Alumni in the pros 23-24

Probably time to move on from the 22-23 thread...

Matt Moulson to the booth: [www.newsday.com]

He can reminisce about John Tav-

Maybe not.

Chris '03
Probably time to move on from the 22-23 thread...

Matt Moulson to the booth: [www.newsday.com]

“ Moulson’s alma mater, Cornell, has a history of producing hockey TV analysts, notably including Ken Dryden, who was in the booth with Al Michaels to call the 1980 Winter Olympics tournament.”

Famed analyst Ken Dryden, but it took him over a decade to make a name for himself.

Barron had the GWG in Winnipeg’s 3-1 win over Chicago tonight.

sah67
Barron had the GWG in Winnipeg’s 3-1 win over Chicago tonight.

And on his 25th birthday to boot

Former @CornellMHockey defenseman Sam Malinski factors into the @Avalanche lineup tonight in Los Angeles.

It’s Malinski’s second career #NHL game after making his debut on Nov. 13 at Seattle. [t.co]

— Marshall Haim (@mhaim1934) December 4, 2023

With Cale Makar out, Sam Malinski is stepping in. #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/DfWjpGKNa6

— AltitudeTV (@AltitudeTV) December 4, 2023

Jacob Macdonald is playing regularly for a bad but not as bad Sharks team.

arugula
Jacob Macdonald is playing regularly for a bad but not as bad Sharks team.

And has scored 3 goals in his last 2 games.

Riley Nash called up by the Rangers

Malinski vs. Barron tonight, and Sam gets his first NHL point with a secondary assist on a nice play that set up a Nathan MacKinnon breakaway goal.

The Colorado goaltender was not pleased with Malinski inadvertently screening him on the goal that made it 3-1 Winnipeg, and gave Sam a glare and a nasty little "get out of my way, rookie" love-tap after the fact:
[www.nhl.com]

70?

Ew.

I listened to the third period of Flames-Avalanche. The Avs radio guy Conor McGahey said, “defended well by Malinski. He’s played like a veteran in only six NHL games.” Then something….something “former Cornell star.” Way to go Sam!

Rögle BK:s klubbledning och styrelse meddelar idag att sportchef Chris Abbott och huvudtränare Cam Abbott lämnar klubben.

Tack för allt! #roglebk #förvårtrbk[t.co]

— Rögle BK (@roglebk) December 12, 2023

Rögle BK :s club management and board announce today that sporting director Chris Abbott and head coach Cam Abbott are leaving the club.

Thanks for everything!

jts15

Rögle BK:s klubbledning och styrelse meddelar idag att sportchef Chris Abbott och huvudtränare Cam Abbott lämnar klubben.

Tack för allt! #roglebk #förvårtrbk[t.co]

— Rögle BK (@roglebk) December 12, 2023

Rögle BK :s club management and board announce today that sporting director Chris Abbott and head coach Cam Abbott are leaving the club.

Thanks for everything!

A really terse sendoff. I hope that they’re off to bigger and better things.

Here’s a really fascinating article about them in The Athletic, March 2021. It has very nice things to say about Mike Schafer and Cornell.

On the subject of alumni in Europe: Joel Lowry and Jake Weidner are teammates in the German second-tier league, playing for the Kassel Huskies. Weidner is their 3rd leading scorer (and Lowry 5th) in the current season.

I started a Malinski thread on Avs reddit and it is super positive so far.

With Cale Makar temporarily out, Malinski is getting time on the PP2 tonight.

Malinski on the board!

Here is his interview as the first star of the game:

Another @Avalanche win and a night to remember for Sam Malinski as he scores his first ever NHL goal!! @katie_gaus is with Malinski as he takes it all in ⬇️#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/0XewsEarEs

— AltitudeTV (@AltitudeTV) December 14, 2023

?t=hOSIeb0akzeOV5DdcfXqaw&s=19

And here's the video of Sam's one-timer bomb from the half boards. Not a bad way to score your first!
[www.nhl.com]

sah67
And here's the video of Sam's one-timer bomb from the half boards. Not a bad way to score your first!
[www.nhl.com]

Dalton Bancroft showing everyone this video and saying "PUT THE PUCK THERE!"

sah67
And here's the video of Sam's one-timer bomb from the half boards. Not a bad way to score your first!
[www.nhl.com]

Pretty goal.

