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Originally posted by DrDemento View Post
Thus far the season has gone just about the complete opposite of what I had thought. I felt we would have quite a bit of confusing play early with all the new players and it would take time to find the right combinations. I felt with each game we would see more and better team play as we became accustomed to ice time together. it has been the opposite in almost all regards. We have deteriorated in just about every category - face offs won, shots on goal, shots allowed, goals scored, goals allowed, power play percentage, short handed goals allowed, and of course, games won. Hate to say this but all we really have left that can make this season successful is to play far better in the ECAC games and try to salvage the year with a good showing in the ECAC playoffs.
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Originally posted by VGK View PostI don't have any more intel. I only know that a few weeks ago (whenever the last time I posted), one had a concussion and the other had a legit injury. (I want to say shoulder, but memory fails me) I'm not sure which had which either.Take the shortest distance to the puck and arrive in ill humor
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Originally posted by engineerhockeyfan View Post
I haven't seen any of the games in Alaska. Is it possible, that we just didn't match up with them?
Outside of the Colgate/Cornell weekend, we played pretty good defense and held our opponents down in shots on goal. We played well in our own defensive zone and were competitive in those games.
Now we have gotten run over by Colgate, Cornell and Alaska. Except for the fact that we are talking about RPI, none of this makes sense.Take the shortest distance to the puck and arrive in ill humor
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Originally posted by sezenack View Post
They got outplayed in every game. Marshall was the only reason they won game 1. I don't know how the team has been controlling play so well all season, and then did the complete opposite this weekend
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Originally posted by DrDemento View Post
I would put Barry Sherwood in.
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Originally posted by sezenack View Post
Students are about to leave as it's finals week, so the problem will solve itself at RPI
Lots of reasons why I haven’t posted on here for some time….DS has created his own dumpster fire.
You watch last 4 games???
Let’s meet at Knotty Pine to discuss…….
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Originally posted by NAFTA123 View Post
Keep drinking the Kool Aid……remind yourself what has happened over last year +….. ask yourself who is only D1 hockey team/school not allowing fans this year and how that might create some doubt……and you think Christmas break for students will solve problems…….????? Yea, ok. Also aren’t you the one questioning the coaches poll earlier in year feeling our team was getting no respect ??
Lots of reasons why I haven’t posted on here for some time….DS has created his own dumpster fire.
You watch last 4 games???
Let’s meet at Knotty Pine to discuss…….
Not sure what me questioning the coaches poll has to do with that, but if you look at the current standings, RPI is tied for 5th, which is higher than their spot in the coaches poll. I don't think this team is anything special, but the majority of the ECAC is no better. Right now, RPI is the 5th highest ECAC team in the pairwise. We're a middle of the pack ECAC team currently, which is higher than we were picked in the coaches poll.
I did watch the last 4 games, I'm guessing you didn't read my post that said "They got outplayed in every game. Marshall was the only reason they won game 1. I don't know how the team has been controlling play so well all season, and then did the complete opposite this weekend". They played pretty poorly, but I don't understand why you think DS has created a dumpster fire. We were expected to be a middling team, and that's what we have been
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Originally posted by NAFTA123 View Post
Keep drinking the Kool Aid……remind yourself what has happened over last year +….. ask yourself who is only D1 hockey team/school not allowing fans this year and how that might create some doubt……and you think Christmas break for students will solve problems…….????? Yea, ok. Also aren’t you the one questioning the coaches poll earlier in year feeling our team was getting no respect ??
Lots of reasons why I haven’t posted on here for some time….DS has created his own dumpster fire.
You watch last 4 games???
Let’s meet at Knotty Pine to discuss…….
Frankly, my biggest concern is in net. It's not that Linden Marshall has played poorly. With the exception of a couple of games he's generally been a solid D-1 goalie. It's just that we need more. The concern is on two fronts: (!) Even in some of his strongest effort where he's kept us in games we might have let get away we'll often see a *** goal sneak through and that can't happen. (2) This team depends on the defense to give a lift to its offense. Two years ago the offense didn't really come around until Owen Savory turned into a brick wall. That gave the offense an emotional lift and you could almost sense the shackles coming off the forwards as they realized they could let loose a little more and make aggressive moves in the offensive zone knowing the backline was solid. Similarly, the defensemen also became more aggressive (see Reilly, Will) as they knew the guy in net would bail them out 9.4 times out of 10.
