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sad man you are, admitting to taking a cheap shot at posters.  It doesn't matter tho, when he gets to the NHL and plays for a NHL team he will get the last laugh.

sadly i was not?
What the hell?

Nice little cheap shot there Beeeej.  Anyways keep thinking Romano was a horrible defensive player, when in reality he was about average with the rest of the Cornell team.

Still avoiding...

If he was such a bad checker, and defender, how in the hell did he have such a good plus/minus?

You know he switched lines a few times too.  





Oh but you would rather have a player that scores less, and gives up more goals on the ice.

He is not the greatest defensive forward on the team, but it's not like he is that defensively inept.  His plus/minus was +9, he had 19 points.  I'm going to guess he had around 5-7 points on the power play. thats 12-14 points even strength.  subtract that and how many goals was he on the ice against all season? 3 to 5.  A horrible defensive player does not let in that few goals against, while playing a LOT of ice time.

We all know how skilled he is, and thats why i think going to the OHL is good for him.  Maybe not for Cornell but for him it's a good move.  Playing with other kids just as, if not more skilled than him will help him out tremendously.  His offensive skills are very raw.  The OHL will smooth out his skills, then once those are good he can go to the AHL and work on his defense.

i think your missing the point.

Since he had the second highest plus/minus on the team he couldn't have been hurting his team that much with his "horrible" defensively play could he?

What i find odd about people saying he is horrible defensively, and is a liability on the ice.

Well why did he have the second best +/- on the team with a +9 behind only Jared Seminoff?

How long do the games stay in the archives?

I need to get my Cornell Hockey fix, and i was wondering how the archived games are quality wise for this past season.  Appreciate any info regarding it.
Dan

[quote Ice Meets Metal]Romano:  Romano is the consummate score 1 goal for me and lose two goals for the team type of player.[/quote]

Oh really, if thats the case then why was his +/- rating this season including the playoffs a +8?

[quote redice][quote The Rancor] He's not going anywhere anytime soon.[/quote]

I agree.   He may be our best freshman.   But, he's hardly the second coming of Joe N., or mini-mites such as Perrin or St. Louis.   I understand comparing him to Joe N. is not fair because Tony doesn't possess the size & skills.  Tony is comparable in many ways to Perrin & St. Louis.  Perrin is a marginal NHL player.  And, while St. Louis is an NHL star, it took him a while to gain that status.   If Tony can achieve NHL stardom (a long shot), it's going to take him a while too.  Staying at defense-minded Cornell for four years will serve him well in preparing for the Devils' system.   I hope he stays four years.  It will be fun to watch him progress.[/quote]

I think he is actually faster than Joe N.  and as for St Louis, i think he has been pretty much the same player for years, it just so happened that the NHL went towards the up tempo game, so the small speedy guys took advantage.  I think Tony has a pretty easy shot to make the NHL, and a decent shot to be a great player.

IMO

[quote DILLIGAF]Tony's problem is that he has no idea how to incorporate the 4 other players on his line into the play.  He is very one dimensional.  He plays when he has the puck on his stick, when he loses it, he stops playing.  If he ever learns how to pass he could be a very good player.  At this point all he has is some speed and very good hands.  He has no concept that hockey is a team game.  He is very soft.  He will cirlce the perimeter and either lose the puck or lob a shot at the goal.  He will not force the play to the middle.  What he was able to get away with early in the season has not worked for him in many games.  

Look for him not in the NHL after his 2nd season, but in the Q or the O as soon as Cornell loses this season.[/quote]

What is the Q or O?  Is it a league where he can work on his decision making, and defense?

i agree with that assesment, but he is still a freshman. No reason to think with another 3 years with Cornell he wont get bigger, and more physical.

5'11"? I have not seen him up close, but from the stands thew few times i have seen him, he doesnt look 5'11".

Anyone who has seen him up close tell how tall he is?

I have only been able to watch 2 games this year, but i was wondering how our freshman played this year, especially Romano.  Also what is Romano's skill set?  Can he become a NHL player?

Can anyone give me their thoughts on Romano so far this season?  I've seen him a couple times with the NY Bobcats.

Does his speed, and acceleration stick out like it did with NY?  and what type of career do you expect him to have with Cornell.

appreciate it