Red on Red violence. MacDonald just got a 5 minute major and a game misconduct for boarding Malinski.

An interesting video about a young Matt Stienburg. His health issues predated his time at Cornell. At 15, he had osteomyelitis and underwent two shoulder surgeries. A tough kid.

LGR14
Red on Red violence. MacDonald just got a 5 minute major and a game misconduct for boarding Malinski.

Malinski did return to the game after getting some repairs. The hit itself didn't actually look too terrible: it was compounded by Malinski tripping and falling into the boards at the same time that MacDonald was finishing his check.

[www.youtube.com]

Barron scored the OT winner in the Winnipeg-Montreal game tonight, but not Morgan: his younger brother Justin won it for the Habs (with Morgan on the ice trying to kill the penalty) in the battle of the Barron brothers.

Justin Barron, 22, b. 11/15/01, Morgan's brother:

2017-2021 (4 seasons) Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL
2020-2022 (2 seasons) Colorado Eagles, AHL, 43 GP in 2022
2021-2022 (1 season) Colorado Avalanche, 2GP
2021-2022 (1 season) Montreal Canadiens, 5GP, 2 Pts
2022-2023 (1 season) Laval Rocket, AHL, 25 GP
2022-2023 (1 season) Montreal Canadiens, 39 GP, 15 Pts

Ben Berard scored his first professional goal Wednesday for Texas Stars. He was Third Star after the unassisted goal proved to be the game winner.

Anthony Angello also had an unassisted goal the same night in a separate AHL game for Milwaukee.

Jeff Kubiak assisted on a Cole Bardreau goal that ended up the game winner earlier this evening.

Max Andreev had the game winning goal tonight for Kansas City in the ECHL. In 27 pro games this season he has nine goals and 24 assists for 33 points!

Way to go boys.

Sweet! And great research; thank you View.

And Cornell alumnae are now in the pros, too. [cornellsun.com]

Saulnier, who plays for PWHL New York, scored a goal in the league’s first ever game and O’Neill assisted on the OT goal securing PWHL Montreal’s first win.

The league site has the statistics. [www.thepwhl.com]

Malinski just scored to put Colorado up 3-2 over the Bruins in the second period. The Avs broadcasters were raving about how “Makar-like” his play was (walking the blue line and shaking the Boston defender before wiring home a wrister.)

As a Bruins fan, not great timing for me, but Malinski scored his 2nd career goal on a nice shot through traffic from the point to put Colorado up 3-2 near the end of the 2nd.

If anyone scores against my bruins... I'm glad its Malinski :D

I was actually thinking that shortly before he scored.

Malinski's goal:
[www.nhl.com]

David Harding
And Cornell alumnae are now in the pros, too. [cornellsun.com]

Saulnier, who plays for PWHL New York, scored a goal in the league’s first ever game and O’Neill assisted on the OT goal securing PWHL Montreal’s first win.

The league site has the statistics. [www.thepwhl.com]

I think this was maybe in the women's thread? But Micah Zandee-Hart is the captain of the NY team.

#ICYMI: Kyle Betts tallies his first of the season on the penalty shot in front of a full house.@BellevilleSens | #TORvsBEL pic.twitter.com/RZE9AL3eH3

— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) January 15, 2024

After having an earlier goal overturned due to play being offside, Malinski had the GWG (on a power play) in Colorado’s 7-4 win over Ottawa.

Video: [www.nhl.com]

sah67
Malinski had the GWG (on a power play) in Colorado’s 7-4 win over Ottawa.

