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2013-14 Quinnipiac Bobcats: New season, new scoreboards, new chance at redemption

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Wow.....Bobcats cough up a furball and lose 4-3. Matt Peca of all people gives it away on the winning goal.

Ken
 
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What a pathetic effort tonight on defense. just a brutal defensive effort in that 3rd period with numerous turnovers. This is a killer loss and 2 points wasted away against a terrible Princeton team. I hope Rand kicks this teams *** in practice this week.
 
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CanadaKen said:
Matt Peca of all people gives it away on the winning goal.
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Simply put, he is trying too hard. He needs to lighten up a bit and go with the flow. An unusual giveaway for sure, but this game wasn't lost on that play.

QUAlum2004 said:
What a pathetic effort tonight on defense. just a brutal defensive effort in that 3rd period with numerous turnovers.
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Pathetic? Brutal? C'mon now. Sure, there were some glaring errors and breakdowns, but that's to be expected with such a young d-corp. Reid Cashman said in the post-game that the energy level was there, but poor puck management cost them the game. He also said he feels they'll be better off as a result and I agree.

This is a killer loss and 2 points wasted away against a terrible Princeton team.
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If we needed to put up a stinker, I'd rather it be tonight. And some good does come from it... the pressure of the unbeaten streak is off. The key is how they respond.

Kudos need to be given to Princeton as well. They were a much different team tonight than they were last night. They were hungry and aggressive and never quit even when we were dominating.

It's only one loss and not the end of the world. A quick turnaround for Wednesday's matchup with the Friars. I truly think you'll see a different, and better, Bobcats team.
 
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Simply put, he is trying too hard. He needs to lighten up a bit and go with the flow. An unusual giveaway for sure, but this game wasn't lost on that play.

Pathetic? Brutal? C'mon now. Sure, there were some glaring errors and breakdowns, but that's to be expected with such a young d-corp. Reid Cashman said in the post-game that the energy level was there, but poor puck management cost them the game. He also said he feels they'll be better off as a result and I agree.

If we needed to put up a stinker, I'd rather it be tonight. And some good does come from it... the pressure of the unbeaten streak is off. The key is how they respond.

Kudos need to be given to Princeton as well. They were a much different team tonight than they were last night. They were hungry and aggressive and never quit even when we were dominating.

It's only one loss and not the end of the world. A quick turnaround for Wednesday's matchup with the Friars. I truly think you'll see a different, and better, Bobcats team.
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Rand in his post game presser called it atrocious of the defensive breakdowns that led to all of Princeton's goals and that the team took a lot of short cuts. Completely unacceptable loss in my opinion. This team is now 4-6 all time at home against Princeton. Also Derek Smith didn't play tonight.
 
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Second time this season we've been reminded how young this team is. Peca's a vet, that's a mistake. But this is a team that has trouble keeping that snowball from rolling down the hill. We saw it in the Yale game, we saw it tonight.

For those saying this loss is "terrible," and a loss of two points, the Bobcats are still first in the conference, three points ahead of the next team. It's not like this team's chances of a first-round bye were crippled tonight. Let's not overdramatize this. They played a bad last 10 minutes, and paid for it. They'll learn from it, and be better on Wednesday. One thing we've learned so far is this is a very coachable team. They've bounced back well each time they've dropped one.

By the way, after almost two months of hockey, this is just their second loss of the year. Again, let's not go crazy tonight.
 
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Completely unacceptable loss in my opinion.
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A bad loss for sure, but it's only the 2nd of an otherwise great season thus far. That's the problem with unbeaten streaks... the losses always sting more. In my opinion, we'll be better off because of it.

Also Derek Smith didn't pay tonight.
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Saw him and Tolks walking around (Tolks looked to be walking just fine). I wonder if Smith is injured? He didn't play last night either...
 
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ZYanksRule said:
By the way, after almost two months of hockey, this is just their second loss of the year. Again, let's not go crazy tonight.
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Well said Z. We all need to keep things in perspective here.
 
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In terms of how awful this loss was, the ranking simulator had us at 5.00 points for quality win bonus after Fridays games in the number overall position. The Princeton loss dropped 1.25 points off the quality win bonus to the top second seed. This is why we can't give away games to bad teams because with the formula it could bite you come in terms of where you get seeded.
 
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QUAlum2004 said:
In terms of how awful this loss was, the ranking simulator had us at 5.00 points for quality win bonus after Fridays games in the number overall position. The Princeton loss dropped 1.25 points off the quality win bonus to the top second seed. This is why we can't give away games to bad teams because with the formula it could bite you come in terms of where you get seeded.
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Plenty of games left against "quality" opponents, and it's way too early to be worried about any of this. I understand your passion behind this, but it's still only one bad game. I think it's more important that they learn from this and make the necessary adjustments to their compete level. Remember, it's still a very young team and bumps in the road are to be expected. To look at this another way, did anyone expect us to be this good at this point?

Yeah... it was an ugly loss to an inferior team. Hopefully it goes a long way to show the boys that you can never take a shift off or take anything for granted. It takes a full 60 minute effort on the ice. Let's see how they respond going forward before starting to worry.

Bring on the Friars!
 
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QUAlum2004 said:
In terms of how awful this loss was, the ranking simulator had us at 5.00 points for quality win bonus after Fridays games in the number overall position. The Princeton loss dropped 1.25 points off the quality win bonus to the top second seed. This is why we can't give away games to bad teams because with the formula it could bite you come in terms of where you get seeded.
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Don't pay such close attention yet - right now, that's one bad loss out of 15 games. By the time tournament selection rolls around, it will be one bad loss out of ~38 (assuming Q makes it to the ECAC championship game), so its impact will be much less. Just take care of business, and you'll be fine.
 
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News from the western front.

Weekend results for Bobcats committed BCJHL players-

Craig Martin 1G
Bo Pieper 1G 2A
Canon Pieper 1A
Jonah Renouf 2G
Nathan Renouf 3A
Scott Davidson no points
Mick Logan Must be injured...missed 2 weekend games.

Ken
 
Re: 2013-14 Quinnipiac Bobcats: New season, new scoreboards, new chance at redemption

Per Chris Heisenberg's list Quinnipiac just picked up a commitment from the top goaltender in the USPHL Premier division in Sean Lawrence of the Junior Bruins.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...dGSXZveWF3OWNJZVE&f=true&noheader=false&gid=0

http://usphlwtt.stats.pointstreak.com/playerpage.html?playerid=7128513&seasonid=11249

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=135690

He will be 21 next fall so its likely he will head to Hamden then. Not sure we need a goaltender with Garteig along with Sophmore Jacob Meyers and Freshman Brady Rouleau behind him.
 
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He will be 21 next fall so its likely he will head to Hamden then. Not sure we need a goaltender with Garteig along with Sophmore Jacob Meyers and Freshman Brady Rouleau behind him.
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That does seem like an odd commit, unless Rand knows something we don't. Then again, it won't be the first time he's carried 4 goaltenders.

For anyone who can't make it to the Bank on Wednesday, the game will be televised on SNY.
 
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