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Yale Bulldogs Hockey 2011 -2012

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Yale did a good job of capitalizing on BC's mistakes for the first 40 minutes. But in the third period (and toward the end of the 2nd), BC regained the momentum and never looked back. However - we did give them a run for their money. There was visible relief in many of the exhausted BC players' faces after the second goal, and their celebration at the end looked like something you might see at the NCAA's.
 
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Yale had BC on the ropes and allowed a good team to remain in the game. The zero result of the 2 minute 5 on 3 was the turning point of the game and gave BC the confidence to start attacking again. The absence of Miller was a huge factor, his puck handling skills were sorely missed. BC was clearly the more talented and more physical team, if not for Malcolm, this game would have been 5-2 after two periods, he was stellar and does not deserve the final result. I have to find fault in the play of Ziegler on the winning goal, he tried to make a dramatic defensive stop that had about a five percent chance of succeeding, he would have been better off taking the body than attempting a risky dive for the puck and then leaving Yales entire flank exposed. You could tell by his posture after that play that he knew he blew the game. Positives for Yale, the forecheck is back, the backcheck was back for the most part, and they tried to defend behind the net better, but still have trouble with a big team cycling against them.
Jesse Root had a great game.
The icing against Yale at the end also lead to the third goal, tired mistake by a worn down team. This game was a 175 degree turnaround from the SHU debacle, to play one of the premier squads in the nation to the limit is still a testament to the talent level of this Yale team. Officiating was very spotty and I will say that Whittemore called two or three "dives" penalties today, pretty sad, the Yale disallowed goal was also the result of an over zealous whistle when the puck was obviously not under the control of the goalie. A ref should never blow a whistle when he is blocked by the goalies standing body, which in this case happened.
I had a fantastic time watching two highly skilled teams give it their all today, great game guys!
 
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Nice assessment LTsatch. The swing in momentum was palpable even watching the game on computer. Would have liked to see more pucks thrown at the net during 5 on 3. It also appeared the bench got shorter than any other game this season --especially on defense. Bring on Brown!
 
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I think LT is right on for the most part, especially with his assessment of the poor mental error on tying goal and the icing on the game winning goal. I thought the line of Brocket, Ziegler, and Limpert, along with the D-pairing of Young and Dueck did a great job shutting down BC's top line. The icing at the end did allowed BC to get the match up they wanted and it resulted in a goal. Also, Root's line with O'neill and Agostino had a tremendous game.

I think the team played really hard tonight and showed it can play with anyone. Unfortunately, I also think it showed its inexperience not being able to hold on to the lead in the final minutes (also a goal in the last 20 seconds of a period, twice, is heartbreaking)

This team should very well be in the hunt for the ECAC's and another tournament birth, they just cannot afford to have any more games like the Tuesday night embarrassment. Overall, although it was a heartbreaking loss that should not happen, it is a step in the right direction for this club.
 
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Yalewhaler said:
Also, Root's line with O'neill and Agostino had a tremendous game.
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Agreed, LTSatch and Yale Whaler. I thought Laganiere had a great night as well. The freshman - Killian, Fallen, Day and Weberg - played with energy and the entire team is looking more cohesive.
 
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I guess we will see this week who is the better team between Brown and Yale. The Sacred Heart loss was a bad one for Yale but they followed it up with a great effort against a Top 5 team. Brown, on the other hand, just had 2 stinkers in a row-losses to AIC and Holy Cross. Its those kinds of losses that lead fans of non-ECAC teams to deride the league as weak.

I watched the BC game on the internet and thought Yale played a good game with the notable exception of the 5 on 3 where they really didn't penetrate the triangle of large defenders that BC set up, and the lack of concentration at the end of Periods 2 and 3. O'Neill is right when he says the team is not good enough in front of the net yet, but I can see that improving as the year goes on. Despite the Sacred Heart loss, Yale is improving and what is most encouraging is that players who need to become top contributors-Laganierre, Root, Fallen, Heberg, Bourbonnais- to name a few, have made great strides from the beginning of the season to now.
 
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Anyone know the status of Miller? I think Yale could really use his puck control on the PP this weekend, we usually end up on the plus side of penalties against Brown, but with Harry Z gone that may have changed. Very unpredictable opponent, kind of like Yale with some nice wins but also some terrible losses to lesser teams. Looking forward to the game tomorrow and am considering the PVD trip Saturday.
 
