I didn't see any horrible calls on any of those penalties. CU got called for more penalties because they could not keep up with the faster Gopher skaters, so they had to hold and use the stick alot more. When one team plays another team that has more speed and skill, that's what happens.
If you say that you wish you could have seen the game played on NHL sized ice, or at Lynah, don't you think the Gophers wish they could have played the game with their leading scorer (Hirsch) and their best defenseman/power play quarterback (Goligoski)? Enough whining . .. you play the hand you are dealt.
Finally, quit the excuse making for the shot disparity. Sure, many of the Gopher's shots were from the perimeter or not really great scoring chances . . . well neither were many of CU's 18 shots. Briggs was really tested maybe a couple of times all game. If the shoe were on the other foot, and you had won the game by a goal while outshooting the gophers more than 2 to 1, you would have said that the shots on goal were a sign of domination.
[Q]Mike Nevin Wrote:
I think part of the blame being assigned to O'Byrne is because those of us who tend to read this forum tend to look for him to screw up. I mean, once you have the "Asset or Liability" poll for a guy, people are going to keep track of when he screws up. Now, in the Clarkson game, he definitely gave away a goal. Not this time. Trying to freeze the puck in the corner at the end of a long shift, losing it, and having that happen with a guy totally wide open in front of your net -- thats mostly bad luck. If Downs or Cook or Gleed had done the same thing, we probably wouldn't be talking about it. And while he may have had a chance to clear, its not like trying to freeze the puck along the boards to stop play is the "dumbest thing ever". Geez, give the guy a break. And hey -- its not like Doug Murray never took a dumb penalty.
I wish they had shown a clearer replay of that goal. We did an incredible job protecting the low slot all game. How did someone get that open in front of McKee is the real question. Someone else must have been out of position for things to be that uncontested.
That was a bitter loss. I was hoping this was going to be a great NCAA year for us, and the ECAC. Instead, we are going to have to now suffer with continued "western bias" in college hockey, where we continue to be considered the EZAC.
I'd like to see that game played again, on a neutral, NHL sheet with Cornell in the white jerseys. Oh, and maybe a little more balanced officiating. It is tough to sort out what that game would have looked like without the Gophers having so many advantages.
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If you say that you wish you could have seen the game played on NHL sized ice, or at Lynah, don't you think the Gophers wish they could have played the game with their leading scorer (Hirsch) and their best defenseman/power play quarterback (Goligoski)? Enough whining . .. you play the hand you are dealt.
Finally, quit the excuse making for the shot disparity. Sure, many of the Gopher's shots were from the perimeter or not really great scoring chances . . . well neither were many of CU's 18 shots. Briggs was really tested maybe a couple of times all game. If the shoe were on the other foot, and you had won the game by a goal while outshooting the gophers more than 2 to 1, you would have said that the shots on goal were a sign of domination.
[Q]Mike Nevin Wrote:
I think part of the blame being assigned to O'Byrne is because those of us who tend to read this forum tend to look for him to screw up. I mean, once you have the "Asset or Liability" poll for a guy, people are going to keep track of when he screws up. Now, in the Clarkson game, he definitely gave away a goal. Not this time. Trying to freeze the puck in the corner at the end of a long shift, losing it, and having that happen with a guy totally wide open in front of your net -- thats mostly bad luck. If Downs or Cook or Gleed had done the same thing, we probably wouldn't be talking about it. And while he may have had a chance to clear, its not like trying to freeze the puck along the boards to stop play is the "dumbest thing ever". Geez, give the guy a break. And hey -- its not like Doug Murray never took a dumb penalty.
I wish they had shown a clearer replay of that goal. We did an incredible job protecting the low slot all game. How did someone get that open in front of McKee is the real question. Someone else must have been out of position for things to be that uncontested.
That was a bitter loss. I was hoping this was going to be a great NCAA year for us, and the ECAC. Instead, we are going to have to now suffer with continued "western bias" in college hockey, where we continue to be considered the EZAC.
I'd like to see that game played again, on a neutral, NHL sheet with Cornell in the white jerseys. Oh, and maybe a little more balanced officiating. It is tough to sort out what that game would have looked like without the Gophers having so many advantages.
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