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Quote from: Al DeFlorio

Quote from: Wastherein70It's easy for people to get complacent after they've been doing the same job for a long time.  Reminding oneself periodically about history and tradition is never a bad thing.  And making that suggestion is hardly whining.

If you think Mike Schafer needs to "remind [him]self periodically about [Cornell hockey's] history and tradition" you are, quite simply, clueless.

We don't know each other, Al, so I can't really begin to tell you how little your opinion of my opinions means to me.  I'm a Cornell grad who has been a season ticket holder for Schafer's entire tenure, attending something like 250 games. Just because I haven't chosen to contribute to this forum previously doesn't make me clueless any more than your continuous postings make you a sage. Name calling just makes you another internet tough guy, not a hockey guru.

It's easy for people to get complacent after they've been doing the same job for a long time.  Reminding oneself periodically about history and tradition is never a bad thing.  And making that suggestion is hardly whining.

Maybe the coaches need to polish up our trophies just to remind themselves what Cornell hockey is all about.  I seem to recall that tactic being used on the players a few years back.

You had a goalie that had been in net for the three victories of the four tournament games that Cornell had played, the last a shutout. Mike says in the pre-game that he picked Iles because it's Saturday, Andy's night, and Garman seemed tired after playing in the overheated rink in AC.  (Strangely, Rondeau seemed just fine after playing the day before in the same rink.)  I think that Yale was destined to win, but I think Mike's choice made it more embarrassing for Iles and for the team than it had to be.