> Unless these people are going to the insiders club and can quote
> comments from either the coaches or kids directly I would stay away
> from personal attacks on the players.

Good comment, Bob -- and could I please add that the Maine Discussion List
can be accessed from the UM server through the Hockey Folder that the kids
use for discussion of the topic.  As a result -- the players and the student
fans can follow these kinds of discussions/outlooks/conjectures along with
the rest of us.  Maybe no one is above reproach, but this is a team sport
with a team that is featuring a lot of new faces in this season.  Maybe
everyone needs to relax and see what happens down the stretch ... when we
get to the stretch?
Cordially and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Nonni