This is a sad state of affairs that I cannot believe I
am seeing with my own eyes. This team lost something
over the Christmas break and it has been painful to be
along for the ride.

I am disappointed in the coaches for not telling it
like it is and I am disappointed in a team that has no
heart. Maybe we need to email the team with selected
memories of heart.

Mine is the 1995 NCAA championship game when the Bears
lost to BU after having played a brutal triple
overtime game against the Lakers. The 1994/95 team did
not have half the talent this team does, but they had
heart and it took them to the NCAA Championship game.
One of my favorite seasons to remember just because
the team never quit.

Tony (A frustrated Bear)

--- james acheson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> maine is NOT one and done in the NCAA tourney... the
> good guys will beat Merceyhurst... then are done...
> oh wait a minute, they will ahve to play Merceyhurst
> on a Friday night... yeah geee this is a tough one.
> I dunno maybe Deron is right.
>
>  Deron Treadwell <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:For the first time ever Maine loses a HE
> playoff game at home, falling
> tonight to UMass in the first game of their
> quarterfinal series 5-3.
>
> Unbelievable.
>
> I am sure we have plenty of people who saw the game,
> but from the radio I
> have this to say:
>
> - This Maine team should be digusted by their
> performance of late. They
> have appear to play with no heart, they let a team
> that HAS NEVER WON a
> playoff game come into their own barn and dictate
> play. MAINE HOCKEY has
> something about it that these players don't seem to
> "get".
>
> - Francis Nault needs to sit until he learns to stop
> turning over the puck.
> I am tired of hearing "Nault turns the puck over,
> and its a goal for team here>". Jack Parker would
> have put him on the bench a long time ago.
>
> - Doyle should play Friday.
>
> - One thing clearly missing from this team is
> leadership. I'm sorry, but
> this is ridiculous. The coaches can only do so much
> the rest has to come
> from within. Past Maine captains are not resting
> easy tonight.
>
> - Maine has 7 seniors. Did they forget what it takes
> to get to a national
> title game?
>
> - As someone said in the the chat room - "Guess I
> can go to the Frozen Four
> with no emotional attachment." If you can't beat
> UMass at home, how are you
> going to beat an NCAA calibur team? Maine is one and
> done in the NCAAs.
>
> - I could say here that it is gut check time, but
> we've had several of those
> already. Needless to say it would be a total
> embarassment if Maine loses a
> quarterfinal series at home.
>
> - Six straight weeks Maine has lost the first game
> of the weekend/series.
> Completely unacceptable.
>
> Very, very disappointing....
>
>
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