Yale missing 2 key players

The Bulldogs (6-13-2, 5-7-2 ECAC), who are currently in a three-way tie for seventh in the ECAC, will be without winger Nick Deschenes '03 and defenseman Bryan Freeman '04 this weekend against Colgate (10-13-1, 7-6-1 ECAC) and Cornell (15-5-1, 11-2-1 ECAC).

"[The Bulldogs] have a lot of talent and move the puck well," Colgate head coach Don Vaughan said. "We're going to have to find a way to slow them down in transition."

Without Deschenes and Freeman, Vaughan may not have as hard of a time as he thinks stifling the Elis in transition. Deschenes, who is out for four to six weeks with a deep cut in his thigh, led the team in assists before last weekend's contests, and was a regular fixture on the power play unit. Freeman, who aggravated his high ankle sprain in the game against Clarkson, is one of the faster skaters on the team.

"They give us a lot of offense, and we can't just look to one guy to replace all of it," winger Nathan Murphy '04 said. "Everyone is going to have to chip in."

Although the Big Red sit atop the ECAC with 23 points, they are not taking this weekend's contest lightly.

"We feel there's some business that hasn't been finished with Yale," Cornell head coach Mike Schafer said. "That 1-1 tie was very disappointing for us."

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"We feel there's some business that hasn't been finished with Yale," Cornell head coach Mike Schafer said. "That 1-1 tie was very disappointing for us."