Re: RIT Tigers 2017 / 2018. Is time to go out and capture some prey!
Last night certainly wasn't Drackett's best game - he was flummoxed by some of Robert Morris' puck movement and way out of the net for two of his goals, but it was great to see the team rally around him and get the goals back, and to see Drackett and his teammates slam the door in the 3rd period. This felt like a game that would have gotten away from RIT in their down years (especially last year).
Random thought I had about Jordan Peacock last night: he reminds me of an elderly Jagr. The way he's able to keep the puck on his stick in the corners and along the walls while fending off defenders is incredible, and it allows him to move the puck much more quickly when a guy comes free than if he was merely controlling the puck in his skates or slowing it down in the corners. If he was a better skater (speed and agility wise - his stability is fine and allows him to do what I just mentioned), I feel like NHL teams would be knocking down the door looking to sign him...of course then he probably would have never made his way to our campus. Such is the life of the low conference D-1 team, I suppose.
Interesting to see Wayne call out a player, even if not by name, for a couple of the goals. I thought Willett was pretty bad on the first goal - you never turn your back to the puck in that situation, you have to try to block the pass - but at the same time the compromising position on the PK had already happened and he was in a bad situation regardless. Looking at the replays it looks like the Tigers had different defensemen out on all three RM goals, so he's likely talking about a forward. Possibly Kruper? He was beaten down the wing to set up RM's 2nd goal and gave the puck away along the boards on the 3rd. Will be interesting to see if he's in the press box tonight.
Last night certainly wasn't Drackett's best game - he was flummoxed by some of Robert Morris' puck movement and way out of the net for two of his goals, but it was great to see the team rally around him and get the goals back, and to see Drackett and his teammates slam the door in the 3rd period. This felt like a game that would have gotten away from RIT in their down years (especially last year).
Random thought I had about Jordan Peacock last night: he reminds me of an elderly Jagr. The way he's able to keep the puck on his stick in the corners and along the walls while fending off defenders is incredible, and it allows him to move the puck much more quickly when a guy comes free than if he was merely controlling the puck in his skates or slowing it down in the corners. If he was a better skater (speed and agility wise - his stability is fine and allows him to do what I just mentioned), I feel like NHL teams would be knocking down the door looking to sign him...of course then he probably would have never made his way to our campus. Such is the life of the low conference D-1 team, I suppose.
Interesting to see Wayne call out a player, even if not by name, for a couple of the goals. I thought Willett was pretty bad on the first goal - you never turn your back to the puck in that situation, you have to try to block the pass - but at the same time the compromising position on the PK had already happened and he was in a bad situation regardless. Looking at the replays it looks like the Tigers had different defensemen out on all three RM goals, so he's likely talking about a forward. Possibly Kruper? He was beaten down the wing to set up RM's 2nd goal and gave the puck away along the boards on the 3rd. Will be interesting to see if he's in the press box tonight.
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