I am not a UNH fan, so I can't speak for whether they should be calling for Umile's head or not, but I do think that people should keep in mind that Umile suffered a heart attack two weeks ago, so perhaps he and his team were not as focused on hockey as they otherwise might have been. An excuse? Certainly... but a damn good one, IMHO. The debate will probably rage on as to whether Umile can motivate his players to perform in the post-season (or maybe even the regular season), but I think there were some important extenuating circumstances that need to be taken into account when evaluating UNH's post-season performance this year. -- Disclaimer -- Unless otherwise noted, all opinions expressed above are strictly those of: Bill Fenwick Cornell '86 and '95 LET'S GO RED!! DJF 5/27/94 "What are you writing?" "It's my new self-help book for compulsive shoppers." "What do *you* know about compulsive shoppers?" "I know they buy a lot of books." -- "Dilbert" HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.