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Quinnipiac Bobcats 2017-18: Chase the dream...

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Pecknold on what needs to improve: "I think we could be here an hour if we're going to talk about what we need to get better."

I guess enough said on that point.

On another note, do the TV timeouts for ESPN3 during home game drive anyone else nuts? This is the first year with this and I do not like it.
 
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toogees said:
Pecknold on what needs to improve: "I think we could be here an hour if we're going to talk about what we need to get better."

I guess enough said on that point.

On another note, do the TV timeouts for ESPN3 during home game drive anyone else nuts? This is the first year with this and I do not like it.
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Oof.

Rand's never been known for sugarcoating ...
 
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ZYanksRule said:
Oof.

Rand's never been known for sugarcoating ...
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No he hasn't. There is a lot of issues on this team team right now. Can they score against a team that actually plays defense? Can they score on the power play? Those are just 2 to start
 
QUAlum2004 said:
No he hasn't. There is a lot of issues on this team team right now. Can they score against a team that actually plays defense? Can they score on the power play? Those are just 2 to start
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Team looked flat...2nd period worn down...Cornell sneaky dirty on face offs...tomorrow will be better?
Need somebody other than #8 with confidence to shoot puck...can’t score with passes
 
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Hank81 said:
Team looked flat...2nd period worn down...Cornell sneaky dirty on face offs...tomorrow will be better?
Need somebody other than #8 with confidence to shoot puck...can’t score with passes
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Hopefully tomorrow will be better. Colton Point has been a rock for Colgate and will steal the Raiders win this season.
 
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QUAlum2004 said:
No he hasn't. There is a lot of issues on this team team right now. Can they score against a team that actually plays defense? Can they score on the power play? Those are just 2 to start
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Consistent scoring from up and down the lineup was an issue last year, and would it really be a surprise if we struggled to get secondary scoring this year? From what I've seen, we don't seem to have the gamebreakers of seasons past. I don't see a Sam Anas on this roster, do you?
 
ZYanksRule said:
Consistent scoring from up and down the lineup was an issue last year, and would it really be a surprise if we struggled to get secondary scoring this year? From what I've seen, we don't seem to have the gamebreakers of seasons past. I don't see a Sam Anas on this roster, do you?
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No sam Anas on this roster but I like Tufto and he will score. There are just way too many 3rd and 4th line players on this roster and not enough big guns.
 
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That was... a surprise. The return engagement at Lynah will be a much better game.

Q didn't seem to have an answer to the Cornell fore-check. Pecknold teams in the past have adjusted on the fly and always had the speed to compensate. I don't know why that didn't develop last night. The Bobcats looked like a team on the second night of a really long trip -- tired and making a lot of mental mistakes. Not at all what I assume is their true level. I think Cornell just happened to get very lucky and catch them on an off night. Those happen to every team.

Good luck the rest of the way, except of course against us. I'm sure Q will be in the hunt the whole year.
 
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QUAlum2004 said:
No sam Anas on this roster but I like Tufto and he will score. There are just way too many 3rd and 4th line players on this roster and not enough big guns.
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I think that's what I'm getting at.

And let me ask another question: Where has Landon Smith been so far this season? Has he been getting scratched, or am I just not noticing him? That's a guy that needs to give more if this team has any chance.
 
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Kepler said:
The Bobcats looked like a team on the second night of a really long trip -- tired and making a lot of mental mistakes.
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The effects of an bye week early in the season. We've seen it too many times. I had hoped that the extra time would help them, especially coming off a great road weekend at NU.

Just too many mental lapses... how many offsides (some that weren't even close) can one team take? There were stretches where they played extremely well, even outplayed Big Red, but they couldn't sustain it or would do something stupid and momentum would swing right back the other way.

They'll need to find a way to pull it together tonight. Colgate has a goalie who will steal a game so their best effort will be required.

Way too early to panic but this team just isn't gelling the way I thought they would. While there's no superstars out there, there seem to be enough talent to make something of it. For now, I'm blaming it on the off week.

Also hoping Aldworth's injury wasn't too severe. A trail of blood across the ice is never a good thing.

Regroup and come out swinging tonight.

Go Q!
 
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ZYanksRule said:
Where has Landon Smith been so far this season? Has he been getting scratched, or am I just not noticing him? That's a guy that needs to give more if this team has any chance.
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Landon is out there. He's never been flashy but has somehow managed to amass 100 points, so he's doing something right. Cornell did a good job of shutting down our first line last night. They were all over Smith and Tufto, and MacMaster got pummeled every time he touched the puck. Even Whelan seemed to draw a lot of attention.
 
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MarkEagleUSA said:
Landon is out there. He's never been flashy but has somehow managed to amass 100 points, so he's doing something right. Cornell did a good job of shutting down our first line last night. They were all over Smith and Tufto, and MacMaster got pummeled every time he touched the puck. Even Whelan seemed to draw a lot of attention.
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Bingo. That should be the game plan for every team against Quinnipiac because they have not shown that any other players can step up to contribute.
 
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To be totally honest, our best player last night might just have been Kevin Duane. He tried to dance toe-to-toe with some of the pylons out there and even won a few battles in the corners.
 
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MarkEagleUSA said:
To be totally honest, our best player last night might just have been Kevin Duane. He tried to dance toe-to-toe with some of the pylons out there and even won a few battles in the corners.
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Really??? I saw a player that was way too slow out there last night and seemed to be bogging down his own linemates. Gets way too much ice time in my opinion but Rand must see something in him I guess. Would rather see more Jermain and less Duane.
 
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QU87 said:
Really??? I saw a player that was way too slow out there last night and seemed to be bogging down his own linemates. Gets way too much ice time in my opinion but Rand must see something in him I guess. Would rather see more Germain and less Duane.
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I'd like to see Jermain off the Duane/Aldworth line
 
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