Re: SLU 2009-2010 Season
Tonight is a whole new series. And if SLU(t) doesn't want to be embarassed, they better win. Clarkson has nothing to be ashamed of if they lose. Come on, 12th place, we suck. But if SLU loses, it's a whole new story. Let's Go Techers. BTW, if anyone's going to the game tonight, get standing room. Those benches, or wooden planks, or whatever you wanna call them at Crappleton Arena give you splinters on your ***.
Seriously???
Tim responded for all of us!!
If this is what you really think than you are clueless. That Clarkson team was probably the best 12th place team we will ever see in the ECAC. There are some very good players and if not for injuries and suspensions I doubt they would have finished where they did.
The vast majority of fans across the league prefer Appleton to Cheel and with good reason. If you don't like Appleton, don't come, really, we won't miss you. In fact, my lasting impression of this weekend is some really classless and obnoxious fans from Clarkson that appeared to be students. Some were just having fun...some were downright obnoxious!
Now on to my thoughts on game 3...First, the worst call is the one that gave Clarkson a 2-1 lead. That call on Caister was awful. Yes, it was technically a penalty, BUT, stuff 10 times worse was let go all weekend. That is the essence of the issue with ECAC officiating is lack of consistency. All weekend Murphy has his whistle stuck up his ***, then he calls that where Caister tried to get his hands and stick free and his glove just brushed the Clarkson players mask. The first period I thought SLU showed some nerves. They ended up with the lead but it was a very even period. The second period we were outshot slightly, but that was really the result of penalty calls against SLU including giving them a 5-3. When it was 5 on 5, SLU had the edge. I would say it was a little different than what you saw Tim. In the third, it was ALL SLU. Clarkson players were just watching a blur of SLU players swarm around them. In fact, they looked gassed. SLU completely dominated that period and though they also got a couple of calls that was more how the officiating should have gone. The better team, that is chasing the puck in the offensive zone is almost by rule going to draw some penalties, but not with these clueless ECAC refs. Clarkson was utterly shell-shocked in the 3rd. It felt a lot like the 3rd on Friday night and to some extent the 2nd on Saturday. Five on five, SLU forwards had the better of the play and were able to have a sustained forecheck pretty much all weekend. SLU's struggle was putting the puck in the net. Karpowich really kept Clarkson in it all three games. What stressed me out is how many of our shots missed the net. Granted Clarkson packed it in and their d-men blocked a lot of shots but still we had some glorious chances that never materialized because we missed the net on our shots.
I think Clarkson deserves a lot of credit. They played hard, and on Sunday I thought they showed class. The change of fortunes for them was not unlike what happened to us against Yale last year in Albany (albeit over 7 minutes instead of 1). It hurts to lose that way. Clarkson has nothing to be ashamed of after that effort and Roll brought a talented and underrated team into Appleton this weekend. As I said before, I think we had the toughest series of the weekend.
What can you say about these Seniors? McKenzie is playing out of his mind as is Curran. Really liked the energy Cunningham brought to Bogo's line on the wing. The Armstrong line was great all weekend. Down a man in the last 30 seconds, Keller made several fantastic plays and really showed great leadership and determination along with Verm. So great to see Tisi win....what is there not to love about that kid??? I'll tell you what, the determination McKenzie showed with the game on the line is really something special....talk about heart!!!! Great shot by Carden as well. I really hope the adversity these guys faced this weekend helps them. I don't see how it can't.
Finally, saw recruit Riley Austin on Saturday night....whoa, big, strong, solid kid.
And, I ask again, *** happened in Troy???
