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Setting Sail - Oswego State Lakers 2010-2011 Season Thread

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skipperbob said:
Not the end of the world but very disappointing. Hare faded badly, defense made the usual mistakes, turning puck over and not getting it out of their own zone and offense looked disorganized. This isn't last years team in that you kept waiting for some leadership, someone to step up and it's not there yet. The fact is that his injury makes it plain that Beckwith is that leader this year. He has stepped up and made the big plays when needed and the rest of the team has fed off of that and until he gets back it will be a stuggle. Thank heavens they don't have any SUNYAC games until late January.
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One thing is quite obvious, and it has been all season so far, this team is not the goal scoring machine of the past couple of years. It appears that Gosek has not found the ideal line chemistry yet. Last night was his effort to see what line makeups would boost the scoring and it failed miserably (Boots on the 3rd line, are you kidding me), there was little or no communication between line mates. How many times this year has this team missed open nets or been caught with too many men down low which led to an odd man rush. The injury to Beckwith now makes it obvious that this team needs to play defense so what needs to be emphasized to this team is they need to play defense and get the goals when they can. They cannot keep giving up the odd man rushes and expect the goalies to save their butts if they are going to continue into the post-season.
 
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mdmadison said:
One thing is quite obvious, and it has been all season so far, this team is not the goal scoring machine of the past couple of years. It appears that Gosek has not found the ideal line chemistry yet. Last night was his effort to see what line makeups would boost the scoring and it failed miserably (Boots on the 3rd line, are you kidding me), there was little or no communication between line mates. How many times this year has this team missed open nets or been caught with too many men down low which led to an odd man rush. The injury to Beckwith now makes it obvious that this team needs to play defense so what needs to be emphasized to this team is they need to play defense and get the goals when they can. They cannot keep giving up the odd man rushes and expect the goalies to save their butts if they are going to continue into the post-season.
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Boots was on the second line with Whitelaw and Rodrigues and they created a ton of scoring chances and did score the Lakers only goal. I think they should keep that line together a bit longer and see what happens. I would also like to see them put the Moodie, Leimbrock and Singleton line back together, they produced a lot of chances and several goals in the few games they were together. The line of Hall, Kelly and Bremner looked good as well, with Hall scoring a goal that wasn't allowed, so I would like to see them together again today. The question of who to put on a line with a badly slumping Laganiere and a trying to be the hero Fox is a tough one. I am going to say take Mather out of the lineup (he has fanned on so many passes and shots, plus he has two 5 minute hitting from behind penalties in the last three games) and put in Chris Brown with Lags and Fox. Brownie is the best passer on the team and at this point they have nothing to lose by sticking him on the top line with those two. He played well with Fox and Boots so he can probably do the same with Fox and Lags.
 
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Good bounce back win for the Lakers, pretty sloppy for about half of the game but three goals in 55 seconds to close out the second period put it on ice.

The line of Boots, Whitelaw and Moodie was the difference maker accounting for the first four Laker goals. Rodrigues was out with an injury which leaves Eddie with another dilemma on where to put him when he is back. He plays good with Whitelaw but I don't see how you can break up the line after a performance like they had tonight.

Chris Brown didn't have a point but he was great on faceoffs and he worked his tail off all night long. Ayotte and Titanic also played well and they created a lot of chances they just couldn't cash in on.

It was good to see Lags get two goals, he has been awful since getting hurt against Plattsburgh so maybe this will break him out of that slump. Fox made some good plays but he also made some horrible plays and Mather falls into the same category.

Kelly, Bremner and Leimbrock did more of the usual, forecheck, backcheck. block shots etc. that some of the other stars need to do more often.

The defense was good, not great but it was a step in the right direction. McConney looked the best I have seen him in a while, while the senior defensive leaders made some great plays that they haven't been making.

Jones looked pretty good, although he was not really tested for the first two periods but he made some good saves near the end.

The championship game was a dandy with Hamilton hitting the crossbar on a rush only to have Hobart go the other way and score the eventual game winner seconds later. Hobart is a contender for some postseason hardware in the ECAC West and Nick Broadwater was great again in goal. Hamilton was a pretty good surprise for me, they were very quick and played a solid team defense. If you combined the Laker's scoring touch with Hamilton's hustle you would have a very serious championship contender. Goalie Scott Hefferman also looked pretty good in net making some big saves in both games.

Steven's Point is not very good, they were gassed at the end of all three periods against Hobart and fell apart at the end of the second against Oswego. For a team full of real big dudes they didn't really hit that much and were not very responsible defensively. Both of their goalies played well but were hung out to dry a lot. They now hold the dubious record of giving up 12 goals in two games at the Pathfinder tournament.
 
