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RPI 2022-23: Return of the Schmidt and the Fans

Someone needs to remind the boys a hockey game is 3 periods not 1. They look like complete crap in the 2nd. Blind passes no hustle. Wake up RPI!!!!
 
Garbage hockey by RPI!!! Complete garbage! Slu is absolutely running circles around us. Getting blown out in face offs, shots, you name we look like shit. Looks like pee wee hockey where playing.
 
Engineers said:
Garbage hockey by RPI!!! Complete garbage! Slu is absolutely running circles around us. Getting blown out in face offs, shots, you name we look like ****. Looks like pee wee hockey where playing.
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Totally agree.
It was like they weren't ready for the Saints push in the second period and never recovered. There isn't one good thing you could say about there play in the last two periods.
They all looked confused.
 
For the football fans-although heavily favored against SLU, we held on to win 10-6. Our defense has been really great all season and we go to an overall record of 6-3 and clinch a winning season. next week we get Union for bragging rights as we cannot get the automatic bid to the NCAA after losing a close one to Ithaca.
 
Something is very off with this team. Completely out of sync. Offense looks completely inept. Bizarre weekend of hockey by RPI. Not gonna win many games playing that kind of timid, horse shit hockey.
 
just 6 shots combined in the second and third tonight and outshot 43-20 over the final two periods in both games.

This team needs to get back to basics, and in a hurry.
 
Couldn’t agree more with you Vicious. I was just going to say 2 shots on goal in the 3rd tonight? Thats unbelievable. Who the hell is coaching the offense for this team?
 
Engineers said:
Couldn’t agree more with you Vicious. I was just going to say 2 shots on goal in the 3rd tonight? Thats unbelievable. Who the hell is coaching the offense for this team?
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The same guy that coached them in our out of conference games.
I am guessing that the OC schedule didn't get us ready for the ECAC.
After the last three games, I am not sure how to fix this.
But it is still early in the season and in the ECAC anything can happen.
 
Attended both games in person... agree with nearly all of the comments here. The basics went out the window -- faceoffs, shots, forecheck. Clarkson gained the zone at will vs. RPI all night long. Watson was the only reason it didn't get of hand - he was excellent. So the result is 5 scoreless periods heading into Friday's tilt against Harvard....hang on tight folks !
 
I missed the last 5 periods of the weekend - on purpose. I am glad I avoided the upset in real time. They have a couple days to turn this around for the next weekend but judging by the comments here, they have a lot of work to do.
 
Wicked Slappaahs said:
Attended both games in person... agree with nearly all of the comments here. The basics went out the window -- faceoffs, shots, forecheck. Clarkson gained the zone at will vs. RPI all night long. Watson was the only reason it didn't get of hand - he was excellent. So the result is 5 scoreless periods heading into Friday's tilt against Harvard....hang on tight folks !
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The schedule may be all they could handle. Lost all 3 exhibition games. Didn't dominate with 4-1 start. Better to be 4-1 than 0-5. Reward was sell out Union game and a W. Also better recruiting against AHA teams.
 
RPI67 said:
The schedule may be all they could handle. Lost all 3 exhibition games. Didn't dominate with 4-1 start. Better to be 4-1 than 0-5. Reward was sell out Union game and a W. Also better recruiting against AHA teams.
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Recruiting against AHA schools won't help us get to Lake Placid.
 
Smitty's weekly radio call-in with 104.5 the Team.
https://1045theteam.com/hear-why-dave-smith-is-very-confident-in-his-rpi-team/

Not much in the way of insights, Smith was downplaying the road losses... Said that he really likes the team and that while he was happy with their effort, the team's inexperience was costly. They got "tentative" after going up 2-0 at SLU. Overall looking for the team to learn execute under pressure....ie clean break outs instead of the chipping /survival clears we saw last weekend. They are working and drilling that this week in practice. More offensive zone time with quality puck possessions ... more Grade A chances.

The fill-in interviewer didn't bother to ask about keys to the games vs. H & D.
 
Wicked Slappaahs said:
Smitty's weekly radio call-in with 104.5 the Team.
https://1045theteam.com/hear-why-dave-smith-is-very-confident-in-his-rpi-team/

Not much in the way of insights, Smith was downplaying the road losses... Said that he really likes the team and that while he was happy with their effort, the team's inexperience was costly. They got "tentative" after going up 2-0 at SLU. Overall looking for the team to learn execute under pressure....ie clean break outs instead of the chipping /survival clears we saw last weekend. They are working and drilling that this week in practice. More offensive zone time with quality puck possessions ... more Grade A chances.

The fill-in interviewer didn't bother to ask about keys to the games vs. H & D.
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Thanks for posting these links.
 
I am not a fan of the 1 game and done format. One good game and you are in the quarter finals. How many times has a series split in the last few years? I would like to see some data on this.
 
I don't have any data, but my impression has been that the first round best-of-three series have tended not to attract very many fans, especially on the third night if it goes to three games.

Maybe somebody thinks that if the first round is one game, fans will show up for that one game.

I'm wondering whether the one game will be played on the first weekend in March, with the quarterfinals coming the following weekend, or whether the one game will be on Tuesday, Feb. 28 or Wednesday, Mar. 1, with the quarterfinals then being played Mar. 3-5. The College Hockey News article is silent on that point.
 
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