Merrimack College 2010-2011: taking H.E. one chair-back seat at a time

[Hokydad]

Re: Merrimack College 2010-2011: taking H.E. one chair-back seat at a time

Well, you kind of had me till you finished this diatribe. I wouldnt say its a down yearin HE quite yet. BC is BC, probably better than last year eventually. Maine is a step ahead of last year with some decent goaltending. UHN seems to be playing quite well with some solid wins so far, and I think once BU's youngsters get more experience, they'll be quite tuff. Merrimack looks to be better this year, and I'll say it now, watchout for NU in the second half....these guys can play. Cant speak for UMA or PC or ....well UML can only get better with time. No opinion on UVM. Overall, this conference is as good orbetter than any other this year. Chit Maine and BC both schooled top WCHA teams, UHN split at Miami...no need to sell this league short one bit.

I dont know what MC's staying power will be this year, but I think they're easily top 15 team.

Excellant points but they are not top 15. cant hang your hat on a tie vs overrated BU and a couple wins at home vs BC. zero other quality wins outside BC, zero....

 

[acs64]

Re: Merrimack College 2010-2011: taking H.E. one chair-back seat at a time

Excellant points but they are not top 15. cant hang your hat on a tie vs overrated BU and a couple wins at home vs BC. zero other quality wins outside BC, zero....

Cant hang ur hat on a coupla wins (regardless of venue) against BC? And taking them and UHN to the limit away from home? You got to be chittin me.....maybe they wont rank em top 15 but as of right now, but they're easily a top 15 team. I doubt they'll be there in the end, but as of right now they are.

I seriously doubt that Union, Alaska or Wisconsin is a better team than the Mack right now....maybe if Union beats Yale today I change my mind, but having said that, getting the voters to believe Mack is a top 15 team never having been there is a bit of a stretch at this point.

 

[Hokydad]

Re: Merrimack College 2010-2011: taking H.E. one chair-back seat at a time

Cant hang ur hat on a coupla wins (regardless of venue) against BC? And taking them to the limit at Conte? You got to be chittin me.....maybe they wont rank em top 15 but as of right now, they're easily a top 15 team. I doubt they'll be there in the end, but as of right now they are.

No they are not. They lost to Northeastern at home and you want them to move up 3 spots in the national standings? I hope you are kidding.

They are 5-4-3 in conference. They do not have a single top 30 win outside BC.

Granted they have set up a bunny out of conference schedule over next month but in all honesty, those wins(assuming they win) will not help strength of schedule or power index.

The oppositions records are 4-8-1, 2-12 and 6-7, in brutal leagues.

Which one of these teams are they going to pass?


1 Minnesota-Duluth (49) 11-1-2 999 1 2 Boston University ( 1) 7-1-5 901 2 2 Yale 8-1-0 901 3 4 Nebraska-Omaha 9-2-1 845 4 5 New Hampshire 7-2-4 775 6 6 Miami 9-4-3 731 5 7 North Dakota 9-5-2 689 9 8 Boston College 9-5-0 640 7 9 Maine 6-3-3 598 10 10 Denver 10-4-2 550 12 11 Michigan 8-4-4 546 8 12 Notre Dame 9-4-2 455 11 13 Union 7-2-3 404 13 14 Alaska 8-5-3 324 14 15 Wisconsin 7-6-3 254 16 16 Rensselaer 7-3-3 231 17 17 Minnesota 8-5-1 230 15

Everyone of which has more quality wins and a better record.

Beautiful tux the emperor is wearing but the village is not 100% loaded with idiots.

Nice story but come on? Top 15? Tough to stay in top 20 now. They are 5th in Hockey East(in all sense, Maine has 3 games in hand) and Hockey East aint having 5 in top 15, shouldnt have 5 in top 20


In regards to Union, they are better than MC, Wisconsin we will have to wait and see. Ton of talent just not clicking

 

[Salvo1017]

Re: Merrimack College 2010-2011: taking H.E. one chair-back seat at a time

Ahahahahaha. Sure, and if BC's goal was not disallowed MC still would have lost by 1.

You really get excited about little things, I can tell. It's quite funny (and also very sad at the same time).

uhh no, actually quite the opposite. Im excited about where this team is as a whole and the program as a whole.

This has been a long time coming, so calling me sad for getting excited about taking the series against BC, and not having lost a single HE series in the first half of the season is just moronic.

I get excited when I see this team severely disappointed after a split with NU or after a tie with BU. In years past MC players would be ecstatic to take 2 points on a weekend, or would even be happy they didn't get their doors blown off by BU. Now they're disappointed when they tie.

That's a sign that the attitude as changed, and you can thank Dennehy and his recruiting for that. The players on the team are winners, they come from winning programs, and don't take tying BU as a win like teams of the past have. That is what I'm excited about Carmine...the big things.

