ColSkate65
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Re: Colgate 2009-2010
Don't get TV of any kind here....
Looking forward to your report tomorrow Rainman.
Don't get TV of any kind here....
Looking forward to your report tomorrow Rainman.
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Colgate 2009-2010
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Re: Colgate 2009-2010
Terrible performance tonight. No other way to say it. Evin was tremendous, Larkin was pretty good, McIntyre was OK, but everyone else mailed it in. It was like "Well, we won last night, so we don't need this game. We got our split". That's too bad, because we do have some talented players. But they don't show up every game. That said, it wouldn't surprise me if we beat Yale on Friday.
We're a 500 hockey team - no more, no less. Maybe we'll upset someone in the 2nd round.
Terrible performance tonight. No other way to say it. Evin was tremendous, Larkin was pretty good, McIntyre was OK, but everyone else mailed it in. It was like "Well, we won last night, so we don't need this game. We got our split". That's too bad, because we do have some talented players. But they don't show up every game. That said, it wouldn't surprise me if we beat Yale on Friday.
We're a 500 hockey team - no more, no less. Maybe we'll upset someone in the 2nd round.
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TheValleyRaider
Let's Go 'Gate!
Re: Colgate 2009-2010
So, I did manage to catch the 3rd period. Uninspired performance, to say the least. No sustained pressure on the Q-pac net, especially later in the 3rd when the clock would dictate some more desperation. Refereeing was inconsistent, as usual, though at least one of the late penalties was deserved. Evin was good, including a great point-blank glove save. After last night's win, just very disappointing. Inconsistency is usually a hallmark of youth, but it's scary when the more veteran forwards are the inconsistent ones...
Rather than being a .500 hockey team (though we are), we're pretty much what I was expecting at the beginning of the year: a home ice team, but not a first round bye team
So, I did manage to catch the 3rd period. Uninspired performance, to say the least. No sustained pressure on the Q-pac net, especially later in the 3rd when the clock would dictate some more desperation. Refereeing was inconsistent, as usual, though at least one of the late penalties was deserved. Evin was good, including a great point-blank glove save. After last night's win, just very disappointing. Inconsistency is usually a hallmark of youth, but it's scary when the more veteran forwards are the inconsistent ones...
Rather than being a .500 hockey team (though we are), we're pretty much what I was expecting at the beginning of the year: a home ice team, but not a first round bye team
Re: Colgate 2009-2010
Here's my report in a nutshell:
ColSkate65, you may as well predict every remaining game for us. You nailed it on the head for this weekend. 
It sucks to lose a game. It sucks even more when you lose on national television. It sucks even more when you lose to a team that hasn't won in almost 2 months.
And it sucks when your team lays a goose egg on the scoreboard.
And it sucks even more when you're at the game in person and all of the above happen.
That said, we looked sloppy in the 1st period. We didn't really seem to get anything going right from the start, and was letting Quinnipiac dictate the play. Then a bad turnover results in a mini-breakaway with Evin being hung out to dry. And the Q-pac player dekes him to score.
Then we started to turn up the intensity. We started shooting the puck more, and was generating chances on the 1st power play. But alas, it was not meant to be and we were down 1-0 after one. Little did I know that the score would stand the rest of the game.
2nd period: A rather even period, but we couldn't score on the power-play??? No wonder we lost the game. Talk about bad puck luck. I thought we were suffering from that. 3rd period: Same, until about 3:30 left in regulation. We take a penalty, then another one to give Quinnipac a 5x3 for OVER A MINUTE. As a result, they score after keeping it in our defensive zone the ENTIRE time without us clearing. That simply deflated us. I started heading for the exit after that. I'm lucky I was sane enough to make the 130 mile drive home.
That said, the defense was playing great, especially Poplawski and Larkin (I believe they were paired together). Evin was great too, stopping 34 of 36 shots. He did NOT deserve to get the loss. That said, I'm hoping he gets the start again next Friday. Otherwise, the coaching staff still does not have the confidence in him (or any one goaltender) to be the starter. Evin has shown that he can definitely (and wants to) be the starter. It's tough to see him play so well only for our offense to lay a goose egg.
