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

[Ralph Baer]

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Today is 23 May 2011. There are 131 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.

 

[lugnut92]

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Perhaps the Quinn decision by the league.

I still don't follow.

 

[Ralph Baer]

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I still don't follow.

Dubuque felt that they were being screwed by the USHL since they said that they were promised a third foreign exemption. My guess was that FlagDUDE08 was referring to something similar by the ECAC to RPI. For example, they could disagree with the NCAA's granting of Malchuk's medical redshirt.

Now I'll wait for FD08's explanation.

 

[FlagDUDE08]

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Perhaps the Quinn decision by the league.

To quote Herb Brooks's father, "I guess they cut the right guy."

 

[FlagDUDE08]

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Please explain for the unenlightened among us - what would the ECAC have to do in order to be considered as having "pulled a USHL?"

Not quite, Ralph. I was referring to the seven game suspension that was handed down by the USHL to Luke Curadi after THE FIRST GAME, basically for being 9 inches taller than another player after laying a hit.

 

[Ralph Baer]

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Not quite, Ralph. I was referring to the seven game suspension that was handed down by the USHL to Luke Curadi after THE FIRST GAME, basically for being 9 inches taller than another player after laying a hit.

I was "a bit" off.

 

[Ralph Baer]

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To quote Herb Brooks's father, "I guess they cut the right guy."

We'll really never know. It's interesting that none of our incoming defensemen is an offensive defenseman like Quinn.

 

[Ralph Baer]

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I have been meaning to do this for quite a while, but I finally got around to it. I posted a poll http://board.uscho.com/showthread.php?96318-RPI-Recruits asking which recruits do you expect to see on the team next season. I made it public because I expect some non-RPI fans to post meaningless responses. I included some (e.g., Melanson), who undoubtedly won't come this year, for completeness sake.

 

[FlagDUDE08]

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We'll really never know. It's interesting that none of our incoming defensemen is an offensive defenseman like Quinn.

We have Bergin and Bailen to fill that void. Quarterbacks are nice, but you really need someone Cornell players can dive in fro- er, someone to plant an attacking forward on his rear.

 

[Red Cloud]

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If the ECAC pulls a USHL at the start of the season, though, we should demand that RPI moves to Hockey East.

 

[rvd5star69]

2 captains and 2 assistants this upcoming season!!

We have Bergin and Bailen to fill that void. Quarterbacks are nice, but you really need someone Cornell players can dive in fro- er, someone to plant an attacking forward on his rear.

 

[Ralph Baer]

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Today is 24 May 2011. There are 130 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.

 

[FlagDUDE08]

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2 captains and 2 assistants this upcoming season!!

Oh goodie, new point of speculation. Frankly, you may not know how to write in proper sentences, but you usually aren't wrong with the information you put up here.

I'll put in the first guess: Malchuk and AAG for co-captains, with A's being Rabbani and O'Grady (big long shot, I know).

 

[Ralph Baer]

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Oh goodie, new point of speculation. Frankly, you may not know how to write in proper sentences, but you usually aren't wrong with the information you put up here.

I'll put in the first guess: Malchuk and AAG for co-captains, with A's being Rabbani and O'Grady (big long shot, I know).

It's all guesses, but I agree with the two captains and Rabbani. I also think that at least one of the A's will be an non-senior, but I will go with Bailen.

 

[FlagDUDE08]

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It's all guesses, but I agree with the two captains and Rabbani. I also think that at least one of the A's will be an non-senior, but I will go with Bailen.

It's too bad that Pat Cullen is still a bit in the shadows. "Just average" his sophomore year, but started to make some strides last year. Hopefully, like Helfrich, he returns to strong form this upcoming year.

 

[engineerhockeyfan]

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Oh goodie, new point of speculation. Frankly, you may not know how to write in proper sentences, but you usually aren't wrong with the information you put up here.

I'll put in the first guess: Malchuk and AAG for co-captains, with A's being Rabbani and O'Grady (big long shot, I know).

I never liked having two captains, but if that is what is going to happen, I believe that one should be a defenseman. Malchuk seems to have the inside track, so I would go with Bailen as the second. AAG and Rabbani would be good choices for assistants. JMO

 

[FlagDUDE08]

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I never liked having two captains, but if that is what is going to happen, I believe that one should be a defenseman. Malchuk seems to have the inside track, so I would go with Bailen as the second. AAG and Rabbani would be good choices for assistants. JMO

My personal point of prediction is that because Kennedy (the captain last year) was injured for a certain amount of time, it didn't feel right to appoint one of the A's as a designated captain for a month. However, what seems more likely is that there are two fabulous candidates (or the chemistry between the two is very good) and Coach is not able to choose between the two.

Come to think of it (yes, I think as I type), maybe the idea is that because the two year captainship really worked wonders this past year (let's face it: we wouldn't have made the tournament if it wasn't for that 3-4 months of training and hard work led by Kennedy in the summer), coach may want a junior captain that will lead summer training once finals are over (plus however much of a break the players desire).

 

[burgie12]

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because the two year captainship really worked wonders this past year (let's face it: we wouldn't have made the tournament if it wasn't for that 3-4 months of training and hard work led by Kennedy in the summer)

Because those practices wouldn't have happened if JFK was a new captain...

My guess on captains are Malchuk and Bergin with AAG and Bailen as assistants.

 

[FlagDUDE08]

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Because those practices wouldn't have happened if JFK was a new captain...

My guess on captains are Malchuk and Bergin with AAG and Bailen as assistants.

Very true.

 

[DrDemento]

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Because those practices wouldn't have happened if JFK was a new captain...

My guess on captains are Malchuk and Bergin with AAG and Bailen as assistants.

I like those choices. I would be more than surprised if Malchuk is not a captain.