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Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thiessen
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NU Speed Racer
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You're young. I've been against him since his signing. It's mainly a difference in opinion on his style of play and how he can't control his players at times. It's a style I don't think we can recruit successfully against those of BU and BC. It's a long explanation that I'd have to get into. I can explain tomorrow at the game if need be. I'm in the alumni section.
The main reason for it is that I haven't been on the board much in the last year and haven't changed by sig. Last year was great. Can't discredit it. It more refers to the first couple of years of him.
It stays until someone or something convinces me that his style of coaching and game play will work with the quality and strengths of the recruits we get.
You're young. I've been against him since his signing. It's mainly a difference in opinion on his style of play and how he can't control his players at times. It's a style I don't think we can recruit successfully against those of BU and BC. It's a long explanation that I'd have to get into. I can explain tomorrow at the game if need be. I'm in the alumni section.
The main reason for it is that I haven't been on the board much in the last year and haven't changed by sig. Last year was great. Can't discredit it. It more refers to the first couple of years of him.
It stays until someone or something convinces me that his style of coaching and game play will work with the quality and strengths of the recruits we get.
hammer time
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Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thiessen
Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thiessen
was crowder that much better?
Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thiessen
was crowder that much better?
NU Speed Racer
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Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thie
You know, I was just talking about this.
Why is it always the response to when i say I don't like cronin. Are they the only two coaches available ever? Why is there such a hard on for cronin as a savior?
Was Crowder good? No.
Should he have been fired? Yes.
Was Cronin the only person we interviewed? No.
Was he the best available? NU thought so?
Is there any unemployed coach out there that could have been considered as well? Yes.
The question is, is Cronin better? The answer, in my eyes is still not answered. Last year was great. #3 in the nation. NCAA appearance. Yea NU. BUT Cronin has had some awful years, ones worse than Crowder. Crowder had a good year or two, where we were a top 10 ranked team. Cronin just hasn't done enough in my eyes. This year looks to be more like his other years than it did his last year. Just saying.
Everyone needs to get off this Crowder vs. Cronin BS.
Think of it this way. Bush jr was President for 8 years. People hated him. People said he did a bad job. He leaves. In comes Obama. People thought he was the best for the job. But has he done any better? Is there anyone else that could do that job better? Who knows.
It was not a decision of Crowder vs. Cronin. It never was. We just knew Crowder wasn't the right person. Because of that, it doesn't make Cronin the right person. He's just a different person. A person of many possible options.
Get off it and actually analyze Cronin for Cronin and what NU needs and wants for the future. Crowder is forever dead in the world of NU Hockey.
You know, I was just talking about this.
Why is it always the response to when i say I don't like cronin. Are they the only two coaches available ever? Why is there such a hard on for cronin as a savior?
Was Crowder good? No.
Should he have been fired? Yes.
Was Cronin the only person we interviewed? No.
Was he the best available? NU thought so?
Is there any unemployed coach out there that could have been considered as well? Yes.
The question is, is Cronin better? The answer, in my eyes is still not answered. Last year was great. #3 in the nation. NCAA appearance. Yea NU. BUT Cronin has had some awful years, ones worse than Crowder. Crowder had a good year or two, where we were a top 10 ranked team. Cronin just hasn't done enough in my eyes. This year looks to be more like his other years than it did his last year. Just saying.
Everyone needs to get off this Crowder vs. Cronin BS.
Think of it this way. Bush jr was President for 8 years. People hated him. People said he did a bad job. He leaves. In comes Obama. People thought he was the best for the job. But has he done any better? Is there anyone else that could do that job better? Who knows.
It was not a decision of Crowder vs. Cronin. It never was. We just knew Crowder wasn't the right person. Because of that, it doesn't make Cronin the right person. He's just a different person. A person of many possible options.
Get off it and actually analyze Cronin for Cronin and what NU needs and wants for the future. Crowder is forever dead in the world of NU Hockey.
Thiessen'sBetter
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Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thiessen
Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thiessen
Its hard to gain people to get on a "Fire Cronin" bandwagon when he just led us to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 15 years. Cronin has been a positive for the program, and it is because of him that the best talent in the BCHL wants to play for NU. What has he done wrong exactly? He has increased his win total every year since he got here. Do you really think another coach would have been able to persuade Colin Wilson, Nathan Gerbe, Nick Bonino, etc. to come to Northeastern? Cronin understands that he will not be able to sign the top New England recruits so he has focused his recruiting skills in other places.
Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thiessen
Its hard to gain people to get on a "Fire Cronin" bandwagon when he just led us to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 15 years. Cronin has been a positive for the program, and it is because of him that the best talent in the BCHL wants to play for NU. What has he done wrong exactly? He has increased his win total every year since he got here. Do you really think another coach would have been able to persuade Colin Wilson, Nathan Gerbe, Nick Bonino, etc. to come to Northeastern? Cronin understands that he will not be able to sign the top New England recruits so he has focused his recruiting skills in other places.
Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thie
There is no alumni section in Matthews; seats are designated by section, row and seat number. Do you mean the Varsity Club?
I feel your pain, I too was a big Carter Lee fan. After Cronin cut him he transferred to Lake Superior. Do you know what NHL team he is playing on?
There is no alumni section in Matthews; seats are designated by section, row and seat number. Do you mean the Varsity Club?
Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thie
I was just curious to hear your thoughts - True: this is only my third season here, but these are the first negative statements I've heard towards Cronin.
Getting ready to head to Matthews soon, hopefully they perform better at home... we need all the points we can get at this point. I do NOT want us to go on break being the first team to be swept in HE...
Hopefully Rawlings is over his sinus infection and the head injury, but who knows
I was just curious to hear your thoughts - True: this is only my third season here, but these are the first negative statements I've heard towards Cronin.
Getting ready to head to Matthews soon, hopefully they perform better at home... we need all the points we can get at this point. I do NOT want us to go on break being the first team to be swept in HE...
Hopefully Rawlings is over his sinus infection and the head injury, but who knows
Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thie
Good bounce-back game from the boys tonight. Mountain was great and our freshmen defensemen had good nights. I'm still concerned about the lack of offense. Macleod has been dormant, which is a problem.
Re: Cronin. There's not much more you can ask from the guy. He had a 3-win season with Crowder's recruits and has done as much as anyone could have with the program since then. He has revitalized the program, this all being moot due to the obvious fact that he isn't going anywhere anytime soon...which is good news.
Good bounce-back game from the boys tonight. Mountain was great and our freshmen defensemen had good nights. I'm still concerned about the lack of offense. Macleod has been dormant, which is a problem.
Re: Cronin. There's not much more you can ask from the guy. He had a 3-win season with Crowder's recruits and has done as much as anyone could have with the program since then. He has revitalized the program, this all being moot due to the obvious fact that he isn't going anywhere anytime soon...which is good news.
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northeastern
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Nice win against a decent Merrimack team. Hats off to our D for shutting DaCosta & their offense (that has looked potent this yr), down. Mountain did look good; very poised & stickhandled/cleared pucks with confidence
Re. Rawlings, i could have swore i saw him sitting upstairs in the upper section resting/watching during practice, but perhaps i'm wrong.
Regardless, we needed the 'W' before going up against a tough Maine team again. My only gripe.. can we not take stupid penalties with 2 mins left in the period? It happened twice tonight.. end of 2nd..when Mack scored to tie it up & then again end of 3rd.. where we held off (partly thnks to Mountain), for the win.
When we're ahead.. why are we taking silly/soft penalties? Let the opponent do that. There is no need on our part. I think Coach might want to stress that.
Besides this, nice job tonight team!
(oh & if there's an MVP hat going around in the locker room - hand it to Bryan Mountain tonight)
Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thiessen
Nice win against a decent Merrimack team. Hats off to our D for shutting DaCosta & their offense (that has looked potent this yr), down. Mountain did look good; very poised & stickhandled/cleared pucks with confidence
Re. Rawlings, i could have swore i saw him sitting upstairs in the upper section resting/watching during practice, but perhaps i'm wrong.
Regardless, we needed the 'W' before going up against a tough Maine team again. My only gripe.. can we not take stupid penalties with 2 mins left in the period? It happened twice tonight.. end of 2nd..when Mack scored to tie it up & then again end of 3rd.. where we held off (partly thnks to Mountain), for the win.
When we're ahead.. why are we taking silly/soft penalties? Let the opponent do that. There is no need on our part. I think Coach might want to stress that.
