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> There are good things to look forward to. > Steve Weisfeldt writes: >> >I've always thought that Ron Anderson teams were excellently coached. >> >Never had the "blue-chip" player, and probably regulated to the 6-7-8 >> >spot for the near future, but I've always felt that his teams were the >> >hardest working teams in HE. Over the years, probably the only team >> >in Hockey East that would "show up" for EVERY game. > I don't speak for Merrimack, but thanks for your kind comments, Steve. > On the other hand, it is truly agonizing to hear the phrase "hardest > working team" applied to Merrimack, because we know it's really a > metaphor for "not too far above lousy". One thing Anderson said five > years ago has always stuck in my mind: "We want to get to the point > where teams come in here and beating us makes their season." Not just > that well, at least Merrimack's going to give them a good game. > On your last sentence, I would say that there have been times that I > have felt they did not show up. I think when people outside Merrimack > don't expect much from the Warriors, it is easier to say that they > always show up, at least. I can tell you Anderson's comments have > been clear in that he has not felt that they have always come to play. > He also expects more from them than anyone around, as he should. I hope my comments weren't taken as insulting, because they certainly weren't meant to be. And yes while a statement like "hardest working team" does imply some sense of inferiority, my point was that I always thought Anderson's teams played above their ability-level far more often than any other team in the league. As the recent regular season was winding down, I was praying for someone other than Merrimack (this was before the Maine debacle) would finish in 7th place. No way did I want to play Merrimack in the first round of the HE play-offs!! - Steve