 

[acs64]

Re: Merrimack College 2010-2011: taking H.E. one chair-back seat at a time

Relax daddy, I said they're a top 15 team in terms of talent as of right now, not necessarily that they will get ranked there....which I doubt they will.

Eventually, I think lack of depth will have its effect .....

 

[Salvo1017]

Re: Merrimack College 2010-2011: taking H.E. one chair-back seat at a time

you know...for a little bit...back when he was suspended, I was thinking that I kind of missed Hokydad being around....that thought is about as long lived as 5 on 5 play was last night

 

[Kenny]

Re: Merrimack College 2010-2011: taking H.E. one chair-back seat at a time

No they are not. They lost to Northeastern at home and you want them to move up 3 spots in the national standings? I hope you are kidding.

They are 5-4-3 in conference. They do not have a single top 30 win outside BC.

Granted they have set up a bunny out of conference schedule over next month but in all honesty, those wins(assuming they win) will not help strength of schedule or power index.

The oppositions records are 4-8-1, 2-12 and 6-7, in brutal leagues.

Which one of these teams are they going to pass?


1 Minnesota-Duluth (49) 11-1-2 999 1 2 Boston University ( 1) 7-1-5 901 2 2 Yale 8-1-0 901 3 4 Nebraska-Omaha 9-2-1 845 4 5 New Hampshire 7-2-4 775 6 6 Miami 9-4-3 731 5 7 North Dakota 9-5-2 689 9 8 Boston College 9-5-0 640 7 9 Maine 6-3-3 598 10 10 Denver 10-4-2 550 12 11 Michigan 8-4-4 546 8 12 Notre Dame 9-4-2 455 11 13 Union 7-2-3 404 13 14 Alaska 8-5-3 324 14 15 Wisconsin 7-6-3 254 16 16 Rensselaer 7-3-3 231 17 17 Minnesota 8-5-1 230 15

Everyone of which has more quality wins and a better record.

Beautiful tux the emperor is wearing but the village is not 100% loaded with idiots.

Nice story but come on? Top 15? Tough to stay in top 20 now. They are 5th in Hockey East(in all sense, Maine has 3 games in hand) and Hockey East aint having 5 in top 15, shouldnt have 5 in top 20


In regards to Union, they are better than MC, Wisconsin we will have to wait and see. Ton of talent just not clicking

Maybe Merrimack should talk to the same people who put BU #2.

 

[mookie1995]

Re: Merrimack College 2010-2011: taking H.E. one chair-back seat at a time

Cant hang ur hat on a coupla wins (regardless of venue) against BC? And taking them and UHN to the limit away from home? You got to be chittin me.....maybe they wont rank em top 15 but as of right now, but they're easily a top 15 team. I doubt they'll be there in the end, but as of right now they are.

I seriously doubt that Union, Alaska or Wisconsin is a better team than the Mack right now....maybe if Union beats Yale today I change my mind, but having said that, getting the voters to believe Mack is a top 15 team never having been there is a bit of a stretch at this point.

in Burlington they'd be stitching the banners!!

 

[Hokydad]

Relax daddy, I said they're a top 15 team in terms of talent as of right now, not necessarily that they will get ranked there....which I doubt they will.

Eventually, I think lack of depth will have its effect .....

Very relaxed
Just discussing
Outside JC and SD, very avg talent vs other top 15 types

They do not have top 15 talent. Look at some of the rosters and the draft picks etc

They are not in that catagory

Hard to say they expect to win and the players are used to it when they we're well below 500 last year and 1 game above 500 in hockey east this year, with losses to nu and pc

 

[Salvo1017]

Re: Merrimack College 2010-2011: taking H.E. one chair-back seat at a time

As much as sweep was wanted, it is still very early in the season and certainly isn't needed. Home ice is not necessarily expected but it sure would be nice.

Looking at it this from a big picture stand point, Merrimack, as a program, needs to be getting into the HE playoffs consistently, then we can start bickering about not getting home ice. As a program we are on track.

And people who have posted above saying that NU is a better team than their record indicates, you're absolutely right. NU plays a tough, gritty game. They have talent and will be a threat down the stretch. I don't want all this talk about the expected sweep take away from them. It's hard to "expect" a sweep against any team in HE.

Can't say I'm disappointed going into break at all, I like where we're at. That being said, I think we need some shakeups on offense. Hope to see some different combos for the Army game.

 

[Hokydad]

Re: Merrimack College 2010-2011: taking H.E. one chair-back seat at a time

Relax daddy, I said they're a top 15 team in terms of talent as of right now, not necessarily that they will get ranked there....which I doubt they will.

