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RPI Off-Season III: Another Helping of Mindless Speculation and Idle Chit Chat

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FlagDUDE08 said:
This might seem a little weird, but I fear Higgs may be a victim of the "sophomore slump". He had a terrific year, but with exception of the time of his injury, he's pretty much always had a chance to show his stuff, similar to Pat Cullen in 2008-09 and Tyler Helfrich in 2007-08. Yes there are plenty of examples where the player did just fine, but I'd watch out for that, especially come PtC time.
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Couldn't disagree more . Higgs is a finisher - has been at every level he's played at. I was having a very similar conversation here last summer with some who were downplaying Higgs as a grinder coming in...He was one of a very few bright spots in the Colgate playoff debacle...well after nearly having his jugular sliced open earlier in the season. Following that event is when one could have predicted a slump.

He's a guy with the drive and guts to give up his body and take his licks in the paint to bury pucks. You can't teach that, players are either hard wired for this, or they aren't. One need look no further than to chart where he scores his goals. I'd be willing to bet 95% or more were within 10' of the net.

My money says there will be no slump.
 
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DrDemento said:
Speaking of Matt-does anyone besides me feel that he will be one of the boys who makes great progress this year? I really like the way he hits and keeps on his feet out there.
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Totally agree Doc. My minor criticisms of Appert from last year ( is that still allowed here? haaaa)was not playing Tinordi more in the playoff run. Like Rabbani, Matt keeps guys honest as he WILL take their heads off, if they attempt to figure skate through the neutral zone...love the kid. A lot of our forwards were banged up/ worn down....we could've used his physicality, IMO.
 
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Wicked Slappaahs said:
Totally agree Doc. My minor criticisms of Appert from last year ( is that still allowed here? haaaa)was not playing Tinordi more in the playoff run. Like Rabbani, Matt keeps guys honest as he WILL take their heads off, if they attempt to figure skate through the neutral zone...love the kid. A lot of our forwards were banged up/ worn down....we could've used his physicality, IMO.
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I may have to check my medication dosage-both you and RB agreeing with me more often-I must be missing a dose of something.:rolleyes:
 
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Anyone heard any news about the tryouts for the walkon defenseman position?
 
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Ralph Baer said:
Anyone heard any news about the tryouts for the walkon defenseman position?
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A 21 year old by the name of Ogie Ogilthorpe tried out....heard he was gonna be paired with the BRO :) But no I havent heard or saw anything about it.
 
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Today is 6 September 2011. There are 25 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 1 October for the start of next season.
 
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RHamilton said:
Wonderful! They're WAY better than last year's. Will look great on RPI TV's titles!
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Anything new about the possibility of RPI-TV doing live streams this season?
 
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Ralph Baer said:
Anything new about the possibility of RPI-TV doing live streams this season?
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I believe there is still some time remaining on the B2 contract (as I can tell from the RPI Athletics website), so we'll have to put up with that again (or wait until the next morning to watch the game). I do sincerely hope that they consider not renewing that once the contract is up and allow RPI-TV to do what they do best. Probably the biggest downside would be when TWCS is in town, but perhaps a deal can be struck with them.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
Anything new about the possibility of RPI-TV doing live streams this season?
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FlagDUDE08 said:
I believe there is still some time remaining on the B2 contract (as I can tell from the RPI Athletics website), so we'll have to put up with that again (or wait until the next morning to watch the game). I do sincerely hope that they consider not renewing that once the contract is up and allow RPI-TV to do what they do best. Probably the biggest downside would be when TWCS is in town, but perhaps a deal can be struck with them.
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Nothing has changed at present, but we're not completely resigned to our fate.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
I agree that Tinordi should be much improved.
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He is a good candidate for surprise / late bloomer selection. His junior A career was not stellar but he spent a lot of time on the injury list, which may have been due to the way he plays the game. I saw him in one Junior game when he was just back from an injury and I couldn't believe how physical he was for a first game back. Hopefully he can stay healthy at RPI without changing his game.
 
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turk181 said:
here's hoping both D.C. boys have banner years. BTW, the couple of practices I've seen, Patty Cullen is playing like Tyler Helfrich last summer and that turned out pretty well.
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Care to share other things you noticed from the practices you have seen? It would be great if PC had a great senior year! I don't think the spelling of Patty is with the double T's :) !
 
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In honor of Josh Rabbani, today is 7 September 2011. There are 24 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 1 October for the start of next season.
 
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IMO said:
Care to share other things you noticed from the practices you have seen? It would be great if PC had a great senior year! I don't think the spelling of Patty is with the double T's :) !
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I've only been to 2 practices so it's not much of a sampling. Schroeder looks like a larger version of Chase. Laliberte's passing is equal to or above that of Pirri. Curtis Leonard looks much bigger than his listed size (6'3" 190). Curadi IS HUGE. Cullen, like Helfrich at last summer's practices, has been noticeable every time he's on the ice. Practices were very physical. Good to see Eric Burgdoerfer there along with York & MacDonald. With so much attention/anticipation given to JL & ZS & MN, Mark McGowan is a player who looks like he may earn a lot of playing time. Competition for ice time because of this Fr. class will be a huge plus as they go forward. To clarify; Schroeder looks taller than Chase though they're both listed at 5'9".
 
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turk181 said:
I've only been to 2 practices so it's not much of a sampling. Schroeder looks like a larger version of Chase. Laliberte's passing is equal to or above that of Pirri. Curtis Leonard looks much bigger than his listed size (6'3" 190). Curadi IS HUGE. Cullen, like Helfrich at last summer's practices, has been noticeable every time he's on the ice. Practices were very physical. Good to see Eric Burgdoerfer there along with York & MacDonald. With so much attention/anticipation given to JL & ZS & MN, Mark McGowan is a player who looks like he may earn a lot of playing time. Competition for ice time because of this Fr. class will be a huge plus as they go forward. To clarify; Schroeder looks taller than Chase though they're both listed at 5'9".
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16 forwards competing for 12 (sometimes 11) spots... looks like some good competition indeed. Surprised there isn't any line speculation as of yet...
 
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turk181 said:
I've only been to 2 practices so it's not much of a sampling. Schroeder looks like a larger version of Chase. Laliberte's passing is equal to or above that of Pirri. Curtis Leonard looks much bigger than his listed size (6'3" 190). Curadi IS HUGE. Cullen, like Helfrich at last summer's practices, has been noticeable every time he's on the ice. Practices were very physical. Good to see Eric Burgdoerfer there along with York & MacDonald. With so much attention/anticipation given to JL & ZS & MN, Mark McGowan is a player who looks like he may earn a lot of playing time. Competition for ice time because of this Fr. class will be a huge plus as they go forward. To clarify; Schroeder looks taller than Chase though they're both listed at 5'9".
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You mean the LMN line I propose a year ago is a possibility? Would love to see that.
 
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DrDemento said:
You mean the LMN line I propose a year ago is a possibility? Would love to see that.
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Two play left wing and two play center (JL plays each), so unless someone moves over to right, I don't think so, although not impossible, as PC has moved from right wing to left (that was interesting, a left-handed right-winger).
 
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