Northeastern Huskies 2014 Offseason: Resurrection's Over....Now What?

[Split-N]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014 Offseason: Resurrection's Over....Now What?

From a usually reliable source:

10/11 Acadia (exhb)
10/17 @Colgate
10/18 @Colgate
10/24 UMass
11/1 @Quinnipiac
11/2 @Quinnipiac
11/7 @Lowell
11/8 Lowell
11/14 @UNH
11/15 UNH
11/21 @Merrimack
11/22 Merrimack
11/29 Minnesota
12/3 Providence
12/6 @Providence
12/16 @UMass
1/2 St Lawrence
1/3 St Lawrence
1/9 BC
1/10 @BC
1/16 @Vermont
1/17 @Vermont (non-conf)
1/23 Notre Dame
1/24 Notre Dame
2/2 Beanpot vs BC
2/6 @UMass
2/9 Beanpot Final
2/13 UConn
2/14 UConn
2/20 @Maine
2/21 @Maine
2/27 BU
2/28 @BU

One thing that catches my eye is three games vs UMass, so one of those is either non-conference or a mistake. There's also Wed. night (12/3) vs PC, which may or may not be a mistake. But all of the pieces at least seem to be in place.

 

[Scarlet]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014 Offseason: Resurrection's Over....Now What?

From a usually reliable source:

10/11 Acadia (exhb)
10/17 @Colgate
10/18 @Colgate
10/24 UMass
11/1 @Quinnipiac
11/2 @Quinnipiac
11/7 @Lowell
11/8 Lowell
11/14 @UNH
11/15 UNH
11/21 @Merrimack
11/22 Merrimack
11/29 Minnesota
12/3 Providence
12/6 @Providence
12/16 @UMass
1/2 St Lawrence
1/3 St Lawrence
1/9 BC
1/10 @BC
1/16 @Vermont
1/17 @Vermont (non-conf)
1/23 Notre Dame
1/24 Notre Dame
2/2 Beanpot vs BC
2/6 @UMass
2/9 Beanpot Final
2/13 UConn
2/14 UConn
2/20 @Maine
2/21 @Maine
2/28 BU
2/29 @BU

One thing that catches my eye is three games vs UMass, so one of those is either non-conference or a mistake. There's also Wed. night (12/3) vs PC, which may or may not be a mistake. But all of the pieces at least seem to be in place.

Wait...is it Leap Year ALREADY????

 

[Huskies01]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014 Offseason: Resurrection's Over....Now What?

How many seasons have you gone to numerous games?
How many of them were enjoyable?
Why keep investing time and money if they're not?

Every year basically the entire season since 1996, missed 1/2 of 1997-1998 due to Co-Op
So if thats 17 seasons give or take, off the top of my head maybe 8-10. All the years I was in school, and then a few here and there.
Its my school, and sooner or later they will get it right and i will have awesome seats at a great price for it. It happens to be miserable right now, but even last years team provided the occasional highlight. I can live with those little moments that happen from time to time and be happy. I just dont let those moments color my eyes to what I am really seeing.

 

[Split-N]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014 Offseason: Resurrection's Over....Now What?

Wait...is it Leap Year ALREADY????

Well that's embarrassing. But fixed. Tks.

 

[NU_Husky]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014 Offseason: Resurrection's Over....Now What?

From a usually reliable source:

10/11 Acadia (exhb)
10/17 @Colgate
10/18 @Colgate
10/24 UMass
11/1 @Quinnipiac
11/2 @Quinnipiac
11/7 @Lowell
11/8 Lowell
11/14 @UNH
11/15 UNH
11/21 @Merrimack
11/22 Merrimack
11/29 Minnesota
12/3 Providence
12/6 @Providence
12/16 @UMass
1/2 St Lawrence
1/3 St Lawrence
1/9 BC
1/10 @BC
1/16 @Vermont
1/17 @Vermont (non-conf)
1/23 Notre Dame
1/24 Notre Dame
2/2 Beanpot vs BC
2/6 @UMass
2/9 Beanpot Final
2/13 UConn
2/14 UConn
2/20 @Maine
2/21 @Maine
2/27 BU
2/28 @BU

One thing that catches my eye is three games vs UMass, so one of those is either non-conference or a mistake. There's also Wed. night (12/3) vs PC, which may or may not be a mistake. But all of the pieces at least seem to be in place.

