RPI 2010 Offseason VI: The NHL's CBA Doesn't Appear to Have Been a Boon for the Tute.

[Ralph Baer]

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was at practice tonight and who was there?......BP! Before everyone gets too excited, I asked Rabbani if BP had signed or not, he said he didn't know. But York turned to us & said that he had To keep the soapbox going though....still no Harkenrider at practice By the way; if Koudys is 6'4"...then "the Beef" is 6'6". I agree with the optimism concerning Higgs & Rogic. Don't overlook Tinordi though

Interesting about sizes. When I saw videos of The Beef, he looked shorter than that -- I thought about 6'2".

[Ralph Baer]

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Recruit Thread

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: RPI 2010 Offseason VI: The NHL's CBA Doesn't Appear to Have Been a Boon for the Tute.

was at practice tonight and who was there?......BP! Before everyone gets too excited, I asked Rabbani if BP had signed or not, he said he didn't know. But York turned to us & said that he had To keep the soapbox going though....still no Harkenrider at practice By the way; if Koudys is 6'4"...then "the Beef" is 6'6". I agree with the optimism concerning Higgs & Rogic. Don't overlook Tinordi though

Any more drama, and we could get a network to relinquish part of its daytime schedule!

Leboeuf is 6'6? WOW! If he puts on a great deal of muscle with that, look out for our defensemen!

[engineerhockeyfan]

Re: RPI 2010 Offseason VI: The NHL's CBA Doesn't Appear to Have Been a Boon for the Tute.

was at practice tonight and who was there?......BP! Before everyone gets too excited, I asked Rabbani if BP had signed or not, he said he didn't know. But York turned to us & said that he had To keep the soapbox going though....still no Harkenrider at practice By the way; if Koudys is 6'4"...then "the Beef" is 6'6". I agree with the optimism concerning Higgs & Rogic. Don't overlook Tinordi though

While you can't teach size, I am more interested in mobility. Can these two guys skate, pass and gererally get the puck out of the defensive zone?
If they can do that, we still have the makings of a great season.

[Ralph Baer]

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While you can't teach size, I am more interested in mobility. Can these two guys skate, pass and gererally get the puck out of the defensive zone?
If they can do that, we still have the makings of a great season.

They both seemed to do it in juniors. We'll soon see about the NCAA.

[Red Cloud]

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WaP talks to Todd Milewski, our lord and master here at USCHO.

[Wicked Slappaahs]

Re: RPI 2010 Offseason VI: The NHL's CBA Doesn't Appear to Have Been a Boon for the Tute.

was at practice tonight and who was there?......BP! Before everyone gets too excited, I asked Rabbani if BP had signed or not, he said he didn't know. But York turned to us & said that he had To keep the soapbox going though....still no Harkenrider at practice By the way; if Koudys is 6'4"...then "the Beef" is 6'6". I agree with the optimism concerning Higgs & Rogic. Don't overlook Tinordi though

Thanks for the practice reports 181. I trust York..he's pretty tight with BP...they were roomies. My guess is that Rabbani had no interest in rehashing the BP saga.

I've been worrying about a lot of things here lately, but the location of the #3 keeper isn't one of them...no offense to Joey...

[Wicked Slappaahs]

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They both seemed to do it in juniors. We'll soon see about the NCAA.

Bailen will be the defender that folks notice first...I'm gonna keep saying it until folks see it for themselves. Koudys appears to be fast tracking and may well surprise folks with his impact on the ice this season.

[Ralph Baer]

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Bailen will be the defender that folks notice first...I'm gonna keep saying it until folks see it for themselves. Koudys appears to be fast tracking and may well surprise folks with his impact on the ice this season.

IMHO, Bailen is a given. The other three new d-men have more to prove. I do agree about Koudys and wonder if next summer we will be concerned about his possible leaving.

[Wicked Slappaahs]

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Anyone think there is a chance CH's source is wrong? ( Blasphemy, I know) I can dream anyway...

[Red Cloud]

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I do agree about Koudys and wonder if next summer we will be concerned about his possible leaving.

At this point, if we're worried about that next summer, something good probably happened in between.

Either that, or the entire college hockey world is going down the toilet.

[Wicked Slappaahs]

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... and wonder if next summer we will be concerned about his possible leaving.

C'mon RB, we've got more than enough angst to get us through this season... From a strickly hockey perspective I would so no, I think defense is tougher to truly master and takes a bit longer to develop all facets. But given the current CBA reality, we've all certainly learned that anything goes.

[Ralph Baer]

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Anyone think there is a chance CH's source is wrong? ( Blasphemy, I know) I can dream anyway...

I shouldn't have started a seperate recruit thread. Stuff about recruits is still appearing here, and stuff that isn't is appearing there.

CH has been wrong, but he rarely is.

[Ralph Baer]

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At this point, if we're worried about that next summer, something good probably happened in between.

Either that, or the entire college hockey world is going down the toilet.

FYP

[Wicked Slappaahs]

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I shouldn't have started a seperate recruit thread. Stuff about recruits is still appearing here, and stuff that isn't is appearing there.

CH has been wrong, but he rarely is.

Its been awhile RB, folks have to get back into the habit. I'm posting something about Koudys over "there".