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RPI Hockey 2019 - 2020: Nordic Combined

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This is a weekend we absolutely need to sweep to be in a good spot in the pairwise. With Canisius being in the Atlantic (and also projected to finish last), a loss would be especially disastrous to them (see North Dakota last season after Canisius swept them). With UConn looking like it will once again be a poor team so far, that game is also important to win. Unfortunately for us, Canisius provides very little reward but a huge amount of risk in terms of the pairwise. A loss to UConn would be much more manageable with them in Hockey East.
 
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Just catching up following the weekend games. I attended the UMass game on Friday and was impressed with RPI's creativity and passing - far more time possessing the puck then in years past. A couple of bad D turnovers led to odd man rushes /goals the other way....but that's gonna happen with our young d corps against a skilled team...I know we'll clean that up as our guys gain ice time. Overall we showed a lot of grit and hustle -- UMass was never able to put us away until the late ENG. I thought that Savory was fighting the puck a little and gave ups some rebounds, not terrible just not his usual self.

Bottom line for me is that I saw progress in our offensive skill, face off wins and in effort. Look forward to seeing them again this weekend.
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NCAAHockey?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NCAAHockey</a> Plays of the Week 🏒<br>4️⃣ | Ryan Mahshie gets his own rebound to bury the eventual game-winning goal for <a href="https://twitter.com/RPI_Hockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPI_Hockey</a>. 😱😱 <a href="https://t.co/OQIVjPA5GQ">pic.twitter.com/OQIVjPA5GQ</a></p>— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/NCAAIceHockey/status/1184161366418087943?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Plenty of Positives from Opening Weekend for ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/RPI_Hockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPI_Hockey</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/rpi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rpi</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/RPI_HFH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPI_HFH</a>⁩ <a href="https://t.co/rlHGFq2yiI">https://t.co/rlHGFq2yiI</a></p>— Coach Dave Smith (@RPI_HockeyCoach) <a href="https://twitter.com/RPI_HockeyCoach/status/1184410775546421248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">ᴘʟᴀʏs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ<br><br>3️⃣. Short side snipe &#55356;&#57263; ( <a href="https://twitter.com/QU_MIH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@QU_MIH</a> )<br>2️⃣. Fast break pass → score &#55357;&#56396; ( <a href="https://twitter.com/RPI_Hockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPI_Hockey</a> )<br>1️⃣. Top shelf on the rebound ( <a href="https://twitter.com/RPIAthletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPIAthletics</a> ) <a href="https://t.co/wSncu5Julk">pic.twitter.com/wSncu5Julk</a></p>— ECAC HOCKEY (@ecachockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/ecachockey/status/1184497333960089600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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Wicked Slappaahs said:
Just catching up following the weekend games. I attended the UMass game on Friday and was impressed with RPI's creativity and passing - far more time possessing the puck then in years past. A couple of bad D turnovers led to odd man rushes /goals the other way....but that's gonna happen with our young d corps against a skilled team...I know we'll clean that up as our guys gain ice time. Overall we showed a lot of grit and hustle -- UMass was never able to put us away until the late ENG. I thought that Savory was fighting the puck a little and gave ups some rebounds, not terrible just not his usual self.

Bottom line for me is that I saw progress in our offensive skill, face off wins and in effort. Look forward to seeing them again this weekend.
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I was able to catch the UMass game as well and can 2nd what WS states here. There was some over-passing at times and the 4th UMass goal was frustrating to watch as Babichuk was caught on an over-commit at the attacking blue line. As he hustled back to catch up, he misread his D partner's (forget who it was) signal to switch men to the trailer of a 2 on 1 and it resulted in both guys cheating to the puck carrier and a one timer goal which should not have been so open. Rookies are going to rookie I guess. Without that goal I thought the team had a real chance to get at least tie.

On the positive side, Mahshie isn't a speedster. Why is that a positive? Because is he was fast I think he'd be playing for BU. He's got size and he can shoot. He and Dubinsky both had nice shots picking the top corner for their goals. For years we've tended to be a team that cannot hit the net. Perhaps this is starting to change. And... we also seem to be figuring things out at the dot. I do think that some of this improvement is due to better coaching. Liked what I saw from Ashbrook and Babichuk (mostly) too. Whether this is early season over exuberance or a sign of things to come we shall start to see in a couple of weeks.
 
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jmhusker said:
I was able to catch the UMass game as well and can 2nd what WS states here. There was some over-passing at times and the 4th UMass goal was frustrating to watch as Babichuk was caught on an over-commit at the attacking blue line. As he hustled back to catch up, he misread his D partner's (forget who it was) signal to switch men to the trailer of a 2 on 1 and it resulted in both guys cheating to the puck carrier and a one timer goal which should not have been so open. Rookies are going to rookie I guess. Without that goal I thought the team had a real chance to get at least tie.