That said, the ECAC standings are still a jumbled mess. At least we got a road split, but not in the way we wanted too. Funny that us, Cornell, Quinnipiac and Princeton all earned 2 pts this weekend off each other. We're still 3 pts out of 4th place and that 1st-round bye spot PLUS a game in hand. But we're only 5 points ahead of 10th place (and no home ice), where we finished last season. It'll be a wild race to the finish.
We have THREE home games in the next 10 days. Here's to a great crowd for each of those games (and the pep band showing up for ALL 3 games too)
Here's my report in a nutshell:
ColSkate65, you may as well predict every remaining game for us. You nailed it on the head for this weekend. It sucks to lose a game. It sucks even more when you lose on national television. It sucks even more when you lose to a team that hasn't won in almost 2 months.
And it sucks when your team lays a goose egg on the scoreboard.
And it sucks even more when you're at the game in person and all of the above happen.
That said, we looked sloppy in the 1st period. We didn't really seem to get anything going right from the start, and was letting Quinnipiac dictate the play. Then a bad turnover results in a mini-breakaway with Evin being hung out to dry. And the Q-pac player dekes him to score.
Then we started to turn up the intensity. We started shooting the puck more, and was generating chances on the 1st power play. But alas, it was not meant to be and we were down 1-0 after one. Little did I know that the score would stand the rest of the game.
2nd period: A rather even period, but we couldn't score on the power-play??? No wonder we lost the game. Talk about bad puck luck. I thought we were suffering from that. 3rd period: Same, until about 3:30 left in regulation. We take a penalty, then another one to give Quinnipac a 5x3 for OVER A MINUTE. As a result, they score after keeping it in our defensive zone the ENTIRE time without us clearing. That simply deflated us. I started heading for the exit after that. I'm lucky I was sane enough to make the 130 mile drive home.
That said, the defense was playing great, especially Poplawski and Larkin (I believe they were paired together). Evin was great too, stopping 34 of 36 shots. He did NOT deserve to get the loss. That said, I'm hoping he gets the start again next Friday. Otherwise, the coaching staff still does not have the confidence in him (or any one goaltender) to be the starter. Evin has shown that he can definitely (and wants to) be the starter. It's tough to see him play so well only for our offense to lay a goose egg.
That said, the ECAC standings are still a jumbled mess. At least we got a road split, but not in the way we wanted too. Funny that us, Cornell, Quinnipiac and Princeton all earned 2 pts this weekend off each other. We're still 3 pts out of 4th place and that 1st-round bye spot PLUS a game in hand. But we're only 5 points ahead of 10th place (and no home ice), where we finished last season. It'll be a wild race to the finish.
We have THREE home games in the next 10 days. Here's to a great crowd for each of those games (and the pep band showing up for ALL 3 games too)
Re: Colgate 2009-2010
So the roller coaster ride continues. Someone had to lose to Q eventually and it figured to be us. No surprise there. I'm sure the tv coverage of that game has left recruits scratching their heads and fans covering their eyes in disbelief.
It's just more of the same, so there's no real shock value. Two points on the road is good. Two points at home with the way we play is good, too. We don't deserve a first-round bye and with teams now playing leap frog over us, even 5-8 is tenuous.
I see we saved our best play for the 3rd period again and learned a lot from that SLU game: outshot 2:1, two penalties to close out the game and a score. More of the same - no discipline. And all of those goose eggs - next time I'll bring a basket.
OK, done venting. Inspiring play by Evin but no time to wallow - we've got to regroup. Hoping for a W vs. Brown but dreading Yale and Cornell. Our record against the Big Red is awful and they'll feel right at home with the fans (and band?) that they bring to Starr...not to mention how we completely self-destructed last year against the Bulldogs in a game that will live in infamy.
So the roller coaster ride continues. Someone had to lose to Q eventually and it figured to be us. No surprise there. I'm sure the tv coverage of that game has left recruits scratching their heads and fans covering their eyes in disbelief.
