BU v. UNH 10/19/07 Thoughts

I’m sure that everyone has had a lot of time to think about this game now. Definitely not the greatest start for the Terriers, but there have been some things that I’ve been seeing that are definitely better than in years past, and things that need to improve if we want success.

First the Good:

• Our Freshmen look pretty good for having only a few college games under their belts. Shattenkirk and Wilson have stood out for me.
• Guys are putting a ton of pressure on the net, something that they weren’t really doing last year.
• Forechecking looks a bit better, the guys are getting more aggressive with that.
• We’re winning a ton of faceoffs.

Then the “NI”:

• We need our goalies to step it up for sure. This has something to do with the D also, but when you’re giving up almost 4 goals a game, its tough to win. (Duh.)
• Same old dump and chase is being used too much. We need to take the skill guys in and try to make something happen instead of just throwing it in and hoping.
• Power play guys… power play. I don’t know if this is our system or if its a real issue with the guys, but we need to generate some offense here. Get the % above 20% and we should be golden.

That being said, Kevin Regan was really good on Friday night. At least we did our best job to make him look that way. Agganis was rocking, as usual, and the band threw in some new things. I’m not sure how much I like the drums on the other side, or the mic-ing of the cowbell, but if it gets the crowd more into it then I’m all for it.

What did you guys think of the new intro video? I really think they should just stick with the BOOM. Feel free to discuss in the Forum!

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