After the performance Alfie turned in Friday night, almost single handily
winning the game, there was not a chance that anyone else would start the
Saturday game.  Hockey is a game of streaks and you don't interrupt a
streak like Alfie was on.
 
John Duffill
An original Friend of Maine Hockey
 
Mathy Matturro wrote:
 
> [log in to unmask],NNTP writes:
> >Bottom line for this game...  Maine was flat.  I really thought
> >Morrison might start this game as when he did come in he
> >looked unbelievably fresh and ready to go.  I k now coach
> >thought that Alfie would give us the better chance but given
> >the long road trip and toll it had to be taking, Morrison might
> >have been the better option - it also would have given him
> >some experience against a top-level opponent.  Don't get
> >me wrong, I still believe strongly that Alfie is the "guy" and
> >don't blame him for this loss.  It just looked like he needed
> >a rest after this grueling roadtrip.
>
> although i did not see the game on Saturday..i also believe that
> morrison would have a good choice....to my knowledge..he did not play
> all that much during the road trip..i might be wrong...i think that
> morrison has a lot of potential to be one of the best around but i
> think that he has not been given much of a chance...it will be
> interesting to see what coach will do in the up coming games....it is
> hard however to be the one that has to follow alfie..who i admit has
> been nothing but phenomenal this season..plus with the recent
> illegibility of matt yeats..it does leave a punch of options open for
> new things....i definitely believe that morrison does need the
> experience of the top-level opponents...and i feel that it is his turn
> to make a mark here at umaine...