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Laker28 said:
Good bounce back win for the Lakers, pretty sloppy for about half of the game but three goals in 55 seconds to close out the second period put it on ice.

The line of Boots, Whitelaw and Moodie was the difference maker accounting for the first four Laker goals. Rodrigues was out with an injury which leaves Eddie with another dilemma on where to put him when he is back. He plays good with Whitelaw but I don't see how you can break up the line after a performance like they had tonight.

Chris Brown didn't have a point but he was great on faceoffs and he worked his tail off all night long. Ayotte and Titanic also played well and they created a lot of chances they just couldn't cash in on.

It was good to see Lags get two goals, he has been awful since getting hurt against Plattsburgh so maybe this will break him out of that slump. Fox made some good plays but he also made some horrible plays and Mather falls into the same category.

Kelly, Bremner and Leimbrock did more of the usual, forecheck, backcheck. block shots etc. that some of the other stars need to do more often.

The defense was good, not great but it was a step in the right direction. McConney looked the best I have seen him in a while, while the senior defensive leaders made some great plays that they haven't been making.

Jones looked pretty good, although he was not really tested for the first two periods but he made some good saves near the end.

The championship game was a dandy with Hamilton hitting the crossbar on a rush only to have Hobart go the other way and score the eventual game winner seconds later. Hobart is a contender for some postseason hardware in the ECAC West and Nick Broadwater was great again in goal. Hamilton was a pretty good surprise for me, they were very quick and played a solid team defense. If you combined the Laker's scoring touch with Hamilton's hustle you would have a very serious championship contender. Goalie Scott Hefferman also looked pretty good in net making some big saves in both games.

Steven's Point is not very good, they were gassed at the end of all three periods against Hobart and fell apart at the end of the second against Oswego. For a team full of real big dudes they didn't really hit that much and were not very responsible defensively. Both of their goalies played well but were hung out to dry a lot. They now hold the dubious record of giving up 12 goals in two games at the Pathfinder tournament.[/QUOTE

Thanks for the summary of the game. How did Lags play for you are right he has been in a terrible scoring slump since getting hurt, and he is the vocal leader of the team. Hunik might wear the C but that is it. It is to bad that Gosek didn't mix up Fox and Lags for Lags needs a break from Fox and Mather. Both either make the big play or give it up.
Oswego '89
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Re: Setting Sail - Oswego State Lakers 2010-2011 Season Thread

It should be an extremely interesting pair of games next week after observing this weekend - an at-large bid is in some pretty serious jeopardy after this tourney mishap, but with the way the "Mootlaw" line rang it up and scoring finally returning in some earnest, perhaps these mishaps may become a mere memory. The key is ramping it back up again for SUNYAC action, and finishing out next week undefeated with a Beckwith return coming shortly thereafter. I was extremely disappointed with the Hamilton loss, but things could be a heck of a lot worse. Jones is beginning to acclimate to the net now - let the offense begin to re-acclimate themselves to the other net.
 
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DIIIFan said:
Thanks for the summary of the game. How did Lags play for you are right he has been in a terrible scoring slump since getting hurt, and he is the vocal leader of the team. Hunik might wear the C but that is it. It is to bad that Gosek didn't mix up Fox and Lags for Lags needs a break from Fox and Mather. Both either make the big play or give it up.
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Lags played pretty well but he seems to be getting frustrated really easily when he misses a chance or gets checked. His goals were both tap-ins on odd man rushes after Fox made a couple of beautiful passes to him.

Whitelaw had a beautiful deflection on a Kevin Huinink shot reaching behind his back as he crossed in front of the net.

As for getting Lags away from Fox and Mather, Chris needs a guy that can get him the puck and Fox can do that, he gives it away a few times a game but he also creates some great opportunities for his line mates. If you want to take Lags and put him on a different line I think Rodrigues and Brown would be good guys to put with him provided they have the chemistry. Rodrigues is fast and he is a decent play maker and Brown can pass with the best of them and he is good at winning faceoffs. That leaves a hole on the top line and I like Singleton to fill that hole, he can create some havoc and open up space for Mather and Fox and he is also good at creating turnovers. The other two lines would be Boots, Whitelaw, Moodie and Kelly, Bremner and Leimbrock. Another option would be to switch Leimbrock and Singleton and you also have Ayotte and Muise to throw out there. I can't speak to the chemistry of these players so you never know how it would work out.

I am curious to know what the scouting report is on Skidmore. They beat solid teams in St. Anselm, Elmira and Bowdoin and tied a decent Colby team. They also took a good Castleton team to OT. Then on the flip side they lost to a mediocre Potsdam team, was shutout at home by Buffalo State then got dominated by Plattsburgh and Middlebury. The goal tending stats aren't very impressive but their scoring seems to be a bit better. All of that means nothing if Oswego comes out flat and fails to play up to their potential the way they have for several games. Hopefully the Point win woke them up a little and gave them a little confidence moving forward.

