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UNH Wildcats - '10 Playoff Edition

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e.cat said:
i'm not convinced that this team is the team that can only play intense hockey when coming from behind though. let's hope the intensity starts tonight.
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I agree, and thats what's maddening about this team. They're not the most talented team in the league, but when they outwork their opponents, they have great results. I know its hard to keep up intensity for a full 60 minutes, but waiting until the last 20ish minutes to turn it on will get them burned eventually... especially on the road where they can't feed off that whittemorgue crowd ;)
 
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WildShawn said:
I agree, and thats what's maddening about this team. They're not the most talented team in the league, but when they outwork their opponents, they have great results. I know its hard to keep up intensity for a full 60 minutes, but waiting until the last 20ish minutes to turn it on will get them burned eventually... especially on the road where they can't feed off that whittemorgue crowd ;)
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ha ha

JB said:
Biggest problems they have.

1) They stop moving their feet. After the 1st UVM goal that just stood around. I knew the second was coming because the entire team stopped moving their feet.

2) They don't hit all game only parts of the game. If this team isn't hitting they aren't winning. They "aren't good enough to win on talent alone" but they sure try every game for at least a stretch of time.

What gives me hope is, they don't ever quit on a game, and no lead is safe. This team has plenty of heart just for some reason they can't find it at the start of games right now. I don't think this is a coaching issue it is a players issue, the players need to figure out how to "want to: for a full game.
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yeah i think you're right jb and agree it's not a coaching issue. btw i don't think many teams in hockey east can win on talent alone....even bc;) i too like the fact that the team doesn't quit.
 
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The Cats have a day to figure out how to break a trap. Vermont was relentless tonight on their forecheck and caused UNH all kinds of problems getting the puck out of their own end and through the neutral zone. Nice game by Foster who kept them in it. I can't recall who clanged the post.. who knew at the time how big that would end up.

Tomorrow night is a toss up.
 
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skyraider0609 said:
The Cats have a day to figure out how to break a trap. Vermont was relentless tonight on their forecheck and caused UNH all kinds of problems getting the puck out of their own end and through the neutral zone. Nice game by Foster who kept them in it. I can't recall who clanged the post.. who knew at the time how big that would end up.

Tomorrow night is a toss up.
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Let's hope UNH figures it out. Right now #11 in PWR. They are in bubble territory. A loss tomorrow might make them the first RS HE Champs to miss the NCAA's. Go UNH
 
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If you took the third period Friday, and the first two periods tonight, that's three straight periods of quality hockey from UNH. Of course, if you then combine the rest of the hockey from the weekend, and you have an awful, awful game.

The third period tonight was PITIFUL. Yeah, UVM did a good job bottling up UNH, but the Wildcats went completely off the rails - blind passes that went to no one, other passes that were telegraphed, and, what's worse, far too slow. They had 4(?) shots in the third, which makes sense, since they couldn't even get the puck in the offensive zone. Hell, they couldn't even get the puck out of the zone. Clear example of this: puck comes to a UNH defender on the boards, about halfway into the zone, no Vermont players near him, no one pressuring, and he backhands it weakly towards the point, where a UVM d-man skates over and keeps it in the zone.

They had a number of great chances in the first couple of periods, and even early in the third. Wasted all of them.

UVM out-everythinged UNH tonight. The Wildcats play like that again tomorrow, and they're watching the Semis (and possibly the NCAAs) on TV. Pathetic.
 
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That was one of the most uninspired, lazy games I've seen UNH play in a long time, and unlike recent games it was for all 60 minutes, instead of most of 60 minutes.

I don't even know if I care enough to go tomorrow, since they obviously didnt' care enough to wrap it up tonight.
 
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Just coming in to check the score.. Durprise to reads these posts given UNH's opportunity to secure a spot in the Tourney. Though having not seen the game I'll bite my tounge for the most part.

CBG- looks like 7 official shots in the 3rd and a 3 spot in the 2nd..

Fighting for an NCAA birth, UNH puts up 3 shots in a period of play?? 3? Really? That's a tough one. Certainly credit UVM - but that's just tough.

Although I am quite surprised with the details of the result.. I'm not throwing in the towel, I did expect UVM to put up a monster fight.. 1 more crack at extending the season.. it would really be a shame for it to come to such an abrupt end given the theatrics this yr. Too much of a crowd on the bubble this yr to think you can get in the dance w/out a W tomorrow. And depending on what happens elsewhere, they may now need to get to the Finals to assure themsleves a spot.

C'mon CATS!!!! "GO & GET'r DONE!
 