It's just more of the same, so there's no real shock value. Two points on the road is good. Two points at home with the way we play is good, too. We don't deserve a first-round bye and with teams now playing leap frog over us, even 5-8 is tenuous.
I see we saved our best play for the 3rd period again and learned a lot from that SLU game: outshot 2:1, two penalties to close out the game and a score. More of the same - no discipline. And all of those goose eggs - next time I'll bring a basket.
OK, done venting. Inspiring play by Evin but no time to wallow - we've got to regroup. Hoping for a W vs. Brown but dreading Yale and Cornell. Our record against the Big Red is awful and they'll feel right at home with the fans (and band?) that they bring to Starr...not to mention how we completely self-destructed last year against the Bulldogs in a game that will live in infamy.
Re: Colgate 2009-2010
Yes, we had a bad game last night. But..We got our split and we're still right there. Biggest 5 day stretch of the year coming up. We need at least to win two I think if we want a first round bye.
We have the big game in hand...If we could win that it would be very large. Also..We have five games home and two away !!
Yes, we had a bad game last night. But..We got our split and we're still right there. Biggest 5 day stretch of the year coming up. We need at least to win two I think if we want a first round bye.
We have the big game in hand...If we could win that it would be very large. Also..We have five games home and two away !!
Re: Colgate 2009-2010
Did anyone watching the game see the play late in the first period which was ruled no goal after review? It was really strange. I was actually right in that end of the rink and don't seem to recall anything close to going in. But then there was a long delay, which I initially thought was a TV timeout. However, I noticed that the referee was in the penalty box on the phone. He came out, went over to the Colgate bench and did the washout sign. All I know is that Brisebois sure seemed to think the puck was in because before the resumption of play he went to the corner of the net and pointed to where he must have thought it went in. He did the same thing at the end of the period, going over to the official to continue making his point. Of course, I could have imagined all of this because the Q-Pac PA announcer did not say anything regarding a goal review.
Anyway, my viewpoint on the game proper:
The Good
*Evin was VERY solid. And I'm not saying that simply based on the final numbers. He seemed completely composed--showing economy of movement, always being squared to the shot and allowing essentially no rebounds. If he can continue to play like that, we'll have a chance every night.
*In general, I thought the defense was excellent. Through the first two periods, irrespective of the shot total, Q-Pac had exactly one quality scoring chance(which unfortunately was a blown coverage on a home-run pass play that they use all the time). We surrendered more shots in the third period but that was largely a result of having to take more chances to try to generate a goal and the 2-man disadvantage. I have partial season tickets to Q-Pac and my buddy is a Q-Pac Law alum; his quote early in the third period to me was, "you know, we really haven't threatened you all night."
The Bad
*Our offense looks dismal. Utter disarray. For whatever reason, there seems to be a distinct aversion to shooting the puck. With seven minutes to go in the first last night, we had generated exactly one shot. From my vantage point it didn't seem to be lack of effort, just lack of direction.
*Relatedly, the power play looked even worse. Most of the time, we had difficulty in even getting it into their zone(or sometimes even getting it of OUR zone!). Once the puck was in the offensive zone there was a distinct failure to create any good scoring chances. In fact, before our last power play, Q-Pac had more quality chances on their PK than 'gate did on the PP. Not good.
*On the one Grade A chance delivered all night on the PP, Smith got open down low but was unable to get good wood on the redirect. Also, on a PP, Q-Pac made an egregious turnover in their end which would have sent Smith in alone on the goalie; unfortunately, the puck was about five feet too far for that to happen. I'm taking Smith in that one on one every time. Which I guess is a positive in that I think Smith looked speedy all night(Brisebois, I thought, too).
Anyway, it is what it is--another .500 weekend. I guess we'll see what happens the rest of the way. . .
Did anyone watching the game see the play late in the first period which was ruled no goal after review? It was really strange. I was actually right in that end of the rink and don't seem to recall anything close to going in. But then there was a long delay, which I initially thought was a TV timeout. However, I noticed that the referee was in the penalty box on the phone. He came out, went over to the Colgate bench and did the washout sign. All I know is that Brisebois sure seemed to think the puck was in because before the resumption of play he went to the corner of the net and pointed to where he must have thought it went in. He did the same thing at the end of the period, going over to the official to continue making his point. Of course, I could have imagined all of this because the Q-Pac PA announcer did not say anything regarding a goal review.
