tylerzx2002
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Instagram post announcing his commitment also looks to be gone. That's a bummer if he isn't coming now.
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University of Maine Off-season 2024: Insert Pun Here
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Instagram post announcing his commitment also looks to be gone. That's a bummer if he isn't coming now.
When I checked the Capitols' website to see if there was any sort of article or post about him de-committing or re-committing somewhere else, I didn't find anything, and on the master roster page, he's still listed as a Maine recruit. Maybe it was as simple as some intern putting together the line sheet forgot the Maine logo for some reason? They have another game in a few hours today, so I'll be checking the line sheet they post on X to see if Maine is back, or if it's gone again. It would be pretty unlike this staff to just lose a guy like that for nothing, especially one who had already signed his LOI. I'm thinking (hoping) that it was either a mistake and he's still coming, or they reeled in a big fish or two in the portal that was going to push him down the lineup. We will have to see how it plays out.
Do you remember there being one for sure? I saw his IG page too and don't see any mentions of Maine, but he does still follow the team page.
tylerzx2002
Well-known member
EliteProspects will link to a confirmation when they add the school but this one just 404's now. Can't remember if it came from Madison or himself.
EP still has him listed as a Maine commit but I know sometimes they're late to the party updating compared to Heisenberg/etc
EDIT: Found a screenshot and it was from his IG: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fxe0flnaYAAB08T?format=jpg&name=large
Hm, nice work, and thanks for digging. Definitely not a great sign if he was posting it previously and has since deleted it. Curious that it looks like his old IG handle and current one are different. No sense speculating much further, after it's confirmed if he's staying or leaving that will most likely be the last any of us get in terms of details about the situation. Still stings badly if a guy like that gets away, especially if it ends up being for nothing.
umhockey91
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I don't think that anyone should be in panic mode over this....we really can't judge until we know where Kuzma ends up and who Maine ends up bringing in.
It’s definitely a major disappointment. My guess/hope is he got a better offer elsewhere and in today’s world certainly can’t blame him for taking it. As much as it hurts for this coming season it hurts even more the seasons after. It’s also a terrible sign that Maine’s two best recruits both bailed. Hopefully some lessons learned for Barr & co.
umhockey91
Well-known member
What "lessons" would those be Drew? Recruit crappy players like Red did?
My biggest question here, "two" best recruits? Who's the other you're talking about, Blake Montgomery or something?
Yeah, they would have been the two best to come in next season. Some other kids could turn out being better but they’re years away.
umhockey91
Well-known member
Man....you must have been SERIOUSLY disappointed during the Gendron Era......
Well, sometimes top guys fall thru. Remember Ben Meyers, currently of the Colorado Avalanche and former captain of the Golden Gophers? He started out his collegiate journey as a Maine recruit, if you recall.
Yeah, him and Sasson would have helped a lot. Needham wound up having a decent career at Providence as well.
Chuck Murray
WIS & Effingwoods Hockey Almanac
Never ceases to amaze me the amount of flak Drew takes for pointing out potential adverse developments.
My own first reaction is that Barr has landed something better out there, needs to make room for it, and one or two of these kids weren't willing to play along and be patient. Maybe so ... and maybe not. But like a well-known regional sports talk show host likes to say ... we have to do a show every day ... the USCHO boards are the ultimate 24/7/365 on-line "talk show" for fans of college hockey ... so when news breaks, many folks want to discuss it NOW, and asking folks to just cool it 'til it all sorts out in a day/week/month/whatever later doesn't exactly make fodder for scintillating UMaine Hockey talk. I mean, that will be fine for some/many ... others will want to kick it around, and yes, if it does turn out that UMaine has lost its top two recruits for next season AND there is nothing coming back in return ... there will be lessons Barr should take from it.
Besides ... isn't it more fun to debate on here, if you have a few folks who challenge the prevailing narrative(s)??
umhockey91
Well-known member
It wouldn't be a big deal to point out negatives if Drew didn't have a long sordid history of Gendron Regime worship and Ben Barr resentment. He's like clockwork showing up on the dot when negative news turns up.....and a silent lurker extraordinaire when things are rosy.
grooverider
Your Team Sucks
Something is going down. My reliable source is radio silent..it's like they had to give up some money to get someone else in...buckle up folks.
Sparkee
Blackbear
My guess is that he was asked to wait a year due to lack of scholarships. If so, sad. Kuzma is a top 6 forward for Maine. None of the transfers, so far, would be better than Kuzma.
umhockey91
Well-known member
There's definitely some wheelin' and dealin' going on with the top rated transfers in the portal.
Chuck Murray
WIS & Effingwoods Hockey Almanac
I do get all that ... but so what? Drew was always an outlier in his assessment of the Gendron regime, and like many on here, I suspect he's just as much of a Walshy devotee as you and others are (with just cause). And where many of you lost faith gradually over time as Walshy's tree just never bore the same kind of winning fruit the original guy produced, and never warmed to Gendron ... Drew just stubbornly hung on longer than most, and has been somewhat cynical towards Barr as a result. But as seen through the eyes of an outsider, it seems Drew's attachment to Red has waned as Barr has proven that he can do winning hockey at least to a Whitehead level, and probably beyond. I thought his comment about "learning lessons" or whatever was pretty tame and fairly neutral. Guys like Barr should never stop learning lessons, and trying to do better.
They say "an elephant never forgets", and as a poster who (like Drew) catches a lot of flak for things I posted a long time ago, I do understand some "Black Bears" also have long memories. It is what it is. Thanks for responding.