Recap: SIOUX vs. BU

Here is my recap of last night’s game:

SUMMARY:
Two teams who played on opposite ends of the spectrum.

THE GOOD:
Boston University – Bottom line they played and looked great. I know; one game (win or lose) does not make a season. As someone that also follows BU, I was completely impressed with them. Millian made some unbelievable saves.

It is worth noting that Brad Eidsness of the Sioux was solid in net. He was hung out to dry by the defense and if it was not for him the score would have been worse than 5-1.

THE BAD:
The Sioux – Just like BU, one game does not make a season. However, this was the first game of the season and you would hope they would come to play. The feeling from this game was the exact feeling I had in Denver last year after losing to BC. The sad part of the game is when the Sioux tie it up my friend, Sioux Fan from Boston, and I didn’t have enough time to enjoy the tie - BU scored to go ahead for good 20 seconds later.

In hind site - I had a chance to talk to Coach Eades before the game. You could tell he was excited about the start of the season mentioning they have a lot of good young players. Maybe this was his way of saying the Sioux will need time to develop into one cohesive team.

THE UGLY:
Defense and the power play -first the defense, just down right ugly. Joe, BU made you look like a rookie and by the way you are suppose to be a leader on this team - so act like it. Stop taking stupid penalties down 4-1 or gooning it up because you are frustrated, the team needs your calm leadership.

The power play – this will not be in the stats but we had eight power plays and you could not tell. The Sioux played better when it was 4 on 4 or 5 on 5. This is a situation with young players that we need to take advantage of.

The Sioux will play UMass today and they will have a chance to redeem themselves after last night’s game. Just do not take UMass lightly. Although UMass lost to Michigan State, UMass had 37 shots on net vs. 16.