Elmira College Soaring Eagles 2010-2011 Season Thread

PrezdeJohnson09 · Feb 1, 2011

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jconnor said:
Read the back of their shirts three times, really fast ;-)

Hit me the third time

elbojpb · Feb 5, 2011

Cortland impressive @ Elmira

Cortland impressive @ Elmira

Only 350 at the anthem, but it was snowing pitchforks, and by mid 1, over 1,000 (but it was alumni weekend)
Harold & Linden not dressed!? Frackin played.
EC's clearing their zone has improved greatly since 1st semester. No longer a single point of exit.
It was evident that CU had played the night before, and EC had not. EC had 7 or 8 high quality odd-man rushes, but finished on only 1.
The Vallaincort line was the worst line on the ice. Consorti taking bad penalties, Darcy in a daze, Willer hung out to dry.
Cortland has an impressive roster with 5 transfers. Markell from Ohio State was clearly their best player. (OSU isn't getting them all)
The best Cortland team I've seen in 15 years, and last weekend was not a fluke. Great mix of size, tending, speed, skill, etc. They'll challenge the big boys soon.
The Morisette, Maclean & Acorn line didn't get many shifts. Appeared Morisette had a knee injury.
CU would answer every EC score, but finally ran out of legs

EC Goals
1 - Hoey got a home run pass on the kill and finished nicely
2 - Sawyer on a shot through traffic on the PP
3 - Strale knocked in a rebound after some great traffic in front of the net screened CU's tender
4 - Lee on a slapper through traffic
5&6 - Schrank on some nifty tic tac toe passing, 5 on an impossible angle

CU goals
1 - Roller on an odd-man blasted off the far post
2 - Kaleta on a mad scramble with 7 bodies in the crease
3&4 - Markell from 2 quick passes, and a breakaway. Real deal.

fbushey · Feb 6, 2011

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Great Job as always elbojpb- I was watching the game on Fasthockey- when you live in Atlanta you have to really pay to watch hockey- I was wondering if can tell me why EC had so many short-handed chances against Cortland. They score 1 shortie and I thought they could have had 3 more. My way of saying I have never seen an EC team so agressive on the penalty kill. Was just who they were playing or is this something they have been doing all year? I agree that Cortland is much better- #25 can really go.

ballgame · Feb 7, 2011

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PrezdeJohnson09 said:
+1.

Whatever happened to the Precision Line??!! This could be the new version

You mean the Collision Line?

ballgame · Feb 7, 2011

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fbushey said:
Great Job as always elbojpb- I was watching the game on Fasthockey- when you live in Atlanta you have to really pay to watch hockey- I was wondering if can tell me why EC had so many short-handed chances against Cortland. They score 1 shortie and I thought they could have had 3 more. My way of saying I have never seen an EC team so agressive on the penalty kill. Was just who they were playing or is this something they have been doing all year? I agree that Cortland is much better- #25 can really go.

Hey Floyd hope all is well. Funny comment about paying for hockey in ATL.
I haven’t seen this years PK so cant comment. But sounds like a change in philosophy. The ACHA team I coached we run an aggressive PK but its very disciplined since its high risk. My philosophy was to always pressure. With teams being so competitive you almost have to be aggressive (pick your spots) to try to generate offense.

I was on the PK at EC and it was passive. It was a half wall pressure. Not as passive as the standard box but not as aggressive as high pressure.

I wont go into details on a public message board about EC systems but seems like Coach Saul has a different team play philosophy than in the past.

elbojpb · Feb 7, 2011

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fbushey said:
I was wondering if can tell me why EC had so many short-handed chances against Cortland.

Not only short handed chances, but odd-man rushes as well. Here are my hypotheses:
1) You only get SH chances on the kill, and EC took too many @#$% penalties, some quite stupid.
2) Cortland played OSU to OT the prior night and beating Oswego would have been much more gratifying than beating Elmira. CU was running on fumes.
3) EC's speed guys (Vallaincort, Acorn, Hoey, Willer, Clewlow & Sanders) were overall too quick for CU
4) EC is getting really deft at anticipating lazy puck movement and jumped some passing lanes
5) The combination of 2,3&4 had EC's forwards salivating when they sensed CU was getting sloppy

The converse was also true, that EC gave up a couple of uncharacteristic odd-man goals by being a bit too aggressive. To answer your 2nd question, this was not how they typically play on the penalty kill. They do more of what Johnny explained. In fact, I surmised to RonT after EC went up by two, that EC would stop pressing and play more of a 3 defensemen type of arrangement, I was dead wrong.

Let me reiterate what TTF said ... Cortland is very much improved. I'd love to see Cortland and EC as travel partners in an expanded SUNYAC.

[*smack*] I just slapped myself back to a bleak reality.

fbushey · Feb 7, 2011

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Not only short handed chances, but odd-man rushes as well. Here are my hypotheses:
1) You only get SH chances on the kill, and EC took too many @#$% penalties, some quite stupid.
2) Cortland played OSU to OT the prior night and beating Oswego would have been much more gratifying than beating Elmira. CU was running on fumes.
3) EC's speed guys (Vallaincort, Acorn, Hoey, Willer, Clewlow & Sanders) were overall too quick for CU
4) EC is getting really deft at anticipating lazy puck movement and jumped some passing lanes
5) The combination of 2,3&4 had EC's forwards salivating when they sensed CU was getting sloppy

The converse was also true, that EC gave up a couple of uncharacteristic odd-man goals by being a bit too aggressive. To answer your 2nd question, this was not how they typically play on the penalty kill. They do more of what Johnny explained. In fact, I surmised to RonT after EC went up by two, that EC would stop pressing and play more of a 3 defensemen type of arrangement, I was dead wrong.

Thanks for the analysis. I think you are right on. Being too aggressive on the PK cost them a goal. Clewlow is really aggressive with his speed and physical play. He is fun to watch. Hey Johnny - did you just have another kid and in the land of being sleep deprived again?

elbojpb · Feb 12, 2011

Home & Home Sweet Home

Home & Home Sweet Home

No ... I didn't make the trip to Geneva; too darn cold for these old bones. EC is now 10-0-1 since the Thanksgiving Day massacre. Very quietly and methodically putting together a 2nd half surge.

The WHWS announcers are two of the top 5 I've heard in the past 20 years, and proclaimed that "EC completely dominated Hobart tonight." Let's see what tonight brings. Jackals are swooning in California ... might be a good crowd!

PrezdeJohnson09 · Feb 12, 2011