Boy I did not notice Bret playing upfront at NU.  And frankly why  
would you put your BEST point man on the powerplay who is 5'7" in  
front of the net?  Bret's strength is his ability to flip the puck at  
the net, Marshall's goal Friday night a perfect example.

As to the question of a d-man playing forward, Kevin Clauson did that  
at Maine, and others have as well.  Easier to switch to forward than  
d in my estimation.  Frankly Tyler at forward is fine, but on the  
power play the point is where he belongs IMHO.

Bob Fitta '83
On Nov 1, 2007, at 7:58 PM, Acheson wrote:

> Yes bret played the front of the net on the PP, something I  had  
> been hoping for for years.
>
> I will post the link if I can find it, but the bfn spoke about  
> injuries this coming weekend, not scratches
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 1, 2007, at 5:50 PM, Wayne T Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> I haven't seen the BDN report, but ...
>
> With 10 freshmen and this being early season, can we really tell  
> injury from more-or-less-healthy scratch?  Certainly Sweetland  
> appeared to be injured during the 2nd MH game.
>
> Bret Tyler sort of looks like a forward.  Did he play some power- 
> play forward last weekend?  If not, there were 3 defensemen on the  
> ice on occasion.
>
> If some are in less than expected shape, it's not showing in 3rd  
> period shots/scores.  Certainly, the 1st MH game had a last-10- 
> minutes breakdown, but it didn't appear to me to be because of  
> players sucking wind ... more a return to exhibition hockey.
>
> cheers, wayne
>
> james acheson wrote, in part,  on 2007-11-01 3:31 PM:
> so the BDN has reported that Dee and Orsini are out
> and that Sweetland will stay out, all with injuries.
>
> I do not remember a team with this many injuries ...
> especially this early on.  I do remember coach stating
> that he was very happy with how pretty much everybody
> came into camp.
>
> But Dekastrozza was out for a while and now 3
> freshmen.  I have read that Duffy messed up his ankle
> as well.
>
> Coach reported that one D man will be called up this
> weekend to play forward.  I cannot remember the last
> time that happened... I remember lots of times where
> forwards needed to go back and play D, (Hopson,
> Marshall, Reimann just to name some that come
> instantly to mind.)
>
> ---here's hoping that the injuries are not bad
>
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