A couple reports I saw were QU was coming to us this year, I wonder if that is no longer the case. We also had a weekday game this past yr at PC, so I wonder if that is why we have a Wednesday game this year. Last year was I think a Tuesday.

Looks to be a much tougher schedule this year, which I personally am a fan of. I would think the first UMass game is NC, but I could be wrong. I'm surprised those 3 games are so spread out over the year.

 

[HHound]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014 Offseason: Resurrection's Over....Now What?

Did you watch NU play more then a game or 2 last year? Record aside, it was pretty miserable watching them get stuck in their zone for entire games with the occasional counter attack.

You like statistics,right? Here are our comparative offensive and defensive stats from the HEA website.

All games offense GPG, League games, All games Defense, League games

2013-14 3.16 2.78 D 2.60 2.55

2012-13 2.38 2.19 D 3.47 3.59


Even Stevie Wonder can see the improvement on Defense. Why can't you? Sure, better goaltending helped, but while we were outshot, the bulk of his saves were relatively easy - as it should be.

Please look before you criticize. You might wind up posting (much) less, but with more credibility.

 

[HHound]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014 Offseason: Resurrection's Over....Now What?

A couple reports I saw were QU was coming to us this year, I wonder if that is no longer the case. We also had a weekday game this past yr at PC, so I wonder if that is why we have a Wednesday game this year. Last year was I think a Tuesday.

Looks to be a much tougher schedule this year, which I personally am a fan of. I would think the first UMass game is NC, but I could be wrong. I'm surprised those 3 games are so spread out over the year.

The games with Q were always at their place. They are supposed to return the favor next year. I suspect the first UMass game will count. the second will not and the third will count.

 

[NU_Husky]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014 Offseason: Resurrection's Over....Now What?

The games with Q were always at their place. They are supposed to return the favor next year. I suspect the first UMass game will count. the second will not and the third will count.

Huh, guess I shouldn't blindly accept everything I hear. Thank you for the clarification HHound, much appreciated.

 

[Agganis]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014 Offseason: Resurrection's Over....Now What?

You like statistics,right? Here are our comparative offensive and defensive stats from the HEA website.

All games offense GPG, League games, All games Defense, League games

2013-14 3.16 2.78 D 2.60 2.55

2012-13 2.38 2.19 D 3.47 3.59


Even Stevie Wonder can see the improvement on Defense. Why can't you? Sure, better goaltending helped, but while we were outshot, the bulk of his saves were relatively easy - as it should be.

Please look before you criticize. You might wind up posting (much) less, but with more credibility.

Ehh a lot of that might have to do with the G, not the D.

NU took 102 fewer shots than their opponents in 12-13, and 159 fewer shots than their opponents in 13-14. Which would suggest NU's possession was worse this past year than the year before.

 

[Huskies01]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014 Offseason: Resurrection's Over....Now What?

You like statistics,right? Here are our comparative offensive and defensive stats from the HEA website.

All games offense GPG, League games, All games Defense, League games

2013-14 3.16 2.78 D 2.60 2.55

2012-13 2.38 2.19 D 3.47 3.59


Even Stevie Wonder can see the improvement on Defense. Why can't you? Sure, better goaltending helped, but while we were outshot, the bulk of his saves were relatively easy - as it should be.

Please look beofre you criticize. You might wind up posting (much) less, but with more credibility.

I did look them up before, go a couple pages back. I just compared NU conference stats to league conference stats. OCC stats are worthless to me since the slate of OCC games is all over the place from team to team in quality of teams we played. NU played pretty poor quality teams this year.

As for NU's "improvement" on defense over the last two seasons, anyone with eyes could tell you was because of the goalie, not the defenders in front of him.

And its up for debate if the saves Witt made were "relatively easy." Beauty is in the eye of the beholder on that one. The idea we gave up close to 40 shots a game and all of them were from outside the circles is a bid dubious.

Like I said previously, why don't you get Jimmy to provide us with Scoring Chances for and against? That stat would be quite telling.

