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Official 2009-2010 Miami Season Thread

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Another 4 goal outburst in the 3rd period. Shut out streak ended with exactly 8 min to go in the second period which by my calculations ( and rounding up ) the total streat was 239 min, 1 min shy of 4 full games. This performance tonight is why they are #1 in the country. No quit in this team and they found a way to solve a hot goaltender in the third period. Great game to thrive on going into the christmas break.
 
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when we need a third period comeback this team digs deep and lights the lamp. something that teams of the past couldn't pull off. what a game, after the second it was 2-0 but definitely shouldn't have been. had some bad puck luck in the beginning of the game, pucks bouncing over sticks when we had grade a chances, and pretty big miscues (say, camper getting a shorthanded breakaway and not even shooting?). OSU got their goals quick, off two defensive breakdowns, the first was the result of bad passing, the second was a bad change on a 4x4.

Either way, team put their heads down and came out with another W.

More than halfway through the season, only 2 losses in 20 games. 1 CCHA loss in 14 games. Our strength of schedule dropped from 1 to 3 (thanks buckeyes), but still #1 in Krach and PWR :D

gonna be a long month without hockey, rest up, heal some wounds we might have, and come out firing against Robert Morris in january
 
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How the hell did this fly under the radar, we were suspicious, but now its official...

Please welcome the newest commitment to the brotherhood, coming in at 6'3", 205 pounds as a 17 year old. With the USNDTP program, by way of Cincinnati, Ohio. He turned down North Dakota, Denver, Michigan, and Notre Dame to dress in a Miami sweater, Tyler Biggs.

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mcfarljd said:
How the hell did this fly under the radar, we were suspicious, but now its official...

Please welcome the newest commitment to the brotherhood, coming in at 6'3", 205 pounds as a 17 year old. With the USNDTP program, by way of Cincinnati, Ohio. He turned down North Dakota, Denver, Michigan, and Notre Dame to dress in a Miami sweater, Tyler Biggs.

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Didn't think it did, I told you without actually telling you all week he was coming lol. A lot of pieces took place to bring tyler home, but another great kid who has blossomed tremendously over the last 4 years who is a 5 star recruit IMO. This kid has become better not only on the ice but has matured and is all around impressive. He comes from a great family which makes a big difference. But Devin Mantha ( son of Mo Mantha who coached the Cincinnati ducks ) was helpful because of the families relationships.
 
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The Biggs thing has been out for a while, but glad jd brought it up. Good get for Miami.

Wow, what a first half. The strength of schedule has dropped quite a bit (to 12, I believe), but still amazing with two losses in 20, and 13 wins is a great first half (well I guess it is a little more than half, but still a lot wins). It will be an interesting second half. Keep it goin' boys.
 
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redhawkman10 said:
Didn't think it did, I told you without actually telling you all week he was coming lol. A lot of pieces took place to bring tyler home, but another great kid who has blossomed tremendously over the last 4 years who is a 5 star recruit IMO. This kid has become better not only on the ice but has matured and is all around impressive. He comes from a great family which makes a big difference. But Devin Mantha ( son of Mo Mantha who coached the Cincinnati ducks ) was helpful because of the families relationships.
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ha i know, but it was nice to see it become official official
 
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redeagle said:
The Biggs thing has been out for a while, but glad jd brought it up. Good get for Miami.

Wow, what a first half. The strength of schedule has dropped quite a bit (to 12, I believe), but still amazing with two losses in 20, and 13 wins is a great first half (well I guess it is a little more than half, but still a lot wins). It will be an interesting second half. Keep it goin' boys.
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NMU, SCSU and playing OSU this weekend didn't help it at all. That was quite a drop in SOS. Bunch of time off. Hopefully the boys stay frosty. Can't wait til January 8 just to see some more hockey!
 
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After last nights game we only dropped from #1 to #3 SOS according to this

http://www.uscho.com/rankings/rpi.php

St Cloud hasn't hurt us, they're actually over .500 out west.

The team that will hurt us.... Robert Morris.

Lets just hope thats a series to get us back into the swing of things, and no swoon.
 
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mcfarljd said:
After last nights game we only dropped from #1 to #3 SOS according to this

http://www.uscho.com/rankings/rpi.php

St Cloud hasn't hurt us, they're actually over .500 out west.

