Re: Dartmouth Versus RPI? No, no, no!
Back from seeing the game with my son - A good time was had by all even with the loss... They came out looking very good in the first. My son commented that we held Dartmouth without a shoot for almost the first 6 minutes of the game. Disappointing they couldn;t hold the leading going into the locker room. Dreaded second was just that - Green looked like they stepped it up a notch in the 2nd, and RPI was awful until the power play chances. D was VERY timid with the puck, and Dartmouth took advantage. 3rd period was a return to form, and they battled hard but couldn't get the equalizer. As was commented here, Lee had a WIDE open goal but took WAy too long making sure it was a good shot on net - Just need to pull the trigger on those opportunities.
Merriam only looked okay tonight - Let in a couple another goalie would have stopped. He needs to get a little more aggressive on the puck. A little stick check could have prevented that third 2-1 goal that went in off our D-man. Dartmoouth's goalie was bugging us all night long, challenging the shooter, nudging our D with his stick... Nothing bad, just good gamesmenship. Merriam waits for the play to come to him, and is often so far back in his net, there is no room for a mistake.
Overall, I was impressed with RPI's play tonight, and the way they didn't fold in the face of a 3 goal deficit. I hope they can bring the same intensity to Harvard tomorrow night!