RPI Off-Season Thread 2011: There Will be a Title Here Next Season

[turk181]

Re: RPI Off-Season Thread 2011: There Will be a Title Here Next Season

Ill give it shot:

Laliberte-Higgs-O'Grady (Team Canada East line)
Lee-Schroeder-Haggerty
Neal-Rogic-AAG
Tinordi-Malchuk-Rabbani

Bailen-Curadi
Bergin-Leonard
Koudys-Bradley

and a powerplay something like this: Laliberte-Higgs-Haggerty-Schroeder-Bailen

I like this line-up, though I want to give a look-see with Neal replacing Higgs down-low (both LH shots). Shroeder filling the RH shot we had w/Chase. Alot of Fr. I know on the 1st PP unit but I think we will be relying on them alot this year. Paddy Cullen really needs to show improvement this year. Also like pairing Rogic with a bonafide scorer. Should be very exciting to see which Fr. will adapt to this level of play.

 

[Ralph Baer]

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Neal will figure big in the plan next year. Remember we need scoring. I'm a Charlie one note but Pat will come back from combine experience and that will make him a definite top 4 D-Man if not top 2 IMO. Rogic will see alot more time, he was valuable contributer in the second half. Johnny Rocket is a creator which again, we lacked at times. Luke has gained some valuable experience in the great season DFS has had. Look at Bailen and how ready he was when he came from USHL. Will need him against the big teams. Look out Lynah, Big Red coming your way. Plus Luke's mom is way HOT!!!!

I agree with you about Neal and also about Koudys (except for the combine part because he was apparently ranked one spot too low to be invited). I hope that you are correct about Rogic, but I am not as sure as you that he won't turn out to be like Askew, not that Askew was that bad, just too fast for his own good at times. I have a hard time comparing Curadi with Bailen because their play is so different. Also Bailen probably benefited more from his year at BG than for the extra year in the USHL. Curadi will be fighting for ice time with the rest of the defense. Bailen and Bergin have two spots. I would like to think that Koudys has another, but everyone else will be fighting for ice time. IMHO, of course.

 

[AspyDad]

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I agree with you about Neal and also about Koudys (except for the combine part because he was apparently ranked one spot too low to be invited). I hope that you are correct about Rogic, but I am not as sure as you that he won't turn out to be like Askew, not that Askew was that bad, just too fast for his own good at times. I have a hard time comparing Curadi with Bailen because their play is so different. Also Bailen probably benefited more from his year at BG than for the extra year in the USHL. Curadi will be fighting for ice time with the rest of the defense. Bailen and Bergin have two spots. I would like to think that Koudys has another, but everyone else will be fighting for ice time. IMHO, of course.

You never addressed the part about Babo being HOT!!!!

 

[Ralph Baer]

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You never addressed the part about Babo being HOT!!!!

I haven't met her.

 

[GRussinko]

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Another little subjective thing: Should we happen to win the UCONN tournament... DO NOT TOUCH THE TROPHY! I actually remember Coach Appert (or maybe it was one of the players) saying back in the 2007-08 season in a joking fashion after winning the Governor's Cup, "We'll try not to make this the highlight of the season." Yes, I'm a superstitious person, bash me all you want, but there has to be some reason for the February (or January) meltdown. I realize there are physical factors that would easily take higher precedence in said argument, but every other team has to deal with the same rigors, so why are we any different?

You know who else didn't touch their trophies? North Dakota. What did it get them? An early exit from the Frozen Four and no moment holding the MacNaughton or Broadmoor up in the air to put in the memory bank.

 

[FlagDUDE08]

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You know who else didn't touch their trophies? North Dakota. What did it get them? An early exit from the Frozen Four and no moment holding the MacNaughton or Broadmoor up in the air to put in the memory bank.

You have a point.

 

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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You know who else didn't touch their trophies? North Dakota. What did it get them? An early exit from the Frozen Four and no moment holding the MacNaughton or Broadmoor up in the air to put in the memory bank.

FWIW, pretty much every player on the team had held the MacNaughton/Broadmoor before. Plus, they have all offseason to hold the trophies if they want.

 

[Ralph Baer]

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FWIW, pretty much every player on the team had held the MacNaughton/Broadmoor before. Plus, they have all offseason to hold the trophies if they want.

It's always interesting to see which fans of other teams follow our blather.

Good luck to ND, and I hope the dams are holding.

 

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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It's always interesting to see which fans of other teams follow our blather.

Good look to ND, and I hope the dams are holding.

I tend to follow threads that I had posted in recently. Plus, I hope for nothing but the best for RPI, unless they play North Dakota. Appert has a good program going there in Troy, and I expect that we'll see RPI making consistent NCAA appearances.

 

[AspyDad]

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I haven't met her.

Take my word for it. She is major Hot!!!

 

[AspyDad]

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While it is slow, I would like to take the opportunity to salute all the graduating Seniors who are posters on this board. I think Burgie12 is graduating which I think should make him Burgie11 but hey that’s just me. To all the faithful graduating posters like Burgie, here is my stick salute to you:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joconnell/124522035/

Good luck in your careers and more importantly in life. God speed.

