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>>>>> RIT TIGERS 2012-2013 - Locked, Loaded, And Ready To Roar <<<<<

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Little bit of a disappointing result. We get a ton of momentum off Colevecchia tying and taking the lead, then we give up a quick goal and spend the next 5 minutes taking bad penalties.

I'm not saying we should have swept St.Lawrence, but it was a pretty disappointing way to lose this game. Either way, it's clear Watson is the guy going forward and I think the team is in a good place for Bentley coming in next weekend. If we get 3-4 points off of them, we'll be in a good spot.
 
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Overall, I think it was a good weekend for the team. Can anyone speculate on how "good" St. Lawrence is compared to AHA teams? Are they on-par with Niagara?
 
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With Bentley beating Northeastern tonight next weekend is going to be a big series for both RIT and Bentley.
 
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Bing said:
Overall, I think it was a good weekend for the team. Can anyone speculate on how "good" St. Lawrence is compared to AHA teams? Are they on-par with Niagara?
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The closest AHA team to them in the RPI is Mercyhurst. Niagara is well above both of them. (RIT is well below both).

But perhaps more telling is that their fans on the St.L. thread seem very pleased with a split. They are struggling this year, as is RIT. A split is good to see, but this wasn't a "huge" weekend for RIT (or St. L.)
 
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St. L was desperate to get a win before heading back to ECAC play. A sweep would have been asking too much, so I'm not surprised they're happy with a split.

I would have liked to at least get a tie in the second game. It sounded like we played well enough to get it, except for (once again) a couple of defensive miscues.


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RITProf said:
The closest AHA team to them in the RPI is Mercyhurst. Niagara is well above both of them. (RIT is well below both).

But perhaps more telling is that their fans on the St.L. thread seem very pleased with a split. They are struggling this year, as is RIT. A split is good to see, but this wasn't a "huge" weekend for RIT (or St. L.)
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St. Lawrence started out well, but they were in a bad slump going into the RIT series. They went 0-for-December. That will make you happy to see a win anytime.
 
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The Bentley thread has already started up. They get press from the website Excaluber Sports, and if you read that - the Falcons are looking for revenge and have not forgotten last year's quarterfinals. The site also claimed Bentley was the better team that series.
 
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Bing said:
Overall, I think it was a good weekend for the team. Can anyone speculate on how "good" St. Lawrence is compared to AHA teams? Are they on-par with Niagara?
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When I saw St. Lawrence earlier in the year at Cornell I thought they were a mediocre ECAC team. They seemed fairly fast and counterattacked well, but there was nothing special about them.

RITProf said:
The closest AHA team to them in the RPI is Mercyhurst. Niagara is well above both of them. (RIT is well below both).

But perhaps more telling is that their fans on the St.L. thread seem very pleased with a split. They are struggling this year, as is RIT. A split is good to see, but this wasn't a "huge" weekend for RIT (or St. L.)
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I am disappointed in you Prof. You really used RPI to measure teams? ;)

Without getting on my soapbox, I would submit the KRACH comparison:

Rank Team Rating
23. Niagara 123.2
35. Holy Cross 86.0
41. St. Lawrence 65.9
47. Mercyhurst 52.0
56. RIT 25.9

I picked Niagara because someone mentioned them, and then the AHA team closest above and below StL and then RIT. So, I think that based upon those statistics RIT had a good weekend.

In my personal opinion it was minimally a step in the right direction heading back into the bulk of the AHA schedule and more than likely a good moral booster.

The one thing that, and it has been mentioned by others, is the very disturbing amount of SHG that is being given up. Bottom line is that they are killers that need to be stopped.
 
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komey1 said:
The Bentley thread has already started up. They get press from the website Excaluber Sports, and if you read that - the Falcons are looking for revenge and have not forgotten last year's quarterfinals. The site also claimed Bentley was the better team that series.
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Excalibur is run by Bentley's radio guy, who is so prolific that it could be a commercial site. He won't be making the trip because he chose a lousy time to have a life, so their poor fans will again be stuck listening to WITR. They were not fans of ours when we broadcasted the quarterfinals last year.
 
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I had the pleasure of doing the SLU games with Nick Phelan and the games were two of the most exciting ones I've seen in a while. SLU I think will be good preparation for Bentley. SLU is a finesse team but got physical when they needed to. Very offensively minded with a couple of the best players in the league up front and some defenseman who set them up well - very similar to Bentley. I think Bentley's goaltending may be better than SLUs.
 
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komey1 said:
The site also claimed Bentley was the better team that series.
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*pointing to scoreboard*
 
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That article was a little over the top I think :) I've never thought of Bentley as a "rival" either
 
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A little earlier, someone (I don't feel like looking it up because it doesn't matter) criticized the corner for not being as creative as they used to be. While the argument is sound, and so are the reasons (having to coordinate cheers among a larger number, etc.) I'd like to stir up the creative juices a little and offer a challenge.

Do something with this

Perhaps after a Zwiegle's sponsorship rink announcement?

Let me know if something gets done.
Even though I'm out in CT now, I still want to help make the Tiger's home ice the best it can be.
 
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cplinford said:
That article was a little over the top I think :) I've never thought of Bentley as a "rival" either
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It's certainly written by and for a Bentley audience.

Interesting that he believes his team outplayed us given we scored one more goal than they did, and also picked up a shutout.

Either way, I'm sure Bentley is coming in with more of a feeling of rivalry than we are. As he notes, we haven't lost to them in the regular season in several years, so I don't know that RIT really feels threatened by them.
 
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RIT Winters said:
As he notes, we haven't lost to them in the regular season in several years, so I don't know that RIT really feels threatened by them.
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I'm of the mindset that RIT needs to treat every game here on out with immense severity. Every point up for grabs needs to be game 7 of the Stanley Cup otherwise I don't see us moving up in the standings.
 
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lmg6841 said:
I'm of the mindset that RIT needs to treat every game here on out with immense severity. Every point up for grabs needs to be game 7 of the Stanley Cup otherwise I don't see us moving up in the standings.
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I agree, at a minimum split the points of the remaining games with the Western Pod teams and hope to take 3 of 4 points from the remaining games with the Eastern Pod teams. It's a tall order, but that would at least allow us to host a 1st round playoff series.
 
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cplinford said:
That article was a little over the top I think :) I've never thought of Bentley as a "rival" either
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Never thought of 'Excalibur Sports' as my 'go to' site for sports information! :D:
 
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blazer777 said:
Never thought of 'Excalibur Sports' as my 'go to' site for sports information! :D:
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But but that's where "glory and honor await" :p
 
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