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RPI III: Revenge of the Seth

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DrDemento said:
This year we can say that-we have an offense. The last 3 years, once we were down, we were out. We could not muster enough scoring to come back from 1 goal down during that time period. It is fun following RPI hockey again. There are the bad games(the last little streak proves that) but this team has something that was missing the past few years-HEART. I don't think anyone can take them lightly.
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We saw it last year in the playoffs, and that's probably why the offseason thread was titled "The Light at the End of the Tunnel". These guys are gonna go for it, let it all hang out on the ice, and hopefully pick up more wins.
 
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Note to Seth. Merriam looks 100% better than York. Note to jack parker. Time to go to your backup also. Overall an Ugly game but major props for Bryce. Wish he had played more recently. Really felt Seth slighted the kid afer he won the holiday tourney opener and Seth went to York who obviously was far from 100% healthy. Glad to have the Much needed win!
 
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jstadts said:
Note to Seth. Merriam looks 100% better than York. Note to jack parker. Time to go to your backup also. Overall an Ugly game but major props for Bryce. Wish he had played more recently. Really felt Seth slighted the kid afer he won the holiday tourney opener and Seth went to York who obviously was far from 100% healthy. Glad to have the Much needed win!
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Great game by Merriam. Great come back. Exciting days ahead.
 
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DavidSec17 said:
Like the title, hopefully it gives us special Jedi Powers.:D
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Didn't we used to have special Buddy Powers? :D
And will those jedi powers help us get the injured back on the ice soon?
 
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Doc I saw you mentioned in the game thread that you thought the defense did poorly tonight and that's about the only thing I'd disagree with. BU is extremely talented but mired in some sort of funk where they're both not getting breaks and not helping create their own luck.

Cohen's power play goal wasn't a fault of the defense, he tipped a shot from the point and it found the net. The two shorthanded goals came while RPI was trying to kickstart the offense with five forwards. I'd mentioned on the broadcast tonight that after the shorthanded chance(s) BU got towards the end of the second if we'd see that five forward unit out there again and surely enough we didn't the rest of the way. BU was extremely aggressive on the kill and blocked a lot of shots out high (something I didn't make enough note of).

The defense did well aside from some uncharacteristic boneheadedness from Foss - after all, the defense, for once, carried the offense. Brutlag, for as much as he makes me crazy with his penchant for pinching, scored and drew two penalties and it seemed apparent that BU didn't quite know how to handle him when he jumped into the play. While the shot differential early on was pretty rough the defense really held tight and didn't break.

I'm not picking an argument here at all, just wanted to pass along what I was seeing out there tonight (don't know if you had an online feed from NESN or not).
 
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GreatLakerMohawk said:
Doc I saw you mentioned in the game thread that you thought the defense did poorly tonight and that's about the only thing I'd disagree with. BU is extremely talented but mired in some sort of funk where they're both not getting breaks and not helping create their own luck.

Cohen's power play goal wasn't a fault of the defense, he tipped a shot from the point and it found the net. The two shorthanded goals came while RPI was trying to kickstart the offense with five forwards. I'd mentioned on the broadcast tonight that after the shorthanded chance(s) BU got towards the end of the second if we'd see that five forward unit out there again and surely enough we didn't the rest of the way. BU was extremely aggressive on the kill and blocked a lot of shots out high (something I didn't make enough note of).

The defense did well aside from some uncharacteristic boneheadedness from Foss - after all, the defense, for once, carried the offense. Brutlag, for as much as he makes me crazy with his penchant for pinching, scored and drew two penalties and it seemed apparent that BU didn't quite know how to handle him when he jumped into the play. While the shot differential early on was pretty rough the defense really held tight and didn't break.

I'm not picking an argument here at all, just wanted to pass along what I was seeing out there tonight (don't know if you had an online feed from NESN or not).
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GLM-I did not see this game-just had to go by the WRPI feed for all the information. Sure sounded like the first period our defense was just backing up the entire time. Saw the shot totals and was amazed we had not given up 3 or more goals. Agreed that the 2 shorthanders against were not the defense's fault. But we had several odd man breaks against us with only 1 D back at times. Also sounded like Bryce had to make several saves in a row as the D just could not clear the crease. But overall you are correct-our Defense surprised me with their offense and creativity. This is what happens when I rely on a radio description of the game instead of seeing it. I am spoiled by Ustream and the great work done by RHamilton:)
 
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The video cable from my DirecTV box to my computer had become disconnected, so I only got the NESN audio of yesterday's game. I have set it up now to record today's rebroadcast. I hope that it works now. :)
 
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GreatLakerMohawk said:
Doc I saw you mentioned in the game thread that you thought the defense did poorly tonight and that's about the only thing I'd disagree with. BU is extremely talented but mired in some sort of funk where they're both not getting breaks and not helping create their own luck.

