By: SCOTT MARTINEAU

SCOTT MARTINEAU — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:59:34 +0000

Unless you did not count former WJC member Brian Strait among BU’s top six, then with Mattie Gilroy and Strait both gone ONLY FOUR OF THE SIX members of the defensive corps return. Also, I was listening to a Northeastern Broadcast the final weekend versus BU of this HE season, and the announcers said that BU ‘has three potential pro prospects along their blue-line, I was wondering who among Gryba, Shatty, Colby Cohen, Warsofsky (MOST agree these four are likely to have long careers not just in the pros but in the NHL in particular), and even NiCastro, THE LAST CUT FROM THIS YEAR’S GOLD MEDAL WINNING WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPS FROM THE USA is considered to have an NHL ceiling by most. Just look at the scoring leaders on BU – they are almost all defensemen (and Zach Cohen) … why the diss of a team that again has, despite its flaws, BY FAR the best and deepest blue line in the NCAA this season. If Millan did not have a sophomore slump OR if Rollie had been given the shot in goal, I honestly think that BU would be either in first or second place with significant points between them and the 3rd HE team and a NCAA bid virtually guaranteed. The fact that VT had to eke its way into the HE tourney (in fact, they probably would have been in better shape finishing ninth as they would not have to go to Whittemore and win two on the road) YET dominated over the big dogs in the West once again proves what a joke the PWR is in getting teams into the tourney. I understand that coaches like the fact that there can be no backroom lobbying, but the fact that a team can be 2-1 versus the 25th PWR team and that gets them BIG BONUS POINTS but another team can be NINE AND ZERO against PWR teams 26th, 27th, and 28th mean nothing is just absurd.

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By: SCOTT MARTINEAU