Let's see now.  If have this all correct, the reason for the loss (tie)
Sunday afternoon was defensive letdowns, lack of leadership on the ice,
Coach Whitehead's lack of toughness on his players, upperclassmen, and
lastly us seasoned ticket holders who didn't cheer loud
enough............and to think I thought it was running into a "hot" and
"luckey" goalie named Eddy Ferhi.
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Murphy <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 7:18 AM
Subject: Re: Black Bears lose (tie) Sacred Heart


> It was a tough game on Sunday. Loya is playing inconsistent, seems he has
> lost confidence and is playing scared. On the whole I believe the team
lacks
> a leader on the ice. The upperclassman need to step up and be leaders both
> on and off the ice. Sorry to say but I think Coach Whitehead needs to be
> tougher too.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Deron Treadwell" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 11:17 PM
> Subject: Black Bears lose (tie) Sacred Heart
>
>
> > Yes, it was a tie 4-4, but for Maine it clearly is a loss mentally and
> > emotionally.  They should have won this game, period.  Perhaps they
> > were "hung over" from a clearly tough loss to BU Friday.
> >
> > I'd like to hear what people thought of this who were there, but here
> > are some thoughts I got from listening to the radio broadcast:
> >
> > - Blair Marsh was very critical both today and Friday of the decision
> > to play Morrison Friday and Yeats today.  Marsh said often that Yeats
> > could do nothing but fail vs. Sacred Heart because it is expected that
> > Maine wins, and wins easily (neither of which happened).
> >
> > - The broadcasters singled out Cliff Loya again, pointing out his
> > mistake vs. BU that led to the winning goal, but also saying that he
> > continued to turn the puck over and suggested that he be sat down
> > because as an upperclassman this cannot be tollerated.  If he was truly
> > that bad, it is hard to disagree with that.  I did not mention his name
> > after the game Friday, but since I did not see either game, I wanted to
> > bring him up and see if others who saw the game concur with the
> > broadcasters.
> >
> > - Our defense is brutal right now at breaking out the puck.  Turnovers
> > led to at least 2 goals today, but it *sounded* as though it could have
> > been worse.  Sacred Heart did not generate much offense, but our
> > defense and breakout really helped them out.  Hockey East teams will
> > eat us alive unless we improve, and fast.  I think that Maine needs to
> > really go back to basics with the breakout and just focus on making the
> > smart, safe plays.
> >
> > - Matt Yeats has lost his confidence and this is not good.  Marsh said
> > often Yeats needs to play against a good team in order to break out of
> > his funk, Sacred Heart (and perhaps not Quinnipiac next Sunday) is that
> > team.  But can Whitehead sacrifice a Hockey East game at home Friday
> > against Northeastern?  Morrison deserves to play, but we can't forget
> > where Yeats has taken us recently.
> >
> > - Our Maine team is young and many of us (myself included) are going to
> > be critical, especially after what I feel is a poor result (4-4 tie)
> > against a clearly lesser opponent.  However, I do think the team is
> > playing hard and that they are trying and that is important.  They've
> > been inconsisent and I think they lack confidence as a whole right
> > now.. perhaps leadership as well?  Things have been tough for them with
> > the loss of Shawn Walsh and new coaches, etc, but right now they do not
> > seem to be polarized by this, but rather hampered by it.
> >
> > "If you don't have the best, make the best of what you have."
> > -- Shawn Walsh
> >
> >
> >
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