Anyway, my viewpoint on the game proper:
The Good
*Evin was VERY solid. And I'm not saying that simply based on the final numbers. He seemed completely composed--showing economy of movement, always being squared to the shot and allowing essentially no rebounds. If he can continue to play like that, we'll have a chance every night.
*In general, I thought the defense was excellent. Through the first two periods, irrespective of the shot total, Q-Pac had exactly one quality scoring chance(which unfortunately was a blown coverage on a home-run pass play that they use all the time). We surrendered more shots in the third period but that was largely a result of having to take more chances to try to generate a goal and the 2-man disadvantage. I have partial season tickets to Q-Pac and my buddy is a Q-Pac Law alum; his quote early in the third period to me was, "you know, we really haven't threatened you all night."
The Bad
*Our offense looks dismal. Utter disarray. For whatever reason, there seems to be a distinct aversion to shooting the puck. With seven minutes to go in the first last night, we had generated exactly one shot. From my vantage point it didn't seem to be lack of effort, just lack of direction.
*Relatedly, the power play looked even worse. Most of the time, we had difficulty in even getting it into their zone(or sometimes even getting it of OUR zone!). Once the puck was in the offensive zone there was a distinct failure to create any good scoring chances. In fact, before our last power play, Q-Pac had more quality chances on their PK than 'gate did on the PP. Not good.
*On the one Grade A chance delivered all night on the PP, Smith got open down low but was unable to get good wood on the redirect. Also, on a PP, Q-Pac made an egregious turnover in their end which would have sent Smith in alone on the goalie; unfortunately, the puck was about five feet too far for that to happen. I'm taking Smith in that one on one every time. Which I guess is a positive in that I think Smith looked speedy all night(Brisebois, I thought, too).
Anyway, it is what it is--another .500 weekend. I guess we'll see what happens the rest of the way. . .
ColSkate65
Signer of '65 Arena first beam.
Re: Colgate 2009-2010
My bad. Sorry I sort of thought last night would turn out as it did. I'll refrain from making any more predictions the rest of the season..
No new thoughts from those of other posters this morning. Evin didn't deserve the loss. Played well, and stoned one certain goal with a flash of his stick - amazing.
As GR reported, neither team played a good game - 'Gate particularly. QU was able to negate any offense we tried - not that we put up much -- and we couldn't solve Clark, who appeared to be another Scivens in the nets. Maybe both teams were suffering from "Friday Night Fever."
O-fer 5 on the PP killed us again.
We gotta be sure to take care of business vs. Brown, Harvard and Dartmouth down the road so they don't leapfrog us as other teams have. Cornell and Yale will be no picnic, but I like our chances for 3 pts between them. Ops!...sorry about the prediction...
My bad. Sorry I sort of thought last night would turn out as it did. I'll refrain from making any more predictions the rest of the season..
No new thoughts from those of other posters this morning. Evin didn't deserve the loss. Played well, and stoned one certain goal with a flash of his stick - amazing.
As GR reported, neither team played a good game - 'Gate particularly. QU was able to negate any offense we tried - not that we put up much -- and we couldn't solve Clark, who appeared to be another Scivens in the nets. Maybe both teams were suffering from "Friday Night Fever."
O-fer 5 on the PP killed us again.
We gotta be sure to take care of business vs. Brown, Harvard and Dartmouth down the road so they don't leapfrog us as other teams have. Cornell and Yale will be no picnic, but I like our chances for 3 pts between them. Ops!...sorry about the prediction...
Re: Colgate 2009-2010
I was in Section 115, facing our offensive zone for the 1st and 3rd periods. Had we scored, I would have clearly seen the puck enter the net. From my vantage point, it didn't. It's too bad since there were a handful of Colgate supporters at that game (and in that section) who were ready to cheer for the team ... and it never happened. Maybe it was because I was the only one that tried to be vocal.
