At 07:32 PM 1/20/97 -0500, Jon Eggert wrote:
>    First, not enough can be said for the job Greg Cronin did as interim Head
>   Coach. I believe he would have made a good replacement for Walsh if given
>   the chance. I feel the term interim hurt Cronin's ability to truly call
>   the team his own.
 
I agree.  Cronin was always "interim", always having to look over his
shoulder at Walsh, even if he physically wasn't there.
 
>    With that said Coach Walsh has this team flying. This is the best 2 games
>   I've seen Maine play in quite awhile. The fact Maine played well 2 nights in
>   a row is exciting and hopefully this will continue. Maine seems to have 4
>   good lines which should give most teams trouble trying to match up. I
>   believe Maine has a shot at B.U. Saturday night with decent goaltending
from >   Alfie.
 
I'm not sure if I'd predict Maine over BU, but I would agree that they do
have a shot.  It will be a matter of playing good defense against Drury and
his line.  They have really burned Hockey East teams.
 
Maine will also need to score some goals, because BU is going to get theirs.
It will take a superior performance from Alfie though.
 
>    The one disappointing thing from this weekend had to do with the Crowds.
>   Its great people showed up to see the team with Shawn but the so called
>   Maine fans should have been there without Shawn as well. These kids needed
>   and deserved sellouts without Shawn.
 
Amen to that.
 
>   p.s. remember speed kills, ask providence about maine's 4th line of
>        Parmentier,S. Mansoff and Larose
 
Actually, Maine's fourth line is Jason Vitorino, Ben Guite and Cory Larose.
Maine's third line is Bobby Stewart, Shawn Mansoff, and Scott Parmentier..
a.k.a the "speed line".
 
Walsh has said that he doesn't feel that he has a fourth line, just four
good lines.  He has said publically that this year's fourth line is better
than his fourth line from 1992-93 season.  That's a compliment.
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Deron Treadwell ([log in to unmask])