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Quinnipiac Bobcats '10-'11

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No analysis right now but I'll go QU 3, Cornell 3 tonight in a barn burner.

4-2 Q tomorrow night at Starr.
 
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We know how to win at Lynah and Cornell is a different team than they were a year ago. Our offense has to get untracked sooner or later and we really need to start the weekend on the right foot. I'll take Q 3-2 over Big Red.

Go Q!
 
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I'd like to blame the video feed, but that was one of the most unispired games I've seen in a long time. No heart... worse yet, no leadership on the ice. Clarke takes a stick to the mask and nobody stands up for him.

The sad part is that Cornell really didn't look that good, at least not compared to what they've had the past few seasons. They just gutted it out while we seemed to be standing around watching. A lot of one and done's for us. Nothing sustained in the Cornell zone.

They better wake up before tomorrow night. Another league loss puts us in a really big hole even if it is still early.

Ugh... :o
 
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Bummer. Was following the game. Unfortunately this looks like what we may be seeing a lot of this year.
 
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MarkEagleUSA said:
I'd like to blame the video feed, but that was one of the most unispired games I've seen in a long time. No heart... worse yet, no leadership on the ice. Clarke takes a stick to the mask and nobody stands up for him.

The sad part is that Cornell really didn't look that good, at least not compared to what they've had the past few seasons. They just gutted it out while we seemed to be standing around watching. A lot of one and done's for us. Nothing sustained in the Cornell zone.

They better wake up before tomorrow night. Another league loss puts us in a really big hole even if it is still early.

Ugh... :o
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Again, I only listened to a couple minutes of this game -- but just speaking generally, Cornell is among the best-coached teams in the nation. They play their system, which is designed to make the opposition look uninspired, sluggish, and disinterested, as well as any team plays its system in the entire nation.

They play a very defensive brand of hockey, which forces players to try to force their way into the zone. Passing lanes are taken away, shooting lanes are swallowed up, and if played correctly, there are very few quality shots against. Shafer is very, very good at getting his teams to buy into that.

As for Cornell not looking that good, they never look very good on the offensive side of the puck. They don't have to due to what they do in the defensive side.

So, I'll take the optimistic side of things, and say it was more what Cornell did rather than what Quinnipiac didn't do.
 
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Obviously this is a rebuilding year, and I think QU is doing about as well as expected with eighteen freshmen and sophomores, and a talented but erratic junior goalie in Clarke. They will win some games that might be surprising but will probably lose more than they win.

I plan to sit back and optimistically watch the team develop as the season progresses. With some talented recruits coming in next year (e.g., Peca, Federico, St. Denis, and Callahan) I am hoping that this season is an aberration and that it can be used to develop a solid team for the next few years.
 
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A league win!!! Is the monkey off their back?

I didn't see the 1st period. In the 2nd, they looked flat but 2 goals by Zurvy seemed to ignite them a little bit. I thought they skated extremely well in the 3rd and di a good job limiting 'Gates chances. The 4-on-6 kill at the end of the 3rd was excellent. The offense still seems a little sluggish but maybe they can build off what they did today.

Take the road split and come on home!
 
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ZYanksRule said:
So, I'll take the optimistic side of things, and say it was more what Cornell did rather than what Quinnipiac didn't do.
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Cornell also had a plan for which lines to match against Q's to neutralize the Bobcat's speed and take advantage of the size disparity. CU is not a flashy team, they clog the slot at both ends which makes for ugly, but effective hockey. Schaefer is very good at maximizing his talent.
 
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QUBobcats70 said:
Obviously this is a rebuilding year, and I think QU is doing about as well as expected with eighteen freshmen and sophomores, and a talented but erratic junior goalie in Clarke. They will win some games that might be surprising but will probably lose more than they win.
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I disagree. Having twelve sophomores should not make this a young team. Granted, some of the sophomores saw little playing time last year, but others (Davies, Currie, Langlois, Barron) saw a lot of ice time and should no longer be "learning the ropes". Even Tyson and Goodman who saw little playing time played big last year and have stepped up so far this year. So I believe that it's a faulty argument there.
The problem is a lack of leadership from the upperclassmen on the ice. Last year all five seniors were big leaders and there was no issue filling the previous year's shoes. But this year, who's out there? Zurvy has thus far been a no show (well, alright, he came out tonight), Glaicar and Hansen have been spotty, Yuri is pushing hard, but is more of a Lampe character and does his own thing, same thing with Heichman.
It's not that we're young, there's no depth.
 
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And I am glad to see Q with a road win, especially after the previous loss. I didn't get to see or hear a feed of the game, but I like to see us finishing our three weeks on the road with a nice W to come home with. Excited for next weekend, I won't be there Friday (yay for school obligations), but you can count on me being there Saturday most definitely!
 
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Finally a league win. I can't recall the last time we opened league play without a win in the first two weekends. It's about time Zurvy starting potting some goals so I'm glad he's possibly uncorked. They seem to play well from the radio broadcast I listened to which is a far cry from what I watched Friday night on Cornell's RedCast. I hope their effort in Saturday's game is more indicative of the team we have this year. Because Friday, it wasn't a lack of skill or talent but merely, like Mark said, no heart. Nothing was sustained in the zone and it was one and done every time. Saturday was the opposite, granted Colgate made a decent amount of trips to the penalty box to help us out, but we converted. Keep it up into next weekend when Dartmouth, coming of a huge win over Clarkson comes in and Harvard, who's had some decent goaltending invade the Bank.

Go Q! and thank you Zurvy...finally!
 
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I was really happy to see Rand give Hartzell a chance after we lost Friday. Maybe Rand should play him more. He's undefeated and has a better save percentage
 
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MCL298 said:
I was really happy to see Rand give Hartzell a chance after we lost Friday. Maybe Rand should play him more. He's undefeated and has a better save percentage
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At a minimum he needs to see action every 3 or 4 games in order to stay fresh. Last year I thought we rode Clarke too long and the other guys weren't "seasoned" enough to be of any help late in the season.

I believe that, if he sees regular ice time, Hartzell can become a great netminder. He has size and moves well side to side. Most of the time he has an air of calm about him too. As for Clarke, I think he has improved his game over last year but still suffers from inconsistency.

From what I've seen so far this year, we need whoever is in net to keep us in games. As with the past few years, we play a different game when we're behind, especially early in a game.
 
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MarkEagleUSA said:
At a minimum he needs to see action every 3 or 4 games in order to stay fresh. Last year I thought we rode Clarke too long and the other guys weren't "seasoned" enough to be of any help late in the season.

I believe that, if he sees regular ice time, Hartzell can become a great netminder. He has size and moves well side to side. Most of the time he has an air of calm about him too. As for Clarke, I think he has improved his game over last year but still suffers from inconsistency.

From what I've seen so far this year, we need whoever is in net to keep us in games. As with the past few years, we play a different game when we're behind, especially early in a game.
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I'd like to see Hartz start Friday and if he does well then he gets Saturday as well. He's played well this year and maybe he could be a more calming, consistent presence in net. I'm still not as sold on Clarkie as you are Mark. Four points are very attainable this weekend and would throw us right back into the mix. If we play like we did Saturday at Starr with grit, heart and some offense we can get back into it. If we play like we did at Lynah we're screwed.
 
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I agree with you guys on Clarke and Hartzell. If I had one word to describe Clarke it would be inconsistent. This year Hartzell has a year under his belt and he seems to be making the most out of each opportunity he gets.

Not having season tix this year I'm missing QU hockey, but hoping to make it up to the bank for one of the next 3 games
 
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