company donated quite a bit of money for the Walsh Center, I've never been in it. I think you will find they built what they could afford at the time.
 
NorthMike said:
I like the crowded feel too but those bench seats. They aren't wide enough unless your 10, the guys knees behind you are in your back, my knees are in the persons armpits in front of me. I cant even get my legs in those lower section seats.
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...And God help you if anyone in your section ate burritos and drank beer for lunch.
 
amkirby10 said:
As far as the coaching staff goes, my hope is that when the next search commences (after this year???), they start to open up the checkbook to pay whoever the man is a salary that reflects the new facility he'll eventually coach in. I am admittedly a little skeptical, but the money they are shelling out on all these new facilities and upgrades at least offers some modicum of hope that they will spend more on the next guy, whenever he comes.
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Has Jim Montgomery served his punishment? Or would Maine never pull the trigger?
 
I believe he is an assistant coach somewhere now. I’m not sure how interested Maine would be. One thing that surprisingly might work against him is his age. It’s hard to believe but he turns 52 this summer. I would guess Maine would want someone a little younger.
 
Maine’s AD went to UNH so they definitely would. Don’t see Ayers as a fit on either side. He had one of the worst days of his life against Maine and can’t imagine he would want to be the coach.
 
I'd almost rather someone with no ties to the school. Instead of someone trying to re-create the past (which probably can't be done), bring in someone with fresh eyes who has had success elsewhere.
 
J.D. said:
Didn't David Quinn jump from AHL head coach to BU? No idea what an AHL HC makes.
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Don't know about Quinn. However, Vermont's Todd Woodcroft spent time in the AHL. Time will tell, but I think this was a great hire by Vermont!! He must be getting more money than Sneddon got.
 
AMC said:
I'd almost rather someone with no ties to the school. Instead of someone trying to re-create the past (which probably can't be done), bring in someone with fresh eyes who has had success elsewhere.
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I completely agree with this. Trying to re-create the Walsh era I think has held the school back.
 
amkirby10 said:
I completely agree with this. Trying to re-create the Walsh era I think has held the school back.
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I kind of agree as well. It would be nice to find someone youngish and give them the time and resources to get Maine back where we belong. I do think overall the program is in a lot better shape now than when Red took over.

Tonight is going to be rough without Tralmaks, Svestrup, Kleiboer, and Dunn. Hopefully Maine can keep it competitive.
 
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