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Teams ahead of them in top 15

MND 8 nhl draft picks
BU 11 nhl draft picks, 2 as 1st rounders in upcoming draft
Yale 7
north dakota 16
Denver 9
BC 11
WI 9
Notre Dame 10
Miami 7

MC has 2, one in 4th rd, one in 7th rd

not even close to top 15 talent wise

 

[RENCEB]

Re: Merrimack College 2010-2011: taking H.E. one chair-back seat at a time

Don't see them as Top 15.... 18th-20th is about right in my book. A couple of narrow road wins @ UML, NU, and Harvard but these are hardly "signature"wins. Had they been able to hold on at UNH, that would have qualified. No "if and buts" from me. You are what your record says you are (I think I've heard that somewhere before?). They have a chance in every game with Cannata, but jeez, a little "run support" would be nice. Still, for those of us that thought realistically 4th-6th place, I think they're on track.

 

[acs64]

Re: Merrimack College 2010-2011: taking H.E. one chair-back seat at a time

Teams ahead of them in top 15

MND 8 nhl draft picks
BU 11 nhl draft picks, 2 as 1st rounders in upcoming draft
Yale 7
north dakota 16
Denver 9
BC 11
WI 9
Notre Dame 10
Miami 7

MC has 2, one in 4th rd, one in 7th rd

not even close to top 15 talent wise

More research on ur part is needed dad. Thats 9 of the top 15...keep going.

 

[WarriorDJ]

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Teams ahead of them in top 15

MND 8 nhl draft picks
BU 11 nhl draft picks, 2 as 1st rounders in upcoming draft
Yale 7
north dakota 16
Denver 9
BC 11
WI 9
Notre Dame 10
Miami 7

MC has 2, one in 4th rd, one in 7th rd

not even close to top 15 talent wise

Since when do draft picks equal more talented teams? Tons of these kids that get drafted get stuck in the AHL and ECHL for that matter. There is something to be said for college hockey game planning and strategy--and dare I say, luck, as well.

On another note, if all of BC's top talent is draft affiliated--why isn't two time champion John Muse drafted into the NHL?

 

[Hokydad]

Re: Merrimack College 2010-2011: taking H.E. one chair-back seat at a time

Since when do draft picks equal more talented teams? Tons of these kids that get drafted get stuck in the AHL and ECHL for that matter. There is something to be said for college hockey game planning and strategy--and dare I say, luck, as well.

On another note, if all of BC's top talent is draft affiliated--why isn't two time champion John Muse drafted into the NHL?

he wasnt drafted because he is not nhl type. he took the spot by default when CS went pro. has been a great goalie and has done better than anyone ever expected. doubt much pro interest though

of course nhl draft picks mean talent.

Next year MC has 1 kid, maybe, coming in from USHL, zero from national team. they have 4-21 year old canadians and 2 - 20 year old canadians as well as well as 2-21 year old kids from EJ

all seem to come in and fit in, MD gets them to buy into his style. But, in fairness they ended up there for a reason. They spend as much time over past years as any program watching and recruiting in USHL with zero results.

I call talent the kids the 9 or 10 teams listed above are getting, blue chippers saught by everyone at 18.

fun to watch and awesome fans are so supportive and having fun but huge part is smoke and mirrors. They are stil a team coming off a way below 500 year and 5-4-3 in conference this year with losses to PC and NU. Only win vs a team inh top 30 was vs BC.
That is not a top 15 team performance to date. If you believe the stories, they never should have lost to PC and NU this year.

 

[J.D.]

Re: Merrimack College 2010-2011: taking H.E. one chair-back seat at a time

in what universe is 16-19-2 (12-13-2) way below .500?

 

[J.D.]

Re: Merrimack College 2010-2011: taking H.E. one chair-back seat at a time

BTW, I think it's clear that hokydad is just upset it's being proven that Dennehy is a much better coach than Serino ever was.

 

[Hokydad]

Re: Merrimack College 2010-2011: taking H.E. one chair-back seat at a time

in what universe is 16-19-2 (12-13-2) way below .500?

when you win .4324% of your games, in sports, that is what they would call, "way below 500"

 

[Hokydad]

Re: Merrimack College 2010-2011: taking H.E. one chair-back seat at a time

BTW, I think it's clear that hokydad is just upset it's being proven that Dennehy is a much better coach than Serino ever was.

nope, not 1% upset. Happy for the program, MD is a great guy and tremendous role model for the kids. Has built a great brand for the student body. Just dont see the level the flock do. 5-4-3 and losses to PC and NU and 2 total wins vs top 30 teams is not a top 15 performance. If any other of the Hockey East schools had that rink and changed the seats and called ita major renovation, the fans would go nuts. I guess that is what happens when you have had an MDC rink for 25 years and zero winning success. It is though refreshing and nice to see the positive vibes. No doom and gloom there for sure.

People can crap on CS but at the end of the day, he left, went to a more enjoyable situation, has also built a great program, half the stress and as we speak, makes more than the MC coach does. Also took the biggest donors with him and have had millions dumped into their facilities. Got to coach his kids for 6 + years and I am sure loved doing it. At the end of the day it is a win win for both programs.

 

[J.D.]

Re: Merrimack College 2010-2011: taking H.E. one chair-back seat at a time

A High School AD/coach makes more than Mark Dennehy???