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UConn vs. UNH (1/25 @ XL Center, 1/26 @ Whittemore Center)

zls44 said:
UConn has played really well tonight, outside of the disaster bit where UNH scored 3x.

Which, well,
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I’ll finish....means nothing...lol. That was good.
 
Bomber36 said:
I’ll finish....means nothing...lol. That was good.
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They play well. They do.

They're just horribly unlucky (look at some of their shooting percentages) and have the mental toughness of a six-year old.
 
zls44 said:
They play well. They do.

They're just horribly unlucky (look at some of their shooting percentages) and have the mental toughness of a six-year old.
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Frustrating, but with all these freshman, I suppose Cav has another year to show he can finally win. What else can we do?
 
Not our night....4-0 UNH. Angus Cruikshank....great hockey name by the way...beats Huska.
 
Bomber36 said:
Frustrating, but with all these freshman, I suppose Cav has another year to show he can finally win. What else can we do?
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The thing about it is, you are not getting a more qualified candidate than Cav was. No shot. Not with the AD in this bind and with these facilities.
 
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This has turned into a beatdown....why can’t I turn it off? Starting to look like Custers Last Stand.
 
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Gendron has not had a good series....rough one last night and not much better tonight.
 
Bomber36 said:
This has turned into a beatdown....why can’t I turn it off? Starting to look like Custers Last Stand.
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I turned it off at 5-0. Life's too short.
 
zls44 said:
The thing about it is, you are not getting a more qualified candidate than Cav was. No shot. Not with the AD in this bind and with these facilities.
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re-emphasizing this before someone idiotically points out how improved UMass and UNH are with new coaches because UConn can't do that right now so stop
 
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"Apathy has set in across the great city of Hartford, where the Huskies have struggled to generate the type of support they enjoyed last year, when rollicking crowds of up to 7,300+ would cram into the XL Center, creating an intimidating home environment matched by very few."

This support will be tested with 8 home games in the next 6 weeks.
 
With no viable on campus arena or practice facility there is zero chance of getting any coach worth a damn. The college coaching pool in hockey is as small as it gets.

The program needs to attract better depth. That is that is missing outside the odd superstar player but you don't need a Hobey winner to compete for championships.

The team cracks like their skates are made of clay because it lacks depth to go entire games/weekends without making mistakes.
 
Sea Goat said:
Yup and Cav should be on thin ice... (Sorry couldn't resist.)
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Truthfully, I can't blame anyone for thinking it. The entire basis of my disagreement is thinking they'd have no shot at a more qualified candidate.

They fall down on their own a lot, not just on bad XL ice. They skate into one another a lot. They don't look coached.
 
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SubbaBub said:
With no viable on campus arena or practice facility there is zero chance of getting any coach worth a damn. The college coaching pool in hockey is as small as it gets.

The program needs to attract better depth. That is that is missing outside the odd superstar player but you don't need a Hobey winner to compete for championships.

The team cracks like their skates are made of clay because it lacks depth to go entire games/weekends without making mistakes.
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The degree to which they recruit internationally, as we've been made to understand, is partially based on how poor the facilities are causing an inability to get the really good New England talent.

I hate that argument for a lot of reasons. It just sounds lazy.
 
zls44 said:
Its amazing how often UConn players either just fall over or skate into one another.

How does that happen?!?!?! On the 2nd UNH goal, Newpower just FELL BACKWARDS IN HIS OWN ZONE UNDER NO PRESSURE!!!!
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I wasn't there yesterday, but did watch the 2-2 tie on Friday night. It was not pretty hockey. I thought that UNH must be pretty bad not to dominate our boys.

I saw some nice sparks (Payusov, El Mir, etc.) but while I like their enthusiasm, the Huskies seem ... well ... they seem unskilled. Simple things like passing to the stick (not the skates). And, I guess, not falling over. Hockey 101.
 
Riga Ben said:
I wasn't there yesterday, but did watch the 2-2 tie on Friday night. It was not pretty hockey. I thought that UNH must be pretty bad not to dominate our boys.

I saw some nice sparks (Payusov, El Mir, etc.) but while I like their enthusiasm, the Huskies seem ... well ... they seem unskilled. Simple things like passing to the stick (not the skates). And, I guess, not falling over. Hockey 101.
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UNH scores to go up 1-0.

Ensuing face-off, UConn wins the draw and passes it back to Newpower. He is skating slowly back into his own zone and just falls down on his own. Just falls over!

UNH 2-on-1, 2-0 UNH.
 
zls44 said:
The degree to which they recruit internationally, as we've been made to understand, is partially based on how poor the facilities are causing an inability to get the really good New England talent.

I hate that argument for a lot of reasons. It just sounds lazy.
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You must have forgotten how you made your decision on which school to attend and where top prospects come from. A dilapidated barn not fit for a beer league and a lack of facilities falls just behind the quality of the coeds. Then toss in that unlike football and basketball most schools supporting top level hockey are outstanding academic institutions. We have the right coach, he's not been given what was promised to his program. I'd be more concerned about him leaving after a decent season than him being fired.

Quinnipiac has what on UConn? Oh, a really nice arena.
 
Who was the guy who makes preseason predictions based on teams losing scorers, etc? Didn't he have UConn picked dead last in the HE?
Prophetic - almost.
This whole thing about how we can't recruit because of our facilities - wasn't our last class ranked in the top 5 or higher based on whatever metrics you want to use? This season sucks but to me next season is the real issue here. It's one thing to bring in quality recruits - but can you coach them up? I don't mind being patient and dealing with the freshman issues that might arise but next year there really should be an uptick in performance.
 
The Viking said:
Who was the guy who makes preseason predictions based on teams losing scorers, etc? Didn't he have UConn picked dead last in the HE?
Prophetic - almost.
This whole thing about how we can't recruit because of our facilities - wasn't our last class ranked in the top 5 or higher based on whatever metrics you want to use? This season sucks but to me next season is the real issue here. It's one thing to bring in quality recruits - but can you coach them up? I don't mind being patient and dealing with the freshman issues that might arise but next year there really should be an uptick in performance.
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I was hoping that we would see some improvement in this young team in the second half of the season. So far, no soap.
 
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zls44 said:
The degree to which they recruit internationally, as we've been made to understand, is partially based on how poor the facilities are causing an inability to get the really good New England talent.

I hate that argument for a lot of reasons. It just sounds lazy.
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That is simply nonsense. They struggle to get New England talent because they are 15th in line behind BC, BU, Providence, etc etc etc. And those clubs recruit in Europe too! Inplayed in a golf tourney last summer and one of our group was a HEA coach of a team that often struggles. He was telling me how hard it is to even get guys to answer your calls until they are sure BC or BU is not interested. He didn’t mean just BC and BU but a group of blue bloods. Any new program has the same problem. That’s why Pecknold built QU with mostly Canadians who were about to age out of juniors. They used to joke about how he didn’t need scholarships because his players qualified for Social Security.
 
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