Video: [www.nhl.com]

By all accounts he’s adapting well to the NHL, and is making a case to become a regular in the lineup.

scoop85

sah67
Malinski had the GWG (on a power play) in Colorado’s 7-4 win over Ottawa.

Video: [www.nhl.com]

By all accounts he’s adapting well to the NHL, and is making a case to become a regular in the lineup.

From a small amount of time spent browsing Avs fan message boards, the Colorado fan base seems very high on Sam as well.

What a stretch pass by former @CornellMHockey defenseman Sam Malinski which sets up former Western Michigan standout Jason Polin for his first career #NHL goal!#cawlidgehawkey | #ProRed [t.co]

— Marshall Haim (@mhaim1934) January 17, 2024

Max Andreev saw his first career AHL action last night suiting up for Coachella Valley. He registered one shot on goal. This after putting up 40 points in 33 games in the ECHL. Good luck Max!

Malinski got sent back down to the AHL to make room for Zach Parise, who just signed with the Avs as a free agent.

During the Harvard pregame they had a short segment on Morgan Barron's contributions to the Jets this year.

sah67
Malinski got sent back down to the AHL to make room for Zach Parise, who just signed with the Avs as a free agent.

It wasn't to make room for Parise. He was sent down because Jack Johnson and Bo Byram returned and because the Avs are entering the All Star break. Jared Bednar plans to use Malinski in a rotation the rest of the season. He has firmly established himself as the #7.

LGR14

sah67
Malinski got sent back down to the AHL to make room for Zach Parise, who just signed with the Avs as a free agent.

It wasn't to make room for Parise. He was sent down because Jack Johnson and Bo Byram returned and because the Avs are entering the All Star break. Jared Bednar plans to use Malinski in a rotation the rest of the season. He has firmly established himself as the #7.

Thanks for the clarification: good news for Sam!

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Ready to hit the ice with our All-Stars this Thursday! ⭐️

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— PWHL Ottawa (@PWHL_Ottawa) January 30, 2024

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First AHL goal for Cody Haiskanen!#ReignTrain | #COLvsONT pic.twitter.com/Z2IBExVjH4

— Ontario Reign (@ontarioreign) January 31, 2024

Loved Cory. All the best to him.

Trotsky
Loved Cory. All the best to him.

Loved him so much that you forgot his name.

BearLover

Trotsky
Loved Cory. All the best to him.

Loved him so much that you forgot his name.

<Looks at keyboard, looks at BearLover, scratches head.>

Malott with the winner last night…

WHAT A SNIPE TO SEAL THE DEAL! pic.twitter.com/vAwYRzcpWc

— Manitoba Moose (@ManitobaMoose) February 4, 2024

/mediaViewer?currentTweet=1753986761431060989&currentTweetUser=ManitobaMoose

Got a Lynah bounce and backed the defender into no man’s land.

Malinski got the callup on Sunday and my prayers yesterday were answered. He wasn't in the Av's projected lineup for last night's Devils game at the Rock, but he dressed! I was flying in to Newark and believed Bednar, who has had high praise for Sam, would get him in there, especially in the second game of a back-to-back. Gotta believe! Sam logged 12 minutes on 15 shifts. He went hard all night. His skating was silky smooth. Too bad he wasn't able to bury a feed in the slot midway through the third. Caught his eye with my CU hoodie on while standing at the glass behind the net during quick skate-around before second period. Great night! Anyone else there?

rojo
Malinski got the callup on Sunday and my prayers yesterday were answered. He wasn't in the Av's projected lineup for last night's Devils game at the Rock, but he dressed! I was flying in to Newark and believed Bednar, who has had high praise for Sam, would get him in there, especially in the second game of a back-to-back. Gotta believe! Sam logged 12 minutes on 15 shifts. He went hard all night. His skating was silky smooth. Too bad he wasn't able to bury a feed in the slot midway through the third. Caught his eye with my CU hoodie on while standing at the glass behind the net during quick skate-around before second period. Great night! Anyone else there?

In spirit

Numbers > 29 for players are evil.

