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Wisconsin Hockey Vol. XXXII: No Where To Go But Up!

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oldicecoach said:
Not sure what your point is, freshmen play because you have 25%-50% yearly roster turnover caused by graduation, early departures, mid season departures, injuries and academic issues.

Turris had 35 points his freshman year, it would be great if all freshmen struggled like that.

Players leaving early isn’t unique to Wisconsin, all college hockey coaches have to deal with and plan for it. Eaves doesn’t get a pass on this one.
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Freshmen will obviously play but you can't rely on them to carry the team like we have this year.

Turris had a ridiculous amount of points from the first series vs Robert Morris if I remember correctly and then struggled the rest of the year. He showed flashes. Not to mention that team had some darn good players (Davies, Geoffrion, McBain, Mcdonagh, Street, Ford, Mitchell, Smith). Who does this team have that matches that young talent? Besse, Hughes, Dougherty, Rockwood and Wagner? I think next year's recruiting class is a great step at evening the talent level in every class.

Give me some teams that experience it and then how they did the year after? Minnesota did it because their recruiting class was top notch. Any other year and they would have struggled mightily.
 
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Hughes is back in the line up. Ford in on the third line for Utaski and Cavalini in on the 4th.

Let's get after 'em Badgers!

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Early game time tonight. 5:30pm Central Time. BTN, hoping for a split this weekend.
 
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IndianaBadger1995 said:
Freshmen will obviously play but you can't rely on them to carry the team like we have this year.

Turris had a ridiculous amount of points from the first series vs Robert Morris if I remember correctly and then struggled the rest of the year. He showed flashes. Not to mention that team had some darn good players (Davies, Geoffrion, McBain, Mcdonagh, Street, Ford, Mitchell, Smith). Who does this team have that matches that young talent? Besse, Hughes, Dougherty, Rockwood and Wagner? I think next year's recruiting class is a great step at evening the talent level in every class.

Give me some teams that experience it and then how they did the year after? Minnesota did it because their recruiting class was top notch. Any other year and they would have struggled mightily.
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when is the last time Minnesota, BC or Nodak had just 2 wins mid-February? This cannot be overlooked, the problem cannot be overstated. When did Sauer ever have just 2 wins as of Feb 13 in any year for UW?

I don't care about freshman excuses or the seniors aren't pulling their weight. It all lands on the same desk doesn't it?
 
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solovsfett said:
when is the last time Minnesota, BC or Nodak had just 2 wins mid-February? This cannot be overlooked, the problem cannot be overstated. When did Sauer ever have just 2 wins as of Feb 13 in any year for UW?
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I wonder what the equivalent is in football and how palatable that would be to admin.
 
burd said:
I wonder what the equivalent is in football and how palatable that would be to admin.
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Mid November and blowing the lead in the 3rd quarter of the only game you were ahead at halftime and losing, again.
 
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It would have to be 1-10 or 2-9 with a second/third win to end the season because Gopher football.
 
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Random thoughts, mostly not by Jack Handy

BA has been a pretty patient AD, Lisa Stone got quite a long leash (7 years), Kelsey is in her 4th (it will be interesting to see what happens now leash-wise that she's got all her own players on the team). He essentially fired Waite out of the VB position, a guy who had a history of being very good, but had sort of lost the magic touch, and he hit a home run with Sheffield. If you look at his own record as a coach, it did bounce around quite a bit, though there was never a low equal to this once he got them good.

Rumps played very, very well overall last night, but I don't quite get why he's ending up on his belly so much this year. He also did pad stack, which you never see anymore. He's looking like Hasek out there, which I guess is not bad thing. I suppose he's never been hung out to dry in the past like now, that could be it.

Rockwood was easily UW's best player last night (behind Rumpel).

That second period was terrible, except for 4 minutes or so.

If you ever catch fire, try and not to see yourself in a mirror, that would really throw you into a panic.

For some reason (probably my age), when I saw 4 on the ice last night, my brain keep thinking "Brian Fahey", who used to wear that number.

I have friends and family that ask me what in the world is going on with the hockey program who are overall UW fans and follow the team loosely. There is a lot of head scratching going on with the more than casual fans.

What would the odds be that the UW gal's team could beat the men this year?
 
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Timothy A said:
What would the odds be that the UW gal's team could beat the men this year?
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0. I believe the US women's team 8 years ago did a warm up tour and played Minnesota high school teams and lost a few.
 
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Timothy A said:
Rockwood was easily UW's best player last night (behind Rumpel).

That second period was terrible, except for 4 minutes or so.
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That Rocky was easily the best skater says all you need to know about the few veteran/experienced forwards on this team. A pair of top liners who should easily be the best players every night decided to take most of the night off, probably because the game wasn't against anyone from their home state. 5 of Besse's 9 goals are from 3 games vs. MN. Be nice if he decided to show up in more than a couple other games on the year. Same for LaBate. Same for the Captain, who was the worst player on the ice (and not for the first time this year) followed closely by some other guys who also aren't freshman.

Post game on WIBA said a few of the young guys who haven't been vocal (read freshman) finally spoke up in the locker room last night and were ****ed off. Good for them.
 
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Wisko McBadgerton said:
That Rocky was easily the best skater says all you need to know about the few veteran/experienced forwards on this team. A pair of top liners who should easily be the best players every night decided to take most of the night off, probably because the game wasn't against anyone from their home state. 5 of Besse's 9 goals are from 3 games vs. MN. Be nice if he decided to show up in more than a couple other games on the year. Same for LaBate. Same for the Captain, who was the worst player on the ice (and not for the first time this year) followed closely by some other guys who also aren't freshman.

Post game on WIBA said a few of the young guys who haven't been vocal (read freshman) finally spoke up in the locker room last night and were ****ed off. Good for them.
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Ha ha ha that post game talk with your favorite assistant was as expected a complete joke.....
 
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Wisko McBadgerton said:
That Rocky was easily the best skater says all you need to know about the few veteran/experienced forwards on this team. A pair of top liners who should easily be the best players every night decided to take most of the night off, probably because the game wasn't against anyone from their home state. 5 of Besse's 9 goals are from 3 games vs. MN. Be nice if he decided to show up in more than a couple other games on the year. Same for LaBate. Same for the Captain, who was the worst player on the ice (and not for the first time this year) followed closely by some other guys who also aren't freshman.

Post game on WIBA said a few of the young guys who haven't been vocal (read freshman) finally spoke up in the locker room last night and were ****ed off. Good for them.
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That last part is good to hear, VERY good. Are these frosh capable of leading the team like Burish, Mac, Gilbert did? I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
 
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