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Post by forrest on Dec 10, 2008 11:28:11 GMT -4
I was looking at this weekend's schedule and realized Moncton will be playing a 3rd game in 3 days this Sunday. I was anxious to see how if they were going to bring the same energy as they usually do. But looking at the Eagle's schedule, they will also be playing their 3rd game in 3 days. They are playing St-John on Friday and on Saturday.
With the good rivalry we have had in the past couple years with them, this is a set-up for a very good game.
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Post by mikeb on Dec 10, 2008 15:42:50 GMT -4
I was looking at this weekend's schedule and realized Moncton will be playing a 3rd game in 3 days this Sunday. I was anxious to see how if they were going to bring the same energy as they usually do. But looking at the Eagle's schedule, they will also be playing their 3rd game in 3 days. They are playing St-John on Friday and on Saturday. With the good rivalry we have had in the past couple years with them, this is a set-up for a very good game. It actually is set up for a poor game. Both teams will probably be tired and tired teams don't make for good hockey.
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Post by SteveUL on Dec 10, 2008 15:49:45 GMT -4
I was looking at this weekend's schedule and realized Moncton will be playing a 3rd game in 3 days this Sunday. I was anxious to see how if they were going to bring the same energy as they usually do. But looking at the Eagle's schedule, they will also be playing their 3rd game in 3 days. They are playing St-John on Friday and on Saturday. With the good rivalry we have had in the past couple years with them, this is a set-up for a very good game. It actually is set up for a poor game. Both teams will probably be tired and tired teams don't make for good hockey. It's a better game than one tired team vs one rested team. It was nice to beat Rimouski on the weekend ... but after about 10 mins the game was never in doubt ... wasn't that exciting. At least with two tired teams ... they are playing on a fairly even playing field ... errr ... rink. That can still make for an exciting game. Goaltenders will still be challenged ... mistakes will be made at both ends ... both teams will work as hard as they can for the win. Are you suggesting that two teams that make it to the Prez Cup after each having a 3rd Rd game 7 ... makes for lousy hockey ?
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Post by bois on Dec 10, 2008 15:58:56 GMT -4
who do you guys play the first part of the weekend?
I know you play us Friday but who do you face Saturday?
I think CB is in tougher.. another favorable scheduling quirk for the Wildcats
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Post by Optimus Reim on Dec 10, 2008 16:05:44 GMT -4
In PEI Fri, In Hal Sat, home vs CB Sun. We have the schedulers on the pay roll.
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Post by jimmy on Dec 10, 2008 16:06:26 GMT -4
who do you guys play the first part of the weekend? I know you play us Friday but who do you face Saturday? I think CB is in tougher.. another favorable scheduling quirk for the Wildcats I think we have the Moose on Saturday in Halifax without looking it up ...
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Post by forrest on Dec 10, 2008 17:35:27 GMT -4
who do you guys play the first part of the weekend? I know you play us Friday but who do you face Saturday? I think CB is in tougher.. another favorable scheduling quirk for the Wildcats Actually, you're right in way because we play a shitty team in PEI and then Halifax on Saturday... ;D ;D But Moncton travels to PEI to Halifax and back to Moncton as oppose to Cape-Breton who will travel from St-John to Moncton only. Probably a better scenario for CB as far as travel goes.
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Post by SteveUL on Dec 10, 2008 17:41:57 GMT -4
who do you guys play the first part of the weekend? I know you play us Friday but who do you face Saturday? I think CB is in tougher.. another favorable scheduling quirk for the Wildcats Yes ... we get to play another team below us in the standings ... how long can this last ?
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Post by Arnold Slick on Dec 10, 2008 18:42:37 GMT -4
The Eagles also play in Lewiston tonight so Sunday's game will be their 4th game in 5 days. It's definitely advantage Moncton in terms of the schedule this week.
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Post by mikeb on Dec 11, 2008 8:20:38 GMT -4
It actually is set up for a poor game. Both teams will probably be tired and tired teams don't make for good hockey. It's a better game than one tired team vs one rested team. It was nice to beat Rimouski on the weekend ... but after about 10 mins the game was never in doubt ... wasn't that exciting. At least with two tired teams ... they are playing on a fairly even playing field ... errr ... rink. That can still make for an exciting game. Goaltenders will still be challenged ... mistakes will be made at both ends ... both teams will work as hard as they can for the win. Are you suggesting that two teams that make it to the Prez Cup after each having a 3rd Rd game 7 ... makes for lousy hockey ? They would have rested for at least 3 days before the Prez Cup. And two tired teams might make the game close but that doesn't make it good hockey. My son had a close game in recreational hockey about 4 years ago. I never thought it was particularly good hockey.
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Post by SteveUL on Dec 11, 2008 8:33:47 GMT -4
It's a better game than one tired team vs one rested team. It was nice to beat Rimouski on the weekend ... but after about 10 mins the game was never in doubt ... wasn't that exciting. At least with two tired teams ... they are playing on a fairly even playing field ... errr ... rink. That can still make for an exciting game. Goaltenders will still be challenged ... mistakes will be made at both ends ... both teams will work as hard as they can for the win. Are you suggesting that two teams that make it to the Prez Cup after each having a 3rd Rd game 7 ... makes for lousy hockey ? They would have rested for at least 3 days before the Prez Cup. And two tired teams might make the game close but that doesn't make it good hockey. My son had a close game in recreational hockey about 4 years ago. I never thought it was particularly good hockey. Yes ... because Rec hockey is always as exciting as Major Jr. I have an idea ... don't come to Moncton ... and don't bother watching online ... we don't want to bore you.
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Post by gongshow on Dec 11, 2008 8:47:21 GMT -4
I think Moncton has had a pretty slack schedule so far.They've had the luxury of playing alot of games against teams that have been busy while Moncton was home resting.I think a big part of the slack schedule comes from the Maritime division being so weak....not many tough matchups in that division.