Correct

Trotsky
Numbers > 29 for players are evil.

Wait, did anybody else hear that? Was that the sound of Castagna entering the transfer portal?

[www.sportsnet.ca]

Number 30 would be interesting.

Per CBS Sports: Sam Malinski was reassigned to AHL Colorado on Saturday. Malinski was scratched for Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Panthers. It was his third scratch in four games since the All-Star break, so it's no surprise he's going down to the Eagles to get some playing time. Malinski has emerged as the top call-up option when the Avalanche need reinforcements.

Final game of the Canada - USA Women's Rivalry Series today. Brianne Jenner had two assists and Micah Zandee-Hart had one assist in Canada's 6-1 win. Jamie Bourbonnais was a healthy scratch.

Canada wins the series 4-3.

rojo
Per CBS Sports: Sam Malinski was reassigned to AHL Colorado on Saturday. Malinski was scratched for Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Panthers. It was his third scratch in four games since the All-Star break, so it's no surprise he's going down to the Eagles to get some playing time. Malinski has emerged as the top call-up option when the Avalanche need reinforcements.

So he was reassigned from Colorado to Colorado. Got it. Western branding remains weird.

Barron had the lone goal in Winnipeg’s 1-0 win over San Jose, breaking a 12 game scoring drought for him.

Jacob MacDonald was profiled by a San Jose fan site as a model for the future of "position-less hockey" due to his versatility in shifting back and forth between forward and defenseman, even during a single game. Lots of good quotes from his coach (David Quinn) on that role as well:
[sanjosehockeynow.com]

sah67
Jacob MacDonald was profiled by a San Jose fan site as a model for the future of "position-less hockey" due to his versatility in shifting back and forth between forward and defenseman, even during a single game. Lots of good quotes from his coach (David Quinn) on that role as well:
[sanjosehockeynow.com]

JMac placed on waivers today. I pray to God he gets picked up by someone else.

blackwidow

sah67
Jacob MacDonald was profiled by a San Jose fan site as a model for the future of "position-less hockey" due to his versatility in shifting back and forth between forward and defenseman, even during a single game. Lots of good quotes from his coach (David Quinn) on that role as well:
[sanjosehockeynow.com]

JMac placed on waivers today. I pray to God he gets picked up by someone else.

talk about positionless hockey *yanked off stage by comically large cane*

He is without a position now.

sah67
Jacob MacDonald was profiled by a San Jose fan site as a model for the future of "position-less hockey" due to his versatility in shifting back and forth between forward and defenseman, even during a single game. Lots of good quotes from his coach (David Quinn) on that role as well:
[sanjosehockeynow.com]

The subsequent waiving of JMD aside, it seems to me that, against Yale and Brown, Robinson was being given the green light to move up and help out the attack while another player (who?) moved back to cover a point.

Did anyone else see this?

Swampy

sah67
Jacob MacDonald was profiled by a San Jose fan site as a model for the future of "position-less hockey" due to his versatility in shifting back and forth between forward and defenseman, even during a single game. Lots of good quotes from his coach (David Quinn) on that role as well:
[sanjosehockeynow.com]

The subsequent waiving of JMD aside, it seems to me that, against Yale and Brown, Robinson was being given the green light to move up and help out the attack while another player (who?) moved back to cover a point.

Did anyone else see this?

i didn't process it as such but ... definitely. the team is embracing his ability as a playmaker.

Swampy

sah67
Jacob MacDonald was profiled by a San Jose fan site as a model for the future of "position-less hockey" due to his versatility in shifting back and forth between forward and defenseman, even during a single game. Lots of good quotes from his coach (David Quinn) on that role as well:
[sanjosehockeynow.com]

The subsequent waiving of JMD aside, it seems to me that, against Yale and Brown, Robinson was being given the green light to move up and help out the attack while another player (who?) moved back to cover a point.

Did anyone else see this?

