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RPI 2021-22: Picking Up Where We Left Off

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My take on the weekends games.
We have some very talented players, but not much chemistry at this point.
The defensemen in our own zone need to be introduced to each other. It just looked like they had no idea how to defend the rushes.
TJ Walsh has to shoot the puck on the power play. At least three times this weekend, he had a clear path to the net from the point and instead of going forward and shooting he passed it back to the point. One of those times, he passed it out of the zone. Fortunately, on that play he used his blazing speed to catch up to the opponent and make a play in his defensive zone.
As for the goaltending, I was not impressed. I don't see us any better than the middle of the pack with Marshall. I hop that I am wrong about that.
Anyway, that is just my opinion.
 
engineerhockeyfan said:
My take on the weekends games.
We have some very talented players, but not much chemistry at this point.
The defensemen in our own zone need to be introduced to each other. It just looked like they had no idea how to defend the rushes.
TJ Walsh has to shoot the puck on the power play. At least three times this weekend, he had a clear path to the net from the point and instead of going forward and shooting he passed it back to the point. One of those times, he passed it out of the zone. Fortunately, on that play he used his blazing speed to catch up to the opponent and make a play in his defensive zone.
As for the goaltending, I was not impressed. I don't see us any better than the middle of the pack with Marshall. I hop that I am wrong about that.
Anyway, that is just my opinion.
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I tend to agree. Saturday was a bit of a grind, and things really didn't look good for most of the 3rd period. But they hung in there and created some luck with some hustle on the forecheck. In overtime, BG's best player wound up 1 on 1 with a forward skating backwards and took advantage. I think RPI will score more goals this year once they get some rhythm.

RPI also held BG to 35 shots over the two games, which is a plus, but I am not sure the goaltending was a negative this weekend. I do think this weekend showed what we already knew we have in Marshall; he can make some big saves, but also lets in some frustrating ones that should be stopped (BG second goal on Friday). If he can cut those soft ones out, he could really propel RPI to another good season. From my vantage point, 4 of the 5 BG goals were more down to defensive errors than the goaltender.
 
Important question. ;-) How should we treat shootout games for the purpose of thread starting stats? I won't give my opinion until I hear what others think.
 
DavidNardolillo said:
I tend to agree. Saturday was a bit of a grind, and things really didn't look good for most of the 3rd period. But they hung in there and created some luck with some hustle on the forecheck. In overtime, BG's best player wound up 1 on 1 with a forward skating backwards and took advantage. I think RPI will score more goals this year once they get some rhythm.

RPI also held BG to 35 shots over the two games, which is a plus, but I am not sure the goaltending was a negative this weekend. I do think this weekend showed what we already knew we have in Marshall; he can make some big saves, but also lets in some frustrating ones that should be stopped (BG second goal on Friday). If he can cut those soft ones out, he could really propel RPI to another good season. From my vantage point, 4 of the 5 BG goals were more down to defensive errors than the goaltender.
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Saw it just about exactly as you described. One very soft goal along with a few really good tough saves. OT goal probably should never have happened but these things are what we should expect when we have 3 on 3 situations.
 
DavidNardolillo said:
Lucky for you, there may be games where you get both! ECAC now has shootouts if overtime does not produce a winner.
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I can foresee lots of drinking here and will have to stock up on good quality Vodka and lots of fresh limes for Gimlets. I am a traditionalist especially with hockey. I find nothing wrong with a game deserving to end in a tie (both of this weekend's games for example) when neither team deserves to win or lose. I never liked many of the changes in sports for lots of reasons but it makes comparing statistics from the past with the present virtually impossible. You can guess how much I hate the DH rule in baseball!!
 
DrDemento said:
I can foresee lots of drinking here and will have to stock up on good quality Vodka and lots of fresh limes for Gimlets. I am a traditionalist especially with hockey. I find nothing wrong with a game deserving to end in a tie (both of this weekend's games for example) when neither team deserves to win or lose. I never liked many of the changes in sports for lots of reasons but it makes comparing statistics from the past with the present virtually impossible. You can guess how much I hate the DH rule in baseball!!
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with so many flags representing various residents of different players on the team, I think the choice of alcoholic goal celebrations should reflect the same. Some nice Borivicka for Jakob Lacka, or Koskenkorva Mint in honor of Ottoville Leppanen, or of course some nice French Cognac for Justin Adammo…
 
jericho said:
with so many flags representing various residents of different players on the team, I think the choice of alcoholic goal celebrations should reflect the same. Some nice Borivicka for Jakob Lacka, or Koskenkorva Mint in honor of Ottoville Leppanen, or of course some nice French Cognac for Justin Adammo…
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When Adammo scores I expect Jenny and i to have some Remy Martin Louis XIII here for celebration. For those others it will have to be high profile Vodka (Ultimat most likely) as i am unfamiliar and will have to research the others you mention.
 
DrDemento said:
Saw it just about exactly as you described. One very soft goal along with a few really good tough saves. OT goal probably should never have happened but these things are what we should expect when we have 3 on 3 situations.
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I saw the same. Maybe give the other 2 goalies a look this weekend. See what we have and challenge the skaters to protect. Friday I notice #5 Baxter and #7 Bowman several positive plays.
 
sezenack said:
I got word that this was the number of students FWIW.
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Sez; Can you give us long time local fans the lowdown on a sign I drove by today in front of the Heffner Alumni House. It read Admission Event Parking.

Are those "external" people being allowed to enter any campus facility indoor or out?

Any idea if they can use any facilities should the need to heed the calls of nature arise just as the football families have to?

If not, are they all headed out to the woods too?

Come to think of it, if everybody has to keep going out to the woods, it won't be long before all the animals leave on account of all these "tourists" tromping all over their homes!!!
 
tony/troy said:
Sez; Can you give us long time local fans the lowdown on a sign I drove by today in front of the Heffner Alumni House. It read Admission Event Parking.

Are those "external" people being allowed to enter any campus facility indoor or out?

Any idea if they can use any facilities should the need to heed the calls of nature arise just as the football families have to?

If not, are they all headed out to the woods too?

Come to think of it, if everybody has to keep going out to the woods, it won't be long before all the animals leave on account of all these "tourists" tromping all over their homes!!!
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Yes, I actually mentioned this some other time a few weeks ago! Prospective students and their families are allowed on campus for tours, and since they're allowed on campus, I assume they're allowed to use the bathrooms. I guess "external" people are allowed on campus when they might end up paying RPI 80K a year.

Oh also media members are allowed at hockey games FWIW. I saw Sean Martin and Joe Boyle at the games this weekend. And as I think you mentioned, tony, Shirley's family and other friends were in her press box for the football game.
 
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