#20 UConn vs. #16 Providence (Friday 2/12/21 @ Schneider Arena @ 4:30 on NESN+ -> Saturday Game Cancelled)

[Bomber36]

They should. Unless they can recover tomorrow.

Even that won’t be enough.

 

[Bomber36]

PC is very hot right now...bad time to be playing them.

 

[Bomber36]

The unhappy recap...the stats are as ugly as the game was.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[The Viking]

Maybe it's a coincidence but ever since we got that number next to our name, we've lost some focus and tenacity.

And I don't mean tenacity like throwing the body around, I mean tenacity as in winning more grind plays, working through bodies, plays along the board, etc. Especially tonight.

 

[Skiblets]

Lose to them in hoops , get waxed in hockey At least they won’t beat us this spring on the baseball diamond!!

 

[Fairfield_1st]

I realize this is a small sample size (2 recent televised games), but our opponents seem to have more skill players. We're big and we hit, but the playmaking ability isn't there. We also seem to make more turnovers. Again, small sample size.

 

[Bomber36]

I realize this is a small sample size (2 recent televised games), but our opponents seem to have more skill players. We're big and we hit, but the playmaking ability isn't there. We also seem to make more turnovers. Again, small sample size.

You’re right, it’s a small sample size

 

[Bomber36]

Maybe it's a coincidence but ever since we got that number next to our name, we've lost some focus and tenacity.

And I don't mean tenacity like throwing the body around, I mean tenacity as in winning more grind plays, working through bodies, plays along the board, etc. Especially tonight.

I don’t think that has anything to do with it...we lost to UML in OT and just played poorly today. It just so happens that PC is playing really well right now...and they are ranked higher than us. Everyone in the top tier of HE is capable of winning on any given night.

 

[The Viking]

Focus in our own end is a problem absolutely these last 2 games. Could be just a coincidence that it's happened since we've been ranked who knows. But it's been a major issue.

 

[Bomber36]

Focus in our own end is a problem absolutely these last 2 games. Could be just a coincidence that it's happened since we've been ranked who knows. But it's been a major issue.

It’s a coincidence. Players play...sometime they don’t play well. No one on this team ever underestimates a Hockey East opponent or thinks a number next to the teams name really means they are that good.

 

[huskymedic]

Focus in our own end is a problem absolutely these last 2 games. Could be just a coincidence that it's happened since we've been ranked who knows. But it's been a major issue.

I agree, they’ve gotten loose w/ the puck. It’s almost like the Merrimack games (not necessarily the resulting ranking) gave them a false sense of security/superiority.

Tonight will hopefully knock them back on edge.

 

[The Viking]

Two things need to happen tomorrow.
No dumb mistakes in our end.
Firstov-Kondalik-Evans line needs to come out strong and make their presence known early.

 

[Bomber36]

I agree, they’ve gotten loose w/ the puck. It’s almost like the Merrimack games (not necessarily the resulting ranking) gave them a false sense of security/superiority.

Again...I don’t agree. This is a tough league...it’s easy to be outplayed by someone and the difference in talent is not great from team to team in the top tier of the league. PC is playing its best hockey of the year right now and UML has always given us fits. There is no reason to think the boys are reading their own clippings...it’s just Hockey East...it‘s bruising, tough hockey and sometimes, someone just plays better than you. Frustrating as it may be, the reasons for a loss are usually as simple to find as the other team just played better.

 

[Bomber36]

UML and BC in quite the battle right now.

 

[Bomber36]

2-1 BC after one.

 

[Bomber36]

Two things need to happen tomorrow.
No dumb mistakes in our end.
Firstov-Kondalik-Evans line needs to come out strong and make their presence known early.

Firstov and Turnbull both didn’t play late...hopefully they aren’t hurt.

 

[Lucelab113]

Sorry. I just hated pulling the goalie on the power play with like 6 mins left. Why make a bad game even worse? You had a power play anyway. If you make it 3-1 you can than pull the goalie but the insult to injury was so so obvious. Didn't like it at all.

Well we got out answer if this program could handle being ranked. They couldn't.

And I think Hockey East is full of it. I think our schedule has been deliberately hard and difficult. No Maine (who can't play home games), no UVM, no BU coming off a long shutdown. Loading up on BC and UMass to try to put us on in a hole. And getting a Providence series at the worst time. Screw them.

 

[Bomber36]

BC dominant in the 2nd. Up 5-1.

 

[huskymedic]

I dropped the current standings after our game tonight here: ➡️ 2021 Hockey East Tournament Format/Standings ⬅️. It can be compared to initial released standings there.

 

[Bomber36]

Sorry. I just hated pulling the goalie on the power play with like 6 mins left. Why make a bad game even worse? You had a power play anyway. If you make it 3-1 you can than pull the goalie but the insult to injury was so so obvious. Didn't like it at all.

Well we got out answer if this program could handle being ranked. They couldn't.

And I think Hockey East is full of it. I think our schedule has been deliberately hard and difficult. No Maine (who can't play home games), no UVM, no BU coming off a long shutdown. Loading up on BC and UMass to try to put us on in a hole. And getting a Providence series at the worst time. Screw them.

I agree that we have played a difficult schedule. Maybe the most difficult. It does seem somewhat deliberate.

 

[huskymedic]

->Vladislav Firstov and Hudson Schandor both left the game in the second period due to injury and did not return. Cavanaugh did not specify what each player hurt and said they were still being evaluated. “They’re being seen by the doctors now. I don’t have a status yet on them,” he said. “They didn’t finish the game. They didn’t play the second half of the game.”<-

 

[Viet Vet]

Must win tomorrow. Top three HE regular season very likely to get NCAA bid. 4th.......................perhaps.

So short of winning HE tourney (unlikely), must finish top four for any chance of NCAA bid. Crunch time, boys!

 

[Bomber36]

->Vladislav Firstov and Hudson Schandor both left the game in the second period due to injury and did not return. Cavanaugh did not specify what each player hurt and said they were still being evaluated. “They’re being seen by the doctors now. I don’t have a status yet on them,” he said. “They didn’t finish the game. They didn’t play the second half of the game.”<-

Wow. The announcer said Firstov and Turnbull. Either way, if we lose either of these guys it really hurts. Sorry for being Captain Obvious.

 

[Viet Vet]

We just dropped from 17 to 19 in the Krach ratings. Could drop more depending on the rest of tonight's results (adjusted in real time as games end).