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UMaine, 2011-2012 season thread, does anyone care anymore?
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Re: UMaine, 2011-2012 season thread, does anyone care anymore?
Very sharp and crisp photos Gib.
Maine's 3rd goal:
aaaaand game winner celly
Very sharp and crisp photos Gib.
Re: UMaine, 2011-2012 season thread, does anyone care anymore?
except Flynn gaveup the shortie. And I can't say that that was the plan, they have had Spencer on the half boards a lot this season which has been working tons with him and Flynny down low.
except Flynn gaveup the shortie. And I can't say that that was the plan, they have had Spencer on the half boards a lot this season which has been working tons with him and Flynny down low.
Fishman'81
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Re: UMaine, 2011-2012 season thread, does anyone care anymore?
(Just got around to watching the game, due to other obligations.)
Was delighted to see Maine win, but it looked eerily similar to many, many other games in the TW era. Immediately after Joey put the Bears up by two, Tim put the team in a shell, and they needed a flukey OT bounce to win against a clearly inferior team.
Here's an idea: let the guys keep forechecking- they can do it!- even with a lead early in the 3rd. It's painful to watch them retreat and suffer a barrage of shots at times like that.
Again, it was fun to see them win at Fenway, but what is there to lose by letting the dogs run? It ain't like Maine's back-end is going to shut down anybody for 20 minutes.
(Just got around to watching the game, due to other obligations.)
Was delighted to see Maine win, but it looked eerily similar to many, many other games in the TW era. Immediately after Joey put the Bears up by two, Tim put the team in a shell, and they needed a flukey OT bounce to win against a clearly inferior team.
Here's an idea: let the guys keep forechecking- they can do it!- even with a lead early in the 3rd. It's painful to watch them retreat and suffer a barrage of shots at times like that.
Again, it was fun to see them win at Fenway, but what is there to lose by letting the dogs run? It ain't like Maine's back-end is going to shut down anybody for 20 minutes.
Ma#1ne Hky
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Re: UMaine, 2011-2012 season thread, does anyone care anymore?
Yes if there is a so called "BUYOUT CLAUSE"...then the amout of money paid out on the next 2 years are a big deal...but like you said if Abbott and the U are not interested in doing so,then all is moot to say the least.
Ma#1ne Hky
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Re: UMaine, 2011-2012 season thread, does anyone care anymore?
Even when Maine wins the last few years you see far too many holes that they were lucky to win...it use to be that a win was awesome/great with a few tweeks here and there...but now it's all too clear that wins over a Vermont/UNH are different and with the next 6 games coming up will be a true test...@Merrimack/Home to BC/@BU....here's the meat and potatoes of the hockey slate...time to show if they can play with the top contenders in Hockey East.
BearNecessity
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Re: UMaine, 2011-2012 season thread, does anyone care anymore?
some observations from someone at the game Pryor is not a good defender......Heggerty has to make better passes...shots from point have to hit the net to get a chance...sitting back on a 2 goal lead rarely works...Sully needs LL Bean to make him some down filled pads to eliminate rebounds...Shemansky is giving Meryl Streep a run for her money in the acting contest,,,get up quick and van Riemsdyk might have gotten 5....4th line is really a fifth.....I know PP is 4th in %, but the 6 shorties given up are just too many...need more shots force them to collapse and then swing ....and why were the Black Bears only team not to have a special jesrsey.....on to Andover and victory,......
some observations from someone at the game Pryor is not a good defender......Heggerty has to make better passes...shots from point have to hit the net to get a chance...sitting back on a 2 goal lead rarely works...Sully needs LL Bean to make him some down filled pads to eliminate rebounds...Shemansky is giving Meryl Streep a run for her money in the acting contest,,,get up quick and van Riemsdyk might have gotten 5....4th line is really a fifth.....I know PP is 4th in %, but the 6 shorties given up are just too many...need more shots force them to collapse and then swing ....and why were the Black Bears only team not to have a special jesrsey.....on to Andover and victory,......
Re: UMaine, 2011-2012 season thread, does anyone care anymore?
hehehe, you funny guy.
hehehe, you funny guy.
Re: UMaine, 2011-2012 season thread, does anyone care anymore?
And no one knows whats in the buyout clause. Could be for an amount less than his annual salary. Dont suspect this is the case knowing his buddy James helped craft it .....but we can hope its for peanuts and Abbott excercises his options to boot this guy, whatever they are.
And no one knows whats in the buyout clause. Could be for an amount less than his annual salary. Dont suspect this is the case knowing his buddy James helped craft it .....but we can hope its for peanuts and Abbott excercises his options to boot this guy, whatever they are.
BearNecessity
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Re: UMaine, 2011-2012 season thread, does anyone care anymore?
QUOTE=all bear;5314860]hehehe, you funny guy.[/QUOTE]Saw thwem at Alfond vs Marrimack earlier this year...Maine lost more than Merrimack won.... don't scare me
QUOTE=all bear;5314860]hehehe, you funny guy.[/QUOTE]Saw thwem at Alfond vs Marrimack earlier this year...Maine lost more than Merrimack won.... don't scare me
AMC
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Re: UMaine, 2011-2012 season thread, does anyone care anymore?