Besides this, nice job tonight team!
(oh & if there's an MVP hat going around in the locker room - hand it to Bryan Mountain tonight)
JW Tigers
Go CC, go AFA, Go NU!
Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thie
For sure. He played a great game tonight, looked poised and made some tough saves on some redirected shots. He also had a couple of really nice poke-checks on some threatening looking opportunities for Merrimack. Aside from Rawlings' performance against BU, this is probably the best goaltending performance the Huskies have had this season, especially when we consider the fact that MC averages almost 4 goals per game. I brought this up quite awhile ago just because I thought it could be good, but now I believe Mountain has made a great case for NU going to a goalie rotation.(oh & if there's an MVP hat going around in the locker room - hand it to Bryan Mountain tonight)
NU Speed Racer
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Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thie
I wouldn't get crazy about tonight. We got 2 big points. Can't complain about that.
I wouldn't call for Mountain to be the new guy. He didn't play that great. For every big save he made, which was only a handful, he made just as many bad rebounds, or bad lateral movements, or playing the puck in the corner shorthanded with nobody backing him up. He did play well enough for him to earn more time. I think its time for NU to go back to alternating goalies. With the youth we have, it'd be better to get 2 guys experience instead of putting all eggs in one basket.
The late penalties could be blamed on refs. I hate to do that though. The end of the second period was just another example of a bad penalty on McNeely. No reason for it. Lead to a goal. Bad leadership. Bad play. Almost cost us.
The end of the first period was the complete opposite. We were on the PP. We had chances. We need to start shooting more. We can't hesitate. If we do, just pass the puck again. There were a couple of chances late on that last PP of the first where if we had sticks down on the ice, we had a chance at a goal.
Getting your stick down is one of the first things you're taught after skating. You can't score a goal with your stick up in the air or pressed into the back of a defender. That was our problem in the first. And its been our problem since the savior became the head coach. Hit first, score second, that's the mindset. It doesn't work.
Its time to understand what this season is about. We're not a ranked team. We're not a NCAA team. We may not be a conference playoff team. Last year was last year. It is definitely not last year.
Time to re-evaluate and judge accordingly. Anyone that thinks otherwise is either completely insane or just a homebody that can't be taken seriously and should just be at Diehard Dogs with the rest of NU people that think NU football has a chance.
Before the season started, I had this team at 12 wins. Those currently in the doghouse looked at me with three heads. We're halfway there, with almost only HE games to go. I'm going to be wrong with my prediction, but only by 3 or so. 15 is the new mark to hit. .500 hockey is a successful season.
After this weekend, we need to wake up and realize that its not 2008 and we have some issues to discuss.
I wouldn't get crazy about tonight. We got 2 big points. Can't complain about that.
I wouldn't call for Mountain to be the new guy. He didn't play that great. For every big save he made, which was only a handful, he made just as many bad rebounds, or bad lateral movements, or playing the puck in the corner shorthanded with nobody backing him up. He did play well enough for him to earn more time. I think its time for NU to go back to alternating goalies. With the youth we have, it'd be better to get 2 guys experience instead of putting all eggs in one basket.
The late penalties could be blamed on refs. I hate to do that though. The end of the second period was just another example of a bad penalty on McNeely. No reason for it. Lead to a goal. Bad leadership. Bad play. Almost cost us.
The end of the first period was the complete opposite. We were on the PP. We had chances. We need to start shooting more. We can't hesitate. If we do, just pass the puck again. There were a couple of chances late on that last PP of the first where if we had sticks down on the ice, we had a chance at a goal.
Getting your stick down is one of the first things you're taught after skating. You can't score a goal with your stick up in the air or pressed into the back of a defender. That was our problem in the first. And its been our problem since the savior became the head coach. Hit first, score second, that's the mindset. It doesn't work.
Its time to understand what this season is about. We're not a ranked team. We're not a NCAA team. We may not be a conference playoff team. Last year was last year. It is definitely not last year.
Time to re-evaluate and judge accordingly. Anyone that thinks otherwise is either completely insane or just a homebody that can't be taken seriously and should just be at Diehard Dogs with the rest of NU people that think NU football has a chance.
