Cornell vs Dartmouth 1/24/15

[Scersk '97]

But, geez. [Old guy reference]Is McCarron perhaps our J.R. Reid?[/Old guy reference] Anyway, he needs to pick it up, and time's a-wastin'.

Did you mean J. R. Reid, or J. C. Ruid?  

See... see! So old I can't even remember his name correctly!

Gillam has now earned the solid 1 role down the stretch.  Nothing against Stewart -- that was the only time I've seen him look bad -- but Mitch gives the team so much confidence (and at times he's one of the best offensive players on the ice...)

Yeah, this. The team has so much more pep offensively with Gillam. With him, you get great positioning, much better rebound control, and a field general to boot.

Gillam's "the guy" for me the rest of the year.

[Trotsky]

The team has so much more pep offensively with Gillam. With him, you get great positioning, much better rebound control, and a field general to boot.

Gillam's "the guy" for me the rest of the year.

He has also recaptured the national lead in GAA and Sv%.

[dbilmes]

We played pretty well; we just kept losing a kid every 10 minutes or so like a house in the woods horror movie.

I wasn't able to follow the Dartmouth game. Which players did we lose to injury during the game?

[MattS]

Even when we went down 4-0, I couldn't stop watching, since it felt like there might be a comeback. Too little too late—at least we won the third period...

Although I appreciated getting another look at Rauter, who looked pretty good out there, and I'm never bothered by Stoick at D, unlike a member or two of our "actual" top six, the injuries are starting to pile up, indeed.

Regarding the defensemen, one hopes that Willcox will be back soon, and one hopes that McCarron will be back at all. Anderson is starting to wear on me, and Wedman's just not there yet. Regardless of the mountain of minutes he plays, Ryan is taking some time to round back into form. Other teams also seem to be keying on him. I'm hoping he comes on late, perhaps when he doesn't have to babysit other D men as often. MacDonald has been nothing but a very pleasant mild surprise—I expected the D, but the O has been a nice bonus.

Regarding the forwards, I'm going to take back some of what I wrote about Bardreau recently. The last couple of games showed far more of what I expect out of him as a senior. Hilbrich and Buckles are turning into consistent scoring threats, and, considering last night, perhaps the puck should flow to Freschi much more often. I'm glad to see Kubiak back, but he needs to use his size more effectively. Weidner is starting to take control; it's great to have another dependable center beyond Bardreau. We're starting to own the dot again, and that's been an important part of our past playoff successes.

John McCarron remains the great mystery. You have to go back to Joe Devin to find