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RPI III: Revenge of the Seth

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Now that I'm done clasping my hands over my ears to avoid spontaneously combusting during last game (and, you know, I've almost made it out of finals), I feel like I can finally get back into this. It was nice to see RPI finally turn it on and keep it on late into the game, especially after that period on Wednesday.

I'm also glad that Merriam was able to take the wheel confidently. Hopefully he'll be able push York back into his early-season form. On the other hand, like jstadts pointed out, BU has Rollheiser twitching on the bench, but they continue to trot Millan out there every night expecting a different result.

Anyway, it's good to have ended the losing streak. Hopefully we can carry the momentum into Michigan and surprise a few people.
 
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Hard to have to wait 17 days for the next game after the win last night. I wonder if we will have enough time to heal all our injured players. If this is the 1/2 way point of the season-being at .500 is not all that bad.
 
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GRussinko said:
I'm so glad you got Merriam's save on Cohen. I have no idea how he got his skate over to the post to stop that shot. Great photos! :)
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Unfortunately the netcam is a bit slow so there is no shot between those. I have no idea how he got over there like that.
 
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DrDemento said:
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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Clearly I didn't spoil you with the descriptions of the action last night then because...

Ralph Baer said:
Perhaps it was poor color commentary. ;)
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DavidSec17 said:
Good description of what went on. And if that was you on the color, well done.
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Yeah, that was me. I was trying to offer as much insight as to what I was actually seeing out there since most of the RPI faithful likely don't have NESN (who was carrying the game on TV in New England) and it helps the listeners to get a better sense of what is going on. Sometimes color commentary isn't just about pointing out the obvious. ;)

Doc, the one thing you're right about is how the defense on the whole carried themselves in the first. When BU would gain the zone the forecheck was very passive allowing them to throw passes all around the zone. Once Merriam started making some saves though and RPI got a couple of goals, the entire team seemed to figure out that they could step out and be more aggressive attacking the puck carrier. Of course, that sort of defense falls on all five guys on the ice and not so much on just the rearguards.
 
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Smith plays and we win. Coincidence? I think not!
Makes sense that Burgdoerfer is playing through injuries, he hadn't looked so great in the past couple games. Great to see d-men scoring again, you need to be able to put those shots in from the blue line or else its pretty tough setting up perfect passes every single time (which was the only way we could score recently).

From the radio it sounded like the refs on this were even worse than your typical ecac ones, including the linesmen.

good to see York resting 'cause he certainly wasn't getting it done on the ice, hopefully the time off does him good and he comes back sharp. Merriam sounded like he did okay out there but it sounds like the d played a pretty good game which helps a ton.
look what happens to our PP without D'Amgio and Kerins, 0-6 with 2 SHG against

Now we just have to finish like this against teams that matter, ecac.

next thread should be RPI and the temple of D'Amgio ~~
 
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GreatLakerMohawk said:
Clearly I didn't spoil you with the descriptions of the action last night then because...





Yeah, that was me. I was trying to offer as much insight as to what I was actually seeing out there since most of the RPI faithful likely don't have NESN (who was carrying the game on TV in New England) and it helps the listeners to get a better sense of what is going on. Sometimes color commentary isn't just about pointing out the obvious. ;)

Doc, the one thing you're right about is how the defense on the whole carried themselves in the first. When BU would gain the zone the forecheck was very passive allowing them to throw passes all around the zone. Once Merriam started making some saves though and RPI got a couple of goals, the entire team seemed to figure out that they could step out and be more aggressive attacking the puck carrier. Of course, that sort of defense falls on all five guys on the ice and not so much on just the rearguards.
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GLM: That sums up the problem we have when we try to play in a defensive shell and also on the penalty kill. From the games I have seen we just get into a passive mode and dont seem to pressure anywhere. Teams are allowed to set up in our zone and pass the puck around until they get a decent shot. This team has so many good strong points but that appears to be a major weakness. Not being a hockey coach, I am not sure what SA has to do with the guys to remedy that.
 
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DrDemento said:
GLM: That sums up the problem we have when we try to play in a defensive shell and also on the penalty kill. From the games I have seen we just get into a passive mode and dont seem to pressure anywhere. Teams are allowed to set up in our zone and pass the puck around until they get a decent shot. This team has so many good strong points but that appears to be a major weakness. Not being a hockey coach, I am not sure what SA has to do with the guys to remedy that.
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BU was doing their best to make RPIs players run around like crazy on the PK and I don't know that that was the right move for them. Granted, BU had a few opportunities on slam dunk goals hop over or slip by under their sticks, but RPI did very well to rotate around and cover their positions well. Perhaps being locked in the passive box for RPI isn't the best way to go about it. RPI certainly is guilty of doing a lot of standing around and watching on the PK for sure.
 
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GreatLakerMohawk said:
BU was doing their best to make RPIs players run around like crazy on the PK and I don't know that that was the right move for them. Granted, BU had a few opportunities on slam dunk goals hop over or slip by under their sticks, but RPI did very well to rotate around and cover their positions well. Perhaps being locked in the passive box for RPI isn't the best way to go about it. RPI certainly is guilty of doing a lot of standing around and watching on the PK for sure.
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That seems to be the problem. We seem to do the same thing late in games when trying to sit on a lead. There is little question in my mind that we have made great strides from the past few years. I think we may surprise a few people at the GLI in a couple weeks (especially if we can get healthy).
 
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GreatLakerMohawk said:
Agreed. Michigan is having a not-so stellar year so far and it'd be fun to take them down a peg.
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Not sure how well we will adapt to a game called by the CCHA refs but if we can stay out of the bad penalty situations(please no 5 on 3's) we should be able to skate with them. I would love to hear that Bergin is back healthy enough to play.
 
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Red Cloud said:
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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A lot of those games were in the Leon Abbott & Jim Salfi eras... says a lot about how long it's been since the ECAC produced champions. :eek:
 
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fr joe said:
A lot of those games were in the Leon Abbott & Jim Salfi eras... says a lot about how long it's been since the ECAC produced champions. :eek:
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We were literally a couple of weeks away from having the aughts be the first full decade in program history without having faced a reigning national champion.
 
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