1/29 @ Clarkson

Subscribed because I'm tired of thinking about Dartmouth and Harvard.

Free video here:

[www.clarksonathletics.tv]

ILDN doesn't have a link for the CU audio. I thought they usually did?

andyw2100
Free video here:

[www.clarksonathletics.tv]

Thank you.

Trotsky
ILDN doesn't have a link for the CU audio. I thought they usually did?

Yeah, at some point this season, they stopped posting audio links, regardless if there's a video feed or not. I know they had audio only links posted for the Colgate away game. When I sent a complaint during the Union game, I got the following helpful response:

ILDN Support
If the event you are seeking is not listed please check back within 2 weeks of the event to see if it will be added.

For now, if I want audio, WHCU's feeds have usually been carrying the games live. But the fact that I'm paying for ILDN and not receiving promised service is a significant issue in my book.

Kinda goofy, kinda cool. Love the graphic here (no, I didn't photoshop this in- it's the actual screengrab)

holy shit the spazzy inability to clear on that last powerplay was embarrassing

we did that so many times.. simple plays and we dont even hit the puck.. all game that killed us. our stick play is so bad.

Another loss. 0-4-1 in the last five is rather pathetic. This team has regressed back to mediocrity at this point.

sad part is we are playing poorly but could easily have won 4 of those games and found a way to win none. at worst we should be 1-2-2.

I think we're averaging 1.2 GPG in our last 6 games. That's embarrassing too.

they aren't that good at hockey is my takeaway. like, they can get in the way of other people and make it harder for those people to play hockey, which is an important part of the game, but then when they actually have to play hockey, they don't do it very well.

we have so little team speed the other stuff becomes hard, we dont stress anyones D because we cant skate by anyone.. but the clears we butcher are 5yr old plays

upprdeck
we did that so many times.. simple plays and we dont even hit the puck.. all game that killed us. our stick play is so bad.

As long as Hilbrich and Buckles continue to be baffled about how to put the puck in the net, other teams are going to treat us as a one-line team. Right now, we are.

Indeed, I think the Hilbrich-Weidner-[whoever] line (effectively, the Hilbrich/Weidner pairing) is so cold that other teams are sending their defensively-suspect scoring lines out against them. Given that Weidner can't seem to be strong with the puck and keeps taking stupid penalties, that looks to be a great strategy. And I remain baffled about Hilbrich——just doesn't look like the same player. I'd like to see what might shake out from Hilbrich-Yates-Freschi. Perhaps the Hilbrich-Weidner pairing is just "over."

Frankly, the season rests squarely on Hilbrich's (ample) shoulders. If he starts scoring, we'll go far; if not, we're screwed. Our top line can only do so much.

Gosh, if only there was a person who's job it was to figure all this out and make the pieces work. It would also help if there was a person who's job it was to find the right pieces.

If only.

Towerroad
Gosh, if only there was a person who's job it was to figure all this out and make the pieces work. It would also help if there was a person who's job it was to find the right pieces.

If only.

If it isn't obvious already, I'm starting to crack. The only thing that keeps me from cracking is "athletic success is a shitty priority for the school no matter how much anxiety it causes me".

But seriously, figure out how to score some fucking goals or get someone who can figure it out.

Losing streaks really, really suck. We will actually win again.

Trotsky
Losing streaks really, really suck. We will actually win again.

Yes, we will.

I'm hoping the following is not really as bad a sign as I feared.

Earlier today Facebook showed me a post I made from exactly seven years ago, when I was new to Facebook. I had uncharacteristically participated in sharing "25 Random Things About Me." Here are the first two:

1) I normally hate these viral type things, and never participate. I'm making an exception this time.

2) I just finished watching the Cornell hockey team, currently ranked 4th in the country, lose an embarrassing game 8-1 to Saint Lawrence. They won't be ranked 4th on Monday.

MattShaf
Another loss. 0-4-1 in the last five is rather pathetic. This team has regressed back to mediocrity at this point.

I promise I'm not trying to be all pollyanna, and we have had some serious problems in our play the last several games. But knowing what we thought about this team in October, if you'd been offered at that time an 11-6-3 record as of January 30 this season, how many of you would've declined?

Beeeej

MattShaf
Another loss. 0-4-1 in the last five is rather pathetic. This team has regressed back to mediocrity at this point.

I promise I'm not trying to be all pollyanna, and we have had some serious problems in our play the last several games. But knowing what we thought about this team in October, if you'd been offered at that time an 11-6-3 record as of January 30 this season, how many of you would've declined?

I agree but I'm not going to be happy if we are .500 from here on out and we might be worse than that. But if so I'll be ill to some extent.

Seeing them in Troy and Scenectady gives me hope. So here's to hope.

marty
I agree but I'm not going to be happy if we are .500 from here on out and we might be worse than that.

We will likely get the four seed if we are slightly better than .500 from here on out. (I think 4th will require 25 or 26 points this year.) So, any combination that gets us 11 or 12 points. Win the games you gotta win and tie the rest. (Just don't lose, baby!)

So, yeah, I won't be happy with .500, but I think I'll be pretty OK with just a bit better than that.