6th defenseman

Who should be the 6th defenseman for the big red? Salmela, or glover?

honestly, I feel it should be salmela. The Kid is a solid skater, has a good shot, and jumps in the rush whenever he can.

however, glover is a great stay at home defender who can shut another team down...

what do other people think?

Dpperk29
Who should be the 6th defenseman for the big red? Salmela, or glover?

honestly, I feel it should be salmela. The Kid is a solid skater, has a good shot, and jumps in the rush whenever he can.

however, glover is a great stay at home defender who can shut another team down...

what do other people think?

I think the answer is neither...Glover isn't our 6th defenseman. He's just been banged up--he's out of the lineup due to injuries, not because of play. I'm guessing Krantz is probably our 6th defenseman. Between Krantz and Salmela...I'm indifferent, maybe slight edge to Krantz. Both have trouble turning over the puck and both have offensive skills. Krantz is very fast, and consequently he is a key penalty killer especially in 5X3 situations.

glover was out of the lineup in late november/early december because he was playing miserably

Dpperk29
glover was out of the lineup in late november/early december because he was playing miserably

He was injured.

Perhaps if, as Dpperk29 suggests, Glover was playing terribly at that point, it was because he was injured?

jmh30
Perhaps if, as Dpperk29 suggests, Glover was playing terribly at that point, it was because he was injured?

They you go, using logic to make a point. We'll have none of that here!

I've been really impressed by Salmela, and I'd keep him around instead of Pokulok personally.

ditto, though the coaching staff seems to think pokulok is wonderful...

Dpperk29
ditto, though the coaching staff seems to think pokulok is wonderful...

So does the NHL...

So do I. Or at least capable of great things. Salmela and Krantz, on the other hand, wouldn't know defense if it kicked them in the nuts.

Glover is ahead of Krantz on the depth chart. He got hurt on Friday night and thus didn't play on Saturday. I like Salmela a lot but the first Princeton goal and ultimately the difference in the game was his missed assignment.

Definitely. Pokulok is a 19 year old sophomore who has a load of talent. Even though he makes some mistaks (and mistakes by a defenseman are often very obvious) he's still a quality player.

Pokulok did look pretty good against Princeton up until the 2nd goal. I haven't been particularly impressed with Salmela. He's not big, he doesn't strike me as especially fast, and he seems to be out of position more often than I'd like. On the other hand, Glover at least has some size going for him. As to Krantz, he's improved from where he was at the beginning of the year, but I'm not sure that's really saying much.

Ben Rocky 04
I've been really impressed by Salmela, and I'd keep him around instead of Pokulok personally.

Well Pokuluk had the best weekend of his Cornell career this past weekend and was the most dominant player on the ice against Quinnipiac. I like Salmela but he was awful defensively against Princeton and was the one who missed his assignment on the decisive Princeton first goal.

calgARI '07
...was the one who missed his assignment on the decisive Princeton first goal.

He was supposed to be covering Gleed??

DeltaOne81

calgARI '07
...was the one who missed his assignment on the decisive Princeton first goal.

He was supposed to be covering Gleed??

No, he lost the race to the puck because he wasn't skating his hardest because he didn't think anyone was coming. The guy should never have even touched the puck.

I didn't see the Princton game, who's defensive lapse caused the second goal?

duffs4
I didn't see the Princton game, who's defensive lapse caused the second goal?

It was a defensive lapse by Pokulok (who then remained on the bench for the rest of the game).

no, it was an offensive lapse. bobbled the puck at the blue line and got beat by the princeton guy down the ice.

calgARI '07
No, he lost the race to the puck because he wasn't skating his hardest because he didn't think anyone was coming. The guy should never have even touched the puck.

While that may be the case, it seems a bit unfair to squarely place blame for that goal on anyone.

Pokulok should have taken him down: he had his stick around him, they were in contact, he just couldn't finish dropping him.

Had Pokulok taken him down, it would've been a penalty.

There were just over 4 minutes left, we were down one goal. This would (barring a shorthanded goal) effectively cut in half the amount of time we had left to tie the game up. I thought letting the man go was a better move, and hoping McKee could come up with a miracle save.

McKee has really struggled with breakaways this year (hold the shootout in Estero) even since he has gotten his game back.

Just wondering how Doug Krantz is doing
so far this season.....Can anyone share
their observations? Thanks

LRT
Just wondering how Doug Krantz is doing
so far this season.....Can anyone share
their observations? Thanks

He was Cornell's worst player for about a month earlier in the season when his ice time and responsibility were increased with the injuries of Gleed and Glover. With Gleed coming back and Pokuluk's re-emergence, Krantz has seen a lot less ice time and responsibility so he's been better of late. Unfortunately, he appears to be more of a career third pair defenseman at best rather than a second pair guy. He just doesn't have the hockey sense or intensity to do any more, IMO.

Dafatone
Had Pokulok taken [G-Z] down, it would've been a penalty.

Maybe even a penalty shot. So why don't we just assume that Pokulok did take him down, and then Princeton scored on the penalty shot.