2/23 Grand Rapids vs Anoka at the DECC

PASTRAPIDSFAN · Post by **PASTRAPIDSFAN** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:22 pm

boblee wrote:Some of you are suggesting that emotion had a lot to do with playing Tabaka. I haven't the slightest clue why the decision was made. I didn't look at it as a terrible one and I certianly do not blame Mr. Tabaka for the loss. He battled hard all year and had a great senior campaign. However, if emotional appeal won him the starting job on Saturday that is a crying shame. Rapids had a pretty capable backup goalie last year that only started once due to Jensen being suspended. The coaches didn't give him a break and I would be surprised if they picked this time to give a kid a break. With that being said, I would have gone with Underwood, but Trevor did not cost the team the game. Plain and simple.

I would agree the backup goalie last year was more than capable of doing a fine job.

Post by **east hockey** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:31 pm

PASTRAPIDSFAN wrote:
boblee wrote:Some of you are suggesting that emotion had a lot to do with playing Tabaka. I haven't the slightest clue why the decision was made. I didn't look at it as a terrible one and I certianly do not blame Mr. Tabaka for the loss. He battled hard all year and had a great senior campaign. However, if emotional appeal won him the starting job on Saturday that is a crying shame. Rapids had a pretty capable backup goalie last year that only started once due to Jensen being suspended. The coaches didn't give him a break and I would be surprised if they picked this time to give a kid a break. With that being said, I would have gone with Underwood, but Trevor did not cost the team the game. Plain and simple.
I would agree the backup goalie last year was more than capable of doing a fine job.

Never heard of him.

Lee

GROCK878 · Post by **GROCK878** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:46 pm

Reggie wrote:One good thing about todays game is the play of some of Rapid's younger guys. Getting some action and playing very well!

ya the younger guys played well, but next year i dont think rapids will be able to do any better, but for sure in 2 or 3 years rapids will go to state and have a good chance at state champs, ill put money on it

PuckTime · Post by **PuckTime** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:39 am

GROCK878 wrote:
Reggie wrote:One good thing about todays game is the play of some of Rapid's younger guys. Getting some action and playing very well!
ya the younger guys played well, but next year i dont think rapids will be able to do any better, but for sure in 2 or 3 years rapids will go to state and have a good chance at state champs, ill put money on it

I agree. I think when this years Sophomore class are Seniors, they are going to have a very strong team.

eastranger19 · Post by **eastranger19** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:47 pm

PuckTime wrote:
GROCK878 wrote:
Reggie wrote:One good thing about todays game is the play of some of Rapid's younger guys. Getting some action and playing very well!
ya the younger guys played well, but next year i dont think rapids will be able to do any better, but for sure in 2 or 3 years rapids will go to state and have a good chance at state champs, ill put money on it
I agree. I think when this years Sophomore class are Seniors, they are going to have a very strong team.

What younger or even older guys played good for more than a shift or two, I did'nt see any. It hurt big without Rendle and Kosak being hurt, and the switching of goalies due to politics or emotion

which should have never happened. Tabaka did'nt play any of the Bigger games and should'nt have here, if play was based on record & stats, or being a senior, thats sad, what are the stats now?, unless the coach was trying to prove a point it was wrong. I watched the whole game, 5 of 6 were weak, but most GR fans were gone after the 3rd & 4th one. I think they were beat before they started, which is sad, look at the east/cloquet game 6-5 and noboby quit. Anoka-YUK. go purple

GR3343 · Post by **GR3343** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:58 pm

eastranger19 wrote:
What younger or even older guys played good for more than a shift or two, I did'nt see any. It hurt big without Rendle and Kosak being hurt, and the switching of goalies due to politics or emotion which should have never happened. Tabaka did'nt play any of the Bigger games and should'nt have here, if play was based on record & stats, or being a senior, thats sad, what are the stats now?, unless the coach was trying to prove a point it was wrong. I watched the whole game, 5 of 6 were weak, but most GR fans were gone after the 3rd & 4th one. I think they were beat before they started, which is sad, look at the east/cloquet game 6-5 and noboby quit. Anoka-YUK. go purple

There were several players that had a tale of two games. Some good, some bad. No need to point fingers or call anyone out. As a whole, the team was a little off and really never got anything going. Goaltending wasn't as big an issue as some would like to say it was. Could it have been better? Sure. Would it have been better with a different tender? Probably not. Would it have mattered considering the game winning goal was scored 6 min. into the game? Definitely not. Like stated before, it was a tough day to not play their best game against an opponent who was obviously ready for them. It's over and done with, no sense in beating it to death anymore. Onto other sports and off season training, and for some new ventures that don't include hockey. Best of luck to all.

DmanDad1980 · Post by **DmanDad1980** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:04 pm

Noka Noka

Sorry wrong team... wrong team chant...

eastranger19 · Post by **eastranger19** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:36 pm

Gr33 sounds like your the goalie or relative, or a junior or soph. player that was happy with just being out there on the Decc floor, knowing you still have another year or two, with a dumb statement like that. You must be a real competitor, game over 6 minutes in.