Penner injured eating pancakes: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/puck-...res-himself-while-eating-stack-155530523.html
Penner injured eating pancakes: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/puck-...res-himself-while-eating-stack-155530523.html
You would know more about that than I do, how you doing anyway? Seen your dad at Alfond several times.
Doing well... We were on the monster on Saturday, awesome. I haven't been up to Alfond yet this year.
walrus
Wind up workin' in a gas station
Re: UMaine, 2011-2012 season thread, does anyone care anymore?
Maine has to get some points this weekend. MC has dropped back some and Maine has improved some, whether or not Maine has improved enough remains to be seen. Goaltending is a big and I mean big advantage to MC, after that Maine has the best first line, MC has a better D. Should be closer than early in the season.
Maine has to get some points this weekend. MC has dropped back some and Maine has improved some, whether or not Maine has improved enough remains to be seen. Goaltending is a big and I mean big advantage to MC, after that Maine has the best first line, MC has a better D. Should be closer than early in the season.
Ma#1ne Hky
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Re: UMaine, 2011-2012 season thread, does anyone care anymore?
And they need to NOT turn the cheek and play hard/tough in their face....tough but smart hockey...let MC take the penalty's and make them pay.
Re: UMaine, 2011-2012 season thread, does anyone care anymore?
I'd take better coaching, defence, and tending over Maine's first line any day. Hey, maybe thats the recipe for next years team!?!
I'd take better coaching, defence, and tending over Maine's first line any day. Hey, maybe thats the recipe for next years team!?!
walrus
Wind up workin' in a gas station
Re: UMaine, 2011-2012 season thread, does anyone care anymore?
Better become a MC fan then
Fishman'81
Black Bear since D-2
Re: UMaine, 2011-2012 season thread, does anyone care anymore?
Pretty much the same-old for years now...
It's one thing to not recruit any talent in net (another topic), but the bone-headed D play is something that should be able to be coached-up.Yet, it's just not happening.
Even a marginal D-man can be instructed to err on the side of safety, and to not toss lazy passes through his own crease, or to cough up the puck in panic-mode deep in his own end, when a more conservative option exists. It vexes me to see that same scary own-zone miscues and bad decisions on Saturday that I've been seeing for maybe 7 years now. A good team would have feasted on that incompetence. (Luckily, Maine was playing UNH during a down year.)
That Fenway thing was fun to watch, but I'll be amazed if the Bears can even manage to go .500 in the coming weeks. I'm fairly sure that it won't happen. If an affordable buyout is on the table, I hope the AD snaps it up before Maine loses what's left of its remaining cache.
Pretty much the same-old for years now...
It's one thing to not recruit any talent in net (another topic), but the bone-headed D play is something that should be able to be coached-up.Yet, it's just not happening.
Even a marginal D-man can be instructed to err on the side of safety, and to not toss lazy passes through his own crease, or to cough up the puck in panic-mode deep in his own end, when a more conservative option exists. It vexes me to see that same scary own-zone miscues and bad decisions on Saturday that I've been seeing for maybe 7 years now. A good team would have feasted on that incompetence. (Luckily, Maine was playing UNH during a down year.)
That Fenway thing was fun to watch, but I'll be amazed if the Bears can even manage to go .500 in the coming weeks. I'm fairly sure that it won't happen. If an affordable buyout is on the table, I hope the AD snaps it up before Maine loses what's left of its remaining cache.
Re: UMaine, 2011-2012 season thread, does anyone care anymore?
Well, thats it right there. No reason at all for these experienced D to be making such bone headed plays with the puck. None whatsoever. I can remember a coach who either would have coached that out of them or sat them on the bench till the problem disappeared. Its friggin embarrassing to see some of the stupid blunders some of these guys make. And its not an isolated thing either. Happens over and over again. As you say, good teams will pounce all over these mistakes. Even the average teams already have. Without good goatending its a recipe for disaster as we've seen over and over again.
Well, thats it right there. No reason at all for these experienced D to be making such bone headed plays with the puck. None whatsoever. I can remember a coach who either would have coached that out of them or sat them on the bench till the problem disappeared. Its friggin embarrassing to see some of the stupid blunders some of these guys make. And its not an isolated thing either. Happens over and over again. As you say, good teams will pounce all over these mistakes. Even the average teams already have. Without good goatending its a recipe for disaster as we've seen over and over again.
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Re: UMaine, 2011-2012 season thread, does anyone care anymore?
Big test for Sullivan. He's got to keep them in it. Big test to see how much they've grown mentally too. Merrimack's the kind of the tear that can grind you down, you have to stay on message and not get shaken if they get a cheesy one. Last year, Maine was totally shaken by the cheesy ones. Now? We'll see. I don't think Merrimack's head and shoulder better a split shouldn't be out of the question and a Mack sweep means Maine hasn't changed/grown at all. I'd like to believe they have but they gotta prove it.
Big test for Sullivan. He's got to keep them in it. Big test to see how much they've grown mentally too. Merrimack's the kind of the tear that can grind you down, you have to stay on message and not get shaken if they get a cheesy one. Last year, Maine was totally shaken by the cheesy ones. Now? We'll see. I don't think Merrimack's head and shoulder better a split shouldn't be out of the question and a Mack sweep means Maine hasn't changed/grown at all. I'd like to believe they have but they gotta prove it.
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