i have a hard time connecting to yahoo... and I
sometimes even have a hard time finding the link...
but I have listened to the game on yahoo.
and JUST because you have not seen the team does not
mean you canont comment...(wink) have you been to
uscho fan forum??? 2 of the most vociferous boobs on
there have not seen the team, but the team sucks and
never even tries to win or break a sweat if you asked
them.
--- Adam Parker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Speaking on the topic of why the chatter is so low -
> I would wonder how many
> people have seen the team live. I live in NH now
> and let friends/family
> have my season tickets (with the exception of one
> series that I kept to
> myself in February). So, I can't speak a lot about
> the team because I
> haven't seen them.
>
> Also, how many people have moved over to listening
> to games on Yahoo since
> they are no longer broadcast on wzon.com?
>
> _____
>
> From: The Maine Hockey Discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Bob Fitta
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 8:15 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Derek/ UNH and early season play
>
>
> A Fitta-ism!
>
> Well that is a new one on me, Jim you actually made
> me laugh out loud!
>
> I believe the lack of chatter has much do to with
> our expectations, or lack
> there of. In the past we knew what to expect. These
> days we're unsure what
> team will show up, so you don't here much crowing.
> Avery good friend of
> mine, who is a UNH grad and fan, and has great
> respect for Maine. Said the
> over/under for this one was 3 goals. I immediately
> chastised him thinking
> for the first time since '99 he was showing unusual
> bravado picking UNH by
> 3. He corrected me and had me reread it. Not UNH by
> 3 goals, a total of 3
> goals! I told him I would take the under!
>
> Teams a bit of a mystery to use a Gump-ism, "you
> never know what you're
> gonna get". But hopefully it will be fun, always is
> fun going to this one,
> lots of buzz and atmosphere, hopefully the young
> guys feed off it!
>
> Bob Fitta(ism) '83
>
> On Dec 13, 2007, at 3:19 PM, james acheson wrote:
>
>
> Derek will be in Lowell tomorrow night with the
> river
> rats. We will be there, assuming I want to drive...
> (it is only about 10 miles)
>
> UNH... this is about the least chatter ever prior to
> a
> UNH whiteout at the Whit...
> my question is ... does the team remember the
> running
> of the Bishop last season??? Ben was injured when a
> UNH star, Trevor Smith took him out with a (kinda
> arguably) cheap shot... Ben has unarguably not been
> the same since. I will be taking my daughter to this
> one... and a friend is looking for a single
> ticket...
> anyone???
>
> I spoke with an old BC captain 2 nights ago and he
> said a few things that were mentioned on here by
> different people in response to my question "WHAT is
> wrong with your Eagles this season, and what is
> wrong
> with all of Hockey East.?"
>
> He said, first that nobody tries to win every game,
> right now, you try and get your team to learn how to
> play together and you win some, you lose some... (I
> think some people took issue with my theory that Tim
> does not try and win every game when I said that a
> year or so ago)...
> He also said that based on his [York's ] track
> record,
> he had faith that Jerry York would have his team
> playing its best in time for the playoffs....( I
> think
> that this is a Fitta-ism, but only reference to Tim
> and the Black bears) It may also have been a
> Wollstadt-ism... but certainly not a quote that I
> can
> claim as my own.
>
> anyone have anything to add (at all, anymore)
>
>
> --- Bruce Hale <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>
> List, I thought the List would enjoy a positive
> success story on one of our
> former and local players. I saw Derek play for the
> Albany River Rats (AHL)
> vs. the Hershey Bears in Hershey last night. He was
> called up from the
> Florida Everblades a couple a weeks ago after
> leading the league in scoring
> for a couple of weeks. He played well in front of
> the net and on the boards
> on offense and is being used on the Power Play in
> front of the net. He had
> a rebound goal on a power play in the second period
> and then had the
> winning goal in the shoot-out after a scoreless
> overtime. He made a great
> fake on the goaltender and got him to go down and
> then held the puck until
> the last minute and wristed a forehand over his
> blocker to score the second
> shoot-out goal. Albany ended up with the win after
> the 3-3 tie in
> regulation.
> I talked with Derek after the game and he looks
> great and is excited to be
> playing in the AHL. He knows he needs to work on his
> speed and skating, but
> is confident he can play and score goals. He is
> using Ben Guite as his role
> model of hard work and perseverance in front of the
> net and on special
> teams. He has grown into a serious, hard-working
> young man since I advised
> him at Maine. A true example of Shawn's motto of
> making the best of what
> you have! Enjoy the holidays. Bruce Hale, Director
> of Academic Support for
> Student-Athletes, 1998-2003.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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