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Thanks Jason, hope you enjoyed the game as much as I did.

Pasted from the score thread in reply to the Brown fans.

Sorry that I did not get back to you guys, I was too busy watching a VERY entertaining and hard fought game. Brown took it to Yale physically all night and basically never let up. They had Yale on the ropes most of the game and were terrors down deep. Both teams were very lucky to escape serious injury with the amount of checking going on, which invariably ended up with two opposing players nursing wounds in the neutral zone and an odd man rush towards which ever goalie was disadvantaged. I would have to say that the star of the game was Yale's Malcolm in net, he single handedly kept Yale in the game, especially in the second and third. I have to say that Farnham was the second best player on the ice tonight behind MacLellan, he needs to stop trying to be the next Harry Z though, much more talented, and hurt his team with stupid penalties. As for Yale the returned presence on Miller on O'Neil's line was also a difference maker for Yale. The Yale forecheck in the third also created some nice goals. Yales defense is still lacking behind the their own net and in the corners, I think it is more of a size thing than a talent level, we just do not have enough big bangers for the corners.
 
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It was nice to have Miller back, but why did Keith have him on the 4th line until the 3rd period?? And Agostino missed the 3rd period, hopefully nothing serious.
 
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two observations that cause me to think Agostino's injury might be serious: 1) He slammed his stick on the ice after he was hurt and appeared to be favoring one leg (can't remember which), 2) In the post game interview Coach Allain declined to address a question regarding Agostino's injury. Let's hope he isn't lost for any length of time as he is a key contributor
 
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cornellgradyalefan said:
two observations that cause me to think Agostino's injury might be serious: 1) He slammed his stick on the ice after he was hurt and appeared to be favoring one leg (can't remember which), 2) In the post game interview Coach Allain declined to address a question regarding Agostino's injury. Let's hope he isn't lost for any length of time as he is a key contributor
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I don't think Allain ever answers questions about injuries. Remember the team has a long break coming up. Plenty of time for everyone to heal.
 
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Did anyone go to the game or watch it on the internet last night? Was Yale's play as bad as it appears from the game account that I read?
 
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I went to the game, Yale had a slow start and allowed Brown to carry the play with their physicality. I thought Yale picked things up in the second and forechecked and backchecked well which lead to the tie game at 2-2. The shorthanded goal is becoming a bugaboo for Yale with both this and the BC game hinging on shorties. It was very much a back and forth game with Brown coming back early in the third and then Yale playing thieir assses off in the second half of the third. As in the other losses too many mental lapses in the neutral zone and too many pucks given up in the Yale ends corners and behind the net. Farnham basically single handedly got into Yales collective heads both games. The Brown student section directly behind the Yale bench was a disgrace and a display of ugliness too which the otherwise polite Brown fans should ashamed of.
 
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LTsatch said:
I went to the game, Yale had a slow start and allowed Brown to carry the play with their physicality. I thought Yale picked things up in the second and forechecked and backchecked well which lead to the tie game at 2-2. The shorthanded goal is becoming a bugaboo for Yale with both this and the BC game hinging on shorties. It was very much a back and forth game with Brown coming back early in the third and then Yale playing thieir assses off in the second half of the third. As in the other losses too many mental lapses in the neutral zone and too many pucks given up in the Yale ends corners and behind the net. Farnham basically single handedly got into Yales collective heads both games. The Brown student section directly behind the Yale bench was a disgrace and a display of ugliness too which the otherwise polite Brown fans should ashamed of.
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Agree with everthing you wrote. It was a great game to watch. Solid hockey and no cheap stuff. I would add that several of Yales's mistakes were the result of brown's quickness. At this time it would appear that Brown's freshmen are ahead of Yale's on the ECAC learning curve. (BTW, I was surprised to see all of Yale's frosh are from the US. I haven't seen that before in the ECAC. O'Neill is a real treat to watch. He and Farnham make their teams go. I thought Laganiere played quite well for Yale. Don't remember hearing about him before.

Brown and Yale is becoming quite the rivalry. I will not be surprised to see both in Atlantic City.
 
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