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Yale Bulldogs Hockey 2013-14: Repeat after me.......CHARACTER IS DESTINY

Re: Yale Bulldogs Hockey 2013-14: Repeat after me.......CHARACTER IS DESTINY

FiveHole12 said:
I've never had a reuben with the coleslaw variation, but willing to try it out. I'm a traditional Reuben lover... corned beef, swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Russian dressing on grilled dark or marble rye. My favorite sandwich!
Now you went and made me hungry. :)
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Fivehole, you actually made me realize my mistake, it was braised cabbage instead of kraut. Great sandwich. http://katieobyrnespub.com/sandwiches-menu.php
 
Re: Yale Bulldogs Hockey 2013-14: Repeat after me.......CHARACTER IS DESTINY

Nice win over the ancient rival tonight! Helps slightly in the pairwise and the line-up has been intact for two weeks now. Would be nice to have Cooper back. Cornell hung on at Qu denying Yale 4th place. As with last season, just win!
 
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My daughter and I made the trip and enjoyed it immensely. Harvard tried to pump up the crowd by bringing the 1989 NCAA championship team out for a trip down memory lane between the 1st and 2nd periods but Yale came out strong in the 2nd and buried 3 goals to all but end the game. Jesse Root talked about how they worked on their defense all week in practice and the results showed as they were airtight until Harvard got a couple of PP goals in the 3rd. A new line combination that was especially strong tonight was Wilson-Dichiara-Doherty. We need an effective second line to take some of the pressure off the Root-Agostino-Hayden line and this combination looks like it could be the answer.
Yale needs to win every game from here on out and the intensity that the team played with tonight was an indication that they understand their mission. We need to get that second W tomorrow against a resurgent Dartmouth. The whipping that they put on Yale at Ingalls in December should be all the motivation the team needs to come out strong in another must win situation.
 
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Disappointing tie tonight. Yale has a unfortunately developed a knack for losing important faceoffs late in games, hence the tying goal. I was only able to watch the last half of the third period stream so no real analysis here about the game itself. Still in contention anywhere from third to seventh in the ECAC standings, 5th or sixth seems most likely. Looks like Dartmouth, Harvard or Princeton at home in two weeks.
 
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I read on the Yale Hockey FB page that fans are speculating what needs to happen with the teams above us in the ECAC standings for Yale to gain a first round bye. I say that it's hardly a given that the Bulldogs are able to take care of business at home next weekend with possibly the best team in the country, Union, coming in on Friday, and RPI, a team that always plays us tough on Saturday. Yale will have to raise it's game considerably to have a 4 point weekend regardless of what Cornell and Quinnipiac do in their games. At this point I would be happy with us protecting the 5 spot we are currently in so that we draw Princeton in the first round rather than deal with the rivalry aspect of playing Harvard, or the very real possibility of being knocked out of both the ECAC and NCAA picture by Dartmouth, a team that appears to have Yale's number this year.
 
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CGYF: I agree. And as I said over there earlier in the week, if you can beat Princeton 2-0 and then follow that up with a 2-1 or better win at Lynah or TD Bank (I know, I know, wishful thinking) that's actually much better for PWR than 4th place, a bye and a home 2-1 win. And, unless we win at Lake Placid, we need all the PWR help we can get. Friday is critical, because there are 4.5 QWB points at stake. Yale has been hurt this year in the PWR by a paucity of these so-called Quality Wins (2 vs. Colgate, the QPac and UVM ties are all we have -- big problem).
 
