Lekkas or Massie? Massie had some incredible hits tonight.
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UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito
- Thread starter TovarishchLisa
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Lekkas or Massie? Massie had some incredible hits tonight.
TovarishchLisa
(Comrade Fox)
Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito
So I didn't catch the game but...47 shots given up against Dartmouth is a bit concerning.
So I didn't catch the game but...47 shots given up against Dartmouth is a bit concerning.
pokecheckguy2
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Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito
Havent been here in a while but even in a win still funny to see the song remains the same!! How do they expect to let up all those shots and win against anyone that is good! Lucky for Snedddyboy he put a lot of cupcakes on his schedule until the new year so he can get some wins. Pathetic tournament field they have over new years eve! Even if they got a sweep against Maine they seem like fool gold from last year...UMass will probably wupp them ....amazing what a new coach with NEW cluture does to a struggling program!! Novele Idea is it not!? Last place in league is still last place in league!
Havent been here in a while but even in a win still funny to see the song remains the same!! How do they expect to let up all those shots and win against anyone that is good! Lucky for Snedddyboy he put a lot of cupcakes on his schedule until the new year so he can get some wins. Pathetic tournament field they have over new years eve! Even if they got a sweep against Maine they seem like fool gold from last year...UMass will probably wupp them ....amazing what a new coach with NEW cluture does to a struggling program!! Novele Idea is it not!? Last place in league is still last place in league!
UVM Cat in Texas
Now UVM Cat in Georgia
Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito
I'm a little conflicted. As an alum and longtime fan, I want these guys to win. On the other hand, I'd hate to see them finish 9th or 10th and have two or three good games that give hope for next season. That would be the recipe for no change and just more of the same. Last place in the league would almost be better.
Happy for the guys, especially being able to score some goals, but yeah giving up 47 shots to a less than mediocre Dartmouth team is way concerning. I feel we'll know all we need to know about this team after next weekend. If they're gonna be able to seriously contend for a playoff spot, they should sweep Maine at home. Anything less, it's gonna be a long season, with the heart of HE play yet to come.So I didn't catch the game but...47 shots given up against Dartmouth is a bit concerning.
I'm a little conflicted. As an alum and longtime fan, I want these guys to win. On the other hand, I'd hate to see them finish 9th or 10th and have two or three good games that give hope for next season. That would be the recipe for no change and just more of the same. Last place in the league would almost be better.
TovarishchLisa
(Comrade Fox)
Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito
Basically how I feel. I want to see us win, but I also want to see us make changes if they are needed.I'm a little conflicted. As an alum and longtime fan, I want these guys to win. On the other hand, I'd hate to see them finish 9th or 10th and have two or three good games that give hope for next season. That would be the recipe for no change and just more of the same. Last place in the league would almost be better.
Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito
I'm seeing them opening up the offense a little more and it makes me happy. Emphasis on taking shots. Steps in the right direction. Not too concerned about the save total. Winning programs score goals instead of focusing on blocking shots. Would like to see them not take so many penalties
I'm seeing them opening up the offense a little more and it makes me happy. Emphasis on taking shots. Steps in the right direction. Not too concerned about the save total. Winning programs score goals instead of focusing on blocking shots. Would like to see them not take so many penalties
TovarishchLisa
(Comrade Fox)
Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito
Okay, let's take blocked shots out of the equation then. Unblocked shot attempts were 61-40 in favor of Dartmouth, according to CHN's numbers. (Shot attempts also include hit posts and wide shots.)
Our Fenwick For% rate [unblocked shot attempts for / (unblocked shot attempts for + unblocked shot attempts against)] is 44.9% (that is, in our games, 44.9% of unblocked shot attempts are ours). That is seventh from bottom in the nation, the teams below us: Holy Cross, RPI, UAH, the two Alaskas, and SLU, six teams that have a combined record of 11-56-5. That number is *even worse* than last year's 47.6%. If it were not for Stef Lekkas playing at an elite level, we would legitimately be one of the worst teams in the nation. (Hell even with him we aren't very good.)
When we won 20 games in 2016/17, that number was 51.3%, which was about mid pack.
When we won 22 games in 2014/15, that number was 52.1%, which was also about mid pack.
Even in 2015/16, a season where we won 15 games, that number was 52.3%, but we also had the fifth lowest shooting percentage in the nation which ultimately cost us a lot of games.
(CHN does not have data for that 2013/14 season in which we made the tournament, but I'm going to assume it was fairly consistent with the rest of the seasons that the class of 2017 had.)
I'm seeing them opening up the offense a little more and it makes me happy. Emphasis on taking shots. Steps in the right direction. Not too concerned about the save total. Winning programs score goals instead of focusing on blocking shots. Would like to see them not take so many penalties
Okay, let's take blocked shots out of the equation then. Unblocked shot attempts were 61-40 in favor of Dartmouth, according to CHN's numbers. (Shot attempts also include hit posts and wide shots.)
Our Fenwick For% rate [unblocked shot attempts for / (unblocked shot attempts for + unblocked shot attempts against)] is 44.9% (that is, in our games, 44.9% of unblocked shot attempts are ours). That is seventh from bottom in the nation, the teams below us: Holy Cross, RPI, UAH, the two Alaskas, and SLU, six teams that have a combined record of 11-56-5. That number is *even worse* than last year's 47.6%. If it were not for Stef Lekkas playing at an elite level, we would legitimately be one of the worst teams in the nation. (Hell even with him we aren't very good.)
When we won 20 games in 2016/17, that number was 51.3%, which was about mid pack.
When we won 22 games in 2014/15, that number was 52.1%, which was also about mid pack.
