A Big Return

BU Hockey has started up again, so I should probably try to get back to a more regular posting schedule here.  There has been one game, which was on Sunday night.  I know that I probably should have posted then, but a lot of things have come up, like the New Year… I was too busy out there celebrating.  Of course, for Terrier fans, there was more to celebrate, as the boys managed to pull out a win in their first game of the second half of the season.

BU 5, Merrimack 2

A big win by the Terriers showed us a lot of what we’ve been used to so far this year.  A lot of offensive capability, and some still shaky goaltending.  There’s not a ton to complain about, as a win is a win, but there is still a lot of improvement to be made if this team is to make it in the postseason.  Coming into this game, BU and Merrimack were tied for last place in Hockey East, so we knew that one of the teams was going to come out with a bit more confidence, and luckily, it was the Terriers.

Before I go on a bit more about the game, a note about the cancelled Dartmouth game.  That really messed things up for me, haha.  I ended up having the wrong tickets, and had to run back to the car in order to get the right ones.  I figured that I would only miss about 3 minutes of the game when I arrived.  Having to run back for the tickets made me about 10 minutes late.  As I was rushing to get in, I heard the crowd roar.. a good indication that BU has scored.  OK, so it’s going to be 1-0, right?

Wrong.  When I got there, the score was 3-0 and I have to say that I was thoroughly shocked.  Not so surprised that they scored that many goals, but that the team seemed to come out with some kind of fire after the disappointing first half, and the suspensions that they had to deal with.  The returning “Tiger 4″ looked extremely good in their return, as did Jason Lawrence.  I think he is playing the best hockey of his career at BU, and is very welcome after a disappointing 2006-2007 season.

On to something that did piss me off.  The hit from behind called on Ryan Weston.  This really made me angry for a couple reasons:

• It wasn’t Weston.
• The hit was not that vicious.
• The Linesman, behind the ref, was the one who made the call.  And he made it late, after he saw the player on the ground.

This is something that needs to be addressed.  I know that sometimes you have to make the call, but this was not one of those times.  I am glad that the penalty was changed from a DQ to a Misconduct, but it was still excessive.  Good thing Weston will be back for Vermont this weekend.

I won’t be late this week, I promise.

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