Is it just me or has the Burlington Free Press format gotten worse?
Oh you must be the one that reads the BFP. I knew someone must be reading it. Surprised they still exist.
Jérôme Bérubé @Jerome_Berube · 2hI still think UVM should put a bit more emphasis on Quebec. Yeah I know the reasons why not to..but that's like saying why bother with anywhere because of BC, MN, UND, etc...
Maybe St. Louis can help when he retires....
Just checking to see if Vermonts tentative Schedule is in place...If so does your Schedule have Maine on it 2 or 4 times...2 Hockey East and 2 Non-Conference games...Maine has 4 openings to date and rumor has it that Vermont could be added 2 more times as in last years Schedule format when Maine Played 4 v Vermont & UMass. Thanks for any info. (*Maine is schedule to play @ Vermont Nov.7/8*)
Jérôme Bérubé @Jerome_Berube · 2h
Coulombe decommit from Vermont because they push him back to 2015 (originally a 2014 recruit) and Shawinigan head coach was his midget coach..... https://twitter.com/jrhockeywriter
Read about this in the Free Press online this morning surprised not many other people talking about it. This is very disappointing and does not make the coaching staff look good in my mind I don't know who said what but when you keep pushing kids back to bring in huge classes and likely even pushing some out of the current roster you can't look good. Starting to sound like all that stuff catmandoo has been saying about looking for greener pastures every year is starting to bite them and losing on some talented kids.
Over The Boards @OTBPuckWatch · 8h
96 F Ross Colton (Taft) commits to UVM. Didn't see Taft but one NCAA coach called him "a stud, undersized, but very good." H/T @Canuckscout
Read about this in the Free Press online this morning surprised not many other people talking about it. This is very disappointing and does not make the coaching staff look good in my mind I don't know who said what but when you keep pushing kids back to bring in huge classes and likely even pushing some out of the current roster you can't look good. Starting to sound like all that stuff catmandoo has been saying about looking for greener pastures every year is starting to bite them and losing on some talented kids.
Caylen Walls pushed out and gone. Signed with CHL today Quad Cities. Grass is greener. 18 months ago he was Sneddons greatest find in years. Cant wait for the rationalization on this one. That brings Sneddon's count up to around 16-17 recruits turned over in last 6 years. Definitely has to lead NCAA Hockey in that category. Pretty sure 2 more are headed out also. I am just relaying the facts because I get lit up if I give my opinion.
Spent most of last year as the #6 D even well after coming back from injury. Maybe he saw what was coming in and didnt want to sit the bench.
With Privitera and Sankbeil coming in the writing was on the wall for Walls (no pun intended). Forcing players out is never a desirable thing to do and can lead to a bad rep for the coaching staff when recruiting, but reality is his skill set can be replaced and likely improved upon. IMO he was never considered a top recruit and were hoping he would fill the solid physical #5 or 6 d-man role. I like that the d-corps is going in the direction of better skaters who can handle the puck, which as we saw with Union can be an advantage. To me the crapshoot is whether Privitera implodes either on the ice or off-ice. He only has 2 years left so he will likely either be a boon or a bust.
