Northeastern Huskies 2014-15: Release the Hounds!

[Split-N]

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I feel like Dalen could have scored six times tonight.

He must be snakebit. That's two pings in OT in two weekends. A fraction of an inch and those two ties become wins, one of them (vs BC) in league play. Anyway, a golden opportunity next weekend to leapfrog ND in the league standings, get the inside track on home ice for the playoffs, finally get to .500 overall, and generally make all things right with the world going into the Beanpot.

 

[Bad knees]

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Now that we are two weeks from the Bean Pot we are hoping that the jinx will finally come to an end. As we all love our school but after the last BC game I personally think we will be as the our beloved BO Sox were just knowing that something will go wrong. I am a person that believes the glass is half full but with BC or the Beanpot we have been jinxed and I hope and we all Husky fans hope this will be the year. We have a better team playing very good hockey but some how some way BC will find a way. Maybe we just try not to make this our Holy Grail but as all alumni we know it is. Some of us say well with Madigan it will never happen however he has not been here for 28 years . Right now we are the red headed step child and some how and maybe some way because the last time we did take home the grail he was person that knows the feeling so we all Husky faithful hope he can do it again and we not go hope disappointed as we continue to be. So with that we can win and for some reason in my gut we will win just a gut feeling. However it's a crucial 4 points coming up this weekend and that right now is hopefully the teams focus

 

[Tilldog40]

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I obviously like the way Roy played in net but was there and reason Witt was out?

 

[retsap71]

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I obviously like the way Roy played in net but was there and reason Witt was out?

I was going to ask same question.

 

[Bad knees]

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Witt is a great goalie however he has struggled against BC in which we all know that there has been some phantom goals go in, he has played great but maybe we need to change it up, maybe we need to ride the hot goalie and see where it will take us. Or maybe Witt just needed a rest it's been a tough season for him and right now ROy is hot.

 

[TheRevengeance]

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If I had to caution a guess.

Witt didn't have a great game Saturday (not that much of it was his fault. The PPG was something an offense would dream of and the goal behind the net was a flukey play) so they decided to go with Roy for Friday and mix it up. Cue Roy winning, no reason to pull him out and make Witt work in a non-conference game when Roy has a nice little streak going. Witt's still the #1 goalie in my eyes, although Roy has exceeded all expectations I had of him, for the simple reason that Witt can turn losses into wins and Derick hasn't shown that he can do that yet. He's a solid goalie, nothing more and nothing less.

 

[Happy Husky]

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who wants Roy in net for the Beanpot,who wants Witt? I'm surprised Witt didnt get both games and esp Sat. Roy did play well Saturday,but was rarely tested in Fridays win,I want Roy to continue playing like he did Sat. but dont want to "hang my hat on him" for the 'Pot,I would still start with Witt and be thankful I have a good backup,again,as usual,this comes back to Madigan,and having no idea what hes thinking for the tourney,even though it still a couple weeks off.

 

[Split-N]

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So does this mean we officially have a goalie controversy?

 

[Huskies01]

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Nice to see the Huskies play good to great hockey in back to back weekends against conference teams. Slowly creeping back up to that .500 mark. Which would be amazing based on how they stated.

As for the goalies, I will say this, the lineup card showed that they brought all 3 goalies to UVM with them. I do not know if this is true or not, but if they did bring all 3, that would be pretty rare for an overnight trip. Maybe they bring one spare forward and one spare dman, but otherwise, you bring two goalies. Which would lead me to believe that one of the goalies maybe hurting a bit?

 

[Happy Husky Victory!]

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I thought I'd weigh in here to express my pleasure with the way the team has come together and played for the past several games. Sometimes its seems like there isn't much but gloom and doom/criticism on here when things aren't clicking. They had really dug themselves quite the hole early on and have made great strides to get themselves out of that hole. This seems like a totally different team than the team we saw lose to UMass Amherst early in the year. Great job guys...keep this momentum going!

 

[Huskies01]

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So the team starts doing well and everyone bails the message board? Come on now! I know I have not been feeling it this season myself after the horrible start, but we need to give credit to the team for fighting their way back to respectability. We have spent to much time complaining about the coach, and may have lost some of what attracted us to this thing to begin with. So set the coaching stuff aside for now, and lets get behind what we have.

Now with all of four home games left, which is really weird to say on January 23rd, only so many more chances to enjoy an evening at Matthews with the ice down instead of that silly wood thing with hoops attached to it.

Should be a fun two games, though we shall see what the weather does for people like me who live out in the suburbs tomorrow night. Under JM NU has played ND pretty well in South Bend. I am interested to see if that continues at home. ND has more high end talent, but for whatever reason, cannot seem to pull it together in league play.

I asked this question on another message board, but at this point, which team has had a better start to Hockey East play based on expectations? Notre Dame or UCONN? I lean towards UCONN myself, even with ND having made the final four of Hockey East at the Garden last year. They were forecasted to come in and maybe not dominate, but people a top half home ice team. Instead they have been more like NU. UCONN was supposed to be pretty bad, but have really played well this year. Good coaching and goaltending has kept them from battling UMASS for the worst of the worst.

Anyway, my interest in this team has perked up a bit. And that is without discussing who the goalie is, Witt or Roy! I bet JM goes Roy again tonight.