I must say I can't remember very many teams having an entire week off 4 times before the Christmas break even starts.Even the road trips so far have been easy.....their 3 in 3 in Quebec they managed to face Montreal who was also on a 3 in 3 (and4 in 5).They had a 3 in 4 road trip also that was pretty slack (A-B,Chi,B-C)all weak teams.
I know diehard fans would never admit it but Moncton has had a very slack schedule so far.The funny thing is though that the games have to be played eventually so I would have to assume that the 2nd half of the year won't be so easy....they're already behind by 5 games on some teams(games in hand).I think January and Febuary will be when we see the true makeup of this team.
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Post by SteveUL on Dec 11, 2008 9:22:44 GMT -4
I think Moncton has had a pretty slack schedule so far.They've had the luxury of playing alot of games against teams that have been busy while Moncton was home resting.I think a big part of the slack schedule comes from the Maritime division being so weak....not many tough matchups in that division. I must say I can't remember very many teams having an entire week off 4 times before the Christmas break even starts.Even the road trips so far have been easy.....their 3 in 3 in Quebec they managed to face Montreal who was also on a 3 in 3 (and4 in 5).They had a 3 in 4 road trip also that was pretty slack (A-B,Chi,B-C)all weak teams. I know diehard fans would never admit it but Moncton has had a very slack schedule so far.The funny thing is though that the games have to be played eventually so I would have to assume that the 2nd half of the year won't be so easy....they're already behind by 5 games on some teams(games in hand).I think January and Febuary will be when we see the true makeup of this team. I seem to recall that last year at this point in the season we had played several more games than most teams ... so from year to year it evens out. Bathurst had a very easy schedule last year if I recall ... first half anyway. Moncton is always playing teams below it in the standings ... so it always looks like an easy schedule. Last year ... if we had the same schedule ... it would look a lot harder since we'd be playing teams ahead of us all the time.
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Post by gongshow on Dec 11, 2008 9:27:39 GMT -4
I think Moncton has had a pretty slack schedule so far.They've had the luxury of playing alot of games against teams that have been busy while Moncton was home resting.I think a big part of the slack schedule comes from the Maritime division being so weak....not many tough matchups in that division. I must say I can't remember very many teams having an entire week off 4 times before the Christmas break even starts.Even the road trips so far have been easy.....their 3 in 3 in Quebec they managed to face Montreal who was also on a 3 in 3 (and4 in 5).They had a 3 in 4 road trip also that was pretty slack (A-B,Chi,B-C)all weak teams. I know diehard fans would never admit it but Moncton has had a very slack schedule so far.The funny thing is though that the games have to be played eventually so I would have to assume that the 2nd half of the year won't be so easy....they're already behind by 5 games on some teams(games in hand).I think January and Febuary will be when we see the true makeup of this team. I seem to recall that last year at this point in the season we had played several more games than most teams ... so from year to year it evens out. Bathurst had a very easy schedule last year if I recall ... first half anyway. Moncton is always playing teams below it in the standings ... so it always looks like an easy schedule. Last year ... if we had the same schedule ... it would look a lot harder since we'd be playing teams ahead of us all the time. Absolutely.....the way the league has the scheduling is what made it an easy schedule....with so many inter-division games and such a weak division it natuarally makes for an easy schedule. The weird part is how many entire weeks off they've had...it was like at the end of October when they had a week off then played Halifax and then had another week off.Like I said though the games will be played eventually so I have to guess it'll be a tough road ahead. What really pisses me off though is when you only see a team like rimouski or Montreal etc once per season and then they come here on their 3rd game in less than 3 days and end up facing a team that's been resting for 4-5 games.Like Jodoin said in the paper it's dangerous for the players on the tired team.
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Post by jimmy on Dec 11, 2008 9:51:05 GMT -4
I think Moncton has had a pretty slack schedule so far.They've had the luxury of playing alot of games against teams that have been busy while Moncton was home resting.I think a big part of the slack schedule comes from the Maritime division being so weak....not many tough matchups in that division. I must say I can't remember very many teams having an entire week off 4 times before the Christmas break even starts.Even the road trips so far have been easy.....their 3 in 3 in Quebec they managed to face Montreal who was also on a 3 in 3 (and4 in 5).They had a 3 in 4 road trip also that was pretty slack (A-B,Chi,B-C)all weak teams. I know diehard fans would never admit it but Moncton has had a very slack schedule so far.The funny thing is though that the games have to be played eventually so I would have to assume that the 2nd half of the year won't be so easy....they're already behind by 5 games on some teams(games in hand).I think January and Febuary will be when we see the true makeup of this team. A comment re: the divisional matchups being easy because of the weak Atlantic Division - I disagree with that one ... for Moncton, 3 of the 5 matchups (PEI, Halifax, and A-B) can be considered easy while two are tough ... so 40% of our divisional games are tough and 60% are easy ... If you look at Shawinigan, Drummondville is a tough opponent, but Victo and Lewy are on par with our weak teams ... so 33% of their divisional games are tough, and 67% are easy. Same thing with Quebec - 33% of divisional games vs. Riki are tough, while the remaining 67% are against Chicoutimi and B-C, and not so tough. Overall, if our schedule has been easier it may be because we have a few games in hand on most teams, meaning we have had the luxury of a few more days off. The other big advantage we have in the Atlantic division is geographic - with the exception of C-B, all of our division roadtrips are a 2.5 hour bus trip or less. For all of the other teams, they are looking at 2.5 hours or less only to play us, all other road trips in the division are 4 hours plus. While this is a relative advantage compared to other Atlantic teams, I don't think it is all that different than the travel demands placed on most of the Quebec teams.
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