Even in 2015/16, a season where we won 15 games, that number was 52.3%, but we also had the fifth lowest shooting percentage in the nation which ultimately cost us a lot of games.
(CHN does not have data for that 2013/14 season in which we made the tournament, but I'm going to assume it was fairly consistent with the rest of the seasons that the class of 2017 had.)
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Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito
That will make Sneddon too nervous...Best way to reduce the shots Lekkas has to save is to focus on puck possession.
TovarishchLisa
(Comrade Fox)
Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito
And that is a shame, because our best teams the last few years were net-positive possession teams. I think that's where our recruiting has failed us in recent years. Too many one-dimensional defense-first defensemen. Not a bad thing to be per se, but you have to have balance and I legitimately think that outside of O'Donnell (and maybe Massie) we're really lacking guys who can move the puck.
I'm not saying guys like Evers, Long, Thomas et al are bad (they have their uses), but their skill sets overlap a lot, and it's where their deficiencies are that our blueline and team as a whole suffers.
That will make Sneddon too nervous...
And that is a shame, because our best teams the last few years were net-positive possession teams. I think that's where our recruiting has failed us in recent years. Too many one-dimensional defense-first defensemen. Not a bad thing to be per se, but you have to have balance and I legitimately think that outside of O'Donnell (and maybe Massie) we're really lacking guys who can move the puck.
I'm not saying guys like Evers, Long, Thomas et al are bad (they have their uses), but their skill sets overlap a lot, and it's where their deficiencies are that our blueline and team as a whole suffers.
UVM Cat in Texas
Now UVM Cat in Georgia
Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito
FYI, you probably saw this, but for the benefit of others, we just got a commitment from a "highly skilled" (per Ted Ryan) Quebec defense named Dylan Finley for the 2021 season. Seems like Quebec is maybe becoming a focus for recruiting now that Wallack (Mr. Western Canada) is gone.And that is a shame, because our best teams the last few years were net-positive possession teams. I think that's where our recruiting has failed us in recent years. Too many one-dimensional defense-first defensemen. Not a bad thing to be per se, but you have to have balance and I legitimately think that outside of O'Donnell (and maybe Massie) we're really lacking guys who can move the puck.
I'm not saying guys like Evers, Long, Thomas et al are bad (they have their uses), but their skill sets overlap a lot, and it's where their deficiencies are that our blueline and team as a whole suffers.
TovarishchLisa
(Comrade Fox)
Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito
I did see that yeah, I mentioned it on Twitter, but all the guys we've gotten to commit this year were fairly local (3 from Quebec and a Vermonter). I'm not sure if it's a sign that they slashed the recruiting budget or just us refocusing our efforts.
FYI, you probably saw this, but for the benefit of others, we just got a commitment from a "highly skilled" (per Ted Ryan) Quebec defense named Dylan Finley for the 2021 season. Seems like Quebec is maybe becoming a focus for recruiting now that Wallack (Mr. Western Canada) is gone.
I did see that yeah, I mentioned it on Twitter, but all the guys we've gotten to commit this year were fairly local (3 from Quebec and a Vermonter). I'm not sure if it's a sign that they slashed the recruiting budget or just us refocusing our efforts.
UVM Cat in Texas
Now UVM Cat in Georgia
Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito
FYI, regarding Finlay:
https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com...ckey-lands-another-recruit-quebec/2121453002/
FYI, regarding Finlay:
https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com...ckey-lands-another-recruit-quebec/2121453002/
pokecheckguy2
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Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito
Really hoping these kids are good and like the school more than they like the current coaches because by the time they are supposed to arrive it would be nice to have a new coaching staff!!
Quebec should be a good area to land more players that they see college is the way unless you a first or second rounder in many case but hard to take the line of "high skill" seriously....been hearing that for years and what has that brought us on the ice!! I dont see it in action during games do you?
Hard to be excited when sold false bills of goods no matter who does the recruiting in recent year and when they wont even contribute for a while some might not even make it! No difference in how many wallyworld brought in either song still same!!
Really hoping these kids are good and like the school more than they like the current coaches because by the time they are supposed to arrive it would be nice to have a new coaching staff!!
Quebec should be a good area to land more players that they see college is the way unless you a first or second rounder in many case but hard to take the line of "high skill" seriously....been hearing that for years and what has that brought us on the ice!! I dont see it in action during games do you?
Hard to be excited when sold false bills of goods no matter who does the recruiting in recent year and when they wont even contribute for a while some might not even make it! No difference in how many wallyworld brought in either song still same!!
Vermont Ref
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Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito
In the past many of the Quebecois didn't stay for all 4 years because of major junior pull. Of course there are exceptions, like Martin, Eric, and Torrey.
In the past many of the Quebecois didn't stay for all 4 years because of major junior pull. Of course there are exceptions, like Martin, Eric, and Torrey.
Really hoping these kids are good and like the school more than they like the current coaches because by the time they are supposed to arrive it would be nice to have a new coaching staff!!
Quebec should be a good area to land more players that they see college is the way unless you a first or second rounder in many case but hard to take the line of "high skill" seriously....been hearing that for years and what has that brought us on the ice!! I dont see it in action during games do you?
Hard to be excited when sold false bills of goods no matter who does the recruiting in recent year and when they wont even contribute for a while some might not even make it! No difference in how many wallyworld brought in either song still same!!
UVM Cat in Texas
Now UVM Cat in Georgia
Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito
Gameday. Predictions anyone? UVM desperately needs a sweep, but I'll go with a split: Maine 4-2 Friday; UVM 2-1 Saturday.
Gameday. Predictions anyone? UVM desperately needs a sweep, but I'll go with a split: Maine 4-2 Friday; UVM 2-1 Saturday.