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Jane is such a good, thorough writer.

My take away was that if we look at the big picture, and not micro-manage each shift over every weekend, we are a very good team, in a good position, with a solid "upside" going forward. I don't see this team having a slump or meltdown....perhaps a hic up like at Clarkson, keeping us in the conversation all season. Need steady play between the pipes and we'll be ok. #LGR

Hate to pile on the ice concerns, but rainy and milder weather incoming to Ithaca. 40s, not 50s like back in November, but worth noting with 4 games on the sheet.

Amazing trip up by the Green. All the flowers that have been tossed at Cashman et al, and they fall flat in their first big road weekend of the season! Deja vu all over again?  Could Syer and the Tigers be for real? Pecker and Q always looming. Good to see Sucks* deal with a zero-burger points weekend. I like where we sit and the way we are playing. Shook the rust off against a tough foe. Need to get A Corn a confidence building weekend...Remy makes my nervous every start. Offense was sporadic, but useful vs. UNO and I'd like to see more of a flow to the attack as it felt helter skelter coming out of the break. Let's keep it rolling

RW picked for College Selects.  Just don't get hurt...and he might be a bit tired for UNO. Congrats!!

I stand corrected....it was Major and Kraft, my bad.  Too much fun celebrating the Natty!

All this chatter and nobody mentions to two very important returnees in Walsh and Major who I may have chatted with at the Lax Championship...watching Lax win had those guys fired up and in reload mode, not rebuild. It's going to be another stellar year on the Hill.  It's June, glass 3/4 full folks!

Just wow.  Theories on entering the portal?  Academics too rough or not a Casey fan?  This is a tough loss, but not a total game changer after a subpar sophomore season.

Hearing a few tidbits out of Toledo....5 guys sick with the flu right now. Makes me admire the group even more. I few of our studs were less factors than I though would be the case, maybe they were ill.


Also, the guys were taking midterms on Friday!! Do you think the BU players were cranking out Macro Econ midterms or Business Law?  Doubtful.  


Love this group and am saddened the season over. Playing with house money is fun.  I watched the YouTube highlights again, same result, but the NCAA version really shows how amazing Shane was! For being so pedistrian all season, he really got it going over the last month, totally flipped the script. IT would have been a 6-5 game with so many chances both ways. 1st minute of OT coulda/shoulda been our moment. One bounce.  

On to Lax now! #LGR

If basketball goes over it's time window, where does the game reside? Besides the Plus

Good morning and what a morning to be alive!!

Today is the ultimate "playing with house money!!" game. Just like Denver and Maine, we aren't expected to advance and Sparty is looking past us and watching film on BU, as they know OSU too well. We are in an amazing spot, even more so by our average regular season...Lansing sees 18-10-6 in a weak conference and they think we will roll over!! LFG!! I watched the NDU sweep highlights this morning, Denver and Maine from the last two years and I can't help but get fired up. If we play our game, super disciplined and are opportunistic with our chance we can and will shock the College Hockey world. The boys have extended Schafer's career another weekend, so there is zero pressure and low expectations. Win and Saturday is a different story as we look at the REGIONAL FINAL jinx....but that shit can wait.

Need to show up and do exactly what we've done from Colgate and through LP, clog the middle, force the dump in and win the battle of the boards. I say 3-1 W with an ENG and lots of nerves for us fans.

Let's just say that their schedule has not been a Murderer's Row.  Dartmouth that is....

I'm surprised that "they" would put MSU on the Plus. All the games should be on the Deuce, U, or News. Only 2 first round games get relegated to Plus.  Strange.

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Quote from: BlueSkyI love where we sit. Playing with "house money" with little pressure.

This I disagree with. There is all the pressure in the world on us, against the best team in the conference. The season, the careers of ten seniors, and the career of our coach will all end if we lose. I can't imagine more pressure than that.

A little dramatic but closer to right. It's not house money to the players. imo the mindset in the locker room is probably "we can win this conference and have underperformed all year" not "wow we beat the vaunted COLGATE!"

