As a fellow lurker, I wanted to second Andy's thanks. I haven't seen
the Bears play since they were in Denver last year.  So, all the info
that is posted by those of you in the Eastern time zone is invaluable.
 (Of course, the more heated discussions are appreciated too!)
 
   Thanks Again,
 
      Dean Vinke
     (Longmont, Colorado)
 
---Andy Tate <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Just wanted to thank everybody for all of the informative stuff posted
> on the list so far this season.
> I'm one of those longtime lurkers out there who take take take, but
> never give.
> Actually, defenceman Adam Tate (13) is my younger brother, so I
thought
> I'd sound biased if I participated. Plus, I've only been to two Bears
> games in my life, both of which were in Minneapolis earlier this
season
> (I live in Calgary, Alberta, so Orono is a bit of a hike).
> I won't have access to this list for a while as of January 31, but I
> wanted to thank everyone for keeping the rest of us who can't be there
> up-to-date and in the know.
> One more thing. Of course I speak from a defenceman's perspective,
but I
> have a comment to make about the serious number of shots Maine
opponents
> have been getting in recent Bears contests.
> In my limited experience, whenever opposing teams get a lot of shots
and
> scoring chances consistently, the problem almost always stems from
> forwards who don't come back to help out the defence. Clearly, if the
> forwards don't cover up, you'll have a 5 on 2 situation on every
> oncoming rush and that necessarily means a lot of shots and scoring
> chances. Am I on the right track here?
> I'm not trying to distribute blame or anything -- just making an
> observation without the benefit of actually having observed :-)
> Thanks again.
>
> Andy Tate
>
 
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