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  • Originally posted by Pucknut View Post
    Jimmy may not get much ice time game time behind Quick and Miller.
    I'm very surprised that Howard was picked over Bishop. You would think team USA would go with the hot hand. Quick is injured, Miller has looked defeated on a horrible team all year, and Jimmy has had a miserable season. Bishop is 21-5-3 with a .935 save percentage (on a Tampa bay team known for poor defense)

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    • Re: Maine Hockey 2013-2014 - Red Light District

      Originally posted by BoSox3066 View Post

      Is he bringing his buddy Chong?
      What kind of cheese are you planning to put on top?

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      • Originally posted by BoSox3066 View Post
        Seems a strange one to me. Wasn't there someone out there with ties to Maine or experience at a school with a hockey program? If nothing else, hopefully he can sort out the basketball program. I'd be shocked if he hangs around for more than two or three years.
        Originally posted by BobbyBrady
        Crosby probably wouldn't even be on BC's top two lines next year

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        • Re: Maine Hockey 2013-2014 - Red Light District

          How has Howard had a miserable season?? Seems to be the prevailing notion not just here but all over. His save percentage is .907 and he has 8 shootout losses. If he wins half of them is it so bad?

          What Byrzgalov went through last year was a miserable season. What Maine went though 3 straight years with the starting goalie under .899 was miserable. Howard's not been stellar but he's not been miserable.

          Quick's save percentage at the moment is .905. Hank Lundqvist's is .908.

          Maine Hockey: I want to believe
          43-21-4 (.662) in games I attended over 4 years as a student
          104-47-14 (.669) in that time
          3x FROZEN FOUR

          11-20-2 in games I've attended since. (2-2-1 under Red)

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          • Re: Maine Hockey 2013-2014 - Red Light District

            Originally posted by BoSox3066 View Post
            [Howard's] save percentage is .907 and he has 8 shootout losses. If he wins half of them is it so bad? Quick's save percentage at the moment is .905. Hank Lundqvist's is .908.
            I think Howard is just too reliable not to have on the roster. As you point out, he has a better percentage right now than Quick, but I really think it's his resume that helps him out the most. He's not new to the Olympic scene and has represented USA Hockey at all levels and they know he's dependable and calm under pressure and everyone is comfortable when he is in net because they know he'll make the saves he's supposed to make and a lot of the times he saves the ones that you think he shouldn't make.

            Howard's experience with USA Hockey and the fact that he has proven himself repeatedly is why he was chosen over Bishop.

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            • Re: Maine Hockey 2013-2014 - Red Light District

              Originally posted by BoSox3066 View Post
              How has Howard had a miserable season?? Seems to be the prevailing notion not just here but all over. His save percentage is .907 and he has 8 shootout losses. If he wins half of them is it so bad?

              What Byrzgalov went through last year was a miserable season. What Maine went though 3 straight years with the starting goalie under .899 was miserable. Howard's not been stellar but he's not been miserable.

              Quick's save percentage at the moment is .905. Hank Lundqvist's is .908.
              Howard is 6-9-8 this season.. Compare that to the 11-3-2 record of his backup.

              His .907 sv% is 32nd in the league.

              Pretty miserable for a goalie of Howard's talent level.

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              • Re: Maine Hockey 2013-2014 - Red Light District

                Originally posted by BoSox3066 View Post
                How has Howard had a miserable season?? Seems to be the prevailing notion not just here but all over. His save percentage is .907 and he has 8 shootout losses. If he wins half of them is it so bad?

                What Byrzgalov went through last year was a miserable season. What Maine went though 3 straight years with the starting goalie under .899 was miserable. Howard's not been stellar but he's not been miserable.

                Quick's save percentage at the moment is .905. Hank Lundqvist's is .908.
                Thank you; that needed to be said...

                I perhaps would have chosen Bish over Jimmy just on the basis of the numbers alone, but the "body of work" argument for Jimmy isn't specious: Howard has had his feet in the fire before, and performed very well.

                (Thing is, I would have considered Bish over Quick, if only because Jonathon doesn't appear to be 100% in a physical sense right now.)
                Last edited by Fishman'81; 01-03-2014, 12:47 AM.

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                • Re: Maine Hockey 2013-2014 - Red Light District

                  Any UPDATED info on the injurys to O'Conner & Byron...as of Monday sounded like they could miss the Quinnipiac game.

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                  • Re: Maine Hockey 2013-2014 - Red Light District

                    Originally posted by MaineMan View Post
                    Howard is 6-9-8 this season.. Compare that to the 11-3-2 record of his backup.

                    His .907 sv% is 32nd in the league.

                    Pretty miserable for a goalie of Howard's talent level.

                    It doesn't matter. He won't see one second of ice time anyway. While a great honor to be picked for the team the 3rd goalie is irrelevant.
                    Last edited by ck1969; 01-03-2014, 06:46 AM.

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                    • Re: Maine Hockey 2013-2014 - Red Light District

                      Howard > Bish simply based on the experience factor and his age. You want battle tested vets in the Olympics, dont care how well some youngster is playing.
                      sure why not

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                      • Re: Maine Hockey 2013-2014 - Red Light District

                        Originally posted by all bear View Post
                        Howard > Bish simply based on the experience factor and his age. You want battle tested vets in the Olympics, dont care how well some youngster is playing.
                        In depth article about how the team was put together:
                        http://espn.go.com/olympics/hockey/s...pics-was-named
                        UNH Hockey: From "Why Not Us' to "Woe is Us"

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                        • Re: Maine Hockey 2013-2014 - Red Light District

                          Originally posted by Ma#1ne Hky View Post
                          Any UPDATED info on the injurys to O'Conner & Byron...as of Monday sounded like they could miss the Quinnipiac game.

                          Injury reports will be scarce from now on and any information might come from the players themselves. Red and his staff will not comment on injuries, period.

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                          • Re: Maine Hockey 2013-2014 - Red Light District

                            http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/hock...ic-umass-maine

                            Some Hockey East commentary with a thought on Ouellette
                            https://www.hockeyjournal.com/author/jeffcox/
                            Follow on twitter @JeffCoxSports

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                            • Re: Maine Hockey 2013-2014 - Red Light District

                              A preview of tonight's game against Quinnipiac on NESN.

                              http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/2014...ckey-east-ecac
                              https://www.hockeyjournal.com/author/jeffcox/
                              Follow on twitter @JeffCoxSports

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                              • Re: Maine Hockey 2013-2014 - Red Light District

                                There's a new article from the Bangor Daily on how attendance at Maine Hockey games is down this year, despite the much improved home record. It's funny that in the article, Mahoney mentions that "...There are also some premium seats that go for $50," without mentioning that what he means by "some" is actually over 1/5 of the available seats!


                                'More wins, new coach haven’t put more UMaine hockey fans in Alfond Arena seats'

                                http://bangordailynews.com/2014/01/0.../?ref=comments

                                By Larry Mahoney, BDN Staff
                                Posted Jan. 03, 2014, at 5:19 p.m.
                                Last edited by blackbearbandie; 01-03-2014, 07:41 PM.

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