Some thoughts from the UNH-Maine weekend.
- The atmosphere at the Whitt is 1000% better for these games then at the Verizon. It is nice to get more people to see the game. But the atmosphere Saturday can not be topped. Plus having the game in Manchester brings more Maine fans and, and kills the home ice advantage.
-Why Trevor, why? That was a very stupid 5 minute charging penalty he took. He is lucky he didn't get tossed. I know he was into the game and played with a lot of emotion, but needs to keep those in check. Don't need him to do something stupid like that in the playoffs.
- The injury to Bishop. From what I saw on the replay it looked like it was 2 guys who weren't going to budge. Bishop was a little out of the net and Smith did charge him. One of the injuries when you have 2 guys who will not back down. And really can't blame either guy. I see no blame on either side. Also see no blame on the Maine team going after Smith, have to protect your goalie. I would hope UNH would do the same if that happened to Regan.
-Regan, Regan, Regan!!! If it is possible he should have gotten all 3 starts Saturday night. Only thing I can say is WOW!! Have not seen a performance like that from a goalie in a long time. 45 saves on 46 shots!! The man has been on fire since mid November. I know a lot of people would like to see Foster play, but how to you pull Regan? Maybe if they wrap up the regular season title before the last weekend Foster will play one of those game, and maybe this weekend against Merrimack. But besides that I say it’s the Kevin Regan show, enjoy the ride. Just glad he is owned by the Bruins!!
-Thomas Fortney. Watched him closely Friday night and was extremely impressed with the way he played, he was beating people to the puck and playing the body very well. He hasn't put up big numbers but have really enjoyed his play this year. With Ciocco back on that line with Collins it has a lot of energy, have no problem matching them against anyone else #3 line.
- Missed opportunities. Friday night was full of them, missed a lot of passes, missed checks! 2 out of the 4 goals by Maine were break in from the blue line. There was no taking the body. Need to take the body more. Do have to say saw more of it Saturday night. Saturday night had 2 golden chances in the first 8 minutes to put the puck in the net, really need to bury those against a team like Maine. That is the killer instinct that is need for playoff hockey. Though do have confidence this team has it more then a lot of past UNH teams.
- Overall a very enjoyable weekend, even the game Friday night was fun to watch. I think a split is not a bad thing, and taking the season series against Maine is never bad. Just need to focus on taking the rest of the series and will be all set. Everything now is in their own hands. No need to worry what everyone else is doing if they just take care of their own business.
- The atmosphere at the Whitt is 1000% better for these games then at the Verizon. It is nice to get more people to see the game. But the atmosphere Saturday can not be topped. Plus having the game in Manchester brings more Maine fans and, and kills the home ice advantage.
-Why Trevor, why? That was a very stupid 5 minute charging penalty he took. He is lucky he didn't get tossed. I know he was into the game and played with a lot of emotion, but needs to keep those in check. Don't need him to do something stupid like that in the playoffs.
- The injury to Bishop. From what I saw on the replay it looked like it was 2 guys who weren't going to budge. Bishop was a little out of the net and Smith did charge him. One of the injuries when you have 2 guys who will not back down. And really can't blame either guy. I see no blame on either side. Also see no blame on the Maine team going after Smith, have to protect your goalie. I would hope UNH would do the same if that happened to Regan.
-Regan, Regan, Regan!!! If it is possible he should have gotten all 3 starts Saturday night. Only thing I can say is WOW!! Have not seen a performance like that from a goalie in a long time. 45 saves on 46 shots!! The man has been on fire since mid November. I know a lot of people would like to see Foster play, but how to you pull Regan? Maybe if they wrap up the regular season title before the last weekend Foster will play one of those game, and maybe this weekend against Merrimack. But besides that I say it’s the Kevin Regan show, enjoy the ride. Just glad he is owned by the Bruins!!
-Thomas Fortney. Watched him closely Friday night and was extremely impressed with the way he played, he was beating people to the puck and playing the body very well. He hasn't put up big numbers but have really enjoyed his play this year. With Ciocco back on that line with Collins it has a lot of energy, have no problem matching them against anyone else #3 line.
- Missed opportunities. Friday night was full of them, missed a lot of passes, missed checks! 2 out of the 4 goals by Maine were break in from the blue line. There was no taking the body. Need to take the body more. Do have to say saw more of it Saturday night. Saturday night had 2 golden chances in the first 8 minutes to put the puck in the net, really need to bury those against a team like Maine. That is the killer instinct that is need for playoff hockey. Though do have confidence this team has it more then a lot of past UNH teams.
- Overall a very enjoyable weekend, even the game Friday night was fun to watch. I think a split is not a bad thing, and taking the season series against Maine is never bad. Just need to focus on taking the rest of the series and will be all set. Everything now is in their own hands. No need to worry what everyone else is doing if they just take care of their own business.
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