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UVM 2018 Offseason - A Punch to the Gutt

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TovarishchLisa said:
Mark Cheremeta decommitted from UVM and will go to BU this fall, Jeff Cox says it's the first of a few de-commits coming.

Think this is Wallack departure fallout.
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A second one has decommitted, forward Zach Okabe has committed to St. Cloud State. This one stings a lot, he showed a ton of promise in the AJHL and IIRC was the league Rookie of the Year.
 
TovarishchLisa said:
A second one has decommitted, forward Zach Okabe has committed to St. Cloud State. This one stings a lot, he showed a ton of promise in the AJHL and IIRC was the league Rookie of the Year.
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"It was mainly because I was real close to (associate head) coach Kyle Wallack and he decided to leave the program," Okabe said of Wallack, who left on June 25 to become the first head coach of the Albertus Magnus College men's hockey team in Connecticut. "Me and my parents and my advisers talked about it and decided to explore other options
 
VTALUM said:
"It was mainly because I was real close to (associate head) coach Kyle Wallack and he decided to leave the program," Okabe said of Wallack, who left on June 25 to become the first head coach of the Albertus Magnus College men's hockey team in Connecticut. "Me and my parents and my advisers talked about it and decided to explore other options
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.sctimes.com/amp/963795002
 
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Ok,

I'll take an early crack at it....

Puffer/Lodemeier/O'Neil - some speed, some playmaking, good def forwards for top line matchups
Alvaro/Coughlin/Espo - will keep together to catch last year sparks
Cowens/Misley/Kaufman - some smaller quicker guys in good support for misley in pivot (who has to improve imo)
Vlad/Cippilone/DeRoche - obviously no track record to go on, but a hunch

Massie/O'D - will play a LOT of minutes, hope they are in shape!
Thomas/Grant - don't have a good feel foe either, but think they will make strides forward
Evers/Long - will bring some size and depth?

Stef will play a LOT as well , I hope. Not ready to see those other guys unless a tough schedule stretch or maybe in Cat Cup

Don't make fun of these.....;) I have no idea what coach does even after all these years...

Go Cats Go!
 
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Just re-read this and noticed I forgot Moriarty.
I think he will play a decent amount in the early going as well.

The more I look at it the less I think I will be close on any of those guys.

Go Cats Go!
 
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harry said:
Just re-read this and noticed I forgot Moriarty.
I think he will play a decent amount in the early going as well.

The more I look at it the less I think I will be close on any of those guys.

Go Cats Go!
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I would not be shocked if our lineups for the season opener were mostly vets since we don't have our exhibition until after it.
 
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TovarishchLisa said:
I would not be shocked if our lineups for the season opener were mostly vets since we don't have our exhibition until after it.
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don't care about the lines because they won't be the same all season! real question how many wins this team get? the over under to me is 13 wins total and 7 wins league ... what do you take?
 
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pokecheckguy2 said:
don't care about the lines because they won't be the same all season! real question how many wins this team get? the over under to me is 13 wins total and 7 wins league ... what do you take?
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I think that's a reasonable expectation, to be honest. We don't know how much the new guys will contribute, and I don't think the teams behind us got a whole lot better (Merrimack lost basically all their scoring and they were weak offensively last year in the first place).

Way I see HE right now...

BC/PC -> Compete for regular season title (BC badly needed that one star that you could give the puck to in a pinch and I think Wahlstrom is that guy)
UML/BU -> Safe pick for top half (I think Lowell just had a fluky bad year)
NU/UMass/UConn -> Should make the tournament unless current talent regresses/stagnates (NU will fall a bit, it's just a matter of degree; UMass/UConn both strong incoming classes)
UVM/ME -> Competing for the last tournament spot (Maine is a prime regression candidate IMO based on some of the numbers I've run)
MC/UNH -> Wooden Spoon competitors (I think UNH is slightly better FWIW)
 
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pokecheckguy2 said:
don't care about the lines because they won't be the same all season! real question how many wins this team get? the over under to me is 13 wins total and 7 wins league ... what do you take?
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Those are pretty good numbers for over/under. I think I'd probably choose under on both. I think they probably have a slightly better chance of being over on league wins, as opposed to total wins. I can easily see this being a train wreck of a season.
 
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I am optimistic for the boys this year.

The biggest problem last year was far too many D breakdowns. In the zone and in transition. I am hopeful to think the first year youth of last year will take a big step forward. Have not seen so many 1on0's / 2on1s / 3on1s in a long time. Hopefully a solid addition or two and improvement overall. We've got a good first pairing. Need some stepping up from others. That was our biggest problem and could be our greatest improvement.

Losing a (the?) goal scorer to pros hurts a lot. Let's hope for some bounce back years from now upper classmen, continued growth from the sophomores, and some new spark from the first years. If the D house comes together, we may be able to score enough.

Goal tending should continue to be a strength with returning starter and potential of solid support. Biggest problem last year will hopefully be addressed with improved D and zone play.

So yes, I am an optimistic fan. But thinking of the down and up and down swings of the past few years, good things can happen. The D constantly chasing and open chances CAN be corrected. If that happens, we can be watching a very competitive team.

But, like I said, an optimist and fan.
 
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