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Northeastern Huskies 2011-2012 Season Thread: Year of the Mad Dog

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omg, another heartbreaking NU loss, I sat my near 45 yo *** with the NU students tonight, it was fun..Rawlings stood on his head, but lets face it your not going to win any hockey games you get outshot in 37 to 15. The team has big fundamental issues, and its simply not worth my time to discuss it here. If they win 8 games I will be surprised and if they win 10 I would be delighted, all things considered they battled but are not talented enough, D-Fence is lacking and some of these guys can't skate for ****. They look lost and not well coached, too many mistakes to count. Still it was fun to watch Chris put on a clinic, and aside form the PP goal winner with 4 seconds left he was the star of the game. However, the fact is this aside form Rawlings, Dongara, the better 1/2 of the twin brothers, Sap, Qualier and Ferriero not one of the guys on our team would even play on the BC team they would all be rafter hangers.. Sorry that's the sad truth. The score was 2 to 1 but it really could have been 6 to 1. If not for a stellar performance by CR, we would not have been in it at all. We really need to think about starting from scratch here, we can finish 5th or 6th but really who gives a fat rats ***, 6th is no accomplishment., its just another year of NU hockey, in a land of the haves and have not’s. I will say that my $10 ticket and free parking provided $100 worth of value. Next up Vermont and because they suck this year perhaps we can get 2 points, but unless there is a Godly intervention in February we may be waiting for that “Beanpot” for some time ..why? .Lack of Offence. No “O” and poor “D” will keep us buried in the mediocrity for the umpteenth time. In the meantime we will be the #1 team in fun to watch contests, that may be kept close but will not yield many points.
 
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Tough lose with only seconds left. Sounds like the Huskies hung tough. Getting a penalty late was a back breaker.
 
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BTW, the trash cans in the Alumni Club were removed becase sombody threw a cigerette butt in one and it smoked up..so they are gone for now you all will have to walk back to the bar. I am getting this from my custodial pal who I asked when I saw him at the BC game tonight.
 
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Massachusetts law states that smoking is illegal in a workplace....or is the Varsity Club a "private club" and exempt? Seems to me there is only one individual who smokes in the Varsity club and no one says Dik to him. Anyway, if smoking is allowed in the club i'll bring my cigars, otherwise bring back the god****ed trash cans so people can throw stuff away.
 
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RossiRules said:
aside form Rawlings, Dongara, the better 1/2 of the twin brothers, Sap, Qualier and Ferriero not one of the guys on our team would even play on the BC team they would all be rafter hangers.
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supposing this is true, i would argue that having 6 players good enough for roster spots on a loaded bc team means NU does have talent
 
Re: Northeastern Huskies 2011-2012 Season Thread: Year of the Mad Dog

Just crunched some numbers... So far this season Northeastern is being outshot 336-215. The team is 2-44 on the power play with 48 shots. That's just the slightest bit over 1 shot per PP opportunity. Yikes. Clearly something has to be done about the PP and shot taking/shot blocking. Need a win tonight at zoomass.
 
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DieHardDog said:
Just crunched some numbers... So far this season Northeastern is being outshot 336-215. The team is 2-44 on the power play with 48 shots. That's just the slightest bit over 1 shot per PP opportunity. Yikes. Clearly something has to be done about the PP and shot taking/shot blocking. Need a win tonight at zoomass.
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Yikes!!! Sometimes statistics DON"T lie.
 
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Great effort by NU last night at BC. It seems like one way or the other it's always a struggle against you guys. Kudos on another strong effort.
 
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No more expectations this year. Just hope we get 8 seed and steal the Beanpot.
 
