We are definitely playing much better down the stretch this year than last.

This team has a great deal of potential, but my one major concern is
actually goal scoring.  In our eight games during the month of February, we
scored only 19 goals.  With the incredible work that Frank and Jimmy have
been doing, that has been enough to keep us in games.  We averaged 2.375
goals scored during February

We are playing well enough to stay in all of our games with our defense.  I
just wish that we could find the net a bit more often to make it easier on
everyone.

-Steve



----- Original Message -----
From: "Jacob Metzler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: Rant on Shields Quote


> james acheson <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> >look at all of Jimmy's games in the last 7 weeks.2 wins, 3 losses and 2
ties ( all while giving up what, 6 goals?)  that is a let down....
>
> Actually I count 3-2-2
>
> vs UMass 1-0 L
> @ BU 1-0 L
> vs UNH 5-0 W
> vs ALA 2-2 T
> @NU 0-0 T
> vs PC 4-2 W
> @UML 4-0 W
>
> In total 6 goals against. 3-2-2 record and his team was shut out in 3 of
those games.  You can't say that is a letdown ESPECIALLY when you compare to
last season (see below)
>
> >Just like last season when it was 6 Friday losses out of 7 Fridays... or
something like that.
>
> Jimmy's nights practically the same time period:
>
> 2/1 @UNH (Manchester) 4-2 L
> 2/7 vs BC 5-2 L
> 2/14 vs PC 5-1 L
> 2/21 @UMass 4-2 L
> 2/28 vs BU (DOYLE) 4-2 L (Jimmy won the second game of the series the next
night)
>
> SO the team really tanked last season giving up 22 goals against in those
5 games.  Only 4 of which were Jimmy's games (those are the first night of
the series games).
>
> I don't know how when you look at the two seasons you can even come close
to saying there is some kind of "letdown" trend this season.  The team runs
into some hot goaltending and loses a couple of games is not nearly the same
as last season when
> the effort wasn't there consistently the second half, as shown by the high
scores against.
>
> -Jake
>