 

[Shoot the Puck]

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Dude-I have thought about the reasons for the yearly meltdown for a long time. I don't think it is necessarily the month(Jan or Feb) it is the competition. We play virtually all ECAC games in those 2 months and up until now we have just not been built as a team for the grind of ECAC games. I think this changes with the incoming class. We have increased our size on defense last year-that should help some. But we now will be adding a considerable amount of offensive depth for the first time in a long time. We should be able to do some scoring to match our defensive play. Much as I hate to say it, we will be more Union-like this upcoming year with offense coming throughout the line up. Even on defense, we will be more offensive as the defensemen that graduated were not adding anything to the scoresheet for us.

As far as being superstitious-No one can be more so that Jenny and I. When we win-we try to remember the same routine before each game until we lose again. Really looking forward to a fun year for the Engineers next season.

It is amazing that what I eat before the game, what I wear to the game and where I park makes a difference in whether we win or not!

 

[DrDemento]

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It is amazing that what I eat before the game, what I wear to the game and where I park makes a difference in whether we win or not!

I full understand that thought. Back in 1984-85 Jenny and I ate veal parm at Verdile's before each home game. Then went to Bella Napoli to pick up pastry to bring to the HFH. We had 4 seats in row K section 6 but always sat in the same 2-putting our coats in the other 2. Once we started doing that (after the first SLU game) we did not see a loss at home all year-Coincidence? I think not!! We even tried to pull off a similar routine in Detroit that March-had veal parm for dinner. But could ot find a decent pastry shop near Joe Louis Arena. We thought that would doom the effort(and with a few minutes left in regulation against UMD we were sure it did). But everything turned out OK.

 

[AspyDad]

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I full understand that thought. Back in 1984-85 Jenny and I ate veal parm at Verdile's before each home game. Then went to Bella Napoli to pick up pastry to bring to the HFH. We had 4 seats in row K section 6 but always sat in the same 2-putting our coats in the other 2. Once we started doing that (after the first SLU game) we did not see a loss at home all year-Coincidence? I think not!! We even tried to pull off a similar routine in Detroit that March-had veal parm for dinner. But could ot find a decent pastry shop near Joe Louis Arena. We thought that would doom the effort(and with a few minutes left in regulation against UMD we were sure it did). But everything turned out OK.

I hear what you're saying Doc. troyboy and I like to shotgun a couple of budweisers before the game and then smoke non-filter camels as we walk into HFH to publicly flaunt Dr. Jackson's non-smoking policy. We did this before the home Union game this year and we're going to stick with it.

 

[Waite21]

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You know who else didn't touch their trophies? North Dakota. What did it get them? An early exit from the Frozen Four and no moment holding the MacNaughton or Broadmoor up in the air to put in the memory bank.

As a Pittsburgh fan, I can tell you that the Penguins have won the Prince of Wales trophy four times.

Three times, they picked it up and went skating around with it. They won the Stanley Cup all three of those years.

One time, they left it sitting on the table. That was the year that they lost the Stanley Cup final.

My advice to any team that wins a championship trophy at any time - pick the thing up and celebrate with it. Refusing to do so will not give you any sort of edge in pursuing any other trophy in the future.

 

[fishcore12]

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Love seeing everybodys ideas of lines next season. Im thinking Haggerty will be more of a checking line guy. But I do know its gonna be tougher and tougher for coach to decide who ends up on the ice each night. Monday-Thursdays are going to be battles for ice time. Curadi and Leboeuf together would be an interesting pairing just in sheer height alone. I realize the speed issue putting those two together but Dr. D would have the biggest smile on his face with those two together. So many different D combos could be put together. This will make for some fun guessing games come October.

 

[Ralph Baer]

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Today is 14 April 2011. There are 170 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 1 October for the start of next season.

That is the day that an exhibition game is supposedly scheduled.

 

[Red Cloud]

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FWIW, pretty much every player on the team had held the MacNaughton/Broadmoor before. Plus, they have all offseason to hold the trophies if they want.

I guess, but there's no time like the moment you get it to be able to celebrate with it. My attitude is always that you've got to celebrate success when you get a bit of it. There's no guarantee of success in the future, so enjoy it while you've got it. The whole "touch it/don't touch it" thing turns into a mind game that only hurts you in the end.

There's no hard and fast rule saying that if you touch a lesser trophy than the national championship, that you're somehow satisfied for the season. Those are important milestones that only one team in each conference can get.

Anyway, just my two cents. FlagDUDE, that UConn quip made zero sense.

 

[Ralph Baer]

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Love seeing everybodys ideas of lines next season. Im thinking Haggerty will be more of a checking line guy. But I do know its gonna be tougher and tougher for coach to decide who ends up on the ice each night. Monday-Thursdays are going to be battles for ice time. Curadi and Leboeuf together would be an interesting pairing just in sheer height alone. I realize the speed issue putting those two together but Dr. D would have the biggest smile on his face with those two together. So many different D combos could be put together. This will make for some fun guessing games come October.

Haggerty was fine offensively in Connecticut before going to the USNTDP. Someone has to be on a checking line and he got that assignment at the USNTDP. Didn't JD'A play on a checking line for the Marlies? He didn't have that role at RPI.

Then again, he may get that assignment at RPI.

 

[FlagDUDE08]

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Haggerty was fine offensively in Connecticut before going to the USNTDP. Someone has to be on a checking line and he got that assignment at the USNTDP. Didn't JD'A play on a checking line for the Marlies? He didn't have that role at RPI.

Then again, he may get that assignment at RPI.

JDA played on a checking line during the World Juniors. Look how good it did for him there; he did pretty much jack squat during the tournament.

Coach knows best, though.