Still, we have FIVE of the next SEVEN at home. Plus that big 1 game in hand. I found this what-if calculator if anyone feels desired to try a few scenarios. We can get a bye if we win almost all our remaining games, and we appear to be a lock for home ice (5-8) should we go .500 the rest of the way. But anything can happen in this conference...
I was in Section 115, facing our offensive zone for the 1st and 3rd periods. Had we scored, I would have clearly seen the puck enter the net. From my vantage point, it didn't. It's too bad since there were a handful of Colgate supporters at that game (and in that section) who were ready to cheer for the team ... and it never happened.
Maybe it was because I was the only one that tried to be vocal.Still, we have FIVE of the next SEVEN at home. Plus that big 1 game in hand. I found this what-if calculator if anyone feels desired to try a few scenarios. We can get a bye if we win almost all our remaining games, and we appear to be a lock for home ice (5-8) should we go .500 the rest of the way. But anything can happen in this conference...
MarkEagleUSA
C'mon Q!
Re: Colgate 2009-2010
I've been watching the game on the DVR and it appears that late in the first with 4:46 remaining is when the shot was taken. However, the camera wasn't quick enough to clearly see the puck at the precise moment it was at the net. There were no other replays shown on the broadcast so I don't know if the refs had any other angles. Play continued on for another 2:45 before the next whistle at 2:01 to go (when QU took the too many men penalty). The commentators weren't really sure what was going on at the time either.
Rumor last night was that 'Gate felt the puck went through the net right at the far post (and that's what the 'Gate player seemed to indicate after the call). I remember the puck seeming to change direction as if it hit the post. During the intermission my buddy heard that someone down near the net claims the twine moved. The goal light never came on and it appeared nobody on the ice (players or officials) thought it was a goal, while the crowd ooh'd and ahh'd but didn't seem to react like it was in either.
I've been watching the game on the DVR and it appears that late in the first with 4:46 remaining is when the shot was taken. However, the camera wasn't quick enough to clearly see the puck at the precise moment it was at the net. There were no other replays shown on the broadcast so I don't know if the refs had any other angles. Play continued on for another 2:45 before the next whistle at 2:01 to go (when QU took the too many men penalty). The commentators weren't really sure what was going on at the time either.
'Gate Radio
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Re: Colgate 2009-2010
Walked in the door at just about 5:00 am last night after the bus rolled into Hamilton around 3:30 am. Gotta love those 8:07 pm starts.
As for the disputed goal, I don't think anyone up in the press box had any idea what was going on until the official went into the penalty box to start looking at a replay monitor. At that point, it was clear they were looking for a possible goal (remember the NCAA playoffs last year with UVM/AFA) though when the play actually happened I don't know. The coaching staff on the Colgate bench was none too happy with the call of no goal. The replay is on tomorrow morning and should be on numerous times this week so I'll be interested to see what happened.
Couple of random notes - the Yale and Cornell games are both on Time Warner Sports. The Brown game will not be, contrary to earlier reports. So that means 7:07 face-offs on Friday and next Tuesday night. Then the RPI home game on the final regular season weekend is also on Time Warner as well as the NHL Network. No TV for the Union game the following night but every home game will still be on All-Access.
Hopefully we'll be giving away tickets to the Cornell game this Tuesday with Coach Vaughan on the Coaches Show at the Inn. It will probably end up being a trivia question of some sorts and whoever gives us the correct answer first gets the tickets. The show is at 7pm on the radio and All-Access inside the Tap Room.
Walked in the door at just about 5:00 am last night after the bus rolled into Hamilton around 3:30 am. Gotta love those 8:07 pm starts.
As for the disputed goal, I don't think anyone up in the press box had any idea what was going on until the official went into the penalty box to start looking at a replay monitor. At that point, it was clear they were looking for a possible goal (remember the NCAA playoffs last year with UVM/AFA) though when the play actually happened I don't know. The coaching staff on the Colgate bench was none too happy with the call of no goal. The replay is on tomorrow morning and should be on numerous times this week so I'll be interested to see what happened.
