ELynah Forum

I use CapFriendly - yes, Angello is a 2-way deal; $70 k in the minors. I think a fair amount of the decision-making process in these situations (leaving early) is the liklihood of being able to step straight into an NHL role as opposed to spending time in the miniors.

Drafted players are really pushed by the NHL clubs to sign before their senior year. The teams fear that if they play out their senior year, they're only 4 months from being a free agent and being able to go to the highest bidder (a la Vesey).  Such players are being paid well over what their junior hockey peers would get in similar draft rounds.  Angello got $925k from the Pens - the Caps gave Shane Gersich, who was drafted a just a few spots ahead of Angello the same deal.  the guy drafted a couple spots ahead of that is at $740k.

I remember reading somewhee that OSU at Allentown saved a plane ride because Columbus<-->Allentown <500 miles.  whereas Notre Dame was >500 miles to all the eastern sites, so it doesn't really matter where they go.

For Cornell, while drawing BU sucks... on the plus side they put us with the weakest #2 seed, by the PWR.

Might be a bigger risk if DU wins and gets a 1 seed.  neither DU or SCSU can plan North Dakota.  So would they send Notre Dame there?  even still, I can't imagine the NCAA sending the only #1 seed that can bus to a regional out west.

It's confirmed on UAH's schedule announcement.

It'd be nice if the NCAA's transcription service didn't invert our C logo....

not just MD, but also West Virginia..... Cornell Club/Washington has arranged viewing at Penn Quarter Sports Tavern - http://www.dcsportstavern.com/ordereze/Default.aspx

Quote from: Liz98I was astonished to see the sports section cover story in the Post. Even more astonished to find John Feinstein's article inside. I had to share ... attached is an image of today's sports section.

maybe someone lost a bet inside the sports dept. **]
seriously - Maryland game was a late game... and compared to Thursday, the Cornell game was the top hoops story of the day.  John Feinstein also had Donahue on during his radio show earlier this week.

Quote from: jeff '84NoDak radio stream (got to subscribe -- free): http://fightingsioux.xosn.com/liveEvents/liveEvents.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=13500

UND radio stream directly available from the radio station w/o registration:
http://www.961kqht.com/cc-common/ondemand/player.html?world=st

The caveat, of course, being that Arkansas wasn't in the SEC in 1972-73... it was in the Southwest Conference.

Sasha Pokulok's been activated again and is playing for South Carolina in the ECHL playoffs.  It'll be interesting to see what the Caps do w/ him in the offseason; he's a restricted free agent.... I'm not sure if they'd tender the standard current+10% offer;  the driving factor is not so much the money, but the depth they've got at D both at the NHL-level and at Hershey, and they're also up against the 50 contract limit.  It's sounding like John Carlson has jumped ahead of Sasha on the Caps depth chart now also.  If Sasha's going to make it, he's got to play well in Hershey all next season.

One of the things that was driving me crazy during the game was Cornell winning all the wall battles and cycling well in the offensive zone... which is great... that's the way Cornell had to use its size to win this game.  But there was almost never a passing option in the slot or someone driving to the net to turn the successful cycle into a scoring opportunity.  And no, I don't necessarily count shots from the point as good scoring opportunities, unless we've got guys parked in front of the net ready to screen, tip, or pounce on rebounds.

I agree with the need for more offense... we can't expect to win consistently with 1-0 or 2-1 scores.  granted we're used to it... but we've got to be able to win sometimes when our D or goalie isn't on. Our record when allowing 2 or less goals this year: 20-2-4.  Our record when allowing 3 or more: 2-8-0 (both wins during the ECACs).  You can get more offense w/o sacrificing the defensive play... ideally we need a good power forward who goes hard to the net with the puck.  There were so many times last night, I just wanted someone to take the puck hard to the net and use their size to an advantage.  It's not like Bemidji was punishing our players near the crease... nor am I sure they could have knocked our folks off the puck.

and yes, this hurt... because I also have tix to the FF.  More than Minnesota... about the same or a little less than Wisconsin. Less than UNH.  Less than idiot Koharsky not calling goaltender interference in game 7 of the Caps/Flyers series last season.

what's also interesting about the instant replay rule... is that if it had occurred during the regulation game... the 6 (or 2) minutes would've been replayed... even if it was the end of regulation by the time there was a whistle.  

I don't know the specifics in the NCAA, but I think in the NHL, the video review booth says there will be a review... it's not up to the on-ice refs.

[quote Robin]how much penalty time did ND have this evening?[/quote]
5 minors, 10 minutes - only 4 during the critical parts - 2 hookings and 2 interference.... see box score

5-1 ENG.
p.s. their fight song sucks