Don't forget we had to travel more than halfway across the country and NoDak got to sleep in their own beds and take a little bus ride. That's the kind of thing that is going to show at the end of a high adrenaline game.
Yes. Also, this was the FIRST "one and done" game this team has ever had to play. There were in the NCAAs no matter what happened in ANY of the rounds of the Hockey East playoffs. I was there last Friday and this team was pouring it on at the end (the fact that they had to do that is another issue entirely)...no signs of being gassed at all. But...anxiety and pressure cause fatigue.
Don't forget we had to travel more than halfway across the country and NoDak got to sleep in their own beds and take a little bus ride. That's the kind of thing that is going to show at the end of a high adrenaline game.
Good point too.
Hockey East Tournament Champions - 2013, 2014, 2017
Hockey East Regular Season Champions - 2013, 2017
Frozen Four - 2013
taking a job overseas. heading out after tyler's graduation (high school!!). how you been man? never around
1) Job overseas -- Congrats! I hope they treat you right. And I hope it's somewhere that comes with a maid. Livin' the dream!, we used to say.
2) High school grad -- So your boy's a senior? That's crazy. My girl is a junior. We're heading out to NY and Philly next week in fact to look at colleges.
3) Me -- Playing the horns, playing kids' chauffeur all over town, etc. I barely have time to check Twitter for updates, can't hang with you professionals in here.
Thanks FS23. Sioux fans have always been classy when I've met them. (Almost said "surprisingly classy" )
Anytime. FWIW, almost every college hockey fan I've met in person has been great. It's one of the things that I absolutely love about our little niche sport.
North Dakota National Champions: 1959, 1963, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2016
Re: BU 2017 Season Thread III: Terriers falling (into the off season)
- So, that was the worst game I have seen BU play in a long time. I don't know if it was the game plan or ineptitude, but save for a few minutes overall, the ice was tilted so much that it really looked like an AHL team playing against a D-3 team. I mean the inability to get the puck out was mind boggling. And when we did get it out, it came right back in, again, and again, and again. At least half the time UND was in our zone, they looked like they had a power play. I'm still stunned we scored 4 goals. The shots on goal were more than 2-1, and I think they aren't as bad as how it really was.
- What you can you say about Oettinger. He came up huge. Glad to see him get his mojo back.
- I'll keep my thought about long-term coaching out for now, but for this game, our coaching was terrible. Guys late getting on the ice for changes, giving them brief man advantages. Timing of line changes in general almost came back to bite us. How does Greenway still take such a dumb penalty in OT, wiping out a PP? He's a sophomore for crying out loud. And just going back to the inability to break the puck out. What is that? Is that talent? I think it has to be the coaching. Then the fatigue set in, and Quinn finally had to start giving the 4th line a shift (never all at once).I think Chabot had no shifts in the 2nd 3rd, or OT periods. It's not sustainable. Given how bad the other guys looked out there, I don't understand why he wouldn't get the 4th liners out more.
- I'm thrilled we won, but this was a stolen game if there every was one. I hope they can find some more magic tomorrow, but I'm not holding my breath.
- Oh and I guess Sean and BUTogether need to redo all the stat arguments, now that McAvoy scored a goal.
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