Re: UMaine '18-'19: Back to the Nationals!
I'm disappointed by last night's game, but not very surprised. I could tell after the Lowell series that this was going to be a lost season. Going in I was hoping Maine would at least contend for an NCAA place and at this point I can't see them finishing much higher than 25th or so in the pairwise. Part of it is based on just how bad Hockey East is this year. Some thoughts below:
I wonder how much of an impact losing Holway had on the attitude of the team. They've looked lost/disinterested a lot of the year and maybe that is part of it? They've obviously missed him some on the ice as well, but maybe mentality wise has been the bigger blow? It's still hard for me to believe that he was allowed to have some sort of academic issue. That shouldn't happen.
This should be Red's last year, but honestly I think he has done a good job overall. They need to find someone who can motivate the team a bit better and is better strategically, but Maine is in significantly better shape talent wise(and I'm not just talking on the roster) than they were when he took over.
This is way out of left field, but is there a chance some of the problems with teams in Hockey East are related? Maybe there is some sort of negative undercurrent amongst the players from different teams? It's really shocking to me just how bad Maine, BC, and BU have been this year. It's probably not the case, just seems really strange all three would be so far below expectations.
I'm disappointed by last night's game, but not very surprised. I could tell after the Lowell series that this was going to be a lost season. Going in I was hoping Maine would at least contend for an NCAA place and at this point I can't see them finishing much higher than 25th or so in the pairwise. Part of it is based on just how bad Hockey East is this year. Some thoughts below:
I wonder how much of an impact losing Holway had on the attitude of the team. They've looked lost/disinterested a lot of the year and maybe that is part of it? They've obviously missed him some on the ice as well, but maybe mentality wise has been the bigger blow? It's still hard for me to believe that he was allowed to have some sort of academic issue. That shouldn't happen.
This should be Red's last year, but honestly I think he has done a good job overall. They need to find someone who can motivate the team a bit better and is better strategically, but Maine is in significantly better shape talent wise(and I'm not just talking on the roster) than they were when he took over.
This is way out of left field, but is there a chance some of the problems with teams in Hockey East are related? Maybe there is some sort of negative undercurrent amongst the players from different teams? It's really shocking to me just how bad Maine, BC, and BU have been this year. It's probably not the case, just seems really strange all three would be so far below expectations.
