I would be surprised if Jack Sadowski arrives in Durham this fall, as he has yet to score a goal in his first year of juniors (20 games at Cedar Rapids and 12 games at West Kelowna in the BCHL). Most UNH recruits from Canadian juniors, including Krog, Gare, and the Hemingway bros in the BCHL and Haydar and Winnk in the OPJHL played at least two years, and Haydar played three. One exception was Bekar who played just one year in the BCHL. Sure wish that he had stayed at UNH for senior year. Too many recent UNH recruits who could not score goals when they got to Durham, but at least most of them scored at least a few goals in juniors.
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UNH 2024/2025 Goldberg Edition
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Chuck Murray
WIS & Effingwoods Hockey Almanac
So, how ironic would it be if it turns out MS7 screwed the pooch this season because he didn't play his paisan goalie enough?!?
TheGrouchyCat
Litter Box of Bad Ideas
Similar thoughts.
Of course, knowing MS7, DiMatteo will go on a heater, leading the Cats to an upset or two to end up at the Garden.
In the spotlight of positive attention once again, Souza mumbles his way through a NESN interview pontificating about how this, holding DiMatteo back, was as all part of his "master plan" to lull the rest of the Hockey East teams into a false sense of security ahead of the playoffs.
In the delirium of a Causeway Street return, our AD fka as SB gives Souza a lifetime contract and Umile's old wardrobe of mock turtlenecks elbow patched blazers. Everyone knows you have to look good to play good. The number of the local Jazzercize Chapter will also be (secretly) shared in an attempt to firm things up and shrink the paunch. This, of course, will lead to the inevitable comparisons to Greg Brown of BC with his propaganda poster good looks and perennial national rankings.
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Walsh is a hammer out there and everything looks like a nail. I don't know what I think of his offensive speed or skill and still an excellent 4th line checking guy. Causes lots of disruption.
I also appreciated splitting up the 4th line and adding a little grit up and down the line-up. If your top 9 aren't going to light the lamp then stop protecting them as a the scoring part of the line up.
TheGrouchyCat
Litter Box of Bad Ideas
He has more skill than initially meets the eye.
Think Ed Caron from back in the day. Despite having soft hands, he was unfairly targeted and penalized for his size and thunderous checks. My sense is that if Walsh gets regular shifts, he could evolve into a Mike Grier, big bodied, cherry picker of a goal scorer, especially on the PP. The same could be said for Zach Hahn who also has the size, and could slot well into the PP. Granted, the sample size for both players is small, but they've both taken advantage of their opportunities, the major/misconduct from Walsh notwithstanding.
2013hockeyfan
Member
I'm assuming you mean shake up the lineup and not the lines....he shook up the lines constantly.
TheGrouchyCat
Litter Box of Bad Ideas
All season, it was a nightly surprise to see who was playing, with whom and for what line.
HockeyRef
Well-known member
Hasn't he always done this? Seems like there is no consistency/has not been any. Well that's not exactly entirely true but..
You'd think he'd know what is working at this point but, I digress. Still,
a coach has the right to make line up changes etc. IF they workout. Going 1-12-whatever doesn't show that? I dunno. Who knows...
Against my better judgement bought tix for Friday night...
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TheGrouchyCat
Litter Box of Bad Ideas
If the distinguished daughter wasn't flying home for spring break, I'd be there too. Saturday, for sure.
My particular point on this line up change was the who, not that it happened. Yes, Souza has moved the lines around this season and he should be, they aren't winning so look for something that clicks. Yet it has typically been insular. Mixing the "top 6" or "top 9" forwards.
It hasn't been as strategic and what I mean is "need more grit in the corners on the top lines" so we are moving Lavins, Sweeney (off the 4th line) and Skrastins (off the 4th line) on to rolls on the top 3 lines. This fundamentally changes the make up.
Now maybe I am giving more credit than is due. I see Devlin-Lavins-Comny having more sand paper as a line (see Lavins) than Devlin-Ring-Comny. I am trying to look past the stats to thinking about play style.
I do think Saturday's line up is spreading out your "scoring". However, since the top-6 or even top-9 aren't scoring, why not.
It hasn't been as strategic and what I mean is "need more grit in the corners on the top lines" so we are moving Lavins, Sweeney (off the 4th line) and Skrastins (off the 4th line) on to rolls on the top 3 lines. This fundamentally changes the make up.
Now maybe I am giving more credit than is due. I see Devlin-Lavins-Comny having more sand paper as a line (see Lavins) than Devlin-Ring-Comny. I am trying to look past the stats to thinking about play style.
I do think Saturday's line up is spreading out your "scoring". However, since the top-6 or even top-9 aren't scoring, why not.
TheGrouchyCat
Litter Box of Bad Ideas
Of the players moved around on Saturday he is also the most offensively skilled. I think he is UNH's best all around player on the ice and he just needs a better shot.
Looking at the line charts listed for most of the games in CHN box scores this season, I do not see any other games in which MS7 made such extensive line changes before game no. 32.
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2013hockeyfan
Member
Def bigger changes this game particularly moving bottom 6 guys up, you're right.
I am no expert on this stuff (hence not a hockey coach) and it seems obvious to me Conmy needs space to operate and other teams smartly check him tight. He is clearly UNHs best offensive player. So what are the strategies out there to make him some space, fast guys, big guys, etc. etc. Then you start working your way through the list till you find tricks that bother the opposition, knowing that the opposition is going to adjust. Do you get a big enough guy that just drives the net and pulls defensive players with him (as an example). It just seems to me UNH has a very limited number of thing that have been tired and when you are loosing you need to do something different, some times just to get the other team to do a WTF is that moment.
As to Lavins, I think his ceiling is a 2nd or 3rd liner on a really good team. He has a really nice all around game, just not a great shot. Several of his goals this year have come on some beautiful tip-in/redirects (I have one in particular in mind that I hope was this year not last)
As to Lavins, I think his ceiling is a 2nd or 3rd liner on a really good team. He has a really nice all around game, just not a great shot. Several of his goals this year have come on some beautiful tip-in/redirects (I have one in particular in mind that I hope was this year not last)
TheGrouchyCat
Litter Box of Bad Ideas
Glad that we agree on that. I fixed a typo in my original post.
I don't know the coach seem MIA and maybe that includes practice... I mean Souza is at the games.
we in here talking about practice. I mean, listen: We talking about practice. Not a game. Not a game. Not a game. We talking about practice.