Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thiessen
Re: Official 2009-2010 Northeastern University Huskies Season Thread - Life Post Thiessen
Great game, terrific effort, but same old same old. The cold hard facts are these sports fans.
Under Cronin NU v. BU
2 wins
10 losses
5 ties
In what amounts to just 2 games shy of 5 full seasons,
...which is simply not good enough.
Overall, this translates to 63-84-22 .432 which is fast approaching the mean of our historical mediocrity over 8 decades...of hockey.
In fact, that's perhaps worst record of any coach against BU since before Uncle Fern. Not to say, he has not done a good job so far or at least what is "perceived" as a good job. The problem is not the coach or the team, which has plenty of heart and "relative" talent..
However, in this instance, I use the word "relative" loosely.
The real problem is this..SCORING, Lighting the lamp, putting it where your Mama keeps the cookies..
Why? tonight for example .."1" goal, an yes it was a great game and both goalies stood on their heads at times.
But OMG, if these guys can't find the back of the net. They miss lots of open nets skate beyond the play wait for Mosses to part the scoring lanes and just are not that great at shooting the rubber bis-kit ..PERIOD!
Only 60 goals this whole season, good for 8th in hockey East and abysmal nationally.
Just is another tidbit of information, while i am on a role,
I know the game has changed and today's players are faster and more talented then ever b4.
But...
When we were legitimate force in the 1980's we had multiple lines of guys including yours truly that would have 20 to 25 point seasons and some 100 point careers..and until you can over lap a few of those kind of scoring threats on every line in every class your not going to win consistently.
Who thinks we have that?... I don't.
If you think we have that.. I don't see it. Show me who..
Quailer, Yes. Newton, Maybe and Danial's#1 ? the jury is out.
The issue is talent with a capital "T"
I don't know where you get it or even if it's available. Here is the thing when you don't have the talent you play a game plan, they call it a system.
Trust me NU plays a system..BU, North Dakota, BC, Denver etc, etc. don't.
Never will and don't have to.
R u with me..
You play a system and sometimes it works, but it doesn't win Bean Pots, or titles because a system diminishes risk..and without risk you play lots of close games..you don't get blown out..and you seldom get embarrassed.. but you also don't lay it all on the line...perhaps never.
In a system, some lines just dump the puck foregoing scoring and try not to make a mistake while the big guns rest. They run traps and all kids of other neutral zone audibles and mambo jumbo to make up for the lack of talent.
Simply stated, there is just not enough talent to go around college hockey in this day in age. When your competing with the Yankees and Red Sox of college hockey just across the Fens and down Comm Ave. there is little you can do, and all the weight rooms, paint jobs and jumbo trons in the world can't level the playing field.
You will have flash in the pan results, perhaps riding on the heels of your hot goal tender every few seasons when he becomes experienced a la Thiessen.
Don't get me wrong, the team is good, they will improve, they will win some tough close games at times they will be exciting too.
However, I am told that the goal is really a national championship, now how is that going to happen?
I really loved the spark tonight, I saw lots of old pals and even got to see Timmy and Wayne.
But BU is a defending national champion and in case you were not watching closely has just dusted off its skates on what I am feeling may very well be just another notch on it's way to it's usual March run and an NCAA birth.
G'luck Huskies!