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1-7-2 with 28% of the schedule played, one of the worst starts thru 10 games in the history of the program, and I am getting big grumbles from lots of alumni in e-mails, that I can't share here. Also, being in close games really isn't worth anything because the only one keeping it close is Rawlings, without him, we are blown out in most of these games, I will add that in addition to the 6 players I mentioned as truly good enough to play at BC I would add PIM as long as he is not skating backwards, I think I could skate faster in reverse at 45 and 175lbs of no longer too lean and long shot hockey legs, also Bietto has some flashes, the rest of the bunch should be skating at American International in Springfield because no amount of coaching can make them better, why this school can recruit top prospects is beyond me..look over seas, some of my kids and nephews play at the top level of jr. hockey here in MA and now on Long Island and New York, and NU is simply not not he radar for top NE players, so why can't we go get some kids from Russia or the Chezc Republic, who want to get a US education, I asked Greg about it several times and he said it presented problems. I say the 1st US college hockey coach to stack the deck with eastern block players will knock BC, BU and the mid western teams on their asses. You need to be an visionary, less worry about graduation rates and more emphasis on keeping the cooler filled with Smirnoff if that's what it takes to dethrone the hockey elite in this ridiculous have and have not system. If this sounds crazy to you think about a basketball coach form Texas who essentailly did the same thing in the early 1960's to dethrone KY. Anyway, I have 8 season tickets and will attend the Vermont game and will keep the BU tix the rest I am giving to the John J. Barry, Newton Boys and Girls Club on Monday morning, which I might add is a terrific local charity and an approved 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. On a brighter note, the lady huskies have won 6 in a row and are a legitimate top 5 team this year.
 
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Also, the Mullins Center was a pretty nice place to see a game I had not been out there in at least a few years, they played better with at least taking some shots tonight. The D is lacking and its prone to mistakes that you don’t usually see at this level, they are the kind of mistakes that you see in “B” town hockey at the mite, squirt level, like giving up the puck in the break out in front of your goalie while attempting to skate it out through the crease and having it po-checked away by a stand out 5 fott 7 inch freshman on the opposing team who in his 7th college game who clearly learned more at his or PG year at St Sebs. or Avon Old Farms than you might have playing for the Texas Tornado or in the BCHL. Just saying I call it as I see it!
 
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Happy Husky Victory! said:
Massachusetts law states that smoking is illegal in a workplace....or is the Varsity Club a "private club" and exempt? Seems to me there is only one individual who smokes in the Varsity club and no one says Dik to him. Anyway, if smoking is allowed in the club i'll bring my cigars, otherwise bring back the god****ed trash cans so people can throw stuff away.
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No I am not saying smoking was allowed anywhere I am saying if you need to throw somthing out you need to use the garbage can at the bar until they move the cans back into the club.
 
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Graduation and early departures have crippled the Huskies. If you still had Newton, Olesiak and B. Reid, the offense/PP would be significantly stronger. Losing Gaudreau = losing the first line center. It looked like Gaudreau/Saponari/?? would replace McLeod/Silva/McNeely, but now there really is no "First Line". At the other end of the forward group, ten games into the season, there still is no "Fourth Line". Players are switched in and out on a game to game basis, searching for a line that can disrupt the other team. Watching the passive box on the PK is painful. Yes, the Huskies are shorthanded, but is it a great idea to allow other teams to set up in our end for the whole penalty? I have wondered: Did Cronin see this coming and realize that now was the time to leave? Or is this all one big ball of bad luck? This years team is much better than the squads Cronin started out with, but nowhere near the level that it looked like it might have reached last spring.
 
