Totally agree! It's nice to have three solid goaltenders like Raygan, Amanda, and Quinn that we can put in there.
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Ohio State Buckeyes 2022-2023 ... The Drive For Duluth
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Totally agree! It's nice to have three solid goaltenders like Raygan, Amanda, and Quinn that we can put in there.
Hockeybuckeye
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I've seen one flaw in Amanda's past few games and that's if a player comes in to her left on a breakaway she commits to soon to that side of the net. A quick deke to get her to go down and they score on the right side of the net. If someone like me can see that then I'm sure the coaches are well aware of it and are working on it with her.
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I was predicting 5-0 by the end of the 1st and it's only 4-0. We must have let up some.
Totally agree with Nicole on other players shooting more, and at the risk of sounding like a broken record, yes, at long last, please build our Championship Program a new facility (with plenty of space for cameras) for better streaming. I will say this, though ... after watching tonight's game, I think i found a feed that is actually worse than ours. Lindenwood had one camera just going back and forth, and the camera is so far away that you almost can't follow the puck. Our feed may not be that great, but at least I can follow the puck. One other thing, though, huge shoutout to the Lindenwood play-by-play guy for being the only away game person who actually read the pronunciation guide and didn't completely butcher our girls' names!
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I was fine with the first period, but seemed like we lost our focus a little in the second period when we only scored one goal. Coach must have addressed that in the second intermission because we came out firing and scored four more goals in the third period.
Ohio State took care of business in tonight's opening game at Lindenwood by a final score of 9-1. This one was all Buckeyes from the beginning as Ohio State opened the first period with four goals and never looked back. The Buckeye goals were scored by Makenna Webster, Gabby Rosenthal (2), and Jenna Buglioni. Ohio State took a 5-0 lead in the second period on a goal from Jenn Gardiner and the teams went into the second intermission with Ohio State leading the Lions 5-0. Ohio State would score the first three goals of the third period to go up 8-0. Those goals were scored by Paetyn Levis, Jenn Gardiner, and Kenzie Hauswirth. With her four-point night, Jenn Gardiner eclipsed the 100-point mark! Jenn becomes only the 16th player in Ohio State history to join the 100-point club, so huge congratulations to her! Chloe Corbin would get Lindenwood on the board in the third period to make the score 8-1. The Buckeyes were not done and added one more goal from Makenna Webster to make the final score 9-1. With three assists tonight, Emma Maltais becomes Ohio State's career assist leader with 124, so congratulations to her also! Shots on goal were definitely slanted toward Ohio State with the Buckeyes outshooting the Lions 70-15. Quinn Kuntz got the start in net for the Buckeyes in this one and was solid, stopping 14 of the 15 shots she faced to get the win. Lindenwood netminder Natalie Ference stopped 61 of the 70 shots she faced in the loss. The two teams will wrap up their series tomorrow with gametime being 3:10 pm EST.
Nice job by Maltais becoming the all time program assist leader. I wonder if we’ll ever see her and Fillier on a line together for Canada, one being a natural scorer, and one seeming a natural passer. Fillier was a bit quiet in the rivalry series - the absence of linemate Spooner (trying to keep this OSU relevant 
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) is having an impact perhaps.I think all of us who watch the streams agree on the need for a new facility, but in the meantime if they could just replace the heavy black netting with the thick black band at the bottom with a less obtrusive option the viewer experience could be improved dramatically. A case in point is the St. Thomas arena that also has netting in front of the stands that is in the line of sight of the cameras. There, they use clear monofilament netting with a thin cable securing it at the bottom and it is just a minor distraction to the viewing experience. The view might end up being a bit worse at the OSU rink due to the closer proximity of the camera to the ice, but I think it would still be a big improvement. They wouldn’t even have to replace the entire net, but only the center section in front of the stands along the side. I do think OSU has improved their streaming experience over the last couple of years with the addition of the extra cameras mounted on the glass behind the goals and the one on the ceiling at center ice (inside the netting), which they often use for replays (no replays were shown in the Colgate series but I’ll give them a pass on that one since it was Thanksgiving week and I’m sure it was a staffing issue). The issue with having well trained camera operators is not restricted to Lindenwood or OSU. There have been multiple Gopher games at Ridder this year where the camera has been zoomed out way too wide much of the time but that may be better than the other extreme where they zoom in too much and then rapidly pan to try to follow the action. Some teams do seem to have much better trained camera operators than others and it definitely makes for a better viewing experience.