Couple of random notes - the Yale and Cornell games are both on Time Warner Sports. The Brown game will not be, contrary to earlier reports. So that means 7:07 face-offs on Friday and next Tuesday night. Then the RPI home game on the final regular season weekend is also on Time Warner as well as the NHL Network. No TV for the Union game the following night but every home game will still be on All-Access.
Hopefully we'll be giving away tickets to the Cornell game this Tuesday with Coach Vaughan on the Coaches Show at the Inn. It will probably end up being a trivia question of some sorts and whoever gives us the correct answer first gets the tickets. The show is at 7pm on the radio and All-Access inside the Tap Room.
TheGreenCoat
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Re: Colgate 2009-2010
also attended the game with a friend who had been to Princeton the night before...looked like we simply didn't have our legs and let's face it, Quinnipiac isn't a bad hockey team despite recent losses. A lot of IFs now since realistically a top four seed looks out of reach. Evin looked very sharp and I would imagine he'll be the guy down the stretch; he's earned it. To me McIntire looked like he was playing hurt, although he logged major minutes in the third period. Seemed like a lot of line switching between the top six forwards, obviously to no avail. Still hoping we can get 2 out of 3 next week (Brown will not be that easy) so we can stay #5 or #6. Bottom line: I wouldn't say our play Sat night was uninspired, but one never got the feeling that we could come back. I hope a strong sense of urgency is imbedded in this team...
also attended the game with a friend who had been to Princeton the night before...looked like we simply didn't have our legs and let's face it, Quinnipiac isn't a bad hockey team despite recent losses. A lot of IFs now since realistically a top four seed looks out of reach. Evin looked very sharp and I would imagine he'll be the guy down the stretch; he's earned it. To me McIntire looked like he was playing hurt, although he logged major minutes in the third period. Seemed like a lot of line switching between the top six forwards, obviously to no avail. Still hoping we can get 2 out of 3 next week (Brown will not be that easy) so we can stay #5 or #6. Bottom line: I wouldn't say our play Sat night was uninspired, but one never got the feeling that we could come back. I hope a strong sense of urgency is imbedded in this team...
Re: Colgate 2009-2010
I disagree that a top four seed is not very possible. If we can beat Cornell that puts us tied for fourth three out of first. We play all the teams ahead of us home in the next three weeks with the exception of SLU(If we only won that game or tied). You are expected to win at home...split the road. If we can win at home I think we get a top four place. Of course, a moot point if we don't.
Yale Union and RPI have only two home games left(2 home 4 away) I still think we have a fairly good chance if we win most at home ans split our two away games. This weekend looms large !
I disagree that a top four seed is not very possible. If we can beat Cornell that puts us tied for fourth three out of first. We play all the teams ahead of us home in the next three weeks with the exception of SLU(If we only won that game or tied). You are expected to win at home...split the road. If we can win at home I think we get a top four place. Of course, a moot point if we don't.
Yale Union and RPI have only two home games left(2 home 4 away) I still think we have a fairly good chance if we win most at home ans split our two away games. This weekend looms large !
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Re: Colgate 2009-2010
I know this is still quite a ways away, given the fact that we have some VERY important games ahead of us, but those making the trip to Harvard on Feb. 20th, there will be a reception before the game for Colgate alums. About 40 or so people have already signed up, including a few members of Kevin McNamara's family. They had the same thing at Quinnipiac last Saturday, though I was unaware of it until I went to view their basketball court during the 1st intermission.
You do have to sign up for it ahead of time though. Right now, I am unsure about registering for it, but I thought I'd give it a mention for those who may be planning to attend that game. One thing's for sure: they will be a good contingent of Colgate fans at this game (our last road game of the regular season).
I know this is still quite a ways away, given the fact that we have some VERY important games ahead of us, but those making the trip to Harvard on Feb. 20th, there will be a reception before the game for Colgate alums. About 40 or so people have already signed up, including a few members of Kevin McNamara's family. They had the same thing at Quinnipiac last Saturday, though I was unaware of it until I went to view their basketball court during the 1st intermission.
