UMaine 25-26: Marques My Word: Back to the Big Time

[Sparkee]

To win a championship next yr I honestly think Maine needs to hit the portal for a new goalie. There are plenty out there.

Also for people who pay closer attention than me; how often does a goalie w the poise that Boija had last yr (and even lots of flashes of it freshman yr), just lose it for a season or two. Of course performance or at least production regression happens all the time among skaters, but how often does it happen in 21-28 yr old goalies. I guess my main q is: how likely/unlikely is it that a goalie that’s a stud w a two yr track record elsewhere, comes in and falls on their face, etc

He didn’t fall flat on his face. He just regressed to an Ostman type showing. However, he played much better this series in Denver. Let’s see how he fairs down the stretch. Keep in mind, his ceiling is high. He way in the top 3 goaltending last year.

 

[BlackBearFan19]

What a great weekend for the boys and will certainly make the rest of the season interesting. More so than just getting results out west, they played much more like a unit and really handled DU 5 on 5.

A lot of talk about the NPI but I don’t necessarily think it’s about Maine’s results as it is about the rest of Hockey East’s results. If Maine had this exact same record last season I’d have to imagine we’d be #10 or higher. Dropping games 4 games to UVM, Colgate and UNH hasn’t helped but the floor Hockey East being so low in the NPI is what’s crushing them.

 

[tylerzx2002]

To win a championship next yr I honestly think Maine needs to hit the portal for a new goalie. There are plenty out there.

Also for people who pay closer attention than me; how often does a goalie w the poise that Boija had last yr (and even lots of flashes of it freshman yr), just lose it for a season or two. Of course performance or at least production regression happens all the time among skaters, but how often does it happen in 21-28 yr old goalies. I guess my main q is: how likely/unlikely is it that a goalie that’s a stud w a two yr track record elsewhere, comes in and falls on their face, etc

I think some of it has to do with the amount of new players in the lineup in front of him. There has been some serious adjusting and line shuffling all season for Barr to navigate and it hasn't entirely gone smoothly. The defensive ability of the forwards lost last year (Scott, Breen, Makar, etc) can't be understated in how much easier they made his life.

Add to that some chatter about Boija not being 100% earlier in the season and it's not a shock that he hasn't been playing with the level of confidence he showed last year.