The thick black band at the bottom of the netting is a challenge. I find streaming to a tv rather than a computer helps somehow because it’s so much bigger. MinnOTB offers some good suggestions.
The last time I was at an OSU game the family in front of me was talking about how the atmosphere and fun was so much better in the women’s rink as compared to the guys, and couldn’t believe the value for the cost ($0). If they ever get a new rink one hopes they somehow manage to capture and hold on to the atmosphere the OSU Ice Rink provides, while addressing its shortcomings.
The last time I was at an OSU game the family in front of me was talking about how the atmosphere and fun was so much better in the women’s rink as compared to the guys, and couldn’t believe the value for the cost ($0). If they ever get a new rink one hopes they somehow manage to capture and hold on to the atmosphere the OSU Ice Rink provides, while addressing its shortcomings.
Hockeybuckeye
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I think yesterday's game could have easily been 15-0 if OSU played as hard as they would against UW or UMD. It's like the football team playing a weaker MAC team to get back in sync and cohesive for their next conference games.
With us playing against UW in 2 weeks they better be in sync, especially with a bye week before that series.
With us playing against UW in 2 weeks they better be in sync, especially with a bye week before that series.
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Today's win was a milestone, 400th win in program history!
The Buckeyes completed the sweep of Lindenwood with a 6-0 win earlier today. Ohio State scored three first period goals and that was all they would need in this one. Paetyn Levis opened the scoring for the Buckeyes. The other first-period goals were scored by Jenn Gardiner and Emma Maltais as the Bucks took a 3-0 lead into the first intermission. Makenna Webster stayed hot with two second period goals (spoiler alert ... on her way to a natural hat trick) to put the Buckeyes up 5-0 going into the final intermission. Makenna would add another goal in the third period to complete her natural hat trick and Ohio State finished with a 6-0 victory. Ohio State goaltender Quinn Kuntz stopped all 11 shots she faced in the win. Lindenwood backstop Julia Maguire stopped 66 of the 72 shots she faced in the loss. Ohio State is off next weekend before a big series at home vs Wisconsin on 1/13-1/14. The Lions will host Minnesota State next weekend.
nobody72924
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Big weekend with Wisconsin coming into town for a pair. The big question, “Who does OSU play at goal?”
Hockeybuckeye
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Too many variables and how this week's practice goes for me to put money on it.
Great question. I have no inside information, but my guess is that Amanda & Raygan each get one game. If this was the re-match series, Coach might decide to go with the hot hand. But since these are the first meetings of the year with the Badgers, I believe each player will get a turn.
Taking it a step further, I'll say Amanda on Friday & Raygan on Saturday. But that's even more speculative. Here's my thinking:
1. I'm glad Quinn has gotten 3 starts, and I'm proud of her success. But I believe we all agree she's #3 on the depth chart. And therefore unlikely to get a start next weekend.
2. As between Amanda & Raygan, so far there's been no definitive pattern to the starting assignments. At least in the biggest games. Against Top 10 competition, each keeper has 5 starts.
3. Overall, Amanda has 11 starts to Raygan's 8. But that "lead" stems mostly from the early season contests. Skip past the first four weekends, and Raygan actually leads 6 starts to 5.
4. On Fridays, Amanda has 6 starts to Raygan's 3. On Saturdays, it's 5 starts apiece. That led me to speculate that Amanda might get the Friday nod.
But none of this resolves the question; it feels more like splitting hairs. And I do agree with HockeyeBuckeye that this week's practices may prove to be the determining factor.
But hey: Having two #1 Goalies isn't a bad situation at all. If nothing else, it keeps opposing teams guessing.
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nobody72924
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I’m very happy Quinn has gotten to play and has some wins. She could have gone many places and gotten lots of playing time but she has chosen to stay at OSU. That makes me proud of her and I like her all the more. You never know what could happen and Quinn might have to go in and play. By coach playing her some she won’t be totally cold.
Coach does a great job in playing her goalies and preparing them for late season games. Amanda and Raygan are both ready for late season games. I could see both getting a start this weekend.
I’m looking forward to seeing both games this weekend. Go Bucks!
Hockeybuckeye
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I'm confused on what you mean with this statement? Could you clarify?
What's said "in the room" among the coaches and players isn't really any of our business. Including who's close friends with whom. Unless they choose to share that information.
The relevance is that when a team is close knit off the ice, the on-ice performance of the whole may exceed the sum of the parts.
We observe what we can when the team competes. We also look at scores sheets and other stats. Maybe those of us who post are making relatively educated guesses. It is fun. But guesswork is all that it is.
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