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Vinegar Strokes
Re: Elmira College Vs. Oswego
My thoughts from the game:
-In the first the teams played pretty evenly, there was good physical play and a lot of time adjusting to the other team's game.
-Goaltending in the first was pretty good, Tuttle absolutely robbed Oswego on a 2 on 1 that I still can't believe he got across the crease and put his glove up to deflect. Beckwith had pretty poor rebound control in the first, if not for his defensemen staying at home to move the puck and bodies out of the crease.
-Oswego crowded the neutral zone in the second period, forcing Elmira to dump and chase more. Unfortunately for Elmira, Oswego's size advantage caused many of their offensive rushes to be easily put aside.
-In the second, Elmira's first shot was not until there was 8:26 left in the period. By this time Oswego had nine shots on the goal in the period.
-Elmira's defensemen were too aggressive throughout the whole game allowing many odd man rushes and leaving Tuttle out to dry consistently.
-Oswego's first line of Fox-Selleck-Laganiere is scary good. They're a big scoring threat and if Selleck can stay out of the penalty box, all three have the opportunity to put up huge numbers.
-Beckwith eased my fears of goaltending with his stellar second and third periods. The rebounds are a concern, but in the third he did a better job of limiting and controlling the rebounds.
-The freshmen for Oswego took some time to get going, but once they did, they were impressive. Singleton and Leimbrock are big bodies out on the ice and it was evident that even though they both look pretty lean, they aren't easily pushed off the puck.
-Elmira is going to have a lot of trouble this year if their defensemen can't get the puck out of the corners to the wings more consistently. They often had to throw the puck out of the zone because they took too long to go into the corners to dig the puck out.
-I thought for Elmira, three players stood out: Hoey, Kirby, and Willard. Hoey seems to have a nose for the puck and laid some good hits on the bigger Oswego players. Kirby was consistently the only defenseman to play smart hockey. Often he was the lone defenseman on the odd man rushes and the only defenseman to give Tuttle any help. Willard had Elmira's first goal and each time he was on the ice gave his teammates opportunities to carry the puck into the zone or slot for a shot.
-For Oswego, the freshman Rodrigues and Whitelaw are two players that are going to have a big impact for the Lakers, if not this year then next. Whitelaw has good vision and made some great passes that weren't capitalized on by his linemates. Rodrigues has a nose for the net and if not for two stellar saves by Tuttle, would have had a big game on the stat sheet.
-Finally, Oswego seems to be very good. Size, speed, a lot of skill, and hopefully consistent goaltending. To echo some thoughts from other posters, penalties are going to be this team's foil. A lot of the guys play with a physical edge to their games, but they need to control their bodies and sticks more effectively.
Last night's game has me extremely optimistic about this season.
My thoughts from the game:
-In the first the teams played pretty evenly, there was good physical play and a lot of time adjusting to the other team's game.
-Goaltending in the first was pretty good, Tuttle absolutely robbed Oswego on a 2 on 1 that I still can't believe he got across the crease and put his glove up to deflect. Beckwith had pretty poor rebound control in the first, if not for his defensemen staying at home to move the puck and bodies out of the crease.
-Oswego crowded the neutral zone in the second period, forcing Elmira to dump and chase more. Unfortunately for Elmira, Oswego's size advantage caused many of their offensive rushes to be easily put aside.
-In the second, Elmira's first shot was not until there was 8:26 left in the period. By this time Oswego had nine shots on the goal in the period.
-Elmira's defensemen were too aggressive throughout the whole game allowing many odd man rushes and leaving Tuttle out to dry consistently.
-Oswego's first line of Fox-Selleck-Laganiere is scary good. They're a big scoring threat and if Selleck can stay out of the penalty box, all three have the opportunity to put up huge numbers.
-Beckwith eased my fears of goaltending with his stellar second and third periods. The rebounds are a concern, but in the third he did a better job of limiting and controlling the rebounds.
-The freshmen for Oswego took some time to get going, but once they did, they were impressive. Singleton and Leimbrock are big bodies out on the ice and it was evident that even though they both look pretty lean, they aren't easily pushed off the puck.
-Elmira is going to have a lot of trouble this year if their defensemen can't get the puck out of the corners to the wings more consistently. They often had to throw the puck out of the zone because they took too long to go into the corners to dig the puck out.
-I thought for Elmira, three players stood out: Hoey, Kirby, and Willard. Hoey seems to have a nose for the puck and laid some good hits on the bigger Oswego players. Kirby was consistently the only defenseman to play smart hockey. Often he was the lone defenseman on the odd man rushes and the only defenseman to give Tuttle any help. Willard had Elmira's first goal and each time he was on the ice gave his teammates opportunities to carry the puck into the zone or slot for a shot.
-For Oswego, the freshman Rodrigues and Whitelaw are two players that are going to have a big impact for the Lakers, if not this year then next. Whitelaw has good vision and made some great passes that weren't capitalized on by his linemates. Rodrigues has a nose for the net and if not for two stellar saves by Tuttle, would have had a big game on the stat sheet.
-Finally, Oswego seems to be very good. Size, speed, a lot of skill, and hopefully consistent goaltending. To echo some thoughts from other posters, penalties are going to be this team's foil. A lot of the guys play with a physical edge to their games, but they need to control their bodies and sticks more effectively.
Last night's game has me extremely optimistic about this season.
