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UNH Wildcats 2018-2019: Souza the Opportunity or Louza the Opportunity

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e.cat said:
Well, I'll just say it speaks volumes for UNH and for Engaras to stay and sit out a year! He must like Durham and UNH. What's not to like?
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Because warm-platitudes aside there is a huge difference between the NCAA ruling Engaras is ineligible this year and ruling that he would become eligible next year...

Watching the press conference - Souza is right to harp on NCAA rulings in similar cases. I've mentioned many times the case of Melvin Karlsson at Lake State who is playing THIS season despite also playing SHL games in his past. That means that the NCAA views something as very serious and different in Engaras' case to rule him in eligible. Knowing the NCAA and its ridged precedence that would worry me unless they we're clear in his ability to regain eligibility and when...

If they have a confirmation that his penalty is THIS season and no (or not much) more than all is well. If they don't - and the NCAA has simply ruled on this season, leaving UNH hoping (even believing) they can (will) appeal and win a different ruling in a year than that is a HUGE risk for player and program...

I just CANNOT believe that wasn't asked as a follow up question and addressed specifically by the reporters. It almost sounded like Souza was about to answer that question before a reporter walked all over his answer asking if Engaras was attending classes. If they had just let him answer the question we might know...

UNH owes it to Engaras to seek and demand that answer (and get it - the NCAA owes him, too) and hopefully they have. Souza's directness in talking about asking Engaras to stay, about him coming back next year and his potential impact is a good indication they're at worst confident in his being able to play next year. Do they KNOW? Is it definite? That's all I'm asking - and I hope that clarification will eventually be sought by someone in the press or in the know...

The best sign is when Souza states that Engaras is being docked a year by the NCAA - the optimisitic interpretation is that how he states that means the NCAA has told them the punishment is a year of eligibility. That this is not a wait and appeal your case again next year type situation. Again, I hope that is a clear final decision expressed to all parties because that's what all deserve. But it's the NCAA, so one always wonders...

I'll leave it at that because I'm not trying to stir up trouble - just genuinely curious and have seen many vague rulings or optimistic assumptions bite both players and ADs before. Let's hope it works out the way they're presenting it will...
 
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Dan said:
Because warm-platitudes aside there is a huge difference between the NCAA ruling Engaras is ineligible this year and ruling that he would become eligible next year...

Watching the press conference - Souza is right to harp on NCAA rulings in similar cases. I've mentioned many times the case of Melvin Karlsson at Lake State who is playing THIS season despite also playing SHL games in his past. That means that the NCAA views something as very serious and different in Engaras' case to rule him in eligible. Knowing the NCAA and its ridged precedence that would worry me unless they we're clear in his ability to regain eligibility and when...

If they have a confirmation that his penalty is THIS season and no (or not much) more than all is well. If they don't - and the NCAA has simply ruled on this season, leaving UNH hoping (even believing) they can (will) appeal and win a different ruling in a year than that is a HUGE risk for player and program...

I just CANNOT believe that wasn't asked as a follow up question and addressed specifically by the reporters. It almost sounded like Souza was about to answer that question before a reporter walked all over his answer asking if Engaras was attending classes. If they had just let him answer the question we might know...

UNH owes it to Engaras to seek and demand that answer (and get it - the NCAA owes him, too) and hopefully they have. Souza's directness in talking about asking Engaras to stay, about him coming back next year and his potential impact is a good indication they're at worst confident in his being able to play next year. Do they KNOW? Is it definite? That's all I'm asking - and I hope that clarification will eventually be sought by someone in the press or in the know...

The best sign is when Souza states that Engaras is being docked a year by the NCAA - the optimisitic interpretation is that how he states that means the NCAA has told them the punishment is a year of eligibility. That this is not a wait and appeal your case again next year type situation. Again, I hope that is a clear final decision expressed to all parties because that's what all deserve. But it's the NCAA, so one always wonders...