Cohen's power play goal wasn't a fault of the defense, he tipped a shot from the point and it found the net. The two shorthanded goals came while RPI was trying to kickstart the offense with five forwards. I'd mentioned on the broadcast tonight that after the shorthanded chance(s) BU got towards the end of the second if we'd see that five forward unit out there again and surely enough we didn't the rest of the way. BU was extremely aggressive on the kill and blocked a lot of shots out high (something I didn't make enough note of).

The defense did well aside from some uncharacteristic boneheadedness from Foss - after all, the defense, for once, carried the offense. Brutlag, for as much as he makes me crazy with his penchant for pinching, scored and drew two penalties and it seemed apparent that BU didn't quite know how to handle him when he jumped into the play. While the shot differential early on was pretty rough the defense really held tight and didn't break.

I'm not picking an argument here at all, just wanted to pass along what I was seeing out there tonight (don't know if you had an online feed from NESN or not).
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Good description of what went on. And if that was you on the color, well done.

I was fortunate enough to do color once for an AHL game and safe to say stage fright is an understatement once that mic opens up.
 
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So many positive things came out of last nights game, I hate to have to wait three weeks for the next one.
First, Bryce Merriam has shown that he can play and gives real competition to York. This should get York back on track. He has not looked very good lately and needed a push.
Second, Last week I said that this team did not know how to win. And they went out and proved that against Union. Last night, they past their first test in learning how to win. They tied the game and stepped up instead of going into a shell. Great to see.
While we were not ready to play in the first period, we took advantage of the situation to come out with a lead. That is what good teams do.
If we could have just kept them even on our power play, it would have been a blow out.
Bring on Michigan. :D
 
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Here's a little trip in the wayback machine... RPI all-time against reigning national champions (7-10-0):

Mar. 12, 1954: def. Michigan, 6-4 (Frozen Four)
Jan. 2, 1960: lost to North Dakota, 8-3
Nov. 29, 1967: lost to Cornell, 8-1
Dec. 1, 1970: def. Cornell, 6-3
Dec. 22, 1971: lost to Boston University, 4-0
Feb. 18, 1972: lost to Boston University, 7-3
Mar. 7, 1972: lost to Boston University, 8-2 (ECAC Tournament)
Jan. 3, 1973: def. Boston University, 5-4
Feb. 17, 1973: lost to Boston University, 3-2 (ot)
Nov. 21, 1978: lost to Boston University, 3-1
Jan. 24, 1979: lost to Boston University, 5-3
Oct. 14, 1983: def. Wisconsin, 4-3
Oct. 15, 1983: lost to Wisconsin, 3-2
Nov. 25, 1989: def. Harvard, 7-5
Feb. 17, 1990: lost to Harvard, 7-3
Nov. 27, 1993: def. Maine, 5-4
Dec. 11, 2009: def. Boston University, 5-3
 
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Was glad to finally see the boys in person last night and even gladder to get the win. Random thoughts on the game:

- The first period was not as one sided as the shots total. Yes BU had many more chances but penalties (some questionable) accounted for a decent chunk of the shots.
- Brutlag had a great game. My most recent post regarding him questioned his decision making. For the most part it was all good last night. Even his penalty was not deserved (IMO). If he plays like that every game we will be fine.
- The PP was generally awful and the first short handed goal was a result of having 5 forwards on the ice - no one thought to cover the guys behind the play.
- The PK was shaky at first but better as the game went on. We seem to have trouble keeping a good box. I thought the forwards overcommitted on some plays and we often had 3 guys in the corner at once leaving only one man out front to deal with a 2 or 3 on 1 if the puck squirted to BU. Luckily it did not.
- Merriam was pretty solid but his glove looked a bit questionable (just waving it around at times). If was effective though and I'm glad he can come in and give York some time to heal/regain his form.
- Malchuk was impressive. Hard to believe that he got up from the hit he took before our 3rd goal but his sacrifice is what made that goal happen. I really like his hustle.
- Beauregard (SP?) is fun to watch. He's huge and he skates kind of slumped over - and his skating is not all that great. No way is he a D1 player if he is normal sized. Somehow he managed to be effective though - maybe the opponents were afraid to hit him.

Overall a great effort by the boys and the D in particular did fine. We won this one with hard work.
 
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