Very well put. Methinks Nonni protests too much.

Deron Treadwell wrote:

> > Not to add too much fuel to an already well lit fire, but I have to
> disagree.  Maine has won championships and skated circles around both Hockey
> East and other teams around the nation not by fighting, taking cheap shots
> or just playing rough.  They have won by being the best hockey players and
> while there is no doubt that hockey is a tough game, there is no room for
> poor sportsmanship and cheap shots.  To name a good example from the past,
> ULowell has not always had the best team but in the first 2 periods of past
> games Maine has struggled against them because Lowell would come out and
> play rough hitting hockey, but by period 3 Maine was walking all over them
> because they tired themselves out in the first 40 minutes of the game.
> >
>
> Interesting comment since the coach of those Lowell teams would have been
> Tim Whitehead.
>
> Lowell has also overachieved in many aspects over the past few years as
> well.
>
> -Deron