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[QUOTE="Cuse All-In, post: 4560636, member: 8149"]
I appreciate your enthusiasm and many good points about Will Mark.  You are clearly a fan of his.

My opinion is one of cautious optimism. He has demonstrated that he has the physical skills to be a strong goalie in D1.  He played well against Vermont but Vermont doesn't have the offense they had in 2021 or 2022.  I will be fully on the Mark bandwagon if he performs well against the big boys in a few weeks and then the grueling closing stretch against the ACC.  Playing against MD, Duke etc. under the pressure of national media attention and Cuse alumni expectations will be a new test for him.  It's a bit like playing baseball for the Baltimore Orioles for the past few years and then playing for the Yankees or Red Sox.  It will be more of a mental/psychological challenge for Will.  Having spoken with several past top D1 goalies, they tell me that is the toughest adjustment they had - handling the pressure of trying to make the playoffs, not having a top defense in front of you, elite shooters at every position firing at you, negative media coverage etc.

He came here, in his own words, to shine under the bright lights.  He now has that chance to prove himself at the highest level.  I wish him well!

If he struggles, I hope people remember that he doesn't have the defense that Entenmann and McNaney have in ND and MD or what McElroy had in Georgetown the past few years.
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