Think about the two PC games for a second. NU got dominated by PC in two games this year, yet, end up with a win and a tie. They did not get 3 points in those games because of skill or great defending, it was because our goalie stood on his head, and the other one fell asleep and let in bad goals. Think that is going to happen again next season?

Just as a reminder, NU gave up 741 shots in conference play last year, an average of 37 shots a game. We took 552 shots, an average of 27 a game. Now if the plan last year was to sit back, let the other team tee off, and hope to score on the counter, we nailed it. If not, oops!

Take that 741, and then think about the ones that went wide or were blocked. Scary.

 

[HHound]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014 Offseason: Resurrection's Over....Now What?

Ehh a lot of that might have to do with the G, not the D.

NU took 102 fewer shots than their opponents in 12-13, and 159 fewer shots than their opponents in 13-14. Which would suggest NU's possession was worse this past year than the year before.

Certainly improved goaltending helped. Also, an 87% PK (2nd behind BC) and 4 shorties helped. the D in HEA games showed an improvement of more than a goal per game (fewer) allowed. SOG correlates poorly with winning, although the wider the difference, the stronger the correlation. A four shot per game difference really means very little.

Now, if Huskies01 wants to focus his bishing on our tragic powerplay and the shorties we gave up, a case can be made. But, I think he has has already slithered down that road!

 

[Huskies01]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014 Offseason: Resurrection's Over....Now What?

the D in HEA games showed an improvement of more than a goal per game (fewer) allowed. SOG correlates poorly with winning, although the wider the difference, the stronger the correlation. A four shot per game difference really means very little.

It was 10 shots per game difference last year, not 4. And the goal per game went down due to better goaltending and less conference games. 27 games vs 20 games. That plays a big part in the Goals Per Game you like to keep throwing out as proof there was improvement. Add another 7 games, that number probably is closer to the one from the year before.

The PK was better. The PP has been horrible since Cronin, no use even talking about that anymore. Its like shooting fish in a barrel.

 

[Agganis]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014 Offseason: Resurrection's Over....Now What?

SOG correlates poorly with winning

Yes; however, shot differential (which is what I used) correlates strongly with possession, which for obvious reasons correlates strongly with win%. NU had 46.7% of the SOG in their games this year, their opponents had 53.3%.

In the NHL this year only 3 of 30 teams had a percentage 46.7% or worse (Those 3 were last place in the East, last place in the West, and 12th place in the East. Read: terrible), so while it may look close to 50%, when you use a sample size as large as a season it is a significant difference. NU (and BU) were noticeably bad at possessing the puck this year, so unless their goalie put up stellar performances a winning record would not be expected. NU's in conference save percentage was .931 this year, instead of .897 the prior, which is a difference of 1.3 goals per game.

 

[TheRevengeance]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014 Offseason: Resurrection's Over....Now What?

That schedule also only has one conference game against Vermont, so one of the UMASS games is probably supposed to be UVM.

 

[Split-N]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014 Offseason: Resurrection's Over....Now What?

That schedule also only has one conference game against Vermont, so one of the UMASS games is probably supposed to be UVM.

Good catch. Corrected copy:

10/5 Acadia (exhb)
10/11 Vermont
10/17 @Colgate
10/18 @Colgate
10/24 UMass
11/1 @Quinnipiac
11/2 @Quinnipiac
11/7 @Lowell
11/8 Lowell
11/14 @UNH
11/15 UNH
11/21 @Merrimack
11/22 Merrimack
11/29 Minnesota
12/3 Providence
12/6 @Providence
12/16 @UMass
1/2 St Lawrence
1/3 St Lawrence
1/9 BC
1/10 @BC
1/16 @Vermont
1/17 @Vermont (non-conf)
1/23 Notre Dame
1/24 Notre Dame
2/2 Beanpot vs BC
2/6 @UMass
2/9 Beanpot Final
2/13 UConn
2/14 UConn
2/20 @Maine
2/21 @Maine
2/27 BU
2/28 @BU

One of the three UMass games has to be non-con. No indication yet of which one.

 

[NU_Husky]

Judging by how crowded our January is, I imagine we won't be participants in Frozen Fenway this year? If the event even happens?