I'll leave it at that because I'm not trying to stir up trouble - just genuinely curious and have seen many vague rulings or optimistic assumptions bite both players and ADs before. Let's hope it works out the way they're presenting it will...
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Well, not to belabor the points...I doubt if most reporters have a clue about NCAA rulings, how they affect teams, etc. What I do believe is that UNH knows the parameters and have stated that Engaras will lose a year of eligibility, and, he will play for UNH next season. I'm surprised someone asked the question! Looks like they either read this forum, or, someone pointed it out to them as a poignant question to ask, or...they came up with it themselves! But like you say Dan...it's the NCAA...you never know. (and I know zip about how they operate tbh...) At least now we know the rest of the story. Next...;)
 
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I figured the news would be coming down soon as I overheard talk about it it last weekend during the autograph signing on Friday night. Seeing him around the arena every game and him being involved with the teams autograph signings and fan events is great and he seems to be very positive about things given his situation. Losing a year of eligibility is not ideal but I would have to assume that there is some assurance that burning this season is the extent of the eligibility punishment he would receive. I don't think we would be seeing him around and waiting on a "maybe" that next season would work out for him. Listening to the pres conference it was good to hear Souza directly reference a connection in Sweden that led him to Filip and hopefully to other international kids in the future, hopefully ones with less ambiguity about their NCAA eligibility. As many have said it speaks well about Filip that he was not on the first flight back to Stockholm after the issue came up.

Take it as a learning experience, I like hearing (and seeing) that Souza is willing to look outside Malden, MA and British Columbia to fill out the roster. I'm just happy to see that it's not just business as usual in UNH hockey right now, maybe things work out and maybe they don't but at least there is a more modern approach to roster management and fan interaction.
 
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Any news on the Gildon injury and his status for the weekend?
 
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d.gerry said:
Any news on the Gildon injury and his status for the weekend?
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Don't think he's playing; that was the gist I got from the presser. Hopeful that he returns (healthy) soon...maybe in time for the Maine game (of which I have just purchased tix)
 
HockeyRef said:
Don't think he's playing; that was the gist I got from the presser. Hopeful that he returns (healthy) soon...maybe in time for the Maine game (of which I have just purchased tix)
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Well, that is a bummer. Sure could have used him over this next critical part of the schedule.
 
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Snively65 said:
Well, that is a bummer. Sure could have used him over this next critical part of the schedule.
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Well what are ya gonna do... and yes...we could really use him. Hoping for the best! "you don't know whatcha got til it's gone". Going to be a BU tonight sir? Maybe see you there!
 
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HockeyRef said:
Don't think he's playing; that was the gist I got from the presser. Hopeful that he returns (healthy) soon...maybe in time for the Maine game (of which I have just purchased tix)
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Not good. Glad Maass is back in the mix as we may be awhile without Gildon (have heard some not so good rumors).
 
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d.gerry said:
Not good. Glad Maass is back in the mix as we may be awhile without Gildon (have heard some not so good rumors).
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yeah...heard them too....guess we are going to have to rely on some hard fore checking etc....tough going. Hard for us to lose such a pivotal player, it happens...we just miss his puck moving ability and what he brings to the PP...get well Max! Def will be a challenge this weekend (and every weekend moving forward).
 
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yeah...heard them too....guess we are going to have to rely on some hard fore checking etc....tough going. Hard for us to lose such a pivotal player, it happens...we just miss his puck moving ability and what he brings to the PP...get well Max! Def will be a challenge this weekend (and every weekend moving forward).
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What are the rumors? Lemme guess, shoulder? Do tell!
 
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Casey DeSmith signed a three year extension with the Penguins for 1.25 million a year.
 
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e.cat said:
Those shoulder injuries are a bear and so common in hockey. Next man up I guess except hard to replace Max!
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Heard it will most likely require surgery, just a matter of when. Tough it out this year if possible, or get it fixed now and come back next year (hopefully to UNH). Either way, not sounding good.
 
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d.gerry said:
Heard it will most likely require surgery, just a matter of when. Tough it out this year if possible, or get it fixed now and come back next year (hopefully to UNH). Either way, not sounding good.
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I heard this as well.
 
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I don’t know whether it’s NESNgo, DirecTV or ATT but one or more of them has conspired to keep me from watching tonight. My NESNgo app now no longer recognizes me as a DirectV customer (no crap, it’s ATT now), but somehow ATT isn’t an option.

There is a watch party at a bar here in DC tonight but it’s a little late for me to coordinate getting there.

B U L L S H I P
 
d.gerry said:
Heard it will most likely require surgery, just a matter of when. Tough it out this year if possible, or get it fixed now and come back next year (hopefully to UNH). Either way, not sounding good.
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Not a promising trend on our blue line. TvR left after missing the last 15 games of his junior season, as did Pesce after missing last nine games of his junior season the next year.
 
d.gerry said:
Are you sure it is televised tonight? I just checked the interwebs and can’t seem to find it.
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Huh. You’re right. And yet there are hockey watch parties in a number of different cities tonight. There was a video from Souza that came out this week advertising it. It’s apparently on “watchstadium.com”
 
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