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UNH Hockey 2023-2024 Season Thread - End Of The Cellar-Dweller Era??
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MS7: “The Terriors are who we thought they were, and we let them off the hook.” Well, maybe not so much the second part.
deltabravo62
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It was high time this team got smacked in the teeth for their sloppy play since the break. Now let's see if they learn from it or not, if they don't, the head coach in waiting experiment will end with a wimper.
Will defend Danny until Im blue in the face on that one - it was a cheap penalty, and the image in the associated article below shows one that went uncalled against him earlier in OT...
https://www.seacoastonline.com/stor...ld/2008/03/22/unh-loses-to-bc-in/52479086007/
You can't ignore that call right in front of the goal and then call one against UNH at the blue line. That was garbage officiating.
First the good news: we are still 16th in PWR
Now the bad news, we were leapfrogged in HEA points standing tonight by NU (20), UMassywassy (22) extended their lead, and Yukon (20) still 1 point up. But, good news within the bad news is that we have 3 games in hand over Yukon and 4 games in hand over NU, so still plenty of time for MS7 to pull a rabbit out of his hat, so to speak.
Now the bad news, we were leapfrogged in HEA points standing tonight by NU (20), UMassywassy (22) extended their lead, and Yukon (20) still 1 point up. But, good news within the bad news is that we have 3 games in hand over Yukon and 4 games in hand over NU, so still plenty of time for MS7 to pull a rabbit out of his hat, so to speak.
RossiRules
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NU with wins over BC, BU, Maine and Quinnippiac since the break..UNH is lucky to have faced them early.
HockeyRef
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Well if you're (and I'm talking UNH) going to play sloppy inconsistent hockey that is true. I'll give it to NU on their upsurge but UNH has regressed a ton losing 4 of their last 6.
How they respond tomorrow is pretty important.
Good luck in the Beanpot.
Chuck Murray
WIS & Effingwoods Hockey Almanac
Wouldn't it be fitting - just SO UNH - for Scotty B. to put the dagger in on his UNH counterpart, when all Borek dreamed about for a decade-plus was to get the job Souza got when Coach Umile finally decided to hang 'em up.
You just know Borek is gonna have his guys flying. I don't think UNH is gonna even know what hit them 'til it's too late ...
... it just feels like everything we've seen to date is building up to this crashing, crushing ending.
Whether it's tomorrow night (actually later tonight) in Durham, or next Saturday in North Andover. Maybe both??
'Twas written in the stars in the early "Wild West" days of USCHO ... The End
You just know Borek is gonna have his guys flying. I don't think UNH is gonna even know what hit them 'til it's too late ...
... it just feels like everything we've seen to date is building up to this crashing, crushing ending.
Whether it's tomorrow night (actually later tonight) in Durham, or next Saturday in North Andover. Maybe both??
'Twas written in the stars in the early "Wild West" days of USCHO ... The End
I think Fitzgerald might be the worse D man we have had in years. A 3 on 1 is tough but make an effort to do something. And my sources tell me that it is common sentiment.
And for the love all things holy can Huard realize you can't shoot through shin pads? Also can he put effort in when he is chasing a 2 on 1. I understand losing with a lack of talent, but not effort.
There are basic fundamentals of hockey missing. How to play an odd man rush, goalie loses a stick D gives one to play with.
And we are back to declining power plays. The last BU goal on the PP was simple, move around pass the puck and the guy in front literally stood there the pass hit his stick and puck went in.
Question is, can we beat MC tomorrow?
And for the love all things holy can Huard realize you can't shoot through shin pads? Also can he put effort in when he is chasing a 2 on 1. I understand losing with a lack of talent, but not effort.
There are basic fundamentals of hockey missing. How to play an odd man rush, goalie loses a stick D gives one to play with.
And we are back to declining power plays. The last BU goal on the PP was simple, move around pass the puck and the guy in front literally stood there the pass hit his stick and puck went in.
Question is, can we beat MC tomorrow?
deltabravo62
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I know covering 3 on 1's are tough but Fitz managed to somehow cover no one...
Darius
Go 'cats!
Maybe a little. Not a ton. Good teams improve throughout the season as BU, Q, NU have done. 'cats were fortunate to play them early.
Darius
Go 'cats!
A quick glance at the standings, it looks like fifth is the best placing we can realistically achieve. The two with UMA will be big and need to take care of business otherwise. Last night was an okay loss. Losing tonight will not be good for the PWR and a NCAA at large bid. I'm doing quick informal rough estimate math here. The eyeball test tells me the 'cats barely hold on to home ice for the fake round of the HEA tournament with a 50/50 shot at winning depending on the opponent.
Darius
Go 'cats!
Nah. They've been letting us down slow and easy for over a month now.
Darius
Go 'cats!
Yes.
Chuck Murray
WIS & Effingwoods Hockey Almanac
Fair take, Darius ... actually, spot on. I think even David Coverdale and the boys would be forced to agree ...
I made a point earlier in the year that maybe that hot start was just good fortune. I never followed up with why - but the jist is that they had several players playing well over their career abilities and production levels. Without diving into that in depth now - mediocre teams sink to their level, mediocre teams are inconsistent, mediocre teams often look sloppy or as if they're playing without effort. In reality, they're just mediocre...
UNH is just mediocre. Again.
To me - they look better than Lowell, even with MC, competitive with UMass, and worse than BC/Maine. Somewhere between a 3-6 and 5-8 finish seems likely down the stretch. No tournament.
UNH is just mediocre. Again.
To me - they look better than Lowell, even with MC, competitive with UMass, and worse than BC/Maine. Somewhere between a 3-6 and 5-8 finish seems likely down the stretch. No tournament.
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