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I watched the UNB-SFX games and my biggest takeaway was that they won't do well at Nationals.
UNB Reds Thread (Part5)
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The AUS is a clear level or two below the other conferences in women’s hockey. Maybe in men’s hockey too lol…
I could be crazy and I would have said this 3 days ago but the AUS isn’t as good as it was 15 years ago and I think that played into UNB’s 30-0 season (I know they didn’t allow a goal at nationals)…
Some of the teams 04 ,2016 X , 07 Moncton , 2010 SMU , etc… been a while since we’ve seen a non UNB team that good
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Even beyond specific teams. I think of the best AUS players I’ve seen and all of them were 10+ years ago… Hennigar, Tremblay , Maillet , Kevin Young , Ferguson , Hotham x2 , Rancourt , Stanley, take your pick… I don’t think we’ve had anyone that good since Maillet…
The pandemic is a factor , I wonder if NHL expansion has had an impact on the highest end of the talent pool as well, after every expansion - 20+ new NHL jobs , 20+ new AHL jobs , everyone gets pushed up a little bit. Not sure if that’s played any role but a thought …
