Hey Dan,

Had the same thoughts watching the game last night, though I think
Maine did a better job on defense.  You just had a sinking feeling as
each opportunity was denied that Montreal would score.  The Canadiens
scoring chances seemed to be of better quality than the B's, with men
open in the slot or standing and waiting for a back door pass.  Not to
metion the best offensive players on the ice from a talent standpoint
were wear bleu, blanc et rouge, with Kovalev, Koivu and Zednik.

Still wish that Julien had put Rubiero out on the ice for the last 8
seconds with Lapointe, even after the handshakes they had words and
Rubiero still had a big smirk on his face that needed to be wiped off.

C'est la vie!

Now we all have reason to cheer for some Maine alums!

John Torterella- Head Coach Tampa Bay Lightning
Niko Dimitrakos- San Jose Sharks
Paul Kariya- Colorado Avalance (Let's hope he can play)

Two Maine alums were eliminated in the first round

Eric Weinrich-St. Louis Blues
Dave Nonis- Assistant General Manager (?) Vancouver Canucks


Anybody have an update on Prestin????


Bob Fitta '83


On Apr 20, 2004, at 9:31 AM, Dan Doucette wrote:

> Suffered through a "major league" case of deja vu watching my
> formerly-beloved Boston Bruins square off in Game 7 of their playoff
> series
> against the Montreal Canadiens last night, at the same FleetCenter
> which
> hosted the NC game between UMaine and Denver.  Were it not for the ENG
> at
> the end, the score would have been the same 1-0 as our game barely
> more than
> one week ago.
>
> A defensive stalemate most of the game turned on a skillful goal, as
> the
> locals could no mount much offense against a (suddenly more) tenacious
> foe....Andrew Raycroft as Jimmy Howard ?
>
> Montreal's tally looked oddly familiar to that scored by Denver against
> Maine, as well as the B's imiatation of the UMaine power play of late
> (B's
> were 2 of 25 on the man advantage down the stretch).
>
> Fortunately, the Maine program has a recent history of sucess, but
> what's
> the Bruins excuse ?
>
> Wouldn't you just love to quiz Bob Beers "off the record" about his
> hockey
> observations from the month of April 2004 ?
>
> We are sooooooo lucky in New England to have the college game to
> provide our
> hockey fix, without having to rely solely on the NHL brand offered.
>