Can Linden give us consistently excellent goaltending? If not, where are the backups? Why have they not gotten a chance to show what they can do? Even if Linden turns into the 2nd coming of Ken Dryden (OK, Daren Puppa), we'll need to know what we have for next season. I actually hope they are injured because the alternative is to believe the staff doesn't have faith in them. In that case I hope their is a top-notch goalie that has fallen through the cracks for next season. Either way we need to recruit another to have a complete squad.
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Since the only games that are going to count for us this season are ECAC games, we should be looking at them.
Currently, we are 4 and 4. We showed that we are competitive with everyone except Cornell and Colgate. And I don't think that those games will repeat themselves when they show up at HFH.
The goalie situation will continue to be a concern until we find out exactly what is going on with the back ups.
The other concern has to be Covid19. This administration has been as cautious as can be, so I can only hope that with the numbers climbing across the country and Cornell's situation we don't get caught up in it.
We will be all right in the ECAC and it will all come down to the playoffs. I there are playoffs.Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin
The harder I practice, the luckier I get.
Gary Player
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Originally posted by engineerhockeyfan View PostSince the only games that are going to count for us this season are ECAC games, we should be looking at them.
Currently, we are 4 and 4. We showed that we are competitive with everyone except Cornell and Colgate. And I don't think that those games will repeat themselves when they show up at HFH.
The goalie situation will continue to be a concern until we find out exactly what is going on with the back ups.
The other concern has to be Covid19. This administration has been as cautious as can be, so I can only hope that with the numbers climbing across the country and Cornell's situation we don't get caught up in it.
We will be all right in the ECAC and it will all come down to the playoffs. I there are playoffs.Take the shortest distance to the puck and arrive in ill humor
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I'm sure you've all heard by now, but in case you have not - remaining in person finals are now online, and all buildings closed/locked out by their key cards. Union is closed, dining halls will only have grab and go meals. This is as of Thursday night 12/16, roughly 4pm or so. They want kids out of there asap, take their online finals at home, if at all possible.
So glad my daughter was at the airport already by the time she got the email.
So far, spring semester is planned as normal. Hockey kids returning on Sunday 12/26 will still be locked out of buildings. So they're working on that. I know they're trying to move athletes into RAHP B since it's not an electronic card reading building, old fashioned keys instead (this is where my daughter is anyway, so she's fine), and kitchens to make food. Not sure how this will all work out, but these kids have had enough. They are all beyond over with it.
Oh, and the only other info I gained from the mens team is that while they appreciated the Alaska adventure, it was entirely too long of a time to be so isolated. Tiny town, not much to do. The lack of daylight really got to them and overall had a kind of gloomy disposition. They were all happy to return to NY. To another lockdown. *roll eyes*
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Edit: RPI scored a total of 7 goals in four games (including one shutout) in Alaska and the power play went something like 1 for 17... and we're worried about goaltending? We knew the glaring concern for the team would be scoring and that has certainly been the case. After the game 1 win the RPI power play went 0/5, 0/3, 0/5. If you want to help a goalie, ANY goalie, score a few goals !
I do agree that goaltending needs to steal games from time to time...which Marshall did with a 34 save performance in game 1 --including a 16 save onslaught in the 3rd period when he slammed the door on the Nanooks. I do agree with others here and don't understand why the backup(s) didn't see any ice time... seems like a perfect opportunity to give them some experience.Last edited by Wicked Slappaahs; 12-17-2021, 09:11 AM.""Ralph is the Chuck Norris of this board. Ralph doesnt sleep he just waits." - fishcore12
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Originally posted by Wicked Slappaahs View PostEdit: RPI scored a total of 7 goals in four games (including one shutout) in Alaska and the power play went something like 1 for 17... and we're worried about goaltending? We knew the glaring concern for the team would be scoring and that has certainly been the case. After the game 1 win the RPI power play went 0/5, 0/3, 0/5. If you want to help a goalie, ANY goalie, score a few goals !
I do agree that goaltending needs to steal games from time to time...which Marshall did with a 34 save performance in game 1 --including a 16 save onslaught in the 3rd period when he slammed the door on the Nanooks. I do agree with others here and don't understand why the backup(s) didn't see any ice time... seems like a perfect opportunity to give them some experience.Take the shortest distance to the puck and arrive in ill humor
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