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RPI Hockey 2019 - 2020 Part II: Moving on with 2020 Vision!

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Ralph Baer said:
The second line needs some improvement. ;)
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Put Savory on that line! he does have some assists and i suspect if the other team pulls their goal tender he might get a goal!
 
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this is the most excited I have been since flying to greenbay before the Dakota game. savory is amazing. lets be fair apperts seniors have been pretty good as well
 
puckit717 said:
this is the most excited I have been since flying to greenbay before the Dakota game. savory is amazing. lets be fair apperts seniors have been pretty good as well
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Absolutely. The three transfers just built on what was already a solid class for us. Burgess' severe injury at Senators' camp certainly slowed their progress, but Seth's five have all grown as hockey players and contributed tremendously through their years in Troy.
 
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rpi82 said:
Absolutely. The three transfers just built on what was already a solid class for us. Burgess' severe injury at Senators' camp certainly slowed their progress, but Seth's five have all grown as hockey players and contributed tremendously through their years in Troy.
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I do wonder if they would have grown as hockey plays under SA.
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><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> <a href="https://t.co/ezEwHng4qe">https://t.co/ezEwHng4qe</a></p>— RPI Athletics (@RPIAthletics) <a href="https://twitter.com/RPIAthletics/status/1234491815782428675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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rpi82 said:
Absolutely. The three transfers just built on what was already a solid class for us. Burgess' severe injury at Senators' camp certainly slowed their progress, but Seth's five have all grown as hockey players and contributed tremendously through their years in Troy.
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I do not think anyone doubted Appert's ability to recruit candidates. I met him in Princeton and both Jenny and I felt he could sell ice to Eskimos. We felt his difficulties came with making in game adjustments. We also felt he had an unusual amount of injuries that occurred during practice. We felt that several players did not seem to improve as they progressed through the classes and that in fact, some promising young freshmen just lost what edge they came in with. But the boys he brought into the program were just about the best he could find. So it is no surprise to us that the seniors have finally hit their stride. But perhaps it is because in their senior year they have a coach behind the bench who is a game time coach. Will not go overboard about that just yet. Will wait to see how things pan out in the next series and hopefully beyond. Then waiting to see how things progress next year before pronouncing judgement.
 
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Harvard will be a very tough out next weekend. they have some big wins and number 1 pp in the country. also are playoff tested coach and player wise. don't put the cart ahead of the horse
 
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puckit717 said:
Harvard will be a very tough out next weekend. they have some big wins and number 1 pp in the country. also are playoff tested coach and player wise. don't put the cart ahead of the horse
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Seeing as how we just squared off against them and won, and that we split the season series, I think we are well aware of Harvard's capabilities. Who is suggesting we aren't aware of their skill ?
 
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DrDemento said:
I do not think anyone doubted Appert's ability to recruit candidates. I met him in Princeton and both Jenny and I felt he could sell ice to Eskimos. We felt his difficulties came with making in game adjustments. We also felt he had an unusual amount of injuries that occurred during practice. We felt that several players did not seem to improve as they progressed through the classes and that in fact, some promising young freshmen just lost what edge they came in with. But the boys he brought into the program were just about the best he could find. So it is no surprise to us that the seniors have finally hit their stride. But perhaps it is because in their senior year they have a coach behind the bench who is a game time coach. Will not go overboard about that just yet. Will wait to see how things pan out in the next series and hopefully beyond. Then waiting to see how things progress next year before pronouncing judgement.
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I don't disagree with any of this. I was as frustrated as anyone with Seth's complete inability to make in game adjustments or broaden the system. For 10 years it seemed like 90% of our breakouts resorted to a forward trying to chip the puck out from the 1/2 boards. But I think we should give credit where it is due, and we wouldn't be anywhere near our current position without the contributions of the 4 year seniors that Seth left us.

Nor would we be here without the transfers, particularly Mike Gornall, who I consider the CJ Lee of this year's class. Even though he'd only played one semester I thought it odd that he wasn't named a captain like his fellow transfers, but I don't know what goes on behind the scenes. What I do know is that he seems to have the same effect as CJ on the ice, lifting the play of those around him by his exemplary team play. Thanks North Dakota. Have you got any other "give it all for the team" guys that just can't seem to get enough ice time on your incredibly deep roster?
 