Isn’t this always how it works with defensemen cycling down low? Robertson may do it more than the others, but I think every defenseman will occasionally take the puck down low while a forward covered for him at the point.

BearLover

Swampy

sah67
Jacob MacDonald was profiled by a San Jose fan site as a model for the future of "position-less hockey" due to his versatility in shifting back and forth between forward and defenseman, even during a single game. Lots of good quotes from his coach (David Quinn) on that role as well:
[sanjosehockeynow.com]

The subsequent waiving of JMD aside, it seems to me that, against Yale and Brown, Robinson was being given the green light to move up and help out the attack while another player (who?) moved back to cover a point.

Did anyone else see this?

Isn’t this always how it works with defensemen cycling down low? Robertson may do it more than the others, but I think every defenseman will occasionally take the puck down low while a forward covered for him at the point.

I think the point is that he's being given more free rein lately. I think Kaldis had more liberty than Kempf does too, without this being a criticism of Kempf.

I think Rego does it more traditionally, rotating up on a particular set play, while Robertson is continually at the ready to join the play as a fourth forward, like Ray Bourque, Denis Potvin, and Larry Robinson played.

Trotsky
I think Rego does it more traditionally, rotating up on a particular set play, while Robertson is continually at the ready to join the play as a fourth forward, like Ray Bourque, Denis Potvin, and Larry Robinson played.

I've seen Kempf jump in on the play pretty often too, although he definitely lacks the offensive abilities of Robertson (or Rego - who I still feel is getting more powerplay time than he should).

ugarte

BearLover

Swampy

sah67
Jacob MacDonald was profiled by a San Jose fan site as a model for the future of "position-less hockey" due to his versatility in shifting back and forth between forward and defenseman, even during a single game. Lots of good quotes from his coach (David Quinn) on that role as well:
[sanjosehockeynow.com]

The subsequent waiving of JMD aside, it seems to me that, against Yale and Brown, Robinson was being given the green light to move up and help out the attack while another player (who?) moved back to cover a point.

Did anyone else see this?

Isn’t this always how it works with defensemen cycling down low? Robertson may do it more than the others, but I think every defenseman will occasionally take the puck down low while a forward covered for him at the point.

I think the point is that he's being given more free rein lately. I think Kaldis had more liberty than Kempf does too, without this being a criticism of Kempf.

As did Lodboa, Orr, Pattison, Giuliani...all converted forwards...back in the day.

I also think this is interrupted by teams that forecheck us hard, explaining why apparently lower skill aggressive squads like Dartmouth and Yale give us fits.

NC$$ contenders all forecheck aggressively, so we need to figure it out and keep our poise under that pressure.

Swampy

sah67
Jacob MacDonald was profiled by a San Jose fan site as a model for the future of "position-less hockey" due to his versatility in shifting back and forth between forward and defenseman, even during a single game. Lots of good quotes from his coach (David Quinn) on that role as well:
[sanjosehockeynow.com]

The subsequent waiving of JMD aside, it seems to me that, against Yale and Brown, Robinson was being given the green light to move up and help out the attack while another player (who?) moved back to cover a point.

Did anyone else see this?

He's not the only one. Various D have even skated behind the goal. I noticed this in Troy and possibly in Schenectady.

Fun to watch and also fun to watch forwards drop back to defend in these situations.

marty

Swampy

sah67
Jacob MacDonald was profiled by a San Jose fan site as a model for the future of "position-less hockey" due to his versatility in shifting back and forth between forward and defenseman, even during a single game. Lots of good quotes from his coach (David Quinn) on that role as well:
[sanjosehockeynow.com]

The subsequent waiving of JMD aside, it seems to me that, against Yale and Brown, Robinson was being given the green light to move up and help out the attack while another player (who?) moved back to cover a point.

Did anyone else see this?

He's not the only one. Various D have even skated behind the goal. I noticed this in Troy and possibly in Schenectady.