On the positive side, Mahshie isn't a speedster. Why is that a positive? Because is he was fast I think he'd be playing for BU. He's got size and he can shoot. He and Dubinsky both had nice shots picking the top corner for their goals. For years we've tended to be a team that cannot hit the net. Perhaps this is starting to change. And... we also seem to be figuring things out at the dot. I do think that some of this improvement is due to better coaching. Liked what I saw from Ashbrook and Babichuk (mostly) too. Whether this is early season over exuberance or a sign of things to come we shall start to see in a couple of weeks.
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His D partner was Ferner. I agree with much of your assessment overall too, and I am cautiously optimistic. If you guys want to, you can read Red Army's weekend recap and analysis about the games http://redarmy.union.rpi.edu/?p=109 (change https to http)
 
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I know it is crazy to say this, but this could be a critical weekend for the Engineers.
Seth Appert always had us starting the season against much tougher opponents, and while I think you can learn a lot from playing the best teams, you cannot learn how to win.
Winning is contagious and if we can start with a three game winning streak, it can build up the confidence we need to go on from there.
But as the good Doctor always reminds us, RPI plays to the ability of our opponent. If we lose one of these games this weekend, we will be questioning ourselves, and that will not bode well for the future of this season.
I expect two wins this weekend, but that means nothing. We still have to play the games.

Lets go red!!!!!!
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Friday night will be here before you know it! <br><br>&#55356;&#57298; <a href="https://twitter.com/UConnMHOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UConnMHOC</a><br>&#55357;&#56525; Troy, NY<br>&#55356;&#57311; <a href="https://twitter.com/RPI_HFH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPI_HFH</a><br>⏱ 7pm<br>&#55357;&#56522; <a href="https://t.co/k7GU9fa3YI">https://t.co/k7GU9fa3YI</a><br>&#55357;&#56571; <a href="https://t.co/tYDDhrHC41">https://t.co/tYDDhrHC41</a><br>&#55357;&#56507; <a href="https://t.co/zFYXwKk3Gy">https://t.co/zFYXwKk3Gy</a><a href="https://t.co/vPqDsDeD8D">https://t.co/vPqDsDeD8D</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RPIHockey?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RPIHockey</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ECACHockey?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ECACHockey</a></p>— RPI Men's Hockey (@RPI_Hockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/RPI_Hockey/status/1184894607051636736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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sezenack said:
This weekend is a must sweep to have a good start before we hit the hard part of the schedule. We especially must beat Canisius to avoid a pairwise bomb. Here's Red Army's preview http://redarmy.union.rpi.edu/?p=115 (change https to http)
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Since EHF brought up this problem again, I really wonder why USCHO changed http to https. I understand that https is more secure, but if a website doesn't use it, it makes to sense to me to change it. I am not aware of other boards which make the same change.
 
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DS scheduling with less travel is better than long road trips early in the season.
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">In two games the <a href="https://twitter.com/RPI_Hockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPI_Hockey</a> team has six different goal scorers. That depth is a big positive for <a href="https://twitter.com/RPIAthletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPIAthletics</a> early in the season. <a href="https://t.co/ixbMoKQfqI">https://t.co/ixbMoKQfqI</a></p>— Todd Schlegel (@ToddSchlegelTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/ToddSchlegelTV/status/1185021991100862464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tomorrow is the home opener for <a href="https://twitter.com/RPIAthletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPIAthletics</a> Ice Hockey. Come support the Engineers and proceeds from the 50/50 support <a href="https://twitter.com/rpi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rpi</a> ‘s annual <a href="https://twitter.com/UnitedWay_GCR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UnitedWay_GCR</a> campaign!<a href="https://t.co/sj817TAlGD">https://t.co/sj817TAlGD</a></p>— Peter Gannon (@ThatPeterGannon) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThatPeterGannon/status/1184941828879142931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">People ask how you can tell that your culture is strong. 4 SENIORS working pre-practice with Coach Moser ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/RPI_HFH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPI_HFH</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/RPI_Hockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPI_Hockey</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/rpi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rpi</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/RPIAthletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPIAthletics</a>⁩ <a href="https://t.co/nFukez51XN">pic.twitter.com/nFukez51XN</a></p>— Coach Dave Smith (@RPI_HockeyCoach) <a href="https://twitter.com/RPI_HockeyCoach/status/1184891133928902656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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