 

[roma]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014 Offseason: Resurrection's Over....Now What?

I know that a lot of you guys are still not sold on JM and still wish Cronin was here, Huskies01 just said lets see if we can get another 19 win season in the next 3 years. Cronin peaked in year 4 and then decreased every year. Those 2 great classes that we all heard were coming in 11, and 12. Other than Gaudreau, the rest were all the same as what we are used to hear., most of then doing nothing where they ended up.

I agree with your analysis Cronin and his staff could not recruit; just ask the present AD what he thinks about them.

If John Gaudreau had played for NU he would have been the best forward ever to play for the Huskies.
Brodie Reid AHL.
Anthony Bitetto AHL.
Jamie Oleksiak NHL 1st round.
Clay Witt; present NU goalie.
John Gilles Providence; Career pct.931 GAA 2.12 in 36 Games.
Justin Kovacs/ Western Michigan; last year 27 points.
Garett Haar left college after one season for the WHL
Last year 38 points in 61 games, not bad for a D man.

 

[HHound]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014 Offseason: Resurrection's Over....Now What?

I agree with your analysis Cronin and his staff could not recruit; just ask the present AD what he thinks about them.

If John Gaudreau had played for NU he would have been the best forward ever to play for the Huskies.
Brodie Reid AHL.
Anthony Bitetto AHL.
Jamie Oleksiak NHL 1st round.
Clay Witt; present NU goalie.
John Gilles Providence; Career pct.931 GAA 2.12 in 36 Games.
Justin Kovacs/ Western Michigan; last year 27 points.
Garett Haar left college after one season for the WHL
Last year 38 points in 61 games, not bad for a D man.

Of course you are right. Cro, Albie and Seb couldn't recruit their way out of the visitor's locker room Just ask '01. He knows what he knows and only what he knows. He has no need nor desire to know what he doesn't know. If he's willing to let facts get in the way of his whining, he'd call JM himself instead of asking me "why don't you get Jimmy to provide us with Scoring Chances for and against?"

Huskies01, you're a big boy. Call the man yourself! He doesn't bite. You might even like him if you get to know him. Just don't send us to do your bidding. That won't fly!

 

[AllHailNortheastern]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014 Offseason: Resurrection's Over....Now What?

Judging by how crowded our January is, I imagine we won't be participants in Frozen Fenway this year? If the event even happens?

It seems they're doing alternating years with the Frozen Fenway thing so this would be an off year.

 

[Huskies01]

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2014 Offseason: Resurrection's Over....Now What?

Of course you are right. Cro, Albie and Seb couldn't recruit their way out of the visitor's locker room Just ask '01. He knows what he knows and only what he knows. He has no need nor desire to know what he doesn't know. If he's willing to let facts get in the way of his whining, he'd call JM himself instead of asking me "why don't you get Jimmy to provide us with Scoring Chances for and against?"

Huskies01, you're a big boy. Call the man yourself! He doesn't bite. You might even like him if you get to know him. Just don't send us to do your bidding. That won't fly!

Roma was not quoting me, he was quoting retsap. I never said Cronin and company could not recruit, by the end it was pretty obvious that they could recruit, and could coach up the kids too. I have said it before and I will say it again, I have never seen two kids like Bitetto and Oleksiak come in as they did as freshmen and turn into such dominant players by the end of their freshmen years.

As for talking to JM, I do not need to. I never talked to Crowder, I never talked to Cronin, I will never talk to JM. I am fair about that. I am not looking for buddy-buddy relationships with these guys. I actually do not like dislike JM, I have never met him. I just dislike him as the hockey coach.

It was dumb to hire someone with zero experience or background to be the coach of this team. As someone who has spent the bulk of the last year trying to land a full time perm job, (i start tuesday) I still find it hard to believe the AD hired someone with little to no experience behind the bench or running any sort of sports team to take over. The highlight on his CV was former player, twenty odd years ago. And nice guy. So far thats landed us one 3 game playoff series in 3 years and the tanking of a program that had been on the rise prior to him taking over.

I just figure either the team does not keep track of scoring chances, or you know what they are and do not want to share because you know it will prove me right, that the defense showed zero improvement last year.