Fun to watch and also fun to watch forwards drop back to defend in these situations.

i wonder if this kind of aggressive playmaking might be useful when the opposition is down a man

ugarte

marty

Swampy

sah67
Jacob MacDonald was profiled by a San Jose fan site as a model for the future of "position-less hockey" due to his versatility in shifting back and forth between forward and defenseman, even during a single game. Lots of good quotes from his coach (David Quinn) on that role as well:
[sanjosehockeynow.com]

The subsequent waiving of JMD aside, it seems to me that, against Yale and Brown, Robinson was being given the green light to move up and help out the attack while another player (who?) moved back to cover a point.

Did anyone else see this?

He's not the only one. Various D have even skated behind the goal. I noticed this in Troy and possibly in Schenectady.

Fun to watch and also fun to watch forwards drop back to defend in these situations.

i wonder if this kind of aggressive playmaking might be useful when the opposition is down a man

I'm a Penguins fan. Obvious skill difference between NHL and NCAA aside, Cornell's power play is way better than the Pens'. Last night, Pens managed a PP with one shot attempt, zero shots on goal, and gave up a breakaway goal to the other team's best player when he exited the box.

with the players on the Pens pp, how is that even possible?

arugula
with the players on the Pens pp, how is that even possible?

The Pens retired Jagr's number recently and had him on the broadcast. He said the players weren't selfish enough and kept looking to pass rather than shoot.

Cornell's PP is too passive and too content to shuffle the puck around the umbrella, but I don't fault them for not shooting enough. Firing a shot into a defender's shins from the point is bad. We need to have more motion away from the puck and work the puck down low to generate chances, and for the love of god do something other than force the puck from the point to down low to the bumper, because everyone knows that low puck is going to the bumper.

The Pens' PP keeps generating good looks by doing the above and then just... not shooting. It's Ben Simmons disease or something. Like they're only allowed to shoot off the pass and only when the pass is a ten out of ten crosscrease sure thing.

I should also mention that the power play with 1 shot attempt and 0 shots on goal leading to a breakaway was against the Islanders, who have the worst pk% in the nhl.

Dafatone

arugula
with the players on the Pens pp, how is that even possible?

Cornell's PP is too passive and too content to shuffle the puck around the umbrella, but I don't fault them for not shooting enough. Firing a shot into a defender's shins from the point is bad. We need to have more motion away from the puck and work the puck down low to generate chances, and for the love of god do something other than force the puck from the point to down low to the bumper, because everyone knows that low puck is going to the bumper.

While I agree that firing a shot into the defender’s shins from the point is bad, I disagree that Cornell is shooting enough. In my view, they really aren’t. Last weekend the PP was better, but prior to that Cornell would go entire PPs without attempting a shot. I’m pretty sure Cornell could create a shooting lane from the point if they tried, rather than being fully committed to passing. Cornell has tried to work the puck down low, but nothing has been available. If they had simply fired the puck on net instead of unsuccessfully trying to work the puck down low/ultimately to the bumper, they could have easily created a tip or rebound which would cause chaos around the net, leading to the PK team scrambling and getting out of position. It’s much easier to score on the PP when the PK is out of position, and Cornell doesn’t do nearly enough to make that happen. Shooting is one of the best way of doing so.

BearLover

Dafatone

arugula
with the players on the Pens pp, how is that even possible?

Cornell's PP is too passive and too content to shuffle the puck around the umbrella, but I don't fault them for not shooting enough. Firing a shot into a defender's shins from the point is bad. We need to have more motion away from the puck and work the puck down low to generate chances, and for the love of god do something other than force the puck from the point to down low to the bumper, because everyone knows that low puck is going to the bumper.

While I agree that firing a shot into the defender’s shins from the point is bad, I disagree that Cornell is shooting enough. In my view, they really aren’t. Last weekend the PP was better, but prior to that Cornell would go entire PPs without attempting a shot. I’m pretty sure Cornell could create a shooting lane from the point if they tried, rather than being fully committed to passing. Cornell has tried to work the puck down low, but nothing has been available. If they had simply fired the puck on net instead of unsuccessfully trying to work the puck down low/ultimately to the bumper, they could have easily created a tip or rebound which would cause chaos around the net, leading to the PK team scrambling and getting out of position. It’s much easier to score on the PP when the PK is out of position, and Cornell doesn’t do nearly enough to make that happen. Shooting is one of the best way of doing so.