The team that will hurt us.... Robert Morris.

Lets just hope thats a series to get us back into the swing of things, and no swoon.
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Well the SOS will weaken in the second half with the schedule they have, but IMO it is irrelevant based on what they have played so far. The Ferris series will help more than we anticipated earlier as will the Lake st. series and Alaska series as both are TUC's right now. What, for me, is great to see is you look at their record against TUC's. I don't think we had as many games all year last year against TUC's than we do now already. It sure is awful good to see.
 
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mcfarljd said:
After last nights game we only dropped from #1 to #3 SOS according to this

http://www.uscho.com/rankings/rpi.php

St Cloud hasn't hurt us, they're actually over .500 out west.

The team that will hurt us.... Robert Morris.

Lets just hope thats a series to get us back into the swing of things, and no swoon.
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Wow, that's quite a difference from the CHN SOS via KRACH (enough acronyms for you?). http://www.collegehockeynews.com/ratings/krach.php

When I was referring to SCSU, was just looking at what they'd done over the weekend to try to substantiate the drop from #3 or #4 on here to #12 now.

So many different numbers and math make this whole thing crazier than it already is.
 
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weird that there'd be such a difference between the numbers. who knows. either way, we've only played 3 teams so far this season with sub .500 records
 
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mcfarljd said:
weird that there'd be such a difference between the numbers. who knows. either way, we've only played 3 teams so far this season with sub .500 records
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Well if with their SOS of 12 they are still more than 200 pts ahead of second place. And PWR is all they look at, not sure what the difference between the two are because im not good at math. So I would look more towards the PWR when taking all of that into consideration because that is what the NCAA has identified as the best system.
 
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Well, no time like the present to start thinking about the second half of the season. Thought-starters...

1. Will we avoid the dreaded "Rico Swoon?" Seems likely that we will against RMU, (hopefully the guys learned a lesson from last year's abysmal losses to Army and Clarkson) but then Ferris and Alaska both on the road, without a break after the Alaska series we come home to Western and an improved LSSU team. That Ferris/Alaska stretch will go a long way in determining the regular season champ, me thinks. This team seems mentally stronger than ever, especially considering the third period comebacks...MSU, Bemidji, UND, OSU...

2. When will Rico stop rotating goalies and go just with Reichard? Figure both see time against RMU, but I could see him give Cody both starts in Big Rapids before rotating them again vs. Alaska and Western. Perhaps February is the time? Later?

3. Does Gary Steffes ever regain a regular shift? It's been unfortunate to see him on the bench after contributing so much over the past three years.

4. SOS. Can we maintain our perch atop the PWR and KRACH as our schedule starts to, on paper, weaken?

5. Who do you think will be the surprise performers down the stretch? Last year, it seemed to be Hirschfeld, Vogelhuber and Schilling. My money's on someone like Justin Vaive. It's about time he start performing like a former USNDTP and 6'6" guy. I'm seeing some good things out of his game that don't translate into points, but he seems to be playing with more edge and I think that could help him score a few more goals down the stretch.

What else?
 
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1. With the games that this team has been a part of dating back to last March, there should not be a swoon. Last year we were extremely young, which obviously we still are right now, but this team has big game experience and knows how to win in the third period, something that previous Miami clubs could not pull off. I think our swoon was the recent stretch of 1-1-4.

2. I think you still see the rotation until one of the goalies drops off. Both of which only have one loss, through a ridiculous schedule, so I don't think its time to pick one over the other yet.

3. Steffes is done I think. He had the opportunity at the beginning of the season but for 10 straight games was completely absent out there on the ice, most players you can say made good plays here or there after a game, but I can't think of one thing that Steffes did well. It looks like he's not coming back with B Smith getting regular starts and Tomassoni making the transition to forward.

4. SOS. As long as we win the games we're scheduled to play we'll stay on the top. Granted there will most likely be a hiccup or two, but stay focused and finish the year strong and we shouldn't have anything to worry about.

