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Yeah it's time for the other goalie to get an extended look. 2 of those goals were total trash and every Clarkson player in the shootout did the exact same thing and scored the exact same way. Not that this team is going anywhere this season giving up a 4 goal lead in the last 5 minutes. Worst collapse I've seen in 25 years of Cornell hockey.

It would be nice if Cornell's goalie would make a save once in awhile.  That's been the difference.. CU getting frustrated as the ND goalie makes some nice saves, and CU's goalie hasn't made a big save yet and has given up a few softies.

[quote Kyle Rose][quote cnunlist]that in every game I've seen Scrivens play in he has let in at least one softie..[/quote]
I don't know about every game, but certainly the second BSU goal was crap: Scrivens needs to stop those kinds of wrist shots from the top of the circle with no screen.

FWIW, that's where I started to lose hope.[/quote]

I haven't seen him play that many games... so I'm sure it doesn't happen every game.  But it sure seems like teams get 3-4 quality scoring chances on Cornell and score 2-3 goals, which is not good.  And I HAVE seen a number of losing box scores where Cornell substantially outshot the other team and lost.  Teams that play trapping, defensive styles need to have opportunistic scoring (think Kyle Knopp or the other really small guy we had on our Frozen Four team) and great goaltending.  We had neither this season, which is why things ended up the way they did.  

Also, one other thing that bothered me.  As soon as we scored I was thinking "please don't give up a goal on the inevitable Cornell post-goal letdown".  That is also not a good thing.  It seems every time we score we relax a little bit while the other team turns up the intensity.

I just finished watching the game on TiVo, and it is painfully obvious that Cornell needs a better goalie if they are going to win ECACs or compete for a national title.  The style they play does not allow for soft goals or mistakes, and having been in Albany and watched tonight's game I can say that in every game I've seen Scrivens play in he has let in at least one softie... and never makes the BIG save that past goalies like Elliot, Pelletier, and LeNeveau used to make for us.  

Overall, a very disappointing loss... certainly the team had a good season, and perhaps a healthier team would have won the game, but the biggest factor holding this team back is inconsistent/shaky goaltending, and unless we switch styles and try to win 5-4 type games (very unlikely) we will need to address that.  

Also, some ability to make pretty passing plays and score goals that aren't the result of scrums in front of the net would lead to more consistent scoring, which would also make the team a more consistent winner.

cnunlist

First the good - we did not lose our composure in the 3rd period when it was out of hand like virtually every other team would have, and our fans were supportive even as we were getting killed, which is nice.  

Now the bad - I've been following Cornell hockey since '95, which is not all that long in the grand scheme of things, but....  I haven't seen us play that poorly since '95 and certainly haven't ever seen a team with this much talent (on paper) play that poorly.  Tonight's game was an embarrassment to the program, plain and simple.  Absolutely no effort in the first 2 periods, no heart whatsoever.

Cabot

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone had a tape of the game that was decent quality.  Apparently, our section (310) was prominently featured in the crowd shots of the post-game celebration.  I would be willing to pay for the tape and the shipping if someone could make me a copy...  Email me at cmn1@cornell.edu or post to the thread and I'll get in touch.

Thanks,

Cabot



Post Edited (03-31-03 16:13)

How about:

Bush Transcript:

Andover Prep:  C
Yale:  C
Harvard Business School:  A+


That says it all right there (on a number of different levels)

Can someone post the link to JTWs RPI script pls?

Thanks,

Cabot

A quick look at the PWR after the UNH win seems to show that our comparison with UNH will flip (as will our pairwise positions) if we lose another game before the NCAA tourney - since BU is currently in the #4 spot and must stay in Worcester, if UNH passes us we get sent West.  Am I missing something?  That seems awfully unfair, but it seems to be the way the math works out.

Cabot

I will be at Brown Friday night but desperately need tickets for Harvard on Saturday.  Does anyone have any ideas on how to score last minute tickets?  Is it possible to get them at Bright the night of the game from scalpers?

Cabot Nunlist class of '97