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  • #76
    Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito

    BTW - anyone else really like that Frechette/Misley/Vlad line? They were very active in the forecheck and the Frechette/Vlad combo on the fourth goal was lovely.
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    • #77
      Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito

      Some quick late-night postgame thoughts.

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      • #78
        Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito

        Originally posted by TovarishchLisa View Post
        I'd honestly like to point out one player that won't get a ton of credit, but I was really impressed by Carter Long tonight. He looked like a veteran out there.
        As a stay-at-home dman's mother who appreciates shut-down defense, I've been tracking Long's progress since I first saw him at SE Districts Festival years ago. At the time, I actually thought Long compared favorably to his Selects Academy teammate, Andrew Peeke (a Floridian who I'm happy to see has since made the most of all of his opportunities!). I agree with you that UVM has a hidden gem in Long.
        Last edited by FLHockeyMom; 10-07-2018, 07:48 AM.

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        • #79
          Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito

          What.....no Fire Sneddon posts? But seriously, good for you guys. Good start on making up for HEA's appalling OOC record of last season.
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          • #80
            Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito

            Originally posted by FLHockeyMom View Post
            As a stay-at-home dman's mother who appreciates shut-down defense, I've been tracking Long's progress since I first saw him at SE Districts Festival years ago. At the time, I actually thought Long compared favorably to his Selects Academy teammate, Andrew Peeke (a Floridian who I'm happy to see has since made the most of all of his opportunities!). I agree with you that UVM has a hidden gem in Long.
            There was one play he made last night, it was late in the first period, Michigan got a one-on-one against Long and he made a huge poke check to protect the lead. Had Michigan had the breakaway and scored that's a HUGE momentum shift headed to the locker rooms. It's a small play, but it was impactful, and one I'd expect from a veteran and not a guy who'd never played college hockey before playing in one of its most hostile atmospheres.
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            • #81
              Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito

              Originally posted by Split-N View Post
              What.....no Fire Sneddon posts? But seriously, good for you guys. Good start on making up for HEA's appalling OOC record of last season.
              Happy with the win obviously, but I'm not sure a game where the opposing team put 50 shots on your goalie is enough reason to give Sneddon much leeway.
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              • #82
                Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito

                Originally posted by jcarter7669 View Post
                Happy with the win obviously, but I'm not sure a game where the opposing team put 50 shots on your goalie is enough reason to give Sneddon much leeway.
                To be ABSOLUTELY fair....I think that shot discrepancy can be explained with two things: power plays and score effects. When you're trailing for most of the game as the Wolverines were you tend to put a bunch more shots on the net, and they also had 20 power play shots on goal (assuming I'm counting right).

                It's still concerning - PK shot suppression is absolutely something that needs to be worked on - but I'm just going to enjoy the moment and not be a critic for once in my **** life haha
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                • #83
                  Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito

                  That was a fun game and props to Mich for the free feed.

                  Optimistic that the goals are repeatable. Looked like real hockey and something that can be built upon. Goal 4 was situational. Still pretty, but score and time related. First three seemed very natural in the course of any game.

                  D zone play seemed better early. Limiting grade A chances will help the season. But WAY too many break downs as the game went on and that kind of performance can't be sustained by a winning team. No way. Cats stole that game.

                  My takeaway - optimistic about scoring. Saw some better D zone play early but still SO FAR to go developing consistent sustainable play in HE.

                  Big win and it is a win. In the bank. Better to be building from there than a moral loss.
                  Last edited by gocats; 10-08-2018, 10:11 AM.

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                  • #84
                    Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito

                    Originally posted by gocats View Post
                    That was a fun game and props to Mich for the free feed.

                    Optimistic that the goals are repeatable. Looked like real hockey and something that can be built upon. Goal 4 was situational. Still pretty, but score and time related. First three seemed very natural in the course of any game.

                    D zone play seemed better early. Limiting grade A chances will help the season. But WAY too many break downs as the game went on and that kind of performance can't be sustained by a winning team. No way. Cats stole that game.

                    My takeaway - optimistic about scoring. Saw some better D zone play early but still SO FAR to go developing consistent sustainable play in HE.

                    Great win and it is a win. In the bank. Better to be building from there than a moral loss.
                    Agreed. There's still plenty of work to be done, but starting with a win like that has to give the guys confidence. On the road, in one of college hockey's most hostile atmospheres, on their homecoming weekend, against a team many pegged as a national contender.
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                    • #85
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                      UVM receives 21 votes in the poll this week.
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                      • #86
                        Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito

                        Originally posted by TovarishchLisa View Post
                        UVM receives 21 votes in the poll this week.
                        And we have more votes than Lowell. That means we can resume the flame war with them from 4-5 years ago! Calling JCarter....

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                        • #87
                          Originally posted by TovarishchLisa View Post
                          To be ABSOLUTELY fair....I think that shot discrepancy can be explained with two things: power plays and score effects. When you're trailing for most of the game as the Wolverines were you tend to put a bunch more shots on the net, and they also had 20 power play shots on goal (assuming I'm counting right).

                          It's still concerning - PK shot suppression is absolutely something that needs to be worked on - but I'm just going to enjoy the moment and not be a critic for once in my **** life haha
                          Agreed RE: power play SOG skew. I also thought the calls were more than a little generous in Michigan’s favor. I can’t imagine that’s not a top 3 nationally first power play unit this year; completely stacked with talent (including possibly THE best player in college hockey in Hughes). Also wanted to agree about Carter Long, he looked poised and confident all game against a great team, in a tough place to play.

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                          • #88
                            Re: UVM 2018-19: This is so sad Alex play Esposito

                            Have to think that win will help pairwise at the end of the season. Nice to see the forwards clicking already.

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                            • #89
                              Originally posted by j24vt View Post
                              Have to think that win will help pairwise at the end of the season. Nice to see the forwards clicking already.
                              The win, as opposed to a loss, will definitely help with pairwise, but I think it's way too early to assume we'll even be concerned with our pairwise ranking at the end of the season. Nice win by the Cats, but we're still a long way from being an NCAA tourney team.

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                              • #90
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                                Originally posted by UVM Cat in Texas View Post
                                The win, as opposed to a loss, will definitely help with pairwise, but I think it's way too early to assume we'll even be concerned with our pairwise ranking at the end of the season. Nice win by the Cats, but we're still a long way from being an NCAA tourney team.
                                Yeah. Let's not wind up prisoners of the moment. One game at a time. The expectations are still low from the fanbase BUT we've got as good a start as we could hope for.

                                That said...IF we beat QPac this weekend...we've got a very accessible 4 game stretch coming up. @UNH and @Brown, then back home for two against UConn. This is a great opportunity to build momentum and make us believe.
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