Boston College may have suffered more than the loss of a game tonight
as Greg Taylor, in the midst of what had to be one of his best games,
may have suffered a serious injury.  With Maine up 2 - 1 and about 12
minutes gone in the second period Maine was putting on hard pressure.
One bear had the puck deep to Taylor's right as Tim Lovell cut across
the ice from the left boards.  The pass to Lovell came across the
crease and Taylor lunged to block it just as Lovell arrived.  There was
a thud you could hear around the Alfond, the crowd was instantly
silenced, Lovell went flying head over heels, and Taylor fell like a
tree.  I didn't see him move for what seemed like a long time.  Finally
the trainer sat him up and he was eventually helped to the bench.  While
Correia warmed up, the trainer checked Taylor over: pinpoint flashlight
in the eye, "Can you touch your nose?", etc.  Then he sat slumped at the
end of the bench.  I haven't seen a player look this hurt since Mark
Cornforth.  Eventually common sense won out over macho; the game was
stopped and Taylor was taken to the dressing room (and, I hope, to a
hospital for a more complete checkup.  That kid was hurt.)  Lovell got
two minutes for charging which I think was done on the basis of "Well,
the goalie was injured, we have to call SOMETHING!"  Despite the
importance of Taylor to the team, nobody from BC seemed angry with
Lovell.  The all seemed to accept it as the chances of a rough sport
and got back to the business at hand.
 
Until the injury Taylor was the highlight of the game.  He had 19 saves
in the first period, many of them spectacular.  Maine set up opportunity
after opportunity only to be robbed by a flying goalie suddenly
appearing from nowhere.  At Maine's second goal, about midway in the
second period I think, the shots stood 27 to 13.  Allison was also
sharp for Maine as BC had its chances including the fast breaks a team
often gets after an opponent has had a big opportunity frustrated, but
Maine's speed and passing ability gave the Bears clear domination.  At
the end of the game BC was worn out and Maine was skating circles
around them.  Maine's final goal was a SHG as Mahoney was caught
delivering a cheap shot (well, TRYING to deliver a cheap shot) since
the penalty couldn't hurt.  The game was in its last minute.
 
Somebody in Boston keep the lest posted on Taylor's condition.  The
guy played like a Hobey Baker candidate tonight and was named the
game's second star.