Cornell vs RPI, 2 March 2024

Based on Jason's comments in the pre-game, Schafer absolutely agrees with the harshest critics of last night's effort. A bunch of changes in the lineup and quote If I could make more changes I would unquote. Yikes.

Another quote from Mike: "I don't buy us using our illness as an excuse. Yes, we have sick players, but we are failing in fundamentals like face offs and effort and that isn't sickness."

He's not a happy man right now.

How long have they been sick? Feels a little late for that to still be a reason. My daughter just returned to campus and said before break there was a virus going round but still?

arugula
How long have they been sick? Feels a little late for that to still be a reason. My daughter just returned to campus and said before break there was a virus going round but still?

First mention was 3 weekends ago. I assume it has been rotating, but Seger at least has played like he's a corpse for the last several games. He's the leader of the team so I assume he's in real bad shape.

Kraft on fire first shift.

O'Leary, 1-0. Love they played the Swedish anthem for Gabe.

Kraft's speed has led to great chances all night so far, and he pots one, 2-0.

Ice repair cheer. Nice job by the Faithful.

2-0 after 1, shots 12-7. Colgate tied with Union 1-1 after 1. Magic number of derp points w/ Gate is 3 to clinch 2nd.

Trotsky
2-0 after 1, shots 12-7. Colgate tied with Union 1-1 after 1. Magic number of derp points w/ Gate is 3 to clinch 2nd.

sounds like a good period. keep pounding, lads.

So far very good.

Good pp possession but no good looks, then some great possession taking advantage of a broken RPI stick. Still 2-0.

Shot attempts 29-14, and 8-1 this period. We're getting some good play development. RPI is chasing us a lot and that is tiring.

Mack around the back of the net, then does the wrap around to the far post, 3-0!

Colgate up 3-1, so it looks like we'll need all 3 derp points.

How many goals do they need to be up by to get McInchak in for the final minute?

VIEWfromK
How many goals do they need to be up by to get McInchak in for the final minute?

All of them.

VIEWfromK
How many goals do they need to be up by to get McInchak in for the final minute?

I'd say we need five, but if it's 5-0 Shane stays in.

Well, all of them minus 1, since Shane stays in if it's a shut out.

Really hard work there, almost got a greasy one.

After 2: 3-0; SOG 22-12; FO 16-16 but Seger is 10-4.

Wave off with Kraft impeding the RPI goalie in the crease, then we rag about 45 seconds on a delayed call. 12:41 to go, 3-0; CU pp.

Our forecheck may have left the building.

Condition #1 for McInchak has been met. 3-1, 8:21 to go.

Trotsky
Condition #1 for McInchak has been met. 3-1, 8:21 to go.

Now let's get some more goals.

Nope, waved off, directed in by skate.

Trotsky
Nope, waved off, directed in by skate.

Even better.

The proles yowl for Ryan.

Oh shit Castagna please be okay.

Second RPI penalty on a delayed call, by the same dude. Not seen that before.

Oh, he didn't have his stick. Deliberate and possibly to cause injury. Throw that fucker out.

ACM: I coulda sworn this used to be assessed as 5x3, with the guy having a second man serve, and him having to stay 4. Was that ever the case?

No the same person incurred two separate penalties. So two power plays consecutively

ER
No the same person incurred two separate penalties. So two power plays consecutively

Huh. Coulda sworn because I remember thinking 6 minutes (even with just 4 on disadvantage) served on 2x2 min wasn't fair.

Trotsky

ER
No the same person incurred two separate penalties. So two power plays consecutively

Huh. Coulda sworn because I remember thinking 6 minutes (even with just 4 on disadvantage) served on 2x2 min wasn't fair.

I thought the same as you, Trotsky.

Welp. 3-1.

42 seconds, empty RPI net.

24 seconds. No Ryan.

Shane covers with 2.2 seconds. Come on, Mike.

3-1. Woohoo, 2nd place!

Trotsky
Oh, he didn't have his stick. Deliberate and possibly to cause injury. Throw that fucker out.

Dirtier than the O'Byrne, which is when you lose your stick, grab a guy, pin him against the boards, and punch him in the kidneys til you get called for roughing.

Trotsky
Oh shit Castagna please be okay.

i didn't really get to pay full attention did he come back in? i thought i saw him near the empty net.

ugarte

Trotsky
Oh shit Castagna please be okay.

i didn't really get to pay full attention did he come back in? i thought i saw him near the empty net.

Yes, he was on the ensuing PP

Trotsky
Shane covers with 2.2 seconds. Come on, Mike.

