UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

[norbert]

O ye of little faith lol ...

It will be the question I ask tonight when I stop by the table.

 

[norbert]

If the season ended today, they would travel to NU and who knows where the game would be. If you jump a spot, you then travel to Maine. I don't expect a run, but I would take the trip to Boston over Maine to see if they can win the make believe playoff game.

With the two games in hand (I know Chuck, they only matter if you win) any sort of end of the season streak you can jump Lowell and head to Andover, which has been a house of horrors.

It will be interesting to see how they come out tonight. Are they flat? Is there a 5 minutes surge at the start which results in giving up a goal and deflation or do we play like we did against BU?

Hopefully a full roster tonight though that means both Lavin's and LeClerc playing hurt. Should know how this will go by 7:08

 

[HockeyRef]

It will be the question I ask tonight when I stop by the table.

Dying to hear the answer...

 

[FlagUp17]

Remember back when we thought we had a decent shot at accomplishing fun things this season? All of two months ago. Well, that all disappeared quickly ...

Wasnt it someone on here who coined the “Champions of October (or December)” phrase? That has been the theme for this team even going back to the Umile days. Everything goes great up until the winter break, then when they return and HEA schedule starts in earnest, they fall flat - almost every single year… Except it has really become apparent in the last 5-6 years under Souza.

Maybe they should try and schedule as many conference games as possible before the break, although I don’t know if that is up to them or HockeyEast… build up a nice reservoir of points before the almost inevitable “January Swoon”.

It’s almost like they come into every year with a decent game plan and catch teams (even good ones, occasionally) off guard. Then, once the tape is out on UNH and other teams better get their footing, UNH can never make the necessary adjustments to compensate…

Something has got to give soon. Maybe it’s just me, but it seems there’s something a bit “different” this year with how others (maybe even some in power) are viewing the current debacle.

We will probably find out one way sooner or later.

Onto tonight… as others have said, I agree we will probably have a good sense of how this game will go in the first 4-5 minutes. With another loss tonight, I really don’t see any more points this year, as everyone is gonna be playing their A game to finalize their spot in the standings, and all 3 of our opponents will be vying for NPI positioning for an at large bid should they falter in the HE playoffs

 

[Darius]

We have been loyal fans since the 2014...trying to rationalize continuing. Then I see the faces of those players looking devastated season after season and figure that it's still worth it and try to support them monetarily the best we can.

We arent in it for winning games if that were true we would have quit years ago. But if UNH has an 'oh well' attitude about people like us (and many others who have left) they are going to face an empty arena...That said...Mr.HR points out its only 2 bux a seat/game so there's that...

I’m basically with you although I disagree about the “oh well”. I’ve never had season tix but my general impression is that many on here that do, not you specifically, have unrealistically high expectations. Want to be treated like a UNH hockey VIP? Try donating $10K/year. Don’t have the dough? Volunteer at the golf tournament which was by far the largest source of FoH funding and is likely still a major $$$ supplier.

 

[HockeyRef]

I’m basically with you although I disagree about the “oh well”. I’ve never had season tix but my general impression is that many on here that do, not you specifically, have unrealistically high expectations. Want to be treated like a UNH hockey VIP? Try donating $10K/year. Don’t have the dough? Volunteer at the golf tournament which was by far the largest source of FoH funding and is likely still a major $$$ supplier.

Great idea about the golf tournament. Will see if I can get my son amd husband on a foursome...and I'll drive the beer cart...!

 

[TheGrouchyCat]

I’m basically with you although I disagree about the “oh well”. I’ve never had season tix but my general impression is that many on here that do, not you specifically, have unrealistically high expectations. Want to be treated like a UNH hockey VIP? Try donating $10K/year. Don’t have the dough? Volunteer at the golf tournament which was by far the largest source of FoH funding and is likely still a major $$$ supplier.

Many STHs

Great idea about the golf tournament. Will see if I can get my son amd husband on a foursome...and I'll drive the beer cart...!

The event isn't open to the public. Parents of players have shared that they aren't even invited to play or volunteer. This was confirmed by no less than six sets of parents and a number of older players.

 

[Darius]

Many STHs

The event isn't open to the public. Parents of players have shared that they aren't even invited to play or volunteer. This was confirmed by no less than six sets of parents and a number of older players.

“Many STHs” what? Have unrealistically high expectations? Thanks for confirming.

Second ppg - I cant even… except “invited… to volunteer”. Invited to volunteer? Words for that are recruited and drafted. Volunteer? Ask.

 

[TheGrouchyCat]

“Many STHs” what? Have unrealistically high expectations? Thanks for confirming.

Second ppg - I cant even… except “invited… to volunteer”. Invited to volunteer? Words for that are recruited and drafted. Volunteer? Ask.

I did and was rebuffed.

 

[Darius]

I did and was rebuffed.

Hmmm. PM me with the name of the askee/rebuffer if you are still interested in volunteering. No guarantees but I can make an attempt to find out why rebuffed and see if volunteers are needed. Up to you.

 

[Snively65]

Last night was MS7’s sesquicentennial, another NRN milestone!

 

[Snively65]

Cats need two goals tonight to maintain their 2 PPG average, which would be on pace for a 70-goal season.

 

[FlagUp17]

Overconfidence is a strong drug. It makes one relax, and lose sharp focus needed to get positive results. A two hour bus trip doesn't help, and if you take your eye off the ball puck for just a moment, you find yourself unexpectedly behind, and your opponent is instantly energized in front of their home crowd. People start diving in front of your shots, and they might get the benefit of some marginal calls, and there you are, with 3 minutes left in the 3rd period, trailing 3-2 and your goalie is sitting at the end of your bench, staring back at his unguarded goal. Puck takes a funny hop in the neutral zone, bingo bango, it's in your net, and the home fans are suddenly showering your bench with cries of "warm up the bus!" for what is shaping up as a 6 hour feeling, two hour silent bus ride home ...

Right two weekends in a row! (Well, kinda - scores are off but results are correct). What crystal ball are you looking into for this? I hope you think another win next weekend could be in the books?

Great defensive effort tonight. Countless blocked shots! MacPherson seems to have picked up his game a little these last few weeks, I hope he continues to build on this as we could really use another scorer outside of the Winters-Ring-LeClerc line.

The goalie UMA has (Hrabel) looks legit. Wouldn’t be surprised if they make a deep run in HE playoffs this year, and the NCAAs if they get a bid.

Worked our way back out of the basement, at least for now. And it looks like UVM is gonna lose against PU, so perhaps we can hold onto 10 for a week. If the season ended tonight, we’d have a return trip to Agganis, where I think we may be able to squeak out a W on a good night.

Tough weekend coming up against the top dogs. Gonna have to bring the A++ game to get any points.

 

[Snively65]

Nice to play spoilers as we likely knocked out the Minutemen from any hope of an at large bid.

Only 3 points out of a tie for eighth in HEA and a possible trip to North Andover for a MBPBEGAM game.

Fourth shutout for Chauvette this season, I think.