You do have to sign up for it ahead of time though. Right now, I am unsure about registering for it, but I thought I'd give it a mention for those who may be planning to attend that game. One thing's for sure: they will be a good contingent of Colgate fans at this game (our last road game of the regular season).
Re: Colgate 2009-2010
If we beat Cornell...I'm hopeful but won't hold my breath.
If there's one game a year that players and fans are energized for, this is it. The atmosphere at Starr vs. Cornell is unlike any other game. Unfortunately, we always manage to come up short. I don't see why this game will be any different with such a stingy Cornell defense, our inconsistent pp, and lackluster 3rd period output.
Winning at home...I won't hold my breath for that, either. With Union, RPI, and Cornell doing well, their fans will feel right at home at Starr, especially if their pep bands come.
We absolutely, positively, have not proven we can beat a top team...or even a team on a 10-game skid. I want to be wrong but don't see why it will happen now. Hopefully during the playoffs the team will play with a sense of urgency and intensity and Evin will steal the show.
One game at a time...
Go 'Gate
If we beat Cornell...I'm hopeful but won't hold my breath.
If there's one game a year that players and fans are energized for, this is it. The atmosphere at Starr vs. Cornell is unlike any other game. Unfortunately, we always manage to come up short. I don't see why this game will be any different with such a stingy Cornell defense, our inconsistent pp, and lackluster 3rd period output.
Winning at home...I won't hold my breath for that, either. With Union, RPI, and Cornell doing well, their fans will feel right at home at Starr, especially if their pep bands come.
We absolutely, positively, have not proven we can beat a top team...or even a team on a 10-game skid. I want to be wrong but don't see why it will happen now. Hopefully during the playoffs the team will play with a sense of urgency and intensity and Evin will steal the show.
One game at a time...
Go 'Gate
hockeyenthusiast
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Re: Colgate 2009-2010
Tell me Bill, why are you such a Debbie Downer ALL the time? Have some faith in the boys. God knows they deserve it. Who knows? Maybe the way Evin's been playing we'll squeak a 2-1 win vs. Cornell. I'm confident we can beat both teams this weekend, and Princeton proved Cornell is not unbeatable on Saturday. I still believe.
Tell me Bill, why are you such a Debbie Downer ALL the time? Have some faith in the boys. God knows they deserve it. Who knows? Maybe the way Evin's been playing we'll squeak a 2-1 win vs. Cornell. I'm confident we can beat both teams this weekend, and Princeton proved Cornell is not unbeatable on Saturday. I still believe.
TheGreenCoat
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Re: Colgate 2009-2010
I hope I'm wrong, but I'm in the Magoo and Torcher Bill camp on any real hope for a top 4 finish. Again, we've only beaten two teams with winning records and the win against RIT barely counts here because they're from Atlantic Hockey (RIT's not a bad team, but I doubt they'd be .500 if they played in the ECAC). Please prove me wrong - I'm begging anybody to tell me to stop being a cynical worm - but I don't see us winning two out of three over the next week. Evin's playing well and maybe, just maybe some students will show up for Yale and Brown, but this team hasn't won a "statement" game all year.
I hope I'm wrong, but I'm in the Magoo and Torcher Bill camp on any real hope for a top 4 finish. Again, we've only beaten two teams with winning records and the win against RIT barely counts here because they're from Atlantic Hockey (RIT's not a bad team, but I doubt they'd be .500 if they played in the ECAC). Please prove me wrong - I'm begging anybody to tell me to stop being a cynical worm - but I don't see us winning two out of three over the next week. Evin's playing well and maybe, just maybe some students will show up for Yale and Brown, but this team hasn't won a "statement" game all year.
TheGreenCoat
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Re: Colgate 2009-2010
shabby checks your stats (and I was there)...for one thing Yale outshoots virtually everybody...they outshot us something like 44-22 at The Whale...
shabby checks your stats (and I was there)...for one thing Yale outshoots virtually everybody...they outshot us something like 44-22 at The Whale...
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