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Johnny Ringo

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  1. I am sick and tired of this example being used; it's pure apples and oranges. Jerry York took over a putrid Boston College program and had to rebuild it while competing with the likes of Maine and BU for talent. Of course it took him a long time to get to the level he is right now. They are the team of the 2000's. Dave Hakstol took over a program with basically a full cupboard and has underachieved with it. Just like Doug Woog did with the Goofs back in the 1980's thru the mid 1990's.

    Face the facts.....Hakstol hasn't gotten the job done. With all this "parity", how has Boston College won four titles since 2001 (about one every three years)? And shouldn't all that "parity" give us just as much chance to win a natty as anyone else? But Haktsol's teams have underachieved in the NCAA tournament (especially at the Frozen Four) and it is just getting old.

    With FU winning 3 consecutive FCS football titles, we need to do something to change the narrative around here. Winning #8 would do just that and it would have a positive impact on the campus as a whole. That is another angle that is not talked about enough.

    It certainly helps when your placed in the Northeast regional every year.

  2. This is perhaps the best example of an incredibly skilled player putting team first and buying into the system. That's why Stevie is who he is, does what he does now, has the rings, is a first ballot HOFer, and never buys his own drink in motor city.

    I love that our own Jonny Toews emulates so much of that Stevie Y mentality.

    Its hard to watch his speech when they raised his number to the rafters because he's so humble to a fault. He kept saying that he didn't deserve the credit and the players and coaches should be the ones being recognized. The crowd at the Joe just wanted him to be honored but Yzerman being the player he is tried to deflect the praise.

  3. Chris Porter might be the best example a player like Tambo might want to emulate, played 4 years, paid his dues in the AHL and when the time came played a solid game for the Blues when needed. That would be a good model for him.

  4. Ultimately coaches care more about what you do away from the puck then what you do with it. Anybody remember Steve Yzerman before Scotty Bowman arrived and putting up huge numbers and not winning any cups then Scotty Bowman arriving and teaching him how to be a 2way player and winning more cups. Yzerman's numbers went way down but I think he gladly would take the results.

  5. Yeah I still like watching Coaches Corner but lost some respect for him when he went off on Frattin being an NCAA player after getting a start on the last game of the year for the maple leafs over Zigomanis an AHL player. All the leafs were trying to do was evaluate him before the season ended.

    Not to mention him going off on team USA because they wore track suits when they arrived to the game as opposed to Team Canada who wore suits. He kept saying "look at that, class baby..class." seriously Don.

  6. I've never seen Murray's jerseys anywhere as I was looking for it after he turned pro the next year at the jersey auctions at the Ralph. Might have been recycled.

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