Amen on getting rid of the dreaded Tim taught stick checking. What a frustrating sight game after game....
Didn't mean Nemec would get benched...just would like to see a more physical type play by the D-men and by the whole team,but in a smart way...not goon style that leads to a parade to the box....finishing checks and keeping the front of the net cleaned out for Sullivan/Ouellette/Morris.Nemec won't be benched. He is the most experienced defenseman on the team and a quiet leader.
Didn't mean Nemec would get benched...just would like to see a more physical type play by the D-men and by the whole team,but in a smart way...not goon style that leads to a parade to the box....finishing checks and keeping the front of the net cleaned out for Sullivan/Ouellette/Morris.
How many times did Maine have guys sent off last year? This isn't 10 or 15 years ago where you can get away with a lot. It would be nice to see the team play more physical but I can't see where it's practical nowadays.
how many Maine BU games did you watch when Gryba was there?
the officials seem to "need" to keep the number of marbles in each pocket fairly even.... that is... they are almost always going to call the same number of penalties on both teams in a game, unless there are eggrigious infractions that they just cannot igonore (Hauser's blocker to Jackson's chin, notwithstanding)
let Maine goon it up, if they do not call the boarding/roughing/crosschecking to the lower back in the crease, then they are going to call embellishment and hooks that are not hooks. When Prestin played, there was exactly one player in hockey east who dared to carry the puck and not simply get rid of it immediately... that kind of intimidation wins games, or at the very least leads to MANY turnovers.
Maine fans need to see more games that do not involve the black bears and you will see that one team can be completely gooning it up and the other team can be really trying to avoid the box, and the penalties will still be almost or exactly the same.
Completely agree on the officials trying to keep the penalties even. Do we really want to see Maine become a goon squad though? I don't want to see Maine be soft but also want to see hockey not UFC on ice or something gimmicky.
Maine fans need to see more games that do not involve the black bears and you will see that one team can be completely gooning it up and the other team can be really trying to avoid the box, and the penalties will still be almost or exactly the same.
I said smart physical hockey not goon hockey...read between the lines...and like KIA has said watch not just how Maine plays but other teams...you can be tough and smart,well the good teams do.How many times did Maine have guys sent off last year? This isn't 10 or 15 years ago where you can get away with a lot. It would be nice to see the team play more physical but I can't see where it's practical nowadays.
This sounds like your typical BC-BU Beanpot game if you ask me!
Did you guys see this?
http://www.wcsh6.com/sports/article/207659/6/Former-Black-Bear-gets-head-coaching-job
Pellerin takes coaching job with Islanders AHL team.
Nice article on Matt Mangene in the Flyer's website: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=638428
I still think(imo)that Mangene could have used another season of College Hockey,but now a days thats College Hockey...3 years or less,happens to many College Hockey Teams....so it opens a spot for anyone from last years Team and the incoming recruiting Class.He will do well with his work ethic. I am really going to miss seeing him accelerate up the ice this year at Alfond Arena.
He will do well with his work ethic. I am really going to miss seeing him accelerate up the ice this year at Alfond Arena.
He DID work hard every time I saw him play, and his feet were certainly impressive... I just didn't see the hands to go with 'em.
He certainly wasn't a finisher at the NCAA level. Perhaps he will develop more rapidly with better coaching, but I generally believe that you either have hands, or you don't. I wish him the best, just the same.
