If it weren't for Maine's PK effectiveness (ranked 5th in the nation), and solid play between the pipes, Maine would be in some pretty tough soup right now. Can we all agree that defensively, Maine is very good overall. Where Maine is lacking is offensive power against evenly matched or better opponents. Among HE schools, Maine is ranked 6th in PP scoring percentage in all games (14.3%), 7th in league games (2-26 or 7.7%). Four teams listed above Maine in HE are among the nation's top 20 in PP% (UML ranked 3rd, btw) This is most uncharacteristic of UMaine, whose championship teams were much more offensive-minded. I'm starting to wonder if Coach Whitehead has instituted the hockey equivalent of the old Princeton basketball "stall" offense from the pre-shot clock days. Maybe that's why many of us bemoan the "pass-o" exhibition when Maine is on offence...keep passing it around until the "perfect" shot opens up ? Throw out the Vermont and Niagra numbers, and the Maine "O" is quite anemic against equal or better teams. Is this season going to be the Denver game being replayed many nights, sort of like the movie "Groundhog Day"?