Cornell 2 Harvard 4

[Dafatone]

[quote lynah80]I think Cornell out skated Harvard.  They just didn't get the key shots to go in.  In addition to his two goals, Greening had two near goals.  They need another guy on the ice who can finish, e.g. M. Kennedy.

Some of the guys on the team aren't skating agressively, which makes me wonder how healthy they are at this late point in the season.  

Jordan Kary looked better tonight.  They could use his help.[/quote]

We're just banged up.  If we get back to full strength, I like this team.

[ithacat]

[quote Dafatone]We're just banged up.  If we get back to full strength, I like this team.[/quote]

Too bad time's running out...It's hard to imagine that in a few weeks this team has gone from a possible #1 seed to possibly playing themselves out the tournament.

[billhoward]

[quote ithacat][quote Dafatone]We're just banged up.  If we get back to full strength, I like this team.[/quote]

Too bad time's running out...It's hard to imagine that in a few weeks this team has gone from a possible #1 seed to possibly playing themselves out the tournament.[/quote]

... even as the TV announcers at the intermission project Cornell as a 1-seed in the West. How many games we have to lose to not be a likely top seed? After Harvard, we're probably the projected 1-seed in the Guam regional.

At least that's what I think they said. Try finding a sports bar in Lynchburg, Virginia, that was willing to turn over the smallest of its three dozen TVs to college hockey ... getting sound also was too much to ask.

[Dafatone]

[quote ithacat][quote Dafatone]We're just banged up.  If we get back to full strength, I like this team.[/quote]

Too bad time's running out...It's hard to imagine that in a few weeks this team has gone from a possible #1 seed to possibly playing themselves out the tournament.[/quote]

I haven't been able to watch most games, but it seems to me that we're missing at least a few key players.

Add in the lack of good bounces today, and I think we have an explanation.  Of course, if we don't get healthy, then "Oh, it's just injuries!" isn't very comforting.

[billhoward]

For now, I'm satisfied with the "injuries to key players even if it's not Greening, Nash, or Scrivens" logic. Too bad there isn't a TBRW page showing scoring by Cornell by first second third fourth line back to the Harkness era. It seems more of Cornell's game depends on balance.

Seeing the replays, it's clear that Greening made a mistake on a couple rebounds when he failed to aim closer for the pipe and instead hit the goalie's leg pads. I of course would have paused the game, adjusted the controller to aim closer to the corner of the net, restarted the game, shot, and probably scored. So, you wonder: Why can't Greening do that, too, only in real time?

[Dafatone]

[quote billhoward]For now, I'm satisfied with the "injuries to key players even if it's not Greening, Nash, or Scrivens" logic. Too bad there isn't a TBRW page showing scoring by Cornell by first second third fourth line back to the Harkness era. It seems more of Cornell's game depends on balance.

Seeing the replays, it's clear that Greening made a mistake on a couple rebounds when he failed to aim closer for the pipe and instead hit the goalie's leg pads. I of course would have paused the game, adjusted the controller to aim closer to the corner of the net, restarted the game, shot, and probably scored. So, you wonder: Why can't Greening do that, too, only in real time?[/quote]

There was one in particular where he was right in front of the net and had the entire right side open, and happened to shoot pretty much right at the middle of the goal.  I remember thinking, "gee, that happens to me all the time in nhl '08, because I suck at shooting."

Oh well.