Jacob,

Thank you for filling us in on the coach's report.

Not surprised with injury to Ronan, saw him skate off during the 2nd
period on Sunday night, and then when he did return I think he maybe
took one shift in the third.  Question is, is Greyeyes ready to
return or will we see Lynch at his second game at forward? It shows
the value of depth since we're down to two healthy scratches!

Would like to see Maine dominate a game against a good opponent.  We
continue to struggle getting the puck out of our own zone when facing
an aggressive forecheck, and have been outshot in our last 5 games.
It's time to tighten up on defense and give the goalies a bit of a
break.  I really believe this is a team that has the potential to go
all the way, but we can't rely on the goaltenders to make every save.

I thought the line changes were good last week.  It's nice to see
Tommy have a good weekend and Colin, while snake bit is played much
better vs. UNH.

Thunderstix atmosphere was great, but it was even better to be one of
the 150 or so Maine fans screaming after Lucas scored the game winner.

Here's hoping the Bears beat up on the Eagles in a game that has
significant meaning in clinching the top spot in Hockey East, and
they keep the momentum going on Sunday with no let down vs.
Merrimack.  It's time to put away some of these lower tier teams
early, instead of playing another one goal game!

Go Blue!

Bob Fitta '83


>Quick recap of WZON THurs Coach's Report:
>
>-According to Whitehead, he feels "the goal" would have been called
>back, w/ video replay in the playoffs.  But he also (obviously) said
>that Hansen made the right call by not waving it off immediately
>because "you have to be real sure about that
>when you wave one off"
>
>-Of the two nights he thought game two with the THUNDERSTIX was the
>best atmosphere
>
>-2 points on the weekend were "monsterous" , but they were
>disappointed with the first night performance with bad turnovers
>leading to goals, and 2 goals off the faceoff.
>
>-It will be wishful thinking on Maine's part if they think BC will
>be distracted coming up here this weekend (in between Beanpot games)
>
>-How do you slow Eaves down? " Get in his jersey w/o getting
>penalties called" Let him know its not going to be easy to get open.
>
>-In order for success against BC, have to play sharp defensively and
>EARN time in the maine zone.
>
>-Also (as always) have to stay out of the box, and be very sharp on
>the penalty kill because they are real real good on the PP
>
>- Lines likely to stay the same as last weekend, except for Ronan
>who strained his ribs early on Sunday night and didn't finish that
>game and won't be ready this weekend.  Other than that there won't
>be much changed.
>
>-Hockey East is a three horse race and that is great, but also
>scared of how BU is playing right now, they are hot.
>
>GOALIE TALK:
>-Jimmy played great the first night, but with no help (bad
>turnovers, not clearing out guys near the net, etc.).  Second Night
>really earned the win and Whitehead was pleased that he bounced back
>so well.  He also mentioned that his consistency as a
>freshman is just amazing.
>
>Jake's Comment:  There was no mention of Doyle, but plenty of
>gushing about Jimmy.  So no idea what happens this weekend.  I
>assume it will be Jimmy Friday and if we don't see Doyle on Sunday
>then I can't believe we'll see him again this year.
>
>
>-Jake


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