Re: The 3rd official 09-10 Maine season thread: Bubble-icious
Now that's funny!
On Tim's extension we can agree on a couple of points.
#1 While Maine was picked to finish 8th both the pro Tim set (like me) and the TIMMAY posters all expected this team to be better! My expectations were 4th or 5th and I know we all would have signed up for home ice!
#2 Having said that, had Maine, after closing the season being swept at home, also been swept by Lowell it would have been a disappointing season.
#3 The way the team was prepared to play with their #3 goalie in net, and the way they responded in beating Lowell 2x's and BU and then losing to BC provided us all with reasons to be optimistic about the future.
Finally #4 Next year is filled with expectations and with that new challenges for the coach and players. We expect Maine to contend for 1st in Hockey East and to make the NCAA tournament. Anything short of that will demonstrate real concern.
On the plus side we saw the reemergence of Maine Hockey, and the development of a strong freshman class and a sophomore class that got better! And what was left of the junior class forwards after the dismissals last year was better than expected as Dee finally emerged and House proved to be a great captain!
We are all in agreement that goaltending is the big ?.
Obviously I am of the belief that an extension is warranted. I have confidence that we will see a better team next year which will hopefully set us up for a new run despite the losses we will suffer after next season, not from the senior class but from the likes of Flynn, O'Neill, and Nyquist (if in fact he is around next year).
So the recruiting is really going to need to continue to attract some elite players, and we could use some forwards taller than 5'8" with the rest of our forward recruits!
Agree with others, IF (and many of you don't agree) you have the right man for the job (and I believe we do) you extend him, and not for one year as Lowell did. I am confident we are past the recent bumps in the road (okay they were more than bumps) and are ready to retain our status as one of the big 4 in the league! Flame Away!
Now that's funny!
On Tim's extension we can agree on a couple of points.
#1 While Maine was picked to finish 8th both the pro Tim set (like me) and the TIMMAY posters all expected this team to be better! My expectations were 4th or 5th and I know we all would have signed up for home ice!
#2 Having said that, had Maine, after closing the season being swept at home, also been swept by Lowell it would have been a disappointing season.
#3 The way the team was prepared to play with their #3 goalie in net, and the way they responded in beating Lowell 2x's and BU and then losing to BC provided us all with reasons to be optimistic about the future.
Finally #4 Next year is filled with expectations and with that new challenges for the coach and players. We expect Maine to contend for 1st in Hockey East and to make the NCAA tournament. Anything short of that will demonstrate real concern.
On the plus side we saw the reemergence of Maine Hockey, and the development of a strong freshman class and a sophomore class that got better! And what was left of the junior class forwards after the dismissals last year was better than expected as Dee finally emerged and House proved to be a great captain!
We are all in agreement that goaltending is the big ?.
Obviously I am of the belief that an extension is warranted. I have confidence that we will see a better team next year which will hopefully set us up for a new run despite the losses we will suffer after next season, not from the senior class but from the likes of Flynn, O'Neill, and Nyquist (if in fact he is around next year).
So the recruiting is really going to need to continue to attract some elite players, and we could use some forwards taller than 5'8" with the rest of our forward recruits!
Agree with others, IF (and many of you don't agree) you have the right man for the job (and I believe we do) you extend him, and not for one year as Lowell did. I am confident we are past the recent bumps in the road (okay they were more than bumps) and are ready to retain our status as one of the big 4 in the league! Flame Away!
. I see a different Timmay then I did at the begining of the season.