5. Who do you think will be the surprise performers down the stretch? Vaive has done well this season, there are only a few times he seems like he is caught on the ice for too long and loses his legs before he can get a chance to change, but that is usually when he's on the far end. Weber has definitely stepped up and I think we'll see him continue to improve as the season goes, the only bad thing is he seems to get called for penalties more for good hits, but being 1 foot taller than the guy he takes out makes it seem like roughing. And I think McKenzie and Reilly are going to start lighting the lamp even more down the stretch, lots of great opportunities for the kids recently and they just seem to grip the stick too tight and fire it over the crossbar.
 
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mcfarljd said:
McKenzie and Reilly...grip the stick too tight and fire it over the crossbar.
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Boy, do they ever!!!

I pretty much agree with your thoughts, too, but it's tough to think that Gary might be out of the rotation. I guess with the guys Rico's been playing (+Hetland), plus Mason and Mantha waiting in the wings, someone's going to be the odd-man out.

Robert Morris is really promoting the "Pittsburgh College Hockey Showcase." Here's a link to their Facebook page and an ad they are running. They were really hoping Miami would hold onto the #1 ranking if you read the posts.

Facebook - http://bit.ly/6EbXXK

And the ad - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VQFCxykW6Y
 
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1. It's hard to say if there will be a "swoon" with how well this team has played with their backs against the wall its tough to imagine there would be. But with that said the recent "swoons" were all when no one imagined as well.

2. I don't think he can rotate then go to cody and go back to rotating. I don't see a reason to stop the rotation. Both guys are playing, yes Cody is playing unbelievable but it hasn't affected his play at all. Connor has been hung out a couple times this year which has inflated his numbers a bit. Im with JD until someone slips up like we saw last year first with Cody then with Knapp. But I feel comfident in saying that we will see one guy through the play offs.

3. I don't get the whole steffes thing. Something has gone seriously wrong. I don't understand how a guy who has performed very well over his first 3 years on campus and has completely dissapeared his senior year. Makes you wonder what is going on off the ice for him.

4. Not really worried about the SOS. You win the games you play and your ranking at the end of the year will reflect it.

5. I don't think Vaive's #'s will increase that much, but for me it doesn't mean his production is fading. I think he has played extremely well this season, and provides so much more on the ice than just points. For me a guy I am looking towards is Pat Cannone, he hasn't done a whole lot and is such a skilled guy I expect more production out of him. I too would look at both freshman to pick it up. They have felt out the college game and have had signs of brilliance. McKenzie is putting up good numbers for a freshman and wouldn't be surprised to see him get past the 20 pt mark.
 
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1. I don't see much of a chance for a swoon. This group of guys just have a looseness and mental toughness that previous teams didn't have.

2. I say keep rotating all year. I want to keep both guys sharp and fresh for any potential pitfalls down the stretch. I realize that 35 games isn't that big of a deal, but i would hate to put all of our eggs in the Reichard basket just to have him stub his toe (pun intended).

3. I think what you're seeing with Steffes situation is simply an improvement in Miami's talent level. They've been steadily improving for quite a while and Gary is a solid player, but not a star. I think you'll see him fill in as an injury replacement the rest of the year.

4. I think that there will have to be a serious dropoff in the second half for us to lose the top spot. Have you seen the lead we have in the KRACH? It's over 200pts!!! I mean that's huge at this point in the season.

5. I'm not sure if there's going to be a single bona fide star step up. I think that this season is the result of a group of kids steadily improving both skills and mental toughness. I am enjoying seeing the multitude of guys that have taken over a game. We aren't relying on a single guy. Tommy, JP, AndyM, CCamp have all taken over one game or another. When you have that type of leadership across the board, it can only inspire the other guys.

Going into the Christmas season, I can only say one thing:

When it comes to Miami Hockey, WE ARE BLESSED!!!
 
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redhawkman10 said:
5. I don't think Vaive's #'s will increase that much, but for me it doesn't mean his production is fading. I think he has played extremely well this season, and provides so much more on the ice than just points.
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I agree with you on Vaive. I think Justin's hurt by fans' expectations a bit. I think that people expected him to step right for Ryan Jones - which is not fair. I think he's a great talent but he's got to get better at finishing in front of the net - something at which Jonesy was just brilliant. Is it me or did JV relied a little too much on his size the past 2 years, which led to inflated penalty minutes and limited ice time. So far he's doing much better this year.
 
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