Boston College Hockey, Part II

[Chris_NH]

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Did BC switch goaltenders tonight because of an injury, or just to give someone experience?

[TonyTheTiger20]

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Did BC switch goaltenders tonight because of an injury, or just to give someone experience?

Just to give Venti some ice time. Milner wasn't hurt or anything.

[sterlippo1]

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i was a bit surprised that milner played again and not muse since he (milner) also played sunday......i know it seemed like a game(merrimack at home) jerry would start him in but the back to back thing is surprising, IMO.so........the kid pitches a shut out

[JMSF#1]

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Just to give Venti some ice time. Milner wasn't hurt or anything.

I think he might be referring to Muse...if that's the case, I think they're just giving him some rest. They have 4 games in 8 days. I think we'll see Muse against UMass

[TonyTheTiger20]

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I think he might be referring to Muse...if that's the case, I think they're just giving him some rest. They have 4 games in 8 days. I think we'll see Muse against UMass

I think we'll see Muse here on out, except maybe in the HEA quarters if we have a sufficiently weak opponent.

I really don't care though. Both have been playing *very* well.

[bostonfan86]

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Postgame Video from Tuesday's Game from Inside Hockey:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVIAhMjqRvo

[bcfan131]

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I think Da Costa being out for Merrimack (who apparently was sick, according to the USCHO recap) hurt them a bit in the offensive category, which helped us a bit defensively and in turn made 'Mack look very bad throughout. However, I don't think that really made a difference in how our offense played/Mack's defense played (unless you argue that Da Costa would lead to more puck possession and would help Mack's D a bit) which was the main story in the game. With or without the Frenchy though, I think this game would've been a blowout. Da Costa might have been the difference between a 7-0 BC win and a 6-1 or 6-2 BC win. Yet another impressive performance by the team though. It's amazing to think that they just lit up a Merrimack team that gave up 1 goal to UMass all weekend...who happens to be our next opponent. Only 1 point away from securing home ice!

By the way, doesn't it seem like we often beat teams when they're red hot (Maine, BU in the Beanpot, NU, Merrimack, even people were trying to say Harvard was "hot" heading into the 'Pot) and lose to teams that were previously struggling (SLU, BU and UML)? Hopefully this trend doesn't continue on Friday when struggling UMass comes to town.

[mwade]

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...I really don't care though. Both have been playing *very* well.

Don't you mean "All three" :-). Venti still has a perfect career save percentage.

[Nick Papagiorgio]

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BC is just killing teams right now. I think it goes to show you that:

A) BC is rising up at the end of the season when it matters
AND
B) BC is head and shoulders above than the rest of Hockey East right now and that standings, PWR, rankings, etc aren't really representing the reality of the situation.

Merrimack isn't that bad of a team. Average? Yes. But not awfu like they used to be. Same with UMass. And they smoked both of them recently.

I also think it's worth noting that the goaltending is definitely better now than it was earlier on and that the team was playing some great hockey and not getting blowouts prior to this stretch (the Harvard game comes to mind as a dominating game where they almost didn't finish it off).

With a team this young, it's not a shocker that they are getting better as the year goes on. The freshman class is ridonkulous. They're still young and anything can happen. Especially once you get into the NCAAs. But I do like this team and they way they are playing. Goals the rest of the way are to get the RS crown and HE crown and make a deep tourney run which will be key to having some experience for next year when BC is simply going to be filthy.

I'd love for BC to get a shot at the RS crown at Conte on senior night. Would make for quite a show.

[HOFFA2651]

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EagleAction.com has a pretty good beat writer covering the team, although you need to subscribe ($10/mo) to read most of the stories. While they provide good coverage, most of the information is readily available on here within a few hours of it being posted on any pay sites.

InsideCollegeHockey.com is the best place to read national college hockey coverage (sorry USCHO), and their writers seem to like BC and write about them a lot.

Thank you everyone for the tips. I tried out Eagleaction and am pretty happy with the game content. Inside collete hockey is also is a good site. Many thanks. Go Eagles

[Zudnic]

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BC is head and shoulders above than the rest of Hockey East right now

The UNH series will prove that out.

[joegrav]

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The UNH series will be a split, but I think BC will handle them at the TD Garden.

[irishfan85]

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I've seen every team in Hockey East in person and BC is by far the best team when they show up to play. Sadly for the league, BC is the only team that has a good chance of making any noise in the national tourney. Just look at how top seeded UNH has fared out of conference.

[J.D.]

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The UNH series will be a split, but I think BC will handle them at the TD Garden.

Why are you so convinced of that? Sure, the Whittemore Center hasn't been kind to BC, but they're a respectable 4-4-1 in the last nine trips, including a game BC should have won earlier in the season.

York was talking about how they're "trying to win a pennant". Beat UMass Friday like we all think they will, and it's in their own hands no matter what UNH does against Northeastern. They've been chasing UNH all year and now that they're three wins from the title, I wouldn't put it past them.

[TonyTheTiger20]

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We might not see this team lose another game until the 2011-2012 season.