Nyquist, Shore, Abbott, Flynn, Hutton..... The first time I saw Tim's elite recruits play I could tell they were elite. There's no body in this years freshman class thats close. For Red's sake I hope there's 3 coming next year, but hes still got a hell of a ways to go before hes out recruiting the previous regime, never mind if you start including guys from before Grant left.
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UMaine Black Bears, 2nd verse same as the first 2016-2017
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Nyquist, Shore, Abbott, Flynn, Hutton..... The first time I saw Tim's elite recruits play I could tell they were elite. There's no body in this years freshman class thats close. For Red's sake I hope there's 3 coming next year, but hes still got a hell of a ways to go before hes out recruiting the previous regime, never mind if you start including guys from before Grant left.
Re: UMaine Black Bears, 2nd verse same as the first 2016-2017
Yes, and IMHO you can add Purcell and Mangene.
Yes, and IMHO you can add Purcell and Mangene.
walrus
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I think Robbins is close to mangene, not as tough probably but he is starting to score. Mangene wasn't great until his jr year. Pearson looks good, fossier looked good, holway, michel are ok. This years class certainly better than the last couple which are pretty much throwaway with a few exceptions. I'm more concerned with the lack of discipline than I am the level of talent at this point
Re: UMaine Black Bears, 2nd verse same as the first 2016-2017
Well said about last night Drew. Last night's game was a perfect microcosm of the entire season... The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly(?). I would add in there whatever Schurhamer was thinking and whatever the coaches/Vesey was thinking with the too many men. Just plain inexcusable. With a lack of depth and predominantly freshmen we all knew this season would be up and down at best. If Red and Company want to see the fruits of their recruiting labor to come they are going to have to overcome their lack of talent and depth from the first two classes with coaching and discipline. Something that, I think everyone on here can agree, we have seen no evidence of to date. Progress in the win column is needed.
Well said about last night Drew. Last night's game was a perfect microcosm of the entire season... The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly(?). I would add in there whatever Schurhamer was thinking and whatever the coaches/Vesey was thinking with the too many men. Just plain inexcusable. With a lack of depth and predominantly freshmen we all knew this season would be up and down at best. If Red and Company want to see the fruits of their recruiting labor to come they are going to have to overcome their lack of talent and depth from the first two classes with coaching and discipline. Something that, I think everyone on here can agree, we have seen no evidence of to date. Progress in the win column is needed.
Re: UMaine Black Bears, 2nd verse same as the first 2016-2017
I can't give enough thumbs up to this comment walrus. Robbins has looked great when he puts the shot on net.. 5 for 5?
Holway has really improved and looks to be the impact dman of the future. He doesn't get much help on the other side of the pairing. I would throw Smith and Shea in there too. Unfortunately being buried on the wing of the Maine's 3rd and 4th line they don't get much help either. I am surprised Shea hasn't been tried at Center at all this year. Red seems to favor size (save for Cam) up the middle. Easy to overlook at times but Hamilton has made strides since last year. He still takes some bad penalties here and there but gone are the 1 boarding and 1 roughing penalty a game. When on the ice he is a solid 3rd pairing defensemen. Vesey is just a complete head scratcher to me. He has some nights or shifts where he looks like the best player on the ice, then he disappears for looooooong stretches of time.
I can't give enough thumbs up to this comment walrus. Robbins has looked great when he puts the shot on net.. 5 for 5?
Holway has really improved and looks to be the impact dman of the future. He doesn't get much help on the other side of the pairing. I would throw Smith and Shea in there too. Unfortunately being buried on the wing of the Maine's 3rd and 4th line they don't get much help either. I am surprised Shea hasn't been tried at Center at all this year. Red seems to favor size (save for Cam) up the middle. Easy to overlook at times but Hamilton has made strides since last year. He still takes some bad penalties here and there but gone are the 1 boarding and 1 roughing penalty a game. When on the ice he is a solid 3rd pairing defensemen. Vesey is just a complete head scratcher to me. He has some nights or shifts where he looks like the best player on the ice, then he disappears for looooooong stretches of time.As will the guy he hit. Ridiculous all the way around. It's hard to decide which hit was worse.
Very dangerous to go into the boards head first, that is how you break your neck. It was completely unnecessary.
Fishman'81
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Re: UMaine Black Bears, 2nd verse same as the first 2016-2017
God bless your heart. Somebody has to believe.
I was among the last to jump off Timmy's ship, but I bailed on Red pretty early.
I see no reason to reverse course now, but I hope like Hell that Maine finds a way to defy all logic and make next season the first interesting one since Red arrived.
God bless your heart. Somebody has to believe.
I was among the last to jump off Timmy's ship, but I bailed on Red pretty early.
I see no reason to reverse course now, but I hope like Hell that Maine finds a way to defy all logic and make next season the first interesting one since Red arrived.
Re: UMaine Black Bears, 2nd verse same as the first 2016-2017
http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2017/02/12/video-gustav-nyquist-guilty-of-a-vicious-high-sticking-penalty/
http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2017/02/12/video-gustav-nyquist-guilty-of-a-vicious-high-sticking-penalty/
walrus
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Re: UMaine Black Bears, 2nd verse same as the first 2016-2017
Spurgeons hit was a penalty(or should be) but Gus reacted in a very bad way, he is out for 6 games by the sounds of it. I don't watch NHL much but I doubt Gus is known for being cheap
This team is already playing golf, FORE!If BC can hold on to win the league Maine actually might not be in that bad of shape. It looks like Maine will almost certainly finish 11th which means either UVM, UConn, or UNH. None of those are horrible matchups and BC hasn't been playing that great. If Maine played BU it would be a completely different story.
Re: UMaine Black Bears, 2nd verse same as the first 2016-2017
BC had a bad game against Merrimack. BU hasn't been great lately either though. Sweot by merrimack, lost at lowell. Best chance for maine would probably be against uconn. Even if they were to win, it's lights out after that.
BC had a bad game against Merrimack. BU hasn't been great lately either though. Sweot by merrimack, lost at lowell. Best chance for maine would probably be against uconn. Even if they were to win, it's lights out after that.
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Re: UMaine Black Bears, 2nd verse same as the first 2016-2017
"Not playing that great" > "Unable to tie their own skates before a road game without screwing it up"
"Not playing that great" > "Unable to tie their own skates before a road game without screwing it up"
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