Before the season started, I had this team at 12 wins. Those currently in the doghouse looked at me with three heads. We're halfway there, with almost only HE games to go. I'm going to be wrong with my prediction, but only by 3 or so. 15 is the new mark to hit. .500 hockey is a successful season.
After this weekend, we need to wake up and realize that its not 2008 and we have some issues to discuss.
Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thiessen
Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thiessen
Im also not drinking the Mountain cool aid quite yet, yes he had a good game, but let's give the d some props, Mountain did make some saves but I think tonight the D was the bigger difference. Solid bounce back game just from the D's perspective, they looked pitiful Friday night.
Good to see we bounced back at home, I would have been REALLY worried had we not skated with a purpose, because on Friday frankly it looked like we didn't want to be on the ice.
Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thiessen
Im also not drinking the Mountain cool aid quite yet, yes he had a good game, but let's give the d some props, Mountain did make some saves but I think tonight the D was the bigger difference. Solid bounce back game just from the D's perspective, they looked pitiful Friday night.
Good to see we bounced back at home, I would have been REALLY worried had we not skated with a purpose, because on Friday frankly it looked like we didn't want to be on the ice.
JW Tigers
Go CC, go AFA, Go NU!
Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thie
It has nothing to do with the "Mountain cool aid" (at least in my case). He played well enough to earn more playing time. Period. It isn't as if Rawlings has been the second coming of Theissen, so I see no harm in going to more of a rotation right now. Mountain was better last night than Rawlings has been in almost any of his games this year, and I think that should earn him more starts.
I thought the offense played pretty well last night in terms of puck possession, time in the MC zone, etc., but the Huskies have some major issues when it comes to finishing. I think you hit it right on the head, NU Speed Racer, the Huskies' approach seems to be hit first, score second. It would be nice to see them throw more pucks on goal, especially when McNeely is on the ice. He has been great about getting to the front of the net. Prime territory for a redirect or a rebound.
It has nothing to do with the "Mountain cool aid" (at least in my case). He played well enough to earn more playing time. Period. It isn't as if Rawlings has been the second coming of Theissen, so I see no harm in going to more of a rotation right now. Mountain was better last night than Rawlings has been in almost any of his games this year, and I think that should earn him more starts.
I thought the offense played pretty well last night in terms of puck possession, time in the MC zone, etc., but the Huskies have some major issues when it comes to finishing. I think you hit it right on the head, NU Speed Racer, the Huskies' approach seems to be hit first, score second. It would be nice to see them throw more pucks on goal, especially when McNeely is on the ice. He has been great about getting to the front of the net. Prime territory for a redirect or a rebound.
Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thie
I'll hold off on calling for a strict rotation. Mountain was pedestrian on Friday and good last night, against Merrimack. For me, Rawlings is still the man, but it's nice to see we may have a capable back-up. No offense to Mike Binningtonrolleyes: )
I'll hold off on calling for a strict rotation. Mountain was pedestrian on Friday and good last night, against Merrimack. For me, Rawlings is still the man, but it's nice to see we may have a capable back-up. No offense to Mike Binnington
rolleyes: )
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Garrett Vermeerch, in my opinion is the teams' most talented player, but he must take more shots. Garrett has a team leading 10 points on only 27, shots and Justin Daniels has 5 points on only 8 shots. Wade MacLeod and Kyle Kramer have taken 43 shots. Jake Newton is a frosh who knows what to do with the puck, he has 7 points on 38 shots.
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Garrett Vermeerch, in my opinion is the teams' most talented player, but he must take more shots. Garrett has a team leading 10 points on only 27, shots and Justin Daniels has 5 points on only 8 shots. Wade MacLeod and Kyle Kramer have taken 43 shots. Jake Newton is a frosh who knows what to do with the puck, he has 7 points on 38 shots.
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Glad we picked up the split against the Mack, but I just can't help but feel like this team has big problems offensively. Our breakouts lack any sort of creativity, our powerplay has now turned into the Kyle Kramer Show (this new 3-2 style "let Kramer skate into the circle and shoot the puck every time" thing just isn't working), and I don't think our physical presence is as good as advertised.
I don't know...I was up in Andover on Friday, and that team took it to us physically. We had guys going behind the net with their head down and looking surprised when one of their 6'4" defensemen lit them up. Granted, that's a big team (why can't we recruit size like that?), but our hitting game consisted of Costa getting frustrated and trying to crosscheck people.
