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Ohio State 2015-2016 Season

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Jeez guys, I had to dig back to find our thread. Can it get any deader? And no, for you trolls, I am NOT referring to my team!
 
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The record might say 0-6 but i like this team and think they will be ok in the long haul. They have played very hard for the most part fighting back in every game. The PK has been almost perfect i believe only giving up 2 or 3 goals. They need someone to step up and score some goals. Getting a win hopefully this weekend against Mercyhurst will start to turn the record in the right direction. Like i said i believe this team is better than the 0-6 that shows on the stat sheet.
 
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Draighlicht said:
I was content with what I saw for the first period and a half. With OSU rolling five lines and Brock rolling three the Badgers were a tired bunch by the time the third period started.

Injury wise I see Greco and Dalrymple will play against BG, but have heard nothing about freshman Nanne.

Off on a twice delayed trip for two weeks so will miss the first two home games. Make some extra noise for me (assuming it's not 'boooos').:)
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What happened with Nick Jones? Off the OSU roster this week.
 
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I see Mercyhurst has two guys suspended for one game from two incidents last week against Army. That should help on Friday night.
 
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The Buckeyes drop game one vs Mercyhurst tonight by a final score of 2-1. It looked like same-stuff, different game to me. Tons of shots on goal (think we had 40 or more SOG tonight) but only one got through, not to mention continued poor puck management. We turned the puck over on our own power play and it led to a shorthanded gwg for Mercyhurst. I am trying to buy into all the talk about this team improving and winning games. Problem is, I don't see anything on the ice that would lead me to believe that this team is suddenly going to figure it out and go on a roll. Needless to say, tonight's game was painful to watch, well, unless you were a Mercyhurst fan.
 
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osualum86 said:
The Buckeyes drop game one vs Mercyhurst tonight by a final score of 2-1. It looked like same-stuff, different game to me. Tons of shots on goal (think we had 40 or more SOG tonight) but only one got through, not to mention continued poor puck management. We turned the puck over on our own power play and it led to a shorthanded gwg for Mercyhurst. I am trying to buy into all the talk about this team improving and winning games. Problem is, I don't see anything on the ice that would lead me to believe that this team is suddenly going to figure it out and go on a roll. Needless to say, tonight's game was painful to watch, well, unless you were a Mercyhurst fan.
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They have to find the back of the net that is a given. From what i could gather from the radio broadcast they had plenty of chances to take the lead when it was 1-1 and plenty more to tie it at 2 but couldnt do it. I feel bad for the goalies on this team they are playing pretty darn good right now with nothing to show for it
 
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klbaum1077 said:
They have to find the back of the net that is a given. From what i could gather from the radio broadcast they had plenty of chances to take the lead when it was 1-1 and plenty more to tie it at 2 but couldnt do it. I feel bad for the goalies on this team they are playing pretty darn good right now with nothing to show for it
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They did have their chances last night but they need to bury some of those. You can't win games in today's game only scoring one goal. That puts way too much pressure on your goaltending to produce shutouts. I didn't make it to today's game, but it sounds like they played better, finally getting into the win column with a 5-1 win. Wished I would have been at that game instead of wasting my time and money on the CBJ game tonight vs Winnipeg.
 
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osualum86 said:
They did have their chances last night but they need to bury some of those. You can't win games in today's game only scoring one goal. That puts way too much pressure on your goaltending to produce shutouts. I didn't make it to today's game, but it sounds like they played better, finally getting into the win column with a 5-1 win. Wished I would have been at that game instead of wasting my time and money on the CBJ game tonight vs Winnipeg.
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Sounded much better today 1-7 is much better than 0-8. Week off and Canisus another team they should beat coming to town.
 
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osualum86 said:
They did have their chances last night but they need to bury some of those. You can't win games in today's game only scoring one goal. That puts way too much pressure on your goaltending to produce shutouts.
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Truth.

I didn't make it to today's game, but it sounds like they played better, finally getting into the win column with a 5-1 win.
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You know, the two games weren't all that different -- except of course in result. On Saturday's opening goal, a hard drive off Nick Schilkey's stick hit a Mercyhurst shin pad and caromed into the net. It was as if that little bit of puck luck lifted a weight off the Buckeyes' shoulders, and it was smooth sailing from there.

At the post-game presser, Nick indicated that the Buckeyes did a much better job of getting to the net on Saturday. I'll certainly buy that. But I also feel that the hard work that was rewarded Saturday was rather similar to the hard work that went unrewarded Friday. That's hockey, I guess.