One interesting note on Skidmore, their fourth leading scorer Vlad Gavrik played for Ukraine in the U20 Worlds Division 1, registering no points and a minus nine rating in five games.
 
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I have seen Fox quite abit for the last 2 years and he seems to be a black hole. He isn't a great passer and a puck hog. I was told that his nature position is a center but I find that hard to believe. His role should be is shooter, which he is great at. You are right that Lags is frustrated for he has missed his share of easy goals which I think makes him push to much.
It is good that Jones got the start and win Friday. Hopefully the team will rally behind him until Beckwith comes back. What ever chemistry that Oswego had at the beginning of the year is what they need to regain for a strong push to the end of the season. It seems that Oswego every year has this 3-5 game stretch where they just stink. Hopefully they are past this strech.
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DIIIFan said:
I have seen Fox quite abit for the last 2 years and he seems to be a black hole. He isn't a great passer and a puck hog. I was told that his nature position is a center but I find that hard to believe. His role should be is shooter, which he is great at. You are right that Lags is frustrated for he has missed his share of easy goals which I think makes him push to much.
It is good that Jones got the start and win Friday. Hopefully the team will rally behind him until Beckwith comes back. What ever chemistry that Oswego had at the beginning of the year is what they need to regain for a strong push to the end of the season. It seems that Oswego every year has this 3-5 game stretch where they just stink. Hopefully they are past this strech.
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I agree with most of what you said except for Fox not being a good passer. Both of Lags goals were great passes by Fox, he also set Ian Boots up for a goal at Elmira on a beautiful pass and he had some good ones to Boots at Morrisville and Hobart that he didn't score on. The biggest flaws I see with Fox is he sometimes waits too long to pass and gets blocked and he, along with Mather, fans on a ton of open chances in the slot. I just don't know how two guys can skate into the slot with the puck on their sticks several times a game and fan on the shot. Fanning on a one timer is one thing but when you have possession you shouldn't just leave the puck there while trying to shoot.

Also, Beckwith was lifting weights and riding the bike during the tournament and the sling is gone so he should be back soon, although I would think Jones will probably start against Skidmore.
 
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Thanks for the good news on Beckwith. It would be good for him to get in a game before the SUNY's start again. Do you thing we will see him against Curry? I hope so.
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DIIIFan said:
Thanks for the good news on Beckwith. It would be good for him to get in a game before the SUNY's start again. Do you thing we will see him against Curry? I hope so.
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It's possible we will see him against Curry, if he is on the bench against Skidmore he will probably play against Curry. Playing against Skidmore is not out of the realm of possibility but with Jones looking a lot more confident in net I think it would be wise not to rush it.
 
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You really have to be careful with these injuries. They seem like the easiest things to reinjure. Hopefully he can come back soon but its not something I would push by any means. Jones and Oswego are more then capable of beating Skidmore and Curry with out Paul....I mean come on...Plattsburgh smoked both teams...
 
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PSUChamps2001 said:
You really have to be careful with these injuries. They seem like the easiest things to reinjure. Hopefully he can come back soon but its not something I would push by any means. Jones and Oswego are more then capable of beating Skidmore and Curry with out Paul....I mean come on...Plattsburgh smoked both teams...
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Oswego got smoked by Hamilton....Anything can happen in D-III nowadays....Buffalo State smoked Plattsburgh...
 
Re: Setting Sail - Oswego State Lakers 2010-2011 Season Thread

The season started in september ( dry land/pink bunny ) its a loooong season with many ups and downs, there are a bunch of good teams that will be in it at the end including OZ, just have to get thru the funky parts of the year, and I think Oz is a deep team that will come:D thru in the end.........Also and Video tomorrow night??????
 
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Gotta love the enthusiasm of the Laker fans...WNYO is reporting on Facebook that Oswego is hosting Skidmore tonight.....

2 minute penalty for coming on the ice prematurely :)
 
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These final 2 games of winter break are also RADIO ONLY.

WNYO with coverage of both.
 
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Funny game tonight - lots of skating leading to not much at all. Few whistles, almost no penalties. Oswego offense still looks disorganized. Jones played a fine game and deserved the shutout, Skidmore not much of a threat on offense but did put some pressure on in the third period. Tough to say, maybe 5-600 at the CC - the weather was terrible, good old lake effect really going outside.
 
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Did Gosek play the same lines as in the first half of the year or is he still changing the lines? I guess the bigger question for me is how did the defence look?? Did they make their usual 5-8 give aways up the middle?
Oswego '89
 
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