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| Joey Diamond had two goals for Maine |
First of all, sorry for the lateness of this as I was not able to get back until late last night. BC really battled hard last night up in Orono as they even got up to a 2-0 early on. As I said in my preview, Maine is good because they are best at capitalizing on the mistakes that any teams makes. BC took five penalties and Maine had three power play goal. It's simple, when you take penalties vs a team like that, you are going to lose no matter the situation. When the game was tied late and BC had an odd man rush going into the Maine zone, Steve Whitney (I believe) made a drop pass the Macleod that was intercepted by a Maine player and they had a 3-1 they other way and they scored. People were questioning if pulling the goalie with 2:16 was the right call, of course it is the right call. You never know if you are going to get an offensive zone faceoff like that again the whole game so yes, it was definitely the right call. Yes, BC battled hard and played well in a tough environment but things are not going well right now for the Eagles in terms of winning. It seems like the offense is coming back after scoring 7 goals this weekend but in reality, this team can't settle for "good efforts", this team needs two points night in and night out. The Eagles get a home and home next weekend vs a hot UNH team.
Why BC lost-
1. The mistakes. Maine's power play is going to score when you give them the chance so you can't take stupid penalties that give them those chances.
2. Odd man rushes. Too many guys are just darting up when BC has an odd man rush going but say they turn it over, like they did yesterday, no one is back and the other team has a 2/3 on 1.
3. Goaltending. Billett wasn't that bad but he gives up way to many rebounds. The shorthanded and winning goal for Maine were juicy rebounds he let up after the initial stop.
Positives
1. I thought BC played well again but some guys have to step up on the offensive and defensive ends.
2. When the game was 5-5 BC was a better team. Unfortunately, 4 of the 5 Maine goals were either power play or shorthanded goals.
3. The offense seems to be coming around. Next weekend is a due or die weekend for this team. 3 or more points or else this team is in BIG trouble
4. Barry Almeida is the best forward on this team. Argue all you want but when it comes to offense and defense, there is nobody better.
Next up- A home and home vs UNH. Friday @ Conte.
Really a rough weekend for them! Haven't been too impressed lately with how they've played. Hopefully they'll pick it up.
ReplyDelete@thesportsman95
thanks for the writeup. Thought we'd have a turnaround after the holiday break but not quite. Offense needs to make a return as it's averaging half as many goals as the first 10 games andddd our goalie situation is nothing more than rubble at the moment.
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