No coverage of the Senior Night festivities, although they did cut to it for about 10 seconds before it turning back to the infinite ESPN+ ad. Pity.

RichH

Trotsky
Shane covers with 2.2 seconds. Come on, Mike.

No coverage of the Senior Night festivities, although they did cut to it for about 10 seconds before it turning back to the infinite ESPN+ ad. Pity.

that was definitely one of the advantages of having the Age M. video

Dafatone

Trotsky
Oh, he didn't have his stick. Deliberate and possibly to cause injury. Throw that fucker out.

Dirtier than the O'Byrne, which is when you lose your stick, grab a guy, pin him against the boards, and punch him in the kidneys til you get called for roughing.

As opposed to the Olds, where you hit him into the boards, throw an uppercut, and just drop him.

Jeff Hopkins '82

Dafatone

Trotsky
Oh, he didn't have his stick. Deliberate and possibly to cause injury. Throw that fucker out.

Dirtier than the O'Byrne, which is when you lose your stick, grab a guy, pin him against the boards, and punch him in the kidneys til you get called for roughing.

As opposed to the Olds, where you hit him into the boards, throw an uppercut, and just drop him.

Or a Damion Rocke, where you just shoot the guy.

ER
No the same person incurred two separate penalties. So two power plays consecutively

It’s not a double minor though since it wasn’t one single act. I thought it would be a 5x3 because it was two separate penalties. The scenario of two separate penalties shouldn’t result in differing loss of man power just because the separate penalties were committed by the same player. I know it’s not common but I don’t recall seeing this ruling before.

I’m guessing that Bancroft learned a pretty important lesson today. Luckily all that it cost them was a shutout. I felt bad for him because he took it pretty hard. I thought DeSantis was gonna get the monkey off his back with the empty net but the puck jumped on him. Must be the book on the RPI goalie was wrap around. They tried it all night. Mack changed up the angle by going far side instead of going for the stuff attempt. Rest up boys. Almost time to flip the switch.

I couldn't catch the radio broadcast. Who was benched on Saturday because of Friday's poor play?

marty
I couldn't catch the radio broadcast. Who was benched on Saturday because of Friday's poor play?

Not sure if was because of poor play, but Donaldson (who I think is pretty good) was again the odd man out.

scoop85

marty
I couldn't catch the radio broadcast. Who was benched on Saturday because of Friday's poor play?

Not sure if was because of poor play, but Donaldson (who I think is pretty good) was again the odd man out.

Mosko was in though and played quite a bit.

marty
I couldn't catch the radio broadcast. Who was benched on Saturday because of Friday's poor play?

Fegaras, apparently. Mosko looked really solid (again) in his place on the blue line, and Schafer gave him some of Fegaras’s PP time as well.

O’Brien was in the “7th D” role with Donaldson out.

VIEWfromK
I’m guessing that Bancroft learned a pretty important lesson today. Luckily all that it cost them was a shutout.

I saw him storm off down the tunnel after the RPI goal…I thought it was an injury situation, but I’m guessing he was the one responsible for the giveaway that led to the goal?

sah67

VIEWfromK
I’m guessing that Bancroft learned a pretty important lesson today. Luckily all that it cost them was a shutout.

I saw him storm off down the tunnel after the RPI goal…I thought it was an injury situation, but I’m guessing he was the one responsible for the giveaway that led to the goal?

Yes, he tried to elevate a pass out in front instead of putting the puck in the corner or taking it to the boards. After he got back from the tunnel he had his head down. He makes plenty of good plays in the defensive zone. This was just a weird scenario where everyone was bunched down close to the goal line so there weren’t any safe passing options. Now if Psenicka knocks the puck down then only the coaching staff sees it as a risky play instead of everyone in the arena.

sah67

marty
I couldn't catch the radio broadcast. Who was benched on Saturday because of Friday's poor play?

Fegaras, apparently. Mosko looked really solid (again) in his place on the blue line, and Schafer gave him some of Fegaras’s PP time as well.

O’Brien was in the “7th D” role with Donaldson out.

I don’t believe Fegaras was a healthy scratch

scoop85

sah67

marty
I couldn't catch the radio broadcast. Who was benched on Saturday because of Friday's poor play?

Fegaras, apparently. Mosko looked really solid (again) in his place on the blue line, and Schafer gave him some of Fegaras’s PP time as well.

O’Brien was in the “7th D” role with Donaldson out.

I don’t believe Fegaras was a healthy scratch

Jason strongly implied he was.

VIEWfromK

sah67

VIEWfromK
I’m guessing that Bancroft learned a pretty important lesson today. Luckily all that it cost them was a shutout.

