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UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

bakchk20 said:
Enjoyed the physical ramp-up earlier in the game, seemingly triggered by Russell's cheap clip of Lavins.
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You could read the officials lips where he said “no penalty, he’s faking”. There was no cheap shot as you could tell on replay that he didn’t get hit in the head. Lavins was carrying on like a douche. He sure looked energetic on his very next shift a minute or so later.
 
bakchk20 said:
Enjoyed the physical ramp-up earlier in the game, seemingly triggered by Russell's cheap clip of Lavins.

I probably missed it in here somewhere but where was Gagnon last night?
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Yeah. Those mid ice blind side hits are tough. Lavins got his bell rung for sure.
 
Sparkee said:
You could read the officials lips where he said “no penalty, he’s faking”. There was no cheap shot as you could tell on replay that he didn’t get hit in the head. Lavins was carrying on like a douche. He sure looked energetic on his very next shift a minute or so later.
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Whatever. The kids coming back after missing 6 weeks of the season...maybe he was just abit freaked. I suppose the embellishment penalty on your guy in the 3rd wasn't warranted?
 
Well thats 3 nifty W's in a row for our 3rd
period 'Cats. Surely tonight they better be ready and W or L how they respond is huge...also another shut out for KC!

Let's go 'Catttsssss!
 
Sparkee said:
You could read the officials lips where he said “no penalty, he’s faking”. There was no cheap shot as you could tell on replay that he didn’t get hit in the head. Lavins was carrying on like a douche. He sure looked energetic on his very next shift a minute or so later.
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Ok bud, whatever you say. I'm not a lip reader, but clearly that's another talent of yours...

It wasn't incidental. Russell leaned into him. It wasn't a major, that's probably what they were discussing. Review is limited to determining major only. They missed the interference minor and missed it because it was behind the play mid-ice.
 
Sparkee said:
You could read the officials lips where he said “no penalty, he’s faking”. There was no cheap shot as you could tell on replay that he didn’t get hit in the head. Lavins was carrying on like a douche. He sure looked energetic on his very next shift a minute or so later.
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Wait-so your guy blind sides our guy mid ice and our guy is the douche? That’s twisted logic.
 
e.cat said:
Maine no doubt Big Mad. Tonight’s game could be a penalty ridden slugfest. If UNH wins or ties Maine fans will be suicidal and want Barr fired.

Special teams will be the deciding factor tonight.
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When both programs were at their best, UMaine's edge was always their ability and willingness to take the physicality to a less-willing UNH team. We've seen isolated instances where UNH has proven to be "up for it", but never quite consistently ... which was never an issue for UMaine under Walshy and the early carryover years of the Whitehead regime. If Souza can accomplish anything in whatever little time he may have left in Durham, turning the physical dynamic around in the UMaine series - or at least levelling things out - would be a decent legacy for everyone to look back on.

But coming out tonight and laying an egg (which is sadly my expectation, based on the weight of history and experience), while hardly devastating for the small picture of this season, would only reinforce that "isolated instances" scenario, and demonstrate that very little has indeed changed.

And even if the improbable were to happen tonight, Souza still has those pesky final 20 games of the season against everyone else to figure the rest out.

So yeah, I'm thinking e.cat has a pretty good take on what's going to happen tonight. Whether UNH is ready and willing to match that intensity, keep their focus, and use some of the likely special team opportunities to scratch out another W, remains to be seen. But they have to be ready to face up to the gathering storm or it could get ugly, and fast.
 
Chuck Murray said:
When both programs were at their best, UMaine's edge was always their ability and willingness to take the physicality to a less-willing UNH team. We've seen isolated instances where UNH has proven to be "up for it", but never quite consistently ... which was never an issue for UMaine under Walshy and the early carryover years of the Whitehead regime. If Souza can accomplish anything in whatever little time he may have left in Durham, turning the physical dynamic around in the UMaine series - or at least levelling things out - would be a decent legacy for everyone to look back on.

But coming out tonight and laying an egg (which is sadly my expectation, based on the weight of history and experience), while hardly devastating for the small picture of this season, would only reinforce that "isolated instances" scenario, and demonstrate that very little has indeed changed.

And even if the improbable were to happen tonight, Souza still has those pesky final 20 games of the season against everyone else to figure the rest out.

So yeah, I'm thinking e.cat has a pretty good take on what's going to happen tonight. Whether UNH is ready and willing to match that intensity, keep their focus, and use some of the likely special team opportunities to scratch out another W, remains to be seen. But they have to be ready to face up to the gathering storm or it could get ugly, and fast.
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Less talented teams rely on the physical. UNH had some very talented teams back in the day under Umile and Maine took it to them with physical play for sure.

Sweeping the weekend up in Orono is a big ask. I’m not so sure UNH is going to “lay an egg” tonight and by the way I don’t see any undefeated teams in Hockey East but a lot of weekend splits across the board in the league.
 
UNH will lose tonight by 3 goals. Thats been a pattern this year with the weekend splits. The split this weekend is good. Im concerned how little offense UNH showed in first period. Of course the team defense and forechecking was outstanding for UNH. Maybe they’re coming together
 
Potluck said:
UNH will lose tonight by 3 goals. Thats been a pattern this year with the weekend splits. The split this weekend is good. Im concerned how little offense UNH showed in first period. Of course the team defense and forechecking was outstanding for UNH. Maybe they’re coming together
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I’d be happy with a win tonight obviously but I’m okay with a split.
 
Speaking of Lavins, am I the only who (selfishly, I admit) doesn't want him to play in Switzerland?

I say send Conmy in his place, that will make an interesting dynamic for the coaching staff.
 
bakchk20 said:
It wasn't incidental. Russell leaned into him. It wasn't a major, that's probably what they were discussing. Review is limited to determining major only. They missed the interference minor and missed it because it was behind the play mid-ice.
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Keeping it real, I agree with this. I said it when they showed the replay that it probably should have been a 2 min minor for interference, but they couldn't apply that retroactively as we know. It wasn't a headshot, but Russell definitely stepped into him on purpose.
 
Potluck said:
UNH will lose tonight by 3 goals. Thats been a pattern this year with the weekend splits. The split this weekend is good. Im concerned how little offense UNH showed in first period. Of course the team defense and forechecking was outstanding for UNH. Maybe they’re coming together
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To me a split at Snake pit Alfond is at this point a decent weekend. Of course winning a series would be even better. Watching the replay of the goal is glorious..sucked the air right out of the place.

Kudos to the 'Cats for weathering what should/could've been 3 zip at the end of 1. I have no delusions about tonight...but what we saw last night was a team that banded together to protect a slim lead and deserved that W.

That's not something you take for granted ...small potatoes in the final whistle but its something they know they can do.

The big test is how they handle what Ben Barr et al throw at them.
 
HockeyRef said:
To me a split at Snake pit Alfond is at this point a decent weekend. Of course winning a series would be even better. Watching the replay of the goal is glorious..sucked the air right out of the place.

Kudos to the 'Cats for weathering what should/could've been 3 zip at the end of 1. I have no delusions about tonight...but what we saw last night was a team that banded together to protect a slim lead and deserved that W.

That's not something you take for granted ...small potatoes in the final whistle but its something they know they can do.

The big test is how they handle what Ben Barr et al throw at them.
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💯Well said Ref
 
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