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2005-2006 (3-17-7 in Hockey East)
6 points through 10 league games
25 Goals through 10 league games
34 Goals Against through 10 league games

2011-2012
4 points through 10 league games
22 Goals through 10 league games
34 Goals Against through 10 league games
 
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PPGuru said:
Graduation and early departures have crippled the Huskies. If you still had Newton, Olesiak and B. Reid, the offense/PP would be significantly stronger. Losing Gaudreau = losing the first line center. It looked like Gaudreau/Saponari/?? would replace McLeod/Silva/McNeely, but now there really is no "First Line". At the other end of the forward group, ten games into the season, there still is no "Fourth Line". Players are switched in and out on a game to game basis, searching for a line that can disrupt the other team. Watching the passive box on the PK is painful. Yes, the Huskies are shorthanded, but is it a great idea to allow other teams to set up in our end for the whole penalty? I have wondered: Did Cronin see this coming and realize that now was the time to leave? Or is this all one big ball of bad luck? This years team is much better than the squads Cronin started out with, but nowhere near the level that it looked like it might have reached last spring.
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No excuses, the team is not that good period!.. Lot's of schools have early departures these days and you have to deal with it. I just don't see an NU insider with no big time ties to big time recruiting being able to recruit as well as Cronin did with all of his NHL pipeline contacts. If this coach lasts 5 seasons I will be very surprised. This team is way more tallented than the group that Cronin inherited in 2005 yet, I bet form what I have seen they will compete for the worst record in school history, and that will be with the 3rd best goalie the school has ever had, is you rank Thiessen 1st and Racine 2nd! Sorry but we are loaded with suger coaters on this site and even the bozos who announce the games, seem like they have no idea that this team, although fun to watch, is not good. It's ok to say it. It's the truth, wait til they play BU and Michigan, you will see what I mean they have only 1.5 lines of top DIV 1 tallent. They have a compete level which is good, that will keep them in some close games...however they are missing in so many areas it's not worth discussion. Too many things need to get fixed. However, you can't coach to make a team more tallented, they simlpy don't have the tallent. They are prone to big mistakes as a result of the lack of talent..I am not so sure the head coach even gets this after listening to his comments. It is what it is, still a good value for the money. However, lets face it we are back at square 1 and maybe even worse.
 
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I bought tickets to the Notre Dame game a few weeks ago when I thought this team had a fighting chance to steal a win (also before ND announced they were coming to HE). My brother lives in South Bend which is a large reason why I'm going. He's never been to a college hockey game so I figured it would be a cool weekend. I need to remember to pack a brown paper bag to wear for the game.

Is it too much to ask to have ONE SPORT(!!!!!) that students can be proud of?

Congrats to our women though. Hopefully they can keep up the good work.
 
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Rossi, while i agree with you that some (perhaps Madigan himself..), & others around him sugar coat.. (sometimes part of the business).. i think you are also being overly negative on the team.

Right now, no question they have work to do. The truth as always lies somewhere in between.. they will work it out.
I am hoping i am in the stands to witness any comeback & i hope the players can always remember how they feel now.. It's what its about. Cam Darcy agrees with me :)
 
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Echoing Rossi's sentiments, I said on DHD that they look like a 5-7 win team and it would be great if they win 10 but I don't think it will happen. I disagree about his talent evaluations to some degree. It's a talented 1st and 2nd lines, even the third should be able to compete in HE. On D the first two pairings are right there too. Not as good as people here think but at least average at the HE level. I like the freshmen, Karlsson and Manno. I think Manson may be better suited for MJ but plenty of other players in the league have had to adjust their style (Bigos?) and have found success in the league. Even Cornell has done great when playing one on one D. The 4th line is a dissapointment although occasionally Tuckerman shows glimpses of why he had ~25 pts his freshmen year.

The team has plenty of talent, unfortunately it's not being utilized to their styles. The style of play is almost exactly the same as the early 90's teams except not all of these guys should be out there in a quick transition game or cycling. I'd have different lines playing different systems when possible but I doubt that would ever happen. Would love to see a line of Quailer, Manno and maybe McLaughlin together. Then throw either Karlsson or Dongara on the first line. I know people aren't crazy about Dongara but if you're going to play a quick transition game off your trap, he should help you out with his speed.

If they keep up the same style of play, they may actually match up against UML and Maine ok. But, UML is running teams into the ice with that system. Not so much at Matthews. Right now, they look like a 10th place team. They'll get better but so will everyone else.
 
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