Where's Tuckerman been this year? Was it really just Quailer making him look good last season?
I'm normally a pretty optimistic Husky fan and I detest coming on here to ***** and moan, but there seemed to come a point on Friday when we were down 3-1 that the team just gave up. I know that's a hard thing to quantify, when it could just be one or two guys who take a shift off...but all I know is I felt like a parent when your kid does something really bad. Not even mad...just disappointed.
Ok, somebody tell me to stop overreacting and quit with the sky is falling routine this early in the season. Annnnd go.
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Glad we picked up the split against the Mack, but I just can't help but feel like this team has big problems offensively. Our breakouts lack any sort of creativity, our powerplay has now turned into the Kyle Kramer Show (this new 3-2 style "let Kramer skate into the circle and shoot the puck every time" thing just isn't working), and I don't think our physical presence is as good as advertised.
I don't know...I was up in Andover on Friday, and that team took it to us physically. We had guys going behind the net with their head down and looking surprised when one of their 6'4" defensemen lit them up. Granted, that's a big team (why can't we recruit size like that?), but our hitting game consisted of Costa getting frustrated and trying to crosscheck people.
Where's Tuckerman been this year? Was it really just Quailer making him look good last season?
I'm normally a pretty optimistic Husky fan and I detest coming on here to ***** and moan, but there seemed to come a point on Friday when we were down 3-1 that the team just gave up. I know that's a hard thing to quantify, when it could just be one or two guys who take a shift off...but all I know is I felt like a parent when your kid does something really bad. Not even mad...just disappointed.
Ok, somebody tell me to stop overreacting and quit with the sky is falling routine this early in the season. Annnnd go.
Chickens@NU
A Mini Rooster and a Mini Hen
Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thiessen
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I don't think you're going to hear anyone tell you not to complain that the sky is falling. Last year was the aberration, not this year. We had a goalie who stole a ton of games for us. We also have had a lot of injuries this year (including the Rawlings concussion, and yes that was Rawlings looking on at the game and warmups in the balcony. He told me that he has a ton of faith in his team and Mountain which is good to see. He was in the tunnel to give congrats to his team and Mountain when they skated off the after the game.) and unless you get lightning in a bottle, rookie tenders will make mistakes that will get better with time. I hope for more development. This team will bounce back, just might not be this year.
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I don't think you're going to hear anyone tell you not to complain that the sky is falling. Last year was the aberration, not this year. We had a goalie who stole a ton of games for us. We also have had a lot of injuries this year (including the Rawlings concussion, and yes that was Rawlings looking on at the game and warmups in the balcony. He told me that he has a ton of faith in his team and Mountain which is good to see. He was in the tunnel to give congrats to his team and Mountain when they skated off the after the game.) and unless you get lightning in a bottle, rookie tenders will make mistakes that will get better with time. I hope for more development. This team will bounce back, just might not be this year.
HungryHungryHuskies
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Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thie
I'm not sure if you were implying something to the effect of "it's only Merrimack" with the bolded text above (my bad if not), but to put things into perspective (and I can't believe I'm saying this...), Merrimack has been one of the most offensively productive teams in the country thus far. Regarding in-conference games only, they're scoring 3.78 goals per game, second only to UNH's 3.81. Overall they're at 3.64/game (see below).
G/GM
4.33 Yale
4.13 Wisconsin
4.07 Quinnipiac
4.00 Bemidji State
3.76 Boston College
3.64 Merrimack
3.64 Umass
3.64 Cornell
If anything, I'd say getting a close, low-scoring victory over a much-improved Merrimack team was a great team victory AND a great accomplishment for Mountain. (cue the "you should never consider Merrimack a legitimate team" comments to follow...)
Like you, I'm also not jumping on the Mountain bandwagon just yet, but he honestly didn't give me a reason to believe he shouldn't at least be making a start here and there (how about the tournament coming up?). Rotating goalies seem to be the trend in HEA. If anything, won't the competition for the starting spot keep them both on top of their game?