Quinnipiac is not Ovechkin's Capitals. It's not even Celebrini's Sharks. Hell, it isn't Celebrini's Terriers. Our guys are going into this with the same amount of pressure as any win or go home team faces in a win or go home game. Who knows how Quinnipiac feels. Relief that they may have a backdoor to the tournament if they lose? Worry that they have to sweat out the selection process? No idea!

On the other hand, I love where we sit because we're still playing.

Clownlover - you're projecting your personal angst onto the team, and that's ridiculous.

-what pressure? From where? Why?   It's a win or go home tournament but what's the downside to losing apart from how each player feels individually? There aren't any consequences to losing, especially since they are the underdog.  Even if they were favored, it's not like we're a pro team in a major media market where they are getting pelted with questions every day from the media and probably hearing from random fans when they are seen in a supermarket and getting booed around town for choking.

The seniors aren't freaking out about their college careers ending with a loss...that's ridiculous.   They've all been to this spot in the tourney before, so it's familiar, for one.  No first time nerves. And having won the tourney last year, they aren't facing their last chance to win it.  Now if it's on their mind that it's their last shot at winning a national title, then there's some internal pressure there, sure.  

But going in to the game as the underdog definitely reduces the internal pressure.

The freshman will feel some pressure because they haven't been there before.  

And this whole thing about Schafer's career ending probably matters a lot more to alums and older fans who watched most of not all of Schafs tenure. I can't imagine these guys are internalizing and shouldering the responsibility  for how coach's last game goes down. Clearly, he is going out by losing his final game.  Winning for coach feels a lot more likely to be a motivational rallying cry than a source of angst to the players.

These guys didn't end up playing upper level D1 hockey without the ability to focus on the game at hand and take things a day at a time.  And that will extend to winning each period, and doing the right things each shift.

And I bet our guys like their chances in a single game v Q, especially with the uptick at the end of the season.

This was what I was getting at originally. The season has been so, well....poor. Pieces have come together and I think they are playing the best team hockey of the whole season. Coach has mentioned the ability to actually practice and practice hard that comes with a healthy team. The defensive scheme stymied "Gate all weekend and we can do something similar to QU. When I spoke of playing with freedom, do you think Sully actually tries a 360 move in the playoffs if he was over thinking the situation? Would Major fire a short angle if he wasn't feeling confident? I believe whole heartedly that they have zero to lose after such a mediocre RS. They do have limited success this season against the other 3 in LP, but it's a new season and I'm optimistic. Call it rose colored glasses but I could see an amazing run and 2 W's in LP and a second Whitelaw in a row.

I personally have seen 6 games in person. The SHU games, compared to Yale last month are just different teams. I think the return of the captain, Kyle Penney has been the number one reason. He may not be drafted, or the greatest player in Red, but I think he is the glue...a true leader that does a lot of dirty work, forechecks, back checks, and leaves his heart on the ice. Someone in the media should tell HIS story of injury, illness and resurgence.

The last piece is Shane. He is no doubt seeing the puck better, playing with some confident, getting some missing puck luck, and most importantly, the guys are really blocking more shots.

I'd love the story of 2 wins in LP and a trip to the NCAA's where we know ANYTHING can happen.  #LGR

Love Lake Placid very much.

Post victory on Friday and not really interested in watching the nightcap? Dinner at the Interlaken, or drinks at the rustic, classic bar. The Stage Coach Inn is also one the best meals you can find anywhere. There is a new brew pub over in Saranac.  The the Grand ADK Hotel has an active bar scene and lots of Cornell folks tip a few there. ZigZags is a hoot pre and post game. Smoke Signals always gets a good crowd for dinner. A beloved Coach was seen at the dancing Bear bar post championship last year, just an FYI.

it's never too early for this thread.  

I love where we sit. Playing with "house money" with little pressure. QU has never had any success in LP and coming in as the favorite will do them no favors. Bracketology shows its "must win" for all 4 teams with the exception of Q, who could sneak in with a combination of other teams winning or losing.  We've won 7 of our last 9, possibly peaking at the right moment. Same lock down defense as last weekend, stout goaltending and hard hitting all over the ice equated to an "upset" win. 0-1-2 with 2 SOW's vs. Rand this season....we can't let HIM end Shaf's tenure!!  #LGR