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I've been into this college hockey along time .I never played, can't skate,and tend to oversimplify things too much. Never liked that clog the neutral zone, trap type thing.Seems like Vermont played it well.Not that many shots( either team) not the style we like to watch, like (as much as it pains me to say it )the game BU or BC would bring-better hockey.I think we've seen this with Lowell /Maine in the past, this trap or whatever it is . Because I really don"t know I ask : could UNH keep a guy pretty much out in the neutral zone all the time(I think like NU did) to beat the trap? Did they just not play the system good enough to beat it? Something else ? Did Vermont try to play the same game last night but it fell apart on em?:confused:(I think Thompson hit the post .)
 
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Give UVM credit, they executed their game plan to perfection and eked out one goal. Hyperbole Alert: But my god, their clog the neutral zone style of hockey is almost unwatchable. My daughter and I sat in the front row on the blue line and barely had to move our heads to the right or left. It's like the Greenshirts lined up on their blue line for the National Anthem and never moved. Two forwards between the blue and red line and a forward and two defensemen between the red and blue line. I half expected to see Madore skate up to the blue line to join the stone wall. UVM fans must enjoy this type of hockey but for me, it's like watching paint dry.

I thought the UNH defensemen moved the puck out of their zone fairly well but the forwards couldn't pass their way through the neutral zone. There were a few quality shots on goal but they tended to be low, along the ice. Madore has his weaknesses but sprawling both leg pads isn't one of them. Obviously he can be beaten over either shoulder but, as noted above, you got to get some shots on goal. After Sneddon virtually threw him under the bus in the news conference Friday night - essentially saying Ma-dore, Ma-dore, You Sucked - the UVM defense did a great job of keeping the front of the crease clear of Wildcats.

Driving home through the wind, rain, snow, then rain again was a treat. Is it worth another trip tonight? Of course. I want to see Butler, LeBlanc, Foster and Krates play one last time at the Whit.
 
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Need to obtain some tickets for tonight's game. Anyone know the way to go about? I phoned Ticketdisaster and they are unaware there is an event at the Whitt this evening.? Suggestions?
 
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wildcatnation said:
Need to obtain some tickets for tonight's game. Anyone know the way to go about? I phoned Ticketdisaster and they are unaware there is an event at the Whitt this evening.? Suggestions?
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you'll be able to walk right up to the ticket office before the game and buy them.
 
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The way Madore played Friday I was surprised that UNH's Saturday strategy was not to put lots of shots on net. If Madore doubled his Friday save percentage, 30 shots on net would have yielded 6 goals. I know this is simplistic even unrealistic logic, but 17 shots with THREE in the second period??? VT deserves credit for doing what they do well, but firing the puck on net from anywhere over center ice and chasing it would have been more exciting to watch and maybe we'd have been able to snag a rebound, catch a break on sloppy play or even force a turnover on the fore check.

On the plus side VT was in a win or the season is likely over position and we were not. On Sunday both teams need a win to continue their seasons. We've played well with our backs against the wall. Go Blue!
 
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Congrats to UVM for responding in a big way last night. You owned the ice, in all 3 zones. You acted, forcing UNH to react, which they did in anemic fashion. I thought VT passed better most of the game, tape-to-tape, rather than the tape-to-skate method UNH was working on, whether or not the pass was pressured. That said: hey, you won, but it didn't exactly make for an exciting game. If the game had been televised, most watching at home would have been asleep well before the end. Still, a win is a win, there won't be an asterisk next to it indicating BORING, and you deserved it.

It seemed an inordinate # of shots were deflected out of play all night, especially by VT, but I hadn't been to a game in a while, so maybe my perspective is skewed.

Ah, well. I'm hopeful that the Wildcats play better tonight (over the entire 60 minutes, plus OT if necessary,) and retake ownership of the Towse Rink. If not, I don't care if UNH makes it to the NCAAs or not; they're not trending toward success.
 
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wildcatnation said:
Need to obtain some tickets for tonight's game. Anyone know the way to go about? I phoned Ticketdisaster and they are unaware there is an event at the Whitt this evening.? Suggestions?
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UNHAlum21 said:
you'll be able to walk right up to the ticket office before the game and buy them.
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It's seems pretty clear that TicketMasterRipoff is not selling tickets for tonight's quarterfinal game. Out of curiousity, I went to the BU website and clicked "Tickets" for their game tonight - it bumped me to the TicketMaster website which announced that no such event exists.
Good - I'd rather hand my money to someone wearing a UNH logo and save on the ridiculous fees.
 
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Bunyon blows and I don't mean the whistle. Looks like when he's out there on the ice it is the last place on earth he wants to be. Time for some new blood maybe? Not saying he did a bad job , but when I see another vet like Gravelese on the ice at least he looks engaged and perhaps enjoying the job a little. If I can't say anything good I can always say something bad about the refs.;) Upon rethink,maybe Bunyon was put to sleep by the game like the rest of us?
 
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