Nieto, Terriers Sneak Past Huskies

Matt Nieto recorded 3 assists, Kieran Millan recorded 39 saves and the BU men's hockey team snuck by Northeastern last night 3-2 at Matthews Arena.  The two teams finish off their regular seasons at Agganis Arena tonight at 7 pm.

The Huskies outshot the Terriers 41-27, requiring BU netminder Kieran Millan to make a number of incredible, highlight reel worthy saves.  The Terriers picked up a goal in all three possible categories last night - even strength, powerplay and shorthanded. The first Terrier goal came off of the stick of Corey Trivino, who collected an Alex Chiasson rebound and snuck a wrap-around chance past Chris Rawlings.

The second goal came on the powerplay, as Max Nicastro ripped a bomb from the point that I'm pretty sure Rawlings never saw.  The shot rose glove side on Rawlings, and he never made a move with his glove, simply went down in the butterfly expecting a tip.  I'd have to see a replay to confirm, but I wouldn't be all the surprised if the puck went off a Northeastern players stick.

The game winner was arguable the prettiest goal of the night.  Sean Escobedo sprung Matt Nieto with a long pass, and Nieto drew Rawlings out before sliding the puck to Sahir Gill who tipped it past Rawlings.

After the final BU goal, Northeastern had numerous chances to put the puck home, but were unsuccessful. Their closest chance came with around 40 seconds left in the game, as Millan made an initial save before the puck slid slowly between his legs and came to rest no more than a foot from the goal line. Thankfully, a BU defender had the presence of mind to sweep in and kick the puck out before any damage could be done.

With the win and a UNH loss, the Terriers are now only two points behind UNH and could tie/pass them for second place with another win tonight and UNH loss. There are a number of scenarios that could play out tonight, which The Boston Hockey Blog has covered. The BHB will be live blogging tonight's game as well for those of you who cannot make it.

We'll be back tomorrow for a recap and breakdown of the Hockey East playoff picture. Until then, Go Terriers!

BSRS ON THE ROAD AGAIN TO NU

We the BSRS are on the road tonight to NORTHEASTERN where coaches text and call on the unlimited plan. We will have a full report on the series this weekend and the final Hockey East standings as well as player of the year, rookie of the year and coach of the year. As always GO BU!

PS- NU SUCKS

Who stays-who goes? What will the 2011-12 Terriers look like?

So I was browsing the Terrier Hockey Fan Blog today(look to your left for the link) and saw them mention that Alex Chiasson was recently rated the #3 prospect in the Dallas Stars' system so that got me to thinking(never a good thing I know)...Does he leave after this year? Chiasson would certainly be a front runner to be a captain of some sort on a team that has the talent and experience playing together to be very very good. You can ask this same question about alot of guys on this year's squad. So I am going to break down my opinion a little on each one and see where that takes us. Obviously this might change after we win National Championship#6 in April so give me some slack when Joey Pereira is holding up that trophy because this could change some guys' minds.

1. Alex Chiasson RW- As stated above, he is the #4 prospect of the Dallas starts according to hockeysfuture.com. He is the highest rated forward and wing out of the group so things don't look good for BU fans when you look at that. In the end of the day though, the choice is usually up to the player. They can "ride buses" in the AHL as Parker would say or spend another year in school in most cases. The thing with Chiasson is the Stars are only #8 in the conference and their youngest RW is 28 years old. This could be a perfect storm for Chiasson to leave and play in the NHL right away or sometime next year. The draw of playing in the NHL would be enough to lure him away from BU I think. Parker usually gives his guys honest opinions so I expect Chiasson to leave if the opportunity presents itself. Parker isn't going to beg the guy back- Jerry York style(Please Cam Atkinson don't go!).
Prediction- Chiasson leaves after two years at BU and plays in Dallas next year

2. Kieran Millan G- There was really no talk of Kieran leaving after his sophomore slump last year. After this season...different story as Millan has been lights out since the calender turned to 2011. He was recently named HE goalie of the month for Feb and has put this young Terriers team on his back at times(read Maine series). Jack Parker has said on numerous occasions how the team would have lost a game that they won if they didn't have Kieran in net. Millan is a fifth round draft choice so he has had to work his way up the ladder. He currently is the Colorado Avalanche's #12 prospect. This may be scary at first for Terrier fans but he has two goalies ahead of him on this list and he seems to be an all but lock to stay at BU for his senior season.
Prediction- Kieran comes back to win 3 titles in 4 years...ok maybe only 2.

