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Wisconsin Hockey Vol. XXVI: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Tolerate The BTHC

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Re: Wisconsin Hockey Vol. XXVI: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Tolerate The BTHC

Well, it helps balance out the lines, I guess. I thought Zengerle and Kerdiles could play well off each other, but I suppose we should see what happens before criticizing.
 
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ExileOnDaytonStreet said:
Well, it helps balance out the lines, I guess. I thought Zengerle and Kerdiles could play well off each other, but I suppose we should see what happens before criticizing.
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To be fair, Eaves does note they understand how effective Kerdiles-Zengerle-Barnes were down the stretch, so they know they can go back to that at any time.
 
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Who are the other options at center? Zengerle, Dahl, and Meuer have been there regularly, of course, but the remaining forwards (I think) have either played there sporadically or never at all while at UW. I've gotten a semi-okay idea of who has experience there vs. being strictly wingers, and who is more or less of a defensive liability/asset, but what do you think?
 
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Chuck Schwartz said:
To be fair, Eaves does note they understand how effective Kerdiles-Zengerle-Barnes were down the stretch, so they know they can go back to that at any time.
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I wonder where Zulinick figures in...2nd line? 3rd?
 
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WiscDC said:
Who are the other options at center? Zengerle, Dahl, and Meuer have been there regularly, of course, but the remaining forwards (I think) have either played there sporadically or never at all while at UW. I've gotten a semi-okay idea of who has experience there vs. being strictly wingers, and who is more or less of a defensive liability/asset, but what do you think?
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Zulinick and Soleway are also very good centers. Young, but they will eventually play that position at Wisconsin. Eaves likes guys to start on the wing for a season or two before moving them to center. Craig Smith played on the wing for a year before going to center, Zengerle played on the wing for a year before moving to the middle, now Kerdiles. Zully and Soleway likely the same.
 
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solovsfett said:
solid!

...If this is how it pans out I hope Besse is on the 3rd line then, he's got too much talent to languish on the 4th line
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With any luck, it'll work as well as when we put Skille and Street on the third line...
 
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Chuck Schwartz said:
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Zulinick-Zengerle-Barnes
LaBate-Kerdiles-Mersch
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Just got excited for this season to get going. This team shouldn't have any issues scoring this year. Still don't think they will have single digit loses, but they should have a very good record this year. Could have a deep run with the goaltending UW has. Hopefully, Barnes has been working on his shot over the summer.
 
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I havent been this excited about Badger hockey in a few years. Ranked #3 in the preseason poll and with them moving to B1G hockey, I'll actually have the chance to see them play in person when they come to Columbus.
 
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Chuck Schwartz said:
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Zulinick-Zengerle-Barnes
LaBate-Kerdiles-Mersch
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Barnes-Zengerlee-Zulinick: BuZZ line
Besse-Kerdiles-Mersch: I want Besse to get the best possible chance to get off to a hot start and get confidence.
LaBate-Dahl-Soleway: Dahl will have a breakout year scoring.
Little-Meuer-Navin/Paape/Cavallini: Rock solid 4th line
 
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Timothy A said:
Barnes-Zengerlee-Zulinick: BuZZ line
Besse-Kerdiles-Mersch: I want Besse to get the best possible chance to get off to a hot start and get confidence.
LaBate-Dahl-Soleway: Dahl will have a breakout year scoring.
Little-Meuer-Navin/Paape/Cavallini: Rock solid 4th line
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I could support a BuZZ line.
 
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Timothy A said:
Barnes-Zengerlee-Zulinick: BuZZ line
Besse-Kerdiles-Mersch: I want Besse to get the best possible chance to get off to a hot start and get confidence.
LaBate-Dahl-Soleway: Dahl will have a breakout year scoring.
Little-Meuer-Navin/Paape/Cavallini: Rock solid 4th line
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There are going to be some great internal competitions to be on the top 2 lines, as well as just making the line up on the 4th. It should be fun to see how it works out.
 
Re: Wisconsin Hockey Vol. XXVI: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Tolerate The BTHC

Andy, what are your thoughts on how they will use Rumpel/Peterson. Will they split nights until one takes over?
 
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bucky15 said:
Andy, what are your thoughts on how they will use Rumpel/Peterson. Will they split nights until one takes over?
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Eaves says they are 1A, 1B with Rumpel as the slight favorite (for obvious reasons). We all know Rumpel is the guy, and, barring something drastic happening, he'll be the guy when it matters. But, I think Eaves worries about Rumpel getting complacent, so he doesn't want to publicly favor him too much. It's a motivational tool, and it makes sense given the personalities of these goalies. I think they'll trade off early in the season, but Eaves hasn't been afraid to go Rumpel on back to back nights early in the season (see Duluth last year) if he feels a goalie played well enough to earn another start.
 
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Chuck Schwartz said:
But, I think Eaves worries about Rumpel getting complacent, so he doesn't want to publicly favor him too much.
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I would not worry about complacency if I were Eaves because if Rumpel has a bad night or even 2 in a row, or is getting lazy in practice, Petersen can start a couple in a row if needed to send the message and the team isn't compromising their ability to win. If there was a freshman backing him up who hasn't proved anything, then I'd be worried about complacency. I also think if you know you are THE guy, that can give you extra confidence. If you are in a constant battle to start, I think that can sap your confidence a bit as well. I think it all depends on how the player is wired.
 
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Chuck Schwartz said:
Saw an sneak peek interview Ben Worgull (Badger Nation Magazine) did with Eaves tonight as I usually write the season preview for them. Eaves says the initial plan is for Kerdiles to go back to center to start this season. So, it will be Zengerle, Kerdiles, Dahl and Meuer down the middle for now. I'm probably going to write up some line combinations based off of this, but what do you guys think?
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Looks great for this year...but three of those guys graduate and Kerdiles will probably be in the NHL the following year so UW will likely be breaking in 4 new centers at the same time...ugh. I guess we should all just enjoy this season, huh?
 
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