I don’t disagree, but to me, the biggest issue is a lack of movement both with and away from the puck. Everyone seems to stand still and then they move the puck around. I wouldn't have a problem throwing more pucks on net when they have the chance.

They are dovetailing problems. Too much PP time is spent listlessly passing around the perimeter because nobody is cutting through the heart of the defense to force adjustments which brings unwanted attention to the fact that 90 seconds have passed, the puck hasn't left the zone, and still nobody has taken a shot just to change things up. Hell, shooting into someone's shins may get a guy on the ground and deflect the puck someplace interesting that leads to a shot. Yelling "SHOOOOT" isn't a solution but it's not NOT a solution.

There were a bunch of really nice passes last week that were very creative, the pass didnt quite get completed or we missed or we tanked the shot.

How much hockey are people watching to compare to what other teams do? some really good PP dont do anything but pass either.

upprdeck
There were a bunch of really nice passes last week that were very creative, the pass didnt quite get completed or we missed or we tanked the shot.

How much hockey are people watching to compare to what other teams do? some really good PP dont do anything but pass either.

every game we watch has another team's power play! anyway, i do agree that the last couple of weeks have been an improvement over the early season.

ugarte
because nobody is cutting through the heart of the defense to force adjustments

We don't even have to go that far. What I see is puck movement, even fast movement, between players who when they receive the pass are and remain stationary. If they just moved a little on their skates, now the D has to keep track of passing lanes that continually change, rather than just finding the nearest point intersecting a fixed line.

When you see good pp units, and when we have had them, they can walk (skate) and chew gum (stickhandle) at the same time, and it makes the D reactive and behind a tempo. That's when you can tic-tac-toe to the man lower down who is suddenly free because the passer moved.

I do not think guys like Robertson, Castagna, and Bancroft lack the skill.

When the power play sucks, get people in front and throw it at the net. That’s hockey 101

CU2007
When the power play sucks, get people in front and throw it at the net. That’s hockey 101

the second goal was so goddamn nice.

Did anybody make it out to see Morgan Barron play? Wish it hadn’t been a night game. He’s battled through diminishing playing time. And now for your go ahead goal…

[sports.yahoo.com]

Barron from the top of the circle... dreamy

Chris '03
Probably time to move on from the 22-23 thread...

Matt Moulson to the booth: [www.newsday.com]

That's really nice. Thank you for posting that!

VIEWfromK
Did anybody make it out to see Morgan Barron play? Wish it hadn’t been a night game. He’s battled through diminishing playing time. And now for your go ahead goal…

[sports.yahoo.com]

Dammit! I had JUST turned it off!!

Imagine being on campus at Cornell and then all the sudden you see a camera crew following Morgan Barron around 😂

🎧 [t.co] pic.twitter.com/DkE5hmbcGw

— Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) March 6, 2024

Looks like a spot just opened up in Colorado for Malinski

arugula
Looks like a spot just opened up in Colorado for Malinski

Not likely, as they also acquired defenseman Walker from the Flyers

Interestingly also an undrafted free agent. Malinski is better.

scoop85

arugula
Looks like a spot just opened up in Colorado for Malinski

Not likely, as they also acquired defenseman Walker from the Flyers

Interesting. Not sure who Philly will play on defense now since they've got a ton of injuries at the blue line.

Brianne Jenner '15 is on the roster for Canada in the upcoming IIHF Women's World Championship in Utica (only a 2 hour drive from Ithaca):

[www.cbc.ca]

Apparently, she also plays for Ottawa in the new Professional Women's Hockey League, which I just learned did not bother to choose nicknames or logos for its teams before starting play this season.