 

[northeastern]

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Nice post H'01
Witt has played ND before.. hopefully he gets the start tonight (perhaps Roy tomorrow). Although, more important.. is the team in front of them and how they execute & capitalize on opportunities. Hoping we get a decent crowd tonight. Let's go Huskies.

 

[Split-N]

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Totally agree with all of H01's sentiments. For the first time this season, I find myself anticipating this series with actual enthusiasm, instead of trepidation. Although ND is 5-2-3-13 in the league, it hasn't exactly been a dominating team and is barely .500 overall. They skate nine freshmen (don't know how many of them play regularly) as opposed to only three who play regularly for NU. So advantage NU in terms of experience.

Personally, I would be very disappointed with anything less than a sweep. Taking both games would vault NU over ND in the league standings, negate two of the three games-in-hand that ND currently holds, and give them a legitimate shot at home ice in the playoffs. And then there's the whole matter of going into the Beanpot on a high note.

I'd also look for a very healthy crowd. There seems to be a lot of promotions targeted at the students going on and the new East Village dorm located only a half-block from Matthews is now open.

 

[Huskies01]

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Personally, I would be very disappointed with anything less than a sweep. Taking both games would vault NU over ND in the league standings, negate two of the three games-in-hand that ND currently holds, and give them a legitimate shot at home ice in the playoffs. And then there's the whole matter of going into the Beanpot on a high note.

They will still have the three games in hand with us no matter what happens this weekend. Any points we get off them will just keep them closer to us in the long run.

You can make the case that we have a bit of an easier league play schedule then they have though. We both have two with Maine and two with bu left. But ND also has a UNH team that can surprise on any given night, a good PC team, and BC to end the season.

We have 1 with UMASS, two at Maine, two with UCONN, and two with bu to end it.

In the end, its probably to late to make a run at any team in the Top 4 right now. But how they play against ND could determine if we could make a legitimate run at the 5-7 spots. Keeping in mind Merrimack is 1 point behind us, but with three games in hand, and a more realistic chance of climbing in front of us based on their schedule, two with UMass this weekend, and they also have Maine on the schedule, at home.

So realistically 6-9 seems the most likely spot for this team. But we will have a better idea after this weekend.

It would be hard to draw up a better schedule for us at this point.

 

[NU_Husky]

Been waiting impatiently for these games this weekend, a serious chance to make a statement against a n underperforming Notre Dame team. Lock up some points, give ourselves some breathing room with us down in terms of games in hand. Heck, even the two Uscho HE writers picked us to get some points. Third time all year maybe? I expect to see Witt in net both games, but if Roy was in one of them, I wouldn't be that upset.

Notre Dame is underperforming but they have talent. Their goalies aren't Summerhays level, but they still sport Lucia, Hinnestroza, and Russo as their top offensive talent. All guys to keep marked when they hit the ice. I think a split is coming but a sweep is highly capable of happening.

Students will be out in full force for the first time this year. Not only is there a lot of promotional force, but there is genuine interest on campus in the games and the team. Beanpot fever is starting up fast, and this gram has been rolling. I expect a loud, packed barn to night. This will be a fun weekend.

 

[retsap71]

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Our views have not always been the same. But I have been mentioning this several times this year. Everyone comes out after losses, quite after wins. Seems like people are rooting against the team instead of for them. Huge weekend.

 

[Huskies01]

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Our views have not always been the same. But I have been mentioning this several times this year. Everyone comes out after losses, quite after wins. Seems like people are rooting against the team instead of for them. Huge weekend.

You have, and I would agree to your 2nd point, which is a shame.

I know I have not posted as much as I have in the past, but its more of a busy thing then anything else.

 

[NU_Husky]

I know I have not posted as much as I have in the past, but its more of a busy thing then anything else.

+1 here. I wish I could talk hockey all day, every day. It's just another reason why hockey on the weekends is beautiful. Minimal to no work to do, can just focus on the games.

 

[HHound]

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You have, and I would agree to your 2nd point, which is a shame.

I know I have not posted as much as I have in the past, but its more of a busy thing then anything else.

The team has been doing what we originally expected. Notice how scarce, or brief, the posts from the major complainers/whiners have been. No one has called for the coach's head for several weeks, although if we get swept this weekend, the dumpers will be back on Saturday night!

We will have to be very good to pull off a sweep of this team. Any slump on D will cost us. Tonight's game is the most important to me, as a sweep will be kind of difficult unless we win it. Happily/sadly I can't go, as I have grandpa duty. I'll be watching the stream and explaining icing and offsides to the next generation of Husky.

 

[Huskies01]

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The team has been doing what we originally expected. Notice how scarce, or brief, the posts from the major complainers/whiners have been. No one has called for the coach's head for several weeks, although if we get swept this weekend, the dumpers will be back on Saturday night!

I am done dumping until the end of the season. If warranted.

I am starting to get into the run this team has been on, not sure if it has legs though. Time will tell. I think the defense has played a bit over its head and that earlier in the streak we did not get teams A game due to the record this team had. Now with them heating and getting press, we will see if they can handle it. In the past, they fell flat, like last year. Maybe this year they can continue the run past the Beanpot.