Wished I would have been at that game instead of wasting my time and money on the CBJ game tonight vs Winnipeg.
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Very tough time for the CBJ right now. But regardless of the goings on at Nationwide, Buckeye Hockey remains the best sports value in town.;)
 
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pgb-ohio said:
Very tough time for the CBJ right now. But regardless of the goings on at Nationwide, Buckeye Hockey remains the best sports value in town.;)
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I can't argue with that! Needless to say, I bought the CBJ tickets before the season started. I certainly wouldn't have shelled out the coin for lower bowl seats to watch that team if I had known they were going to come out of the block with a 2-9 record (now 2-10). That team has way too much talent to have a 2-10 record. I know it's an old hockey cliché, but the problem with the CBJ right now is their goal scorers aren't scoring goals. Tortorella appears to have corrected the defensive issues, for the most part, now they need to start putting pucks in the net.
 
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osualum86 said:
I can't argue with that! Needless to say, I bought the CBJ tickets before the season started. I certainly wouldn't have shelled out the coin for lower bowl seats to watch that team if I had known they were going to come out of the block with a 2-9 record (now 2-10). That team has way too much talent to have a 2-10 record. I know it's an old hockey cliché, but the problem with the CBJ right now is their goal scorers aren't scoring goals. Tortorella appears to have corrected the defensive issues, for the most part, now they need to start putting pucks in the net.
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Don't worry about the CBJ - they will go on another late season winning streak to give everyone hope for next year. History,of course, tells us it will be false hope.

Sadly, with OSU in recent years we don't even get the false hope for the next season.:mad:
 
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Draighlicht said:
Don't worry about the CBJ - they will go on another late season winning streak to give everyone hope for next year. History,of course, tells us it will be false hope.

Sadly, with OSU in recent years we don't even get the false hope for the next season.:mad:
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Truth! It's brutal being a hockey fan in Columbus. At least the ladies have won some games, and not to get this thread on another tangent, but I am excited about the potential there with Jenny Potter coaching our program. You know me, I have been critical of the athletic department's treatment of our hockey programs (I know, gross understatement, right?) over the years, but I was thrilled with the hire of Jenny Potter, and I still am.
 
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osualum86 said:
Truth! It's brutal being a hockey fan in Columbus. At least the ladies have won some games, and not to get this thread on another tangent, but I am excited about the potential there with Jenny Potter coaching our program. You know me, I have been critical of the athletic department's treatment of our hockey programs (I know, gross understatement, right?) over the years, but I was thrilled with the hire of Jenny Potter, and I still am.
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Agree with you on Jenny Potter. I think this was the work of assistant AD for hockey Shaun Richard. Program was stuck in neutral but he decided to take a big chance. I think it will pay off. If things don't turn soon he might get a chance to replace the men's coach too - though I hope Rohlik gets things together and makes it unnecessary.
 
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Draighlicht said:
Agree with you on Jenny Potter. I think this was the work of assistant AD for hockey Shaun Richard. Program was stuck in neutral but he decided to take a big chance. I think it will pay off. If things don't turn soon he might get a chance to replace the men's coach too - though I hope Rohlik gets things together and makes it unnecessary.
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I hope things work out with Rohlik, too, but I am always leery when someone gets hired because "that's who the players wanted" or "the players lobbied for so-and-so to get the job." Just because a coach is the players' buddy doesn't necessarily mean he is the best candidate for the job. Nonetheless, I agree with you and hope he gets the ship righted so that we don't have to worry about bringing in someone else.
 
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Nice win last night beating a team that they should beat. New day new challenge do what you did yesterday and run this streak to 3.
 
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For the most part, they did.

As for improvements, the Buckeyes went 3 for 6 on the Power Play. Meanwhile, Canisius was 0 for the weekend with the man advantage. Nice to win the special teams battle.

Finally, a quick welcome back to Columbus goes out to Buckeye Alum Dave Smith. Best of luck to you and your team the rest of the way.
 
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pgb-ohio said:
For the most part, they did.

As for improvements, the Buckeyes went 3 for 6 on the Power Play. Meanwhile, Canisius was 0 for the weekend with the man advantage. Nice to win the special teams battle.

Finally, a quick welcome back to Columbus goes out to Buckeye Alum Adam Smith. Best of luck to you and your team the rest of the way.
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Are you talking about Canisius head coach Dave Smith?
 
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