3. Charlie Coyle C/RW- The Sharks first round pick from this year is the #3 overall prospect in the system but also the top non-goalie and only wing in the top 10. This is also known as if the Sharks need a wing this off-season and think he is ready, Coyle could be a one and done. I don't think this will be the case though because Coyle has had his ups and downs his freshman year and could benefit from a second year under the BU coaching/training staff. Look for him to go Colin Wilson style and stay one more year with a chance to win a NC.
Prediction- Coyle stays for one more year before going pro

4. Dave Warsofsky D- The junior defenseman is ranked #10 in the Bruins prospect class. Parker said at the beginning of the year that he expect "Warso" to leave at the end of the season. He also though he was going to be a Hobey Candidate so he may have changed his mind. Warsofsky has obviously had a down year for his standards but he is still a hell of a player. To be honest, I didn't think Shatty had a great year last year and he was in the NHL All-Star weekend so what do I know?
Prediction- Follows Shatty's technique and leaves for the P-Bruins at the end of the BU season.

Those are the players that were rated highest on their teams pro boards. I will go through the rest of the guys quickly and give people an idea what the pro teams expect from them
1. Wade Megan C/W- He is listed in the "other notables" category for the Florida Panthers but expect him to stay at BU for all four years.
2. Corey Trivino C- Trivino is listed as the Islanders #20 overall prospect and #4 center. This isn't enough for him to leave school early. Trivino and his awesome hair style stay for his senior season.
3. Justin Courtnall LW- Not even listed on Tampa Bay's prospect page...here for all four.
4. Grant Rollheiser G- Listed in the "other notable" category for the Maple Leafs but obviously is here to back-up Millan for another season.
5. Max Nicastro D- Listed in the "other notable" category for the Red Wings but he will be here for all four as well.
6. Yasin Cisse F- Not listed due to the two injuries he suffered from the last two seasons...has at least two great years here at BU before thinking about the pros.

-Like I said this is just because it crossed my mine and we didn't post anything else today so I went with it. We still a title to bring home though so we will worry about all of this stuff for real after the season ends. We will do some line predictions then for you but that is pointless until this season ends and the incoming class is finalized. Feel free to leave opinions below on what you think but if it is pro-BC or a troll I'll delete your comments quicker than it takes you to get from Newton to Boston which is like 30 minutes but still you get what I mean.

From The 108: BU Inks Local Legacy Recruit

Adding another member to an already strong 2013 incoming class, the Terriers and Jack Parker's staff picked up a commitment this past week from Needham's Danny O'Regan, the Boston Hockey Blog reported. O'Regan, a forward at local prep school St. Sebastian's, chose to attend BU over Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth and Northeastern. His father, Tom, played for the Terriers from 1979-83, serving as a co-captain as a senior. After scoring a goal and assisting on one in a game against Thayer at Walter Brown Arena on Saturday, he boasts a 24-24-48 line in 26 games this season. According to scouts he will be a competitive, tough and committed player who is able to find others and distribute the puck well to them, to which I'd add that his statistics bear out the fact that he is quite capable of potting goals himself. In any case, another solid pickup and it's good to see that he can still snag some in-state talent, which seemingly has been a recent issue (compared to BC in particular).

Rock Chalk Terriers: Upset City Baybay!

I'm still a bit in shock after seeing our Terriers basketball team pull of an immense upset in Burlington against the Scat-amounts, winning 66-64 in OT. Granted, Evan Fjeld went down in midgame with what's turned out to be only a sprained ankle (I'm glad it's only that, it looked fucking gross when they showed the replay of his ankle Theismannesque-ally bending in twain) Still, they were highly competitive even with Fjeld on the floor and the still-injured John Holland riding the pine cushioned seating with Jake. Darryl Partin took over the leading scorer role that he's verged on at times this year, scoring 23 for the Terriers.

The main thing I got from this game on TV was just how good D.J. Irving is and will continue to be as he grows within the BU program over the next three years. He scored 18 points in addition to running the offense very efficiently and effectively, particularly in the second half of the game. When Holland comes back, I see this team as certainly being a threat to Vermont for the AE tournament title. If Fjeld doesn't come back, the Terriers are the odds-on favorite right off the bat. With Fjeld and Holland both back, we could be in for another mighty interesting championship game in a couple weeks.

I also have to own up to totally blowing my picks for the AE over the weekend. Glad that BU won, but I didn't see at all that UNH and Maine would lose. Definitely gives me some pause as far as looking at the AE Bracket. Of course, that's when I'll make up my mistakes now with a perfect bracket there, but that's a story for another day.