#11 UConn v. Vermont Catamounts (Friday 1/16/26 @7p & Saturday 1/17/26 @4p) Both games @Toscano Family Ice Forum and on ESPN+ and FOXSports979 | Page 2 | The Boneyard

#11 UConn v. Vermont Catamounts (Friday 1/16/26 @7p & Saturday 1/17/26 @4p) Both games @Toscano Family Ice Forum and on ESPN+ and FOXSports979

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UVM up 1-0 after 1.

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LOL… must have been a hellava “conversation” @ the break. Fraser makes it 2-1
 
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I don’t get it. If he gets pulled down and there is a penalty called, how can it also be embellishment?
 
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Last night we snapped back in the 2nd and carried the play for the rest of the game. Failed to follow through today. We absolutely should have swept them.
Cavanaugh has to keep them motivated. We have no margin of error. Simply put, Cavanaugh got out coached by a a guy who makes $250k per year or about 40% of what he makes.
 
Disappointing loss they didn't respond well after Vermont tied it with that bad bounce. Cav should called a timeout after that goal they looked stunned. That's what led to that bad turnover to lazy with the puck. And to make matters worse that 4 goal was a bad odd man rush. Cav needs to get this team to be constant they dropped to 19 in the npi so now they are out of the bubble. If they want to make the NCAA tournament as a large bid than you need to get hot!
 
TagTen901 said:
Disappointing loss they didn't respond well after Vermont tied it with that bad bounce. Cav should called a timeout after that goal they looked stunned. That's what led to that bad turnover to lazy with the puck. And to make matters worse that 4 goal was a bad odd man rush. Cav needs to get this team to be constant they dropped to 19 in the npi so now they are out of the bubble. If they want to make the NCAA tournament as a large bid than you need to get hot!
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Yup - right now we need to win HE to play in the FF. That is a tall task given our inconsistency. I am not a fan of NPI. It looks like a recipe to favor Big 10 teams. However, to make the FF, we have to dance to its tune...
 
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The second goal was a travesty right from the get go. We win the faceoff but the puck is in no mans land. Our defenseman is afraid to go get it - fine. But them the Vermont player gets it and blows BY our defenseman who was afraid to be aggressive and then the puck flips over the goalie.
Correct me if im wrong but this is the second straight weekend Muscilik allowed a goal OVER his freakin head.
And after scoring two quick goals to take the lead it was that second freak goal that tilted the game back to vermont.
 
I will give credit to Vermont. They are almost 500 in the hockey east and they play a lot stronger than they have in many years.
 
Sea Goat said:
Yup - right now we need to win HE to play in the FF. That is a tall task given our inconsistency. I am not a fan of NPI. It looks like a recipe to favor Big 10 teams. However, to make the FF, we have to dance to its tune...
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I don't like it either like Saint cloud is 16 their only at .500. And Denver is three games above 500 and still at 9. Uconn has a better record than those two teams and some how we are at 19. But the way I look at it UConn can still make it in as a large bid. Their schedule is in their favor they two non conference games coming up if they beat Yale and end up facing quinnipiac and we beat them UConn will move up. And we have bc coming up and one more against Providence. If we can win all the road games we should be fine. Also we have Maine away which UConn has been successful there. A lot of hockey left!
 
The Viking said:
I will give credit to Vermont. They are almost 500 in the hockey east and they play a lot stronger than they have in many years.
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Sea Goat said:
Yup - right now we need to win HE to play in the FF. That is a tall task given our inconsistency. I am not a fan of NPI. It looks like a recipe to favor Big 10 teams. However, to make the FF, we have to dance to its tune...
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And we have a few other games two!
 
The Viking said:
I will give credit to Vermont. They are almost 500 in the hockey east and they play a lot stronger than they have in many years.
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Definitely. They have swept Maine and Northeastern and taken one from BC and UConn. That’s 6 wins over ranked teams. They also beat a good St.Cloud St team.
 
TagTen901 said:
I don't like it either like Saint cloud is 16 their only at .500. And Denver is three games above 500 and still at 9. Uconn has a better record than those two teams and some how we are at 19. But the way I look at it UConn can still make it in as a large bid. Their schedule is in their favor they two non conference games coming up if they beat Yale and end up facing quinnipiac and we beat them UConn will move up. And we have bc coming up and one more against Providence. If we can win all the road games we should be fine. Also we have Maine away which UConn has been successful there. A lot of hockey left!
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I agree we have some opportunities to move up, but we have to beat the teams we should beat! This should have been a "sweep weekend". We needed to bottle the 2nd and 3rd periods from Friday night and break it out again tonight. We do miss some veterans from last year who played with a consistent natural grit. Schandor, Spetz, Larkin, Tung eg.

But, this is where a coach earns his keep. Xs and Os are critical, but it is up to a coach to find motivator buttons and push when necessary! He can do it, but then we expect that he will...
 
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