I don't think so, does'nt matter if it's 1-0 or 6-0 ? I think it does, players will play even harder down the stretch, if it's close, within a goal or two, they have a shot. And The only one's pointing fingers were the one's saying the young players played well, there wrong. And for the seniors there won't be off season training, that was it. Goaltending was'nt an issue

6-0 running time.

You should be in a recreational league watching or playing. Now get back to class or find a job! And Good Luck next year T-Hawks, your too competitive to go out this way! East in 09

GROCK878 · Post by **GROCK878** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:51 pm

eastranger19 wrote:
PuckTime wrote:
GROCK878 wrote: ya the younger guys played well, but next year i dont think rapids will be able to do any better, but for sure in 2 or 3 years rapids will go to state and have a good chance at state champs, ill put money on it
I agree. I think when this years Sophomore class are Seniors, they are going to have a very strong team.
What younger or even older guys played good for more than a shift or two, I did'nt see any. It hurt big without Rendle and Kosak being hurt, and the switching of goalies due to politics or emotion which should have never happened. Tabaka did'nt play any of the Bigger games and should'nt have here, if play was based on record & stats, or being a senior, thats sad, what are the stats now?, unless the coach was trying to prove a point it was wrong. I watched the whole game, 5 of 6 were weak, but most GR fans were gone after the 3rd & 4th one. I think they were beat before they started, which is sad, look at the east/cloquet game 6-5 and noboby quit. Anoka-YUK. go purple

where were you sitting?! 5 out of six goals tabaka had no D and he was screened very badly anoka was all over rapids D
and it seemed like cloquet gave up but realized they were lose and stepped it up with a couple minutes to go. i want cloquet to win but i think anoka will win the finals

eastranger19 · Post by **eastranger19** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:05 pm

Ya the young guy's are the D-fense, make up your minds, did they or did they not play good. The second goal from the far corner, bad screen, if you smoked a pease pipe the night before

, 3rd period goals, nothing but net swished, usually pipes dinging if screened, especially when its 5 on 5. I did'nt hear any and I was standing in the corner. Done and over, we move on!

The Hammer · Post by **The Hammer** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:12 pm

GR could have had The Dominator (Dominik Hasek) or Vladislav Tretiak(best Russian ever) in goal vs Anoka and they still would have lost the game. You cannot give a team multiple point blank shots and expect the goalie to stop everyone.

Tabaka deserved the start as he has been playing very well.

Norcon, what is your take on the goalie discussion?

GR3343 · Post by **GR3343** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:53 pm

eastranger19 wrote:Gr33 sounds like your the goalie or relative, or a junior or soph. player that was happy with just being out there on the Decc floor, knowing you still have another year or two, with a dumb statement like that. You must be a real competitor, game over 6 minutes in. I don't think so, does'nt matter if it's 1-0 or 6-0 ? I think it does, players will play even harder down the stretch, if it's close, within a goal or two, they have a shot. And The only one's pointing fingers were the one's saying the young players played well, there wrong. And for the seniors there won't be off season training, that was it. Goaltending was'nt an issue 6-0 running time. You should be in a recreational league watching or playing. Now get back to class or find a job! And Good Luck next year T-Hawks, your too competitive to go out this way! East in 09

Perhaps I should have used smaller words so that you could understand. Saying the game winning goal was scored 6 min. into the game is a fact. It certainly wasn't what was thought at the time of the goal, but the fact of the matter is when you score 0, the 1st goal is the game winner. I'm sure the boys did what they could, but on this day, it obviously wasn't enough. I'm still confused by what you mean with your finger pointing comment so I won't bother to address it. Goaltending wasn't as big an issue as people want to make out of it. Also, it was stated that there were some with new ventures that did not include hockey. Psst, this actually meant the seniors. Thanks for the good luck though, and you are right, the T-Hawks are too competitive to go out like that. They'll be back.

norcon · Post by **norcon** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:40 am

The Hammer wrote:GR could have had The Dominator (Dominik Hasek) or Vladislav Tretiak(best Russian ever) in goal vs Anoka and they still would have lost the game. You cannot give a team multiple point blank shots and expect the goalie to stop everyone.

Tabaka deserved the start as he has been playing very well.

Norcon, what is your take on the goalie discussion?

Agreed. I don't believe there was any controversy here. Tabaka played very well against Denfeld and up in Roseau where he split time with Underwood. As well as A.J. played all season, I did think he fought the puck a bit in the game against Forest Lake. Regardless, it wouldn't have made a difference in this game as Anoka was the better team on all accounts.

TheHockeyDJ · Post by **TheHockeyDJ** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:10 am

Rapids was very outmatched in this game. I really wondered why the forwards for Rapids took so many 30' fluttering-arching wrist shots into Wells glove. Anoka certainly was a faster skating team. They were also far more creative with their puck movement. I hope the young GR players learned from this and know what they must practice in the offseason. Do whatever it takes. Watch as much hockey in the offseason as possible with a view to learning, not just watching. Work on foot quickness. In all sports, speed kills. The team that will win 7AA next season is the team that is working the hardest today, not tomorrow.

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