I saw him storm off down the tunnel after the RPI goal…I thought it was an injury situation, but I’m guessing he was the one responsible for the giveaway that led to the goal?

Yes, he tried to elevate a pass out in front instead of putting the puck in the corner or taking it to the boards. After he got back from the tunnel he had his head down. He makes plenty of good plays in the defensive zone. This was just a weird scenario where everyone was bunched down close to the goal line so there weren’t any safe passing options. Now if Psenicka knocks the puck down then only the coaching staff sees it as a risky play instead of everyone in the arena.

I don't know. I view Bancroft as somewhat defensively suspect, as I've noticed quite a few clears that he's made bad choices like that on, either passing to dangerous areas or not playing the puck with authority. Basically, he plays it a little too cute in the defensive end, and that's generally not a good choice.

That being said, if he took it that hard, it's clearly something he and the coaching staff are trying to address. As long as he keeps working at it, he'll get there. Which is the whole point of the intersection between Schafer's coaching emphasis and more offensively oriented players like Bancroft. You can teach defense. As long as he buys in, he'll become a complete player.

Trotsky

scoop85

sah67

marty
I couldn't catch the radio broadcast. Who was benched on Saturday because of Friday's poor play?

Fegaras, apparently. Mosko looked really solid (again) in his place on the blue line, and Schafer gave him some of Fegaras’s PP time as well.

O’Brien was in the “7th D” role with Donaldson out.

I don’t believe Fegaras was a healthy scratch

Jason strongly implied he was.

Ok, I hadn’t listened to Jason—he would no better than me

ugarte

RichH

Trotsky
Shane covers with 2.2 seconds. Come on, Mike.

No coverage of the Senior Night festivities, although they did cut to it for about 10 seconds before it turning back to the infinite ESPN+ ad. Pity.

that was definitely one of the advantages of having the Age M. video

Is that the online stream? That's what I've been saving, but is there an archive or something?

DL

ugarte

RichH

Trotsky
Shane covers with 2.2 seconds. Come on, Mike.

No coverage of the Senior Night festivities, although they did cut to it for about 10 seconds before it turning back to the infinite ESPN+ ad. Pity.

that was definitely one of the advantages of having the Age M. video

Is that the online stream? That's what I've been saving, but is there an archive or something?

Age is the founder of this site. He used to do set up a camera at Lynah and stream the games himself until the athletic department made him stop, and replaced him with a product that was (a) not free and (b) less reliable.

ugarte

DL

ugarte

RichH

Trotsky
Shane covers with 2.2 seconds. Come on, Mike.

No coverage of the Senior Night festivities, although they did cut to it for about 10 seconds before it turning back to the infinite ESPN+ ad. Pity.

that was definitely one of the advantages of having the Age M. video

Is that the online stream? That's what I've been saving, but is there an archive or something?

Age is the founder of this site. He used to do set up a camera at Lynah and stream the games himself until the athletic department made him stop, and replaced him with a product that was (a) not free and (b) less reliable.

Ah. Geez, I must have been AWOL when that was available. Or was it that far back?
In any case, if anyone wants 13 minutes of the Senior Night thing and wants it...

DL
Ah. Geez, I must have been AWOL when that was available. Or was it that far back?

Age's livestream of games goes back 20 years or more.

Will

DL
Ah. Geez, I must have been AWOL when that was available. Or was it that far back?

Age's livestream of games goes back 20 years or more.

Death of hockeycam: [elf.elynah.com]

RichH

Trotsky
Shane covers with 2.2 seconds. Come on, Mike.

No coverage of the Senior Night festivities, although they did cut to it for about 10 seconds before it turning back to the infinite ESPN+ ad. Pity.

Three plus minutes of Senior Night!

Chris '03

Will

DL
Ah. Geez, I must have been AWOL when that was available. Or was it that far back?

Age's livestream of games goes back 20 years or more.

Death of hockeycam: [elf.elynah.com]

Sh!t, yeah that's the right timing alright. Was road tripping to Ithaca while it was up.

Chris '03

Will

DL
Ah. Geez, I must have been AWOL when that was available. Or was it that far back?

Age's livestream of games goes back 20 years or more.

Death of hockeycam: [elf.elynah.com]

Another example of the kind of behavior from the Athletic Dept under Andy Noel

marty

RichH

Trotsky
Shane covers with 2.2 seconds. Come on, Mike.

No coverage of the Senior Night festivities, although they did cut to it for about 10 seconds before it turning back to the infinite ESPN+ ad. Pity.

Three plus minutes of Senior Night!

Cool! Thanks as always, Marty!