ELynah Forum

[quote canuck89]Might he be referring to GWG at Lynah, or did Moulson really score that many at home???[/quote]

Fair point...Moulson scored home winners against Clarkson and RIT, a road winner against Union, and a neutral one against Northeastern in Florida.

[quote billhoward]The MOUL-SON chant was pretty clear, I thought. And among the debris tossed on the ice at game's end (mostly crumpled newspapers) was an empty Moulson's carton. Given this was, what, Matt's second GWG this year, somebody must have done a lot of carrying that piece of cardboard back and forth.
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That was Moulson's fourth winner. Fifth*, really, considering Friday night.

[quote krose]As glad as I am that Cornell pulled out both wins, for sanity's sake I prefer blowouts to suspense.  That said, a win's a win.  LGR!

Kyle[/quote]

I was actually a bit pensive about the idea of a blowout before tonight because I thought some of Clarkson's players might start taking runs at our guys.

Good for Matt, giving the referee a no-brainer tonight.

Oh man...is it at all possible that someone has Murray's hit on Holik that the Mercury News article alludes to? I would love to see that...

I still remember with fondness the first time, in his freshman year, that someone tried to line up Doug and ended up on their back.

I've done a search of the archives...some people reported that Welch gave Paolini the puck during the handshake, but there was also a pretty big rant by someone who was sure that Welch had kept it. I guess it's inconclusive...doesn't it seem odd, though, that the first thing this guy (supposedly) thought of after his team lost the championship was to retrieve the puck for the opposing goalscorer? Especially since they didn't play for the same team before college or anything.

[Q]Redscore Wrote:

 What has Noah Welch done that has made Red fans take aim at him?  I've always thought he was a pretty good guy.  Am I missing something?[/q]

I don't know about everyone else, but I don't like him because he stole the puck after Paolini's game-winner in the 2003 ECAC Final. Don't actually know if he kept it or if Cornell got it back somehow, but it was still a pretty classless thing to do.

Also, he's a Harvard player.

Ah. My mistake

[Q] He admitted that in the recap. Said he thought the backchecker was there to cover Varteressian [/Q]

Way to take responsibility, Noah! Despite being the team captain and letting Pegoraro control you like a marionette on the 2-on-1, you still insist that it isn't your fault! If a backchecker was there, why did you stay in the middle, between the two Cornell skaters, for so long?

Typical, fantastic Cornell performance. They simply pounded the life out of Harvard along the boards.

McKee was huge when he had to be. People talk about how he doesn't face as many shots as other goalies but he still makes the saves when he is called upon. Speaking of huge performances, how about Charlie Cook? Immense on defense and of course on the PP.

Finally, the "other" hero of the game...Dan Pegoraro. He has been getting better and better this year, but I think this was his best performance yet. He was driving to the net and making dangerous passes and shots all game, but the one play of his (besides that gorgeous assist) that stands out in my mind is a blocked shot he had in the third period, where he slid right through the puck and the defender to clear the zone. He has really become a well-rounded player this season, and Peggy deserves as much credit for his tenacity on defense as he does for his fantastic offensive work today.

I don't understand how Harvard is doing so well. They looked absolutely awful when they lost at Lynah. I guess Donato found the right formula.

I have talked to some people from the area who think he has a shot at 4 national titles.

[Q]Beeeej Wrote:

Frankly, I've never heard a satisfactory response to my theory that, with such a stifling defense, the shots that actually get through are generally of higher quality than the ones the skaters block.  Lenny and Dave may have to stop fewer shots, but I really think they've done an incredibly good job playing positionally, and they're both very good technical goalies.[/q]

I agree...I think that because Cornell blocks so many shots, McKee and LeNeveu have been much more likely to either be screened or to be dealing with open shots than with bad ones.

I have never seen a game where a "rugby match" or something like it did not take place in front of the net. Every coach worth his salt will tell a player that he's not doing his job if he's not beating up the guy on top of the crease. Cornell's defense is no different from that of any other team.

[Q] Neither team generated much offense [/Q]

Fastskate is full of crap. 34 Cornell shots vs 17 Harvard shots does not translate into a defensive or turnover-filled game like he suggests. And 17 SOG is not the ref's fault, ever.

I don't really think it's worth it to respond to someone like him. [Ludicrous hypothetical situation] If Harvard had somehow won, he wouldn't be bashing Hansen...he'd be boasting about Harvard's great PK. [/Ludicrous hypothetical situation]

Was this just a one-time thing or will they be wearing the reds at home all season? I don't think they've ever done that before.

I thought he was taking a lot fewer penalties as the year goes on. Didn't he rack up a bunch of PIM in his first five games or so and then settle down?