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cornellgradyalefan said:
I read on the Yale Hockey FB page that fans are speculating what needs to happen with the teams above us in the ECAC standings for Yale to gain a first round bye. I say that it's hardly a given that the Bulldogs are able to take care of business at home next weekend with possibly the best team in the country, Union, coming in on Friday, and RPI, a team that always plays us tough on Saturday. Yale will have to raise it's game considerably to have a 4 point weekend regardless of what Cornell and Quinnipiac do in their games. At this point I would be happy with us protecting the 5 spot we are currently in so that we draw Princeton in the first round rather than deal with the rivalry aspect of playing Harvard, or the very real possibility of being knocked out of both the ECAC and NCAA picture by Dartmouth, a team that appears to have Yale's number this year.
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Has Yale even had a 4 point weekend this season? I can't think of one. It seems that if they lose on Friday, they step it up for Saturday. If they win on Friday, like this weekend, the Saturday game is a struggle.
 
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Only standing room tickets left for this weekend, get them while you can.
 
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LTsatch said:
Only standing room tickets left for this weekend, get them while you can.
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Got em! And I don't think I ever thanked you for all of your recommendations earlier. I booked a room at the Omni and will hit up some of the bars you recommended after the game.
 
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Got asked by a Blackhawks fan for a quick scouting report on Hayden. Anybody have a few words on this first year w/ the Bulldogs?
 
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Quinn57 said:
Got asked by a Blackhawks fan for a quick scouting report on Hayden. Anybody have a few words on this first year w/ the Bulldogs?
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He's a great kid. Great size and LOTS of raw talent. Still learning the ropes,but works really hard to scale the learning curve. As a Blackhawk draft pick, the expectations may have been somewhat unreasonably high.
I expect a big sophomore year from him; by the time he's a senior (I hope), he'll be ALL-ECAC !!!
 
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Quinn57 said:
Got asked by a Blackhawks fan for a quick scouting report on Hayden. Anybody have a few words on this first year w/ the Bulldogs?
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He has advanced a lot this year. His draft status was based clearly on size, and his talent is growing to match. He's on the line with Agostino and Root now, so he's not required to carry the line by himself... but he's a presence. I agree with yaledoc. Hayden and Stu Wilson will be the big producers on this team next year.
 
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He works the cycle very well in the corners. Still waiting for that breakout game from him scoring wise. He has the tools, but like others have said he is third fiddle with two great players. I also believe that he still stuggles with the speed of play at the D-1 level. He is certainly improving and hopefully will progress into the dominant player that he sometimes looks like. Hayden, Doherty and DiChiara will be tough to play against for three more years.
 
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UnionHockeyManiac said:
Got em! And I don't think I ever thanked you for all of your recommendations earlier. I booked a room at the Omni and will hit up some of the bars you recommended after the game.
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Anna Liffeys has a free etched Guinness glass promotion on Friday night from 6-8. I am changing pregame and going there for dinner around 5:15. the ad copy, This Friday from 6 to 8pm, please join us at Anna Liffey’s and get a complimentary Guinness Gravity glass with your name laser-etched into it. Show off to your friends, make your neighbors jealous… A glass with class!

If you walk there, we can most likely give you a ride to the rink and a ride back to the hotel area if needed. Ordinary around the corner from the Omni on Chapel St. is also a great pub, http://ordinarynewhaven.com/
 
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Four points this weekend or win the ECAC's, that seems to be the options. Should be two great games.
 
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Pretty even match up last night, Stevens was surely the difference in the game. Gotta make a run in the ECAC's or this season is done.
 
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LTsatch said:
Pretty even match up last night, Stevens was surely the difference in the game. Gotta make a run in the ECAC's or this season is done.
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I was by ice on aisle 8, stopped by top of 9 at 2nd intermission sorry did not catch you. Best of luck rest of the way.
 
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LTsatch said:
Pretty even match up last night, Stevens was surely the difference in the game. Gotta make a run in the ECAC's or this season is done.
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Yup. Pretty good game, but it's now autobid or bust. Too many teams ahead of us. First round against any of the bottom 4: Princeton, Dartmouth, St. Lawrence or Harvard... A combined 7-1-3 against those 4, which just shows how mediocre the rest of the season has been. The nice thing about not caring about the pairwise anymore is that we could even win a 2-1 series in this round and it won't matter.
 
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