Re: Providence - 2009-10 What is in the glass?
I doubt that is the case. He will be just 1 more freshmen on a team of 25+/- players. But since you mentioned it, he has more goals then the Walin kid who is going to U Mass Lowell. On their recruiting website, they talk very highly of him and are excited to have him on board. they are on the same team and the young Army kid has more goals and the same amount of points. Go figure....
Lets focus on the strong young kids they currently have there
Again maybe not exactly how I would phrase it but I think again he is more on point then your quip.
Derek is a partial. Clearly he is not thought of as a stud who will be carrying this team. As noted he does compare favorably to a kid UML is very high on though I don't know how much they are "spending" on him. He might project a little better then Derek in the long run since he's slightly bigger and a year behind him. However as noted he will be one of probably closer to 30 players on the roster next year. We will have quite a few other partials and walk ons already in the system (including some who saw their first significant playing time this past weekend). Realistically he will competing for a spot on the 4th line. Net result don't expect more then a handful of points from him most likely his first couple of years. As with most partials how well he develops will be in his own hands...how much he'll do on his own in the weight room, how much he will sacrifice vs having a real college life. Essentially you need partials since you only have so much scholarship money and to fill out your roster you split it. Unless you are one of the powers you are gambling which kid has the drive to reach the next level.
The only weakness in Hokeypokey's ending phrase is that you can think concentrate on the strong young kids. Trouble is at best most have only a slightly higher ceiling then Derek. PC is a team loaded with 3rd and 4th liners
We have been for the past decade and it became painfully obvious once the Fregoe-Rask-Disalvatore class graduated and the cupboard became empty, a team devoid of legit top line talent. Pooley had given up banging heads with the big boys for talent he could not land, Army has gone head to head but has drawn a big fat blank for the type of kid who can carry your offense. Essentially you can blame Army and Hockey guy for this all you want, but I've seen the word resources bantied about. The lack of "resources" goes back to the administration and their support of athletics. Put another way no matter who was coach, Army, Pooley, McShane, Berard, or you could somehow raise the money to get a big name college rep guy, heck god almighty or even Lou Lamoriello would have a hard time making this a year in, year out competitive team.
Jon's little buddy calls Schneider a dump. Truthfully what is off on that description. Just like trying to sell your home and its a dump, trying to sell your program with nothing isn't going to cut it with the blue chip level recruit.
Obviously with the upgrade of the FOF room and trying to use it to raise money and the starting of a fund in honor of Peggy Clarke to enhance the program. However in the scheme of things that is no more then shoveling against the tide.
The only way the school improves their program is that the administration makes a true effort to properly fund the program on the level that the competition funds their programs. Ultimately it is time for them to stop "putting lipstick on a pig"
