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UNH Wildcats 2017-2018 Season - The Quest Continues

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e.cat said:
Meanwhile upta Maine:

http://bangordailynews.com/2018/01/...ise-more-than-4k-to-buy-maine-pony-new-*****/
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This has to be the all-time stupidest "Dr. Doolittle" story I've come across at least this century, it not ever. :eek:

I mean, it's not like typical Downeasters have lots of loose change lying about, and to waste it on ... this ... :rolleyes:

... maybe, there might have been, y'know, humans needing shelter, clothing or food? Just sayin' ...
 
Chuck Murray said:
This has to be the all-time stupidest "Dr. Doolittle" story I've come across at least this century, it not ever. :eek:

I mean, it's not like typical Downeasters have lots of loose change lying about, and to waste it on ... this ... :rolleyes:

... maybe, there might have been, y'know, humans needing shelter, clothing or food? Just sayin' ...
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Mainuhs are a generous bunch;)
 
HockeyRef said:
Ps. Call me crazy but Eric MacAdams kind of reminds me of Kevin in his gutsy play. He's got that same jump in his skating and nose for the puck.
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I would never call you crazy - but, no. MacAdams is Greg Collins. A hard-working, effort-driven, strong skating/forechecking role player who can defend and score occasionally. Ironically enough, Greg Collins' freshman scoring line was 5-1--6. This is also MacAdams' current line, any difference by the end of the year will be entirely due to MacAdams' getting a chance over his head on the top line...

We never got a chance to find out what freshman Collins would have done alongside Micflikier and Hemingway. Probably due to Winnik, Smith, Ciocco, Radja, Fornataro and Pollastrone also being on the team. It's amazing what a team can accomplish when there's enough talent so that players can play their natural roles...
 
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Dan said:
I would never call you crazy - but, no. MacAdams is Greg Collins. A hard-working, effort-driven, strong skating/forechecking role player who can defend and score occasionally. Ironically enough, Greg Collins' freshman scoring line was 5-1--6. This is also MacAdams' current line, any difference by the end of the year will be entirely due to MacAdams' getting a chance over his head on the top line...

We never got a chance to find out what freshman Collins would have done alongside Micflikier and Hemingway. Probably due to Winnik, Smith, Ciocco, Radja, Fornataro and Pollastrone also being on the team. It's amazing what a team can accomplish when there's enough talent so that players can play their natural roles...
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Given my limited UNH hockey history I will take your word for it! Sounds like a pretty stacked team you describe! I have enjoyed MacAdams' game; he's hustling and has scored in a few dirty areas. Have seen Fornataro with the Monarchs not sure if he's still with them?
 
Dan said:
I would never call you crazy - but, no. MacAdams is Greg Collins. A hard-working, effort-driven, strong skating/forechecking role player who can defend and score occasionally. Ironically enough, Greg Collins' freshman scoring line was 5-1--6. This is also MacAdams' current line, any difference by the end of the year will be entirely due to MacAdams' getting a chance over his head on the top line...

We never got a chance to find out what freshman Collins would have done alongside Micflikier and Hemingway. Probably due to Winnik, Smith, Ciocco, Radja, Fornataro and Pollastrone also being on the team. It's amazing what a team can accomplish when there's enough talent so that players can play their natural roles...
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That’s pretty much it Dan. We have a team of third and fourth liners masquerading as first and second liners. And, I might add, it’s been this way for at least two or three years.
 
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Dan said:
I would never call you crazy - but, no. MacAdams is Greg Collins. A hard-working, effort-driven, strong skating/forechecking role player who can defend and score occasionally. Ironically enough, Greg Collins' freshman scoring line was 5-1--6. This is also MacAdams' current line, any difference by the end of the year will be entirely due to MacAdams' getting a chance over his head on the top line...

We never got a chance to find out what freshman Collins would have done alongside Micflikier and Hemingway. Probably due to Winnik, Smith, Ciocco, Radja, Fornataro and Pollastrone also being on the team. It's amazing what a team can accomplish when there's enough talent so that players can play their natural roles...
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Agreed. I would also compare MacAdams to David Busch, one of my all-time faves from the FF glory days.
 
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Greg Ambrose said:
That’s pretty much it Dan. We have a team of third and fourth liners masquerading as first and second liners. And, I might add, it’s been this way for at least two or three years.
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I do not think that TyK and Poturalski would have been third and fourth liners on any team.
 
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HockeyRef said:
Good to see you here Darius! Been awhile. Possession of the puck? What's that? :rolleyes: One of our biggest, on going issues. But consider yourself lucky, as we played better in that BU game than we did in the BC game.

Ray, as to your points regarding the faceoff issues? I watched the Maine v UMassy game last night and paid attention to that. I'll watch how UNH handles it this weekend (not live; just can't bring myself to drive up there alone). But I am not sure UNH has plays for that? We win so few face offs anyway. When you have talented players, they just know what to do. You can't sit back on your hands when you don't; they can't learn it on their own. Surely...there's coaching for that stuff? Right?

What I saw last night was that UMaine played like a team; the goalie is very good as we expect. Their PP wasn't that great but they managed to stave off UMass' PP attempts. (Despite the reviews that UMass played well I wasn't impressed to be honest) In the past I would be psyched to take it to them (Maine) on the PP but not this year unless that unit gets it together, but we'll see. Just some ramblings. A split would make me very happy; heck even a tie would be an improvement. Go 'Cats!
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Actually, we win about the same percentage of face offs as we lose, 49.2% vs 50.8% this season so far, based on Dan's earlier post no. 655, which is typical for teams I think.

Here is an interesting take on the impact of face offs.

http://statsportsconsulting.com/main/wp-content/uploads/FaceoffAnalysis12-12.pdf

From PuckBase stats for the NHL, some of the best faceoff win %'s are Sabres Ryan O'Reilly 1st at 61.1%, Ducks Antoine Vermette 4th at 59.8%, Patrice Bergeron 6th at 57.2%, and David Krejci 8th at 56.5%. However, Bergeron drops to 23rd at 54.3% in offensive zone face offs won, and Krejci climbs to 6th at 61.3% in the offensive zone.

But, of course, it is what happens right after the face off that matters most, and as I noted earlier, I was impressed with Salvaggio's one-timer that just missed wide left on Sunday afternoon.
 
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Hey night owls Casey deSmith in goal for the Pens v Kings NBSCN
 
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No matter how bad it gets, Maine is good for ails ya.

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