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Well at least you proved one thing your good at guessing.
I actually didn't capitalize Malchuk's name. I gave my standard cheer for Patrick Cullen, and the capital letters just stuck for Tyler.Maybe it was Colgate's forecheck that gave the D some fits. McIntryre and Smith are two of the premier forwards in the league at this moment. They can cause all sorts of problems, especially more visible when you have your goalie struggling a tad. If Allan made more key saves and the forwards won more puck battles, then the D would have been 'forgiven' their sins. Remember, it's a team sport.
This one had me chuckling. When RPI beat UNH, Union, or Yale, never a word was spoken about knowing how to win. Hockey 'sense' has been ingrained into these boys since they probably first laced up the skates. And Appert and his crew certaining have enjoyed success over the years before their stint at the Tute so I can't understand for the life of me how they don't know how to win. If anything, the lessons of 'learning on how to not lose' are the most difficult and that comes with experience, something this team is just getting. I'd love to believe that they learn exceptionally fast and their overall skill can minimize some the lumps that these 'lessons' bring...some nights it will, others not. EFH is not one of the now famous 'bedwetters' so I'll have to give him a pass this time.
If he was Mike Schafer, he'd be a genius for 'riding the refs'. I can't believe for one second that Seth lost sight of the primary goal...the game. Working the refs is something that has to be done from time to time.
This is not 'EVERY YEAR'. I wouldn't call 2 losses in December to the #9 team in the country and to a talented Colgate team 'folding'. December can be a tough month on teams...injuries, school requirements, fatigue from a heavy practice/game load take their toll on a team, especially one as young as RPI.
This is NOT a must game! I don't mean to discount the game's importance and a win over U has benefits on many many levels. But it is important that the team plays to its skill and maybe get some puck luck that it didn't get over the weekend. A strong effort is needed and if things go to plan, a win will be the result. I predicted a RPI win over U and I still stand by it, regardless of the weekend results. It has the potential to be a great game...
Everyone here should take a pill.I'm not saying York is a lousy goaltender what I am saying is He's playing lousy.Anyone whom watches these games in person with any objectivity has to see that overall he is very shaky.Even when he makes saves for the most part it is an adventure.I believe there is a book out there now on AY that reads shoot high because he doesn't handle high shoots...and crash the net because he almost always leaves some kind of rebound.He needs to address those issues FAST. For the most part I believe the D corps has played better I think they need to get even better, but I believe we have a size issue and Bergins return will help because as other posters have noted He is the straw that stirs that drink.I believe on both Fri. and Sat. we had as many or more Grade A scoring chances than the other team but their goalies answered the calls ie: on both nights Pirri's goal mouth chances the goalie made the save. On Fri. Pirri had to try to draw the puck back to lift it because it was against Scrivens pad and Sat.His shot hit the goalies paddle.Where both goalies lucky....Yea....but they where in good position to make their own luck and my contention is that AY needs to start making some of his own luck!! Thats all I'm saying.
EHF, I read everybody's posts and take the time to answer only a few. Rants and incoherant logic I'll gladly pass on but yours require some friendly give and take.
Let's look at this for a sec, ok? First, a win in any game of the league season is worth two points, no more, no less. A win off of two league losses would be a big lift for sure...but to put the most meaning of a 'MUST' game is a tad too much. Second, to beat Union AGAIN would be a huge lift, especially as Union is ahead of RPI in the standings! RPI has already proven it can beat Union and a loss would not be catastrophic unless it was a 'bad loss' by being dominated, etc. Third, would a tie be demoralizing? The way the game is played will dictate the importance of the contest. Seth has the task of maintaining an even keel to the players to avoid getting too high or too low which usually proves to be the undoing of most teams. It's a marathon not a sprint to steal a phrase. Fourth, the fans like us may place too much importance on any one game (especially against Union our new team we love to hate rival) as our emotions are certainly in the right place. For us to on the edge of our seats during the game is well worth the price of admission but to the players, they need clear focus in most difficult circumstances. Mistakes will be made, by both teams, due to fatigue, mis-matches, etc. I won't go into the rest of how the game is played...but I am confident that Seth will have the boys ready. This ain't NHL 2010 played on a computer or game console so you better take the injuries, etc. into account!
Spot on. This team has talent! And they can beat any team on any given night. Not every night will be a dub since there are TWO TEAMS on the ice! Games mean more now, especially league contests, so every team is playing at its hardest. But I'm not 'blaming' anything for the sudden change of outcomes but the reality of players being injured must be factored as some major reasons for it.