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Brown @ Yale - QF 3/12-14

Re: Brown @ Yale - QF 3/12-14

With Sean Backman, Yale's top two lines were: Backman-Miller-O'Neill and Little-Arcobello-Kearney. With his loss, Arcobello has moved over with Miller and O'Neill and Kevin Limbert has jumped up from the 4th line to play with Little and Kearney. The third line of Anderson-Mason-Brockett is the same.

On the power play: The old units were Little-Arco-Kearney and Miller-O'Neill-Anderson as the guys up front. Backman often played the entire 2 minutes on the point with some combination of Dignard, Martin, and Peel (all defensemen).

On Friday, Allain used the following two units:
1st: Little-Arcobello-Kearney and 2nd: Miller-O'Neill-Anderson with Dignard, Martin, Peel, and Matczak on the points

Last night, he used:
1st: Little-Miller-Oneill and 2nd: Kearney-Anderson-Mason with Arco (taking BAckman's spot), Digs, Martin, and Peel on the points.

He started the same way tonight, then made the adjustment as I stated before where Little and Anderson were swapped. Probably to capitalize on the chemistry of Little and Kearney.
 
Re: Brown @ Yale - QF 3/12-14

I'm listening a little closer to the Brown radio guy. He seems to get easily excited. Russell just broke up a nice play from Little.
 
Re: Brown @ Yale - QF 3/12-14

Yale is not playing aggressively right now. Blase just made two big saves then at the other end Clemente again came up big as Little had the D beat. then Dell gave Little a ridiculous charging the goalie call to Little because Clemente's helmet came off. Immediate short-handed chance for Yale. Clemente is feeling it folks.
 
Re: Brown @ Yale - QF 3/12-14

klumpmypants said:
Looking over the stat sheets from just last year to this year, the marked improvement from almost all players is remarkable. Harry Zolnierczyk went from having 5 points in two years to exploding for 31 this year. Jack Maclellan went from 6 points to 33. Even seniors Volpatti and Timberlake are having career years. So was Pietrus until he was lost. Bear in mind these aren't Whittet's guys. They are Grillo recruits. The difference has to be the coaching.
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You are so right, Klump. These are exactly the players who have put on a great show this year for the faithful fans. The prior coaching and the transparently bad morale in recent years were discouraging to watch, and by discouraging I mean ridiculously infuriating.

It's been a pleasure to watch these talented guys blossom under a new regime this year. Volpatti seems to get better with every game. Zolnierczyk has been a revelation -- almost like some new guy stepped into his old skates! I keep wondering how much better the team would be during these playoffs if Pietrus hadn't been injured. Must be frustrating as hell for him to watch this.

Go Bruno! Whatever happens tonight, yep, we are proud Bears fans. And... we want more!
 
Re: Brown @ Yale - QF 3/12-14

Martin fed Miller breaking in on Clemente for a great chance, but he kicked it away with the left pad.

Not to be forgotten is Billy Blase, who has done what he has had to for his team to stay in it
 
Re: Brown @ Yale - QF 3/12-14

Little with another chance as he chops an Arcobello shot out of the air and then slaps it wide of the net. pressure in the brown end now
 
Re: Brown @ Yale - QF 3/12-14

MAson brought the puck off the wall after a long battle and got it to Brockett on the backdoor but Clemente got there somehow
 
Re: Brown @ Yale - QF 3/12-14

now Brown with some pressure as Blase makes a few key stops. crowd getting energized. this is playoff hockey
 
Re: Brown @ Yale - QF 3/12-14

Brown just had an unbelievable chance to go up by 2 but Fratkin couldnt get his stick on loose puck in the crease with Blase nowhere to be found. Clemente stops a one-timer on Limbert from two feet out on a no look feed at the other end.
 
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