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Maine Recruits: When Ashes Fall, Legends Rise

cinnamoroll said:
Poul Anderson traded to Red Deer, scored on the power play his first game with the Rebels.

He's higher in their depth chart than the Oil Kings, who are contending. 3rd line vs 1st line spot basically. Should get more opportunity on a younger and lower in the standings teams
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He will have a fellow future Blackbear, Nate Yellowaga, there in Red Deer to bond with.
 
On one hand, I love that Maine can snag ppg 18 year olds from the USHL. The recruiting has come a long in way in 5 years under Barr.

But Maine HAS to start prioritizing recruiting centers and size. Preferably both simultaneously would be great. They also need a high end dman or two for this fall.

I ~think~ that Wasmer isn’t coming anymore.
 
dabears91 said:
On one hand, I love that Maine can snag ppg 18 year olds from the USHL. The recruiting has come a long in way in 5 years under Barr.

But Maine HAS to start prioritizing recruiting centers and size. Preferably both simultaneously would be great. They also need a high end dman or two for this fall.

I ~think~ that Wasmer isn’t coming anymore.
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Lipinski has speed, size, and plays center.
Scott has speed, size, and plays center.
Komarov has speed, size, and plays center.

Scholle only has size and plays center, not speed.

Wasmer is likely not cracking Maine’s line up anyways. I had him in the cut category that I posted on the Maine recruits thread. Not a bad defenseman, just not good enough to make Maine’s line up.
 
Sparkee said:
Lipinski has speed, size, and plays center.
Scott has speed, size, and plays center.
Komarov has speed, size, and plays center.

Scholle only has size and plays center, not speed.

Wasmer is likely not cracking Maine’s line up anyways. I had him in the cut category that I posted on the Maine recruits thread. Not a bad defenseman, just not good enough to make Maine’s line up.
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Lipinski has size but doesn’t seem like a fit. I think his effort and skating is meh.

Scott is pushing 6’0. Good player.

Komarov is a 4th liner and is also 6’0.

Scholle is not a center. Force fed into the position. Is not big either. 5’10.

Need better center talent. And size on the roster.
 
dabears91 said:
Lipinski has size but doesn’t seem like a fit. I think his effort and skating is meh.

Scott is pushing 6’0. Good player.

Komarov is a 4th liner and is also 6’0.

Scholle is not a center. Force fed into the position. Is not big either. 5’10.

Need better center talent. And size on the roster.
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I think the wings are where they are smaller is my point.

But like that last goal, Djuresevic mishandles the puck and leaves it right in front of our goalie for a shot, puck stays in the zone and winds up in a goal eventually.

I think the real weakness on the team is soft goaltending by Boija, defensive lapses by Djuresevic, and freshmen defensemen regulars(Langlois, Peterson, Usereau) would rather play the puck than the body. Nobes, Motew, and Coughlin all play body and better defense. They aren’t regularly in the line up because Barr favors offensive defensemen. The combination of suspect goaltending and suspect defense is what makes Maine a Jekyll and Hyde team.

We have no idea how many goals Maine will give up each game. The goals against per game are very inconsistent.
 
Sparkee said:
I think the wings are where they are smaller is my point.

But like that last goal, Djuresevic mishandles the puck and leaves it right in front of our goalie for a shot, puck stays in the zone and winds up in a goal eventually.

I think the real weakness on the team is soft goaltending by Boija, defensive lapses by Djuresevic, and freshmen defensemen regulars(Langlois, Peterson, Usereau) would rather play the puck than the body. Nobes, Motew, and Coughlin all play body and better defense. They aren’t regularly in the line up because Barr favors offensive defensemen. The combination of suspect goaltending and suspect defense is what makes Maine a Jekyll and Hyde team.

We have no idea how many goals Maine will give up each game. The goals against per game are very inconsistent.
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Maine needs better high end centers. And they need size. And better nastier dmen. If they can get centers with size, great.

I have been disappointed with the d core and the goaltending. I thought they would be strengths and they have not been. I think the specials teams have been poor too.
 
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dabears91 said:
Maine needs better high end centers. And they need size. And better nastier dmen. If they can get centers with size, great.

I have been disappointed with the d core and the goaltending. I thought they would be strengths and they have not been. I think the specials have been poor too.
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So replace the whole team then 🤨
 
umhockey91 said:
Recruiting just doesn't seem like what it needs to be.....I guess time will tell. Goaltending lined up seems especially troubling. Maybe Rinehart down the line but Vecvanags and Shea are not looking good at all.
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I would expect another goalie to come from the portal before next season unless one of these two turn it around.
 
umhockey91 said:
Recruiting just doesn't seem like what it needs to be.....I guess time will tell. Goaltending lined up seems especially troubling. Maybe Rinehart down the line but Vecvanags and Shea are not looking good at all.
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I don’t expect Vecvanags to make it to Maine. After watching him several times I do not think he has solid fundamental mechanics to utilize his size. That size just makes him slow to recover. Shea is likely better. However I don’t think he’s on par with what we expect for Maine goalies to be. I think Barr knew this and brought in Rousseau.

I don’t think Boija will go pro now. So we likely have the same 3 goalies return next year.
 
Scary scene in Edmonton's game vs Med Hat last night- Dylan Dean was hit into the boards near the end of the second, was not moving or getting up for a significant period of time. They called early intermission and he was stretchered off. Appeared to be an awkward hit more than active malice, though the other player got tossed for it.

Oil Kings provided this update within half an hour: "UPDATE: F Dylan Dean is awake, alert, and being treated to by our medical staff. We appreciate everyone's patience as the situation played out." Should note re: why not take him to the hospital, the Oil Kings are owned by the same entity as the Oilers and play in the same arena, so their medical staff and facilities will be well above your average junior franchise. It's likely that they have all the necessary staff or facilities on site, and possibly a positive sign that it isn't too serious.

Hopefully he can get healthy and back for the postseason. Edmonton has a very strong team and could go on a run.
 
cinnamoroll said:
Scary scene in Edmonton's game vs Med Hat last night- Dylan Dean was hit into the boards near the end of the second, was not moving or getting up for a significant period of time. They called early intermission and he was stretchered off. Appeared to be an awkward hit more than active malice, though the other player got tossed for it.

Oil Kings provided this update within half an hour: "UPDATE: F Dylan Dean is awake, alert, and being treated to by our medical staff. We appreciate everyone's patience as the situation played out." Should note re: why not take him to the hospital, the Oil Kings are owned by the same entity as the Oilers and play in the same arena, so their medical staff and facilities will be well above your average junior franchise. It's likely that they have all the necessary staff or facilities on site, and possibly a positive sign that it isn't too serious.

Hopefully he can get healthy and back for the postseason. Edmonton has a very strong team and could go on a run.
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Good to hear he is ok. Hope he recovers well. He is one of our better recruits in the pipeline.
 
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