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rpi82 said:
I don't disagree with any of this. I was as frustrated as anyone with Seth's complete inability to make in game adjustments or broaden the system. For 10 years it seemed like 90% of our breakouts resorted to a forward trying to chip the puck out from the 1/2 boards. But I think we should give credit where it is due, and we wouldn't be anywhere near our current position without the contributions of the 4 year seniors that Seth left us.

Nor would we be here without the transfers, particularly Mike Gornall, who I consider the CJ Lee of this year's class. Even though he'd only played one semester I thought it odd that he wasn't named a captain like his fellow transfers, but I don't know what goes on behind the scenes. What I do know is that he seems to have the same effect as CJ on the ice, lifting the play of those around him by his exemplary team play. Thanks North Dakota. Have you got any other "give it all for the team" guys that just can't seem to get enough ice time on your incredibly deep roster?
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Maybe go to their thread and ask :D

Edit: I love Gornall as well. Just does all the little things right. I feel the same way about Marrello. Part of what makes this season's team so fun to watch is the fact that they play the game the right way
 
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Soooooooo proud of our Arizona kid Burgess after a tough couple of years getting going following the injury his first year!! Does anyone know if he has another year of eligibility available? Would love to see him back for another season... Let's Go Red!!!
 
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rpi82 said:
I don't disagree with any of this. I was as frustrated as anyone with Seth's complete inability to make in game adjustments or broaden the system. For 10 years it seemed like 90% of our breakouts resorted to a forward trying to chip the puck out from the 1/2 boards. But I think we should give credit where it is due, and we wouldn't be anywhere near our current position without the contributions of the 4 year seniors that Seth left us.

Nor would we be here without the transfers, particularly Mike Gornall, who I consider the CJ Lee of this year's class. Even though he'd only played one semester I thought it odd that he wasn't named a captain like his fellow transfers, but I don't know what goes on behind the scenes. What I do know is that he seems to have the same effect as CJ on the ice, lifting the play of those around him by his exemplary team play. Thanks North Dakota. Have you got any other "give it all for the team" guys that just can't seem to get enough ice time on your incredibly deep roster?
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I think if you want to give an award for the player is least noticed, but contributes the most, you have to consider Gornall. he does so many of the little things and not all of them show up on any score sheet. Most of all, he is one tough nosed, hard hitting, fight for the puck kind of guy who knows what has to be done and is will to get in there and do it. We are going to miss him after this year and appreciate what he has contributed to this team's comeback year. Give me a team with one of him on each line and I promise you we will be the toughest team to beat.
 
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Wicked Slappaahs said:
Seeing as how we just squared off against them and won, and that we split the season series, I think we are well aware of Harvard's capabilities. Who is suggesting we aren't aware of their skill ?
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Agree completely. Virtually sure we get to face Harvard (SLU will have its hands full but you never know). If not we get Dartmouth (doubtful that both lower seeds can take out 5th and 6th seeds). The next round for us is a best 2 out of 3 and that is significant. We could throw in a stinker game and still survive. That is not the case after then (assuming we can move on) when all games are really for us one and done, lose and go home and the season ends. looking at this season we have swept 4 teams in the ECAC but only been beaten twice by 2. For some odd reason we just did not match up well with Yale for both games and lost each time. however, those were a bit earlier in the season and perhaps now the results would be different. In any case it would take a really odd set of circumstances for us to face them again this year, unlikely to happen. But if we do get to move on past Harvard (and that is assuming a lot), the other team that has beaten us twice will loom large for us as I cannot see much chance that we would not have to face Cornell to get an automatic invite to the NCAA. We have played them well. If we had to face them in a 2 out of 3 instead of Harvard, i would not be optimistic. But thankfully, if we ever get that far and they stand in the way, it is just one game and anything could happen, especially if our goaltender is as hot as he has been. Harvard will not be easy by any means but you have it right when you say there will be no surprises and they are not one of the teams this year that has overwhelmed us with a sweep.
BTW I would not be upset if we never saw Western Michigan again for a long, long time!!
 
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TucsonMike said:
Soooooooo proud of our Arizona kid Burgess after a tough couple of years getting going following the injury his first year!! Does anyone know if he has another year of eligibility available? Would love to see him back for another season... Let's Go Red!!!
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He does, but I doubt he will use it.
 
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