I've been waiting all season to see him in net, not because I didn't think Rawlings could handle the full-time position, but because I just couldn't understand why Cronin didn't even let Mountain see time during the exhibition game. It's not like Rawlings was dominant that game. If anything, it's slightly more comforting to know now that there's a reliable guy as a backup if necessary. I actually thought Mountain handled a few rebounds better than I've seen out of Rawlings this year. Seeing him immediately poke his stick out to cover the puck off a bad rebound is something I've been hoping to see more of from Rawlings all season, as opposed to the rebound and blank stare approach...
I will say though... best moment of the weekend: Rawlings congratulating Mountain off the ice after the game. This offense really needs to start clicking during the second half. It's still crazy to know that almost halfway through the season they still have a fairly legitimate chance at home ice, even while having the worst offense in the conference by a longshot.
I'll hold off on calling for a strict rotation. Mountain was pedestrian on Friday and good last night, against Merrimack. For me, Rawlings is still the man, but it's nice to see we may have a capable back-up. No offense to Mike Binnington
I'm not sure if you were implying something to the effect of "it's only Merrimack" with the bolded text above (my bad if not), but to put things into perspective (and I can't believe I'm saying this...), Merrimack has been one of the most offensively productive teams in the country thus far. Regarding in-conference games only, they're scoring 3.78 goals per game, second only to UNH's 3.81. Overall they're at 3.64/game (see below).
G/GM
4.33 Yale
4.13 Wisconsin
4.07 Quinnipiac
4.00 Bemidji State
3.76 Boston College
3.64 Merrimack
3.64 Umass
3.64 Cornell
If anything, I'd say getting a close, low-scoring victory over a much-improved Merrimack team was a great team victory AND a great accomplishment for Mountain. (cue the "you should never consider Merrimack a legitimate team" comments to follow...)
Like you, I'm also not jumping on the Mountain bandwagon just yet, but he honestly didn't give me a reason to believe he shouldn't at least be making a start here and there (how about the tournament coming up?). Rotating goalies seem to be the trend in HEA. If anything, won't the competition for the starting spot keep them both on top of their game?
I've been waiting all season to see him in net, not because I didn't think Rawlings could handle the full-time position, but because I just couldn't understand why Cronin didn't even let Mountain see time during the exhibition game. It's not like Rawlings was dominant that game. If anything, it's slightly more comforting to know now that there's a reliable guy as a backup if necessary. I actually thought Mountain handled a few rebounds better than I've seen out of Rawlings this year. Seeing him immediately poke his stick out to cover the puck off a bad rebound is something I've been hoping to see more of from Rawlings all season, as opposed to the rebound and blank stare approach...
I will say though... best moment of the weekend: Rawlings congratulating Mountain off the ice after the game. This offense really needs to start clicking during the second half. It's still crazy to know that almost halfway through the season they still have a fairly legitimate chance at home ice, even while having the worst offense in the conference by a longshot.
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northeastern
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..cool. And i can see the pucks too. Eyesight still okay (well, not as bad as my driving) And NU fans.. that was Mountain's first try at Matthews, c'mon.. give the guy some kudos. Of course i want Rawlings back.
On another note, Maine is in 3rd place in Hockey East.
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..cool. And i can see the pucks too. Eyesight still okay (well, not as bad as my driving)
And NU fans.. that was Mountain's first try at Matthews, c'mon.. give the guy some kudos. Of course i want Rawlings back.On another note, Maine is in 3rd place in Hockey East.
DieHardDog
Let's go Huskies!
Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thiessen
Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thiessen
i had also mentioned earlier this year that i'd like to see both frosh goalies get a chance to play, so i was pretty excited to see mountain getting a chance to show his stuff this weekend. i really liked how he came out to play the puck and how he pokechecked a few pucks in front of the net. the only thing that i can think of was his side-to-side movement, which was a little overexaggerated. he could have easily gotten out of position and been beat on the backdoor. let rawlings finish up the HE games for the year, then throw both of them between the pipes for the tournament games.
Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thiessen
i had also mentioned earlier this year that i'd like to see both frosh goalies get a chance to play, so i was pretty excited to see mountain getting a chance to show his stuff this weekend. i really liked how he came out to play the puck and how he pokechecked a few pucks in front of the net. the only thing that i can think of was his side-to-side movement, which was a little overexaggerated. he could have easily gotten out of position and been beat on the backdoor. let rawlings finish up the HE games for the year, then throw both of them between the pipes for the tournament games.
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