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RPI Hockey 2014-2015: Dedicated to Rich Curadi

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DeepRed72 said:
And what is the excuse for the poor performance in the opening period? Many of those first goals were from mental mistakes. Mental mistakes too are a result of fatigue which translates to a 'lack of conditioning'. But its all relative. Even if you think our boys are in great shape, the other teams seem to be in better shape. If you think we are going up against the reincarnation of Ken Dryden every game, then you'd better think again because that is not the case. We are out-conditioned. If as you imply the coaching staff is not to blame for a 6-12-1 record then who is? Possibly our recruiter?:confused:
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OK, lets just blow up the program. I'm done.
 
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I think that the real problem is that the players read the stuff which we post here. :)
 
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Ralph Baer said:
I think that the real problem is that the players read the stuff which we post here. :)
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I know they do. That's why we should make it clear that the sabotage efforts of one or two posters do not reflect the attitudes of an entire fanbase.
 
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DrDemento said:
I hope you were able to see all of those games and got a look at that line on the ice.
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I did, and yes, they played quite well together. But it feels like a stretch to pin our hopes on a single line that only played perhaps 20% of our games. That said, I hope they all get back on the ice soon. :)
 
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jericho said:
I know they do. That's why we should make it clear that the sabotage efforts of one or two posters do not reflect the attitudes of an entire fanbase.
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Really think that is the case? I'm sure Ralph was being sarcastic. If the players need to read this thread to get motivation, then what does that say about how the coach is doing his job? If the boys are smart enough to get into RPI, then they can figure out by themselves that they need to do better - it only takes a glance at the standings.
 
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DeepRed72 said:
Really think that is the case? I'm sure Ralph was being sarcastic. If the players need to read this thread to get motivation, then what does that say about how the coach is doing his job? If the boys are smart enough to get into RPI, then they can figure out by themselves that they need to do better - it only takes a glance at the standings.
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I would hope that they don't pay attention to what Is written here.
 
FlagDUDE08 said:
If I were GM of a pro club, and saw that my draft pick wanted to go to RPI, I'd do anything I could to get him into the pro system immediately. I'm not going to risk injury to my player by a coaching staff that doesn't do much of anything in terms of strength and conditioning, not only evidenced by the amount of injuries, but also the lack of performance in the second and third periods.
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Just the opposite they are over doing it in the weight room by the coach and need to focus More on endurance
 
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rvd5star69 said:
Just the opposite they are over doing it in the weight room by the coach and need to focus More on endurance
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I've known you to be correct when it comes to this team 100% of the time, and assuming this is no exception, it comes as no surprise. The question is, is there anything that can help that?

Take a look at the 2012-13 season, with a second-place regular-season finish in the EZAC. One thing that really popped out on the schedule is that we had a week off every month from October to December, and a one-game week in January. Obviously there was a break from the first round bye, but we could attribute that to a "trap weekend". In 2010-11, effectively the same thing October to December, but straight double-game weekends from the new year on led to the February meltdown.

I'm not saying we should intentionally give ourselves a short schedule, but perhaps cleverness in scheduling will help us?
 
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FlagDUDE08 said:
I've known you to be correct when it comes to this team 100% of the time, and assuming this is no exception, it comes as no surprise. The question is, is there anything that can help that?

Take a look at the 2012-13 season, with a second-place regular-season finish in the EZAC. One thing that really popped out on the schedule is that we had a week off every month from October to December, and a one-game week in January. Obviously there was a break from the first round bye, but we could attribute that to a "trap weekend". In 2010-11, effectively the same thing October to December, but straight double-game weekends from the new year on led to the February meltdown.

I'm not saying we should intentionally give ourselves a short schedule, but perhaps cleverness in scheduling will help us?
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Most of the players are used to playing lengthy schedules in Junior hockey. And in 12-13 the bye week didn't help at all the following week. I think that you are drawing conclusions from a data set which is too small.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
Most of the players are used to playing lengthy schedules in Junior hockey. And in 12-13 the bye week didn't help at all the following week. I think that you are drawing conclusions from a data set which is too small.
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Quite possible, given we had a long schedule in 09-10 due to the Alaska games, and went one game above 500.

Obviously the players have done long schedules (especially those in the USHL), and I believe I previously mentioned the trap games. The long and short is that we're not doing all that hot, and as much as I will put it on the coaching staff, I will not be blinded by that. Any other factor is possible.
 
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FlagDUDE08 said:
Quite possible, given we had a long schedule in 09-10 due to the Alaska games, and went one game above 500.

Obviously the players have done long schedules (especially those in the USHL), and I believe I previously mentioned the trap games. The long and short is that we're not doing all that hot, and as much as I will put it on the coaching staff, I will not be blinded by that. Any other factor is possible.
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Not that it is important, but counting playoffs and possibly the RBC, the Canadian junior teams can play more games than the USHL. TLP (Prapavessis's team) played practically endlessly last season.
 
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DeepRed72 said:
Really think that is the case? I'm sure Ralph was being sarcastic. If the players need to read this thread to get motivation, then what does that say about how the coach is doing his job? If the boys are smart enough to get into RPI, then they can figure out by themselves that they need to do better - it only takes a glance at the standings.
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Am I sure that they read this thread? I know for a fact that they do. Not necessarily this year, but the players do read the threads. I'm sure they don't get motivation from what they do or don't read on here, but that doesn't mean they don't read it.
 
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I know that there is a good deal of frustration among the faithful fan base here, as well as a couple of malcontents who have very little of substance to contribute. This program has been relegated mostly to the bottom 1/3 of the Division I ranks for much of the past decade and we all think it should be better.
Having said that, this season is barely half done and most of the past dozen games have been played with a patchwork mix of skaters and a back-up in goal. Yes, there are 2 games that they probably should've won and didn't. Yes, this looks like several recent seasons, about to become a train wreck, but let's see what happens in January when the boys hopefully get healthy.

Unless you have a degree in physical fitness or a good deal of experience as a coach or trainer, and unless you have intimate knowledge of the daily training regimen of the players, I don't think you have the background to say they are lifting too much and not paying enough attention to cardio-vascular fitness. Besides, expcept in a couple of games where they were skating with a depleted roster and lost one or more players during the game, I think fitness levels and effort have been there, at least at Houston Field House.

Kasdorf is the key to success for this team. Also, most of the best offensive palyers are freshmen or sophomores, and many of them have missed multiple games to injury or illness. There are a handful of juniors and seniors who have not played up to the expectations of the fan base and have not stepped up to fill the void left by the injured players. Some of them have to contirbute more and the young guys have to get healthy. If that happens, I think this team will still be a factor in February and March. As for the carping; I get it, we all would like to see more victories. The players and coaches would like to see more victories. A healthy squad will produce more victories in the second half.
LGR!
 
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Jasma, you may like to troll me, but given rvd5star69's contacts, the guy receives information from a perspective that is better than any third party trainer; you may want to listen to him.
 
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jericho said:
Am I sure that they read this thread? I know for a fact that they do. Not necessarily this year, but the players do read the threads. I'm sure they don't get motivation from what they do or don't read on here, but that doesn't mean they don't read it.
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And the parents of players also. Otherwise why would several have commented upon my posts at the tailgate in 2012? Also Jim Montgomery made a comment that I post a lot :) when I met him while he was at RPI.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
And the parents of players also. Otherwise why would several have commented upon my posts at the tailgate in 2012? Also Jim Montgomery made a comment that I post a lot :) when I met him while he was at RPI.
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Just goes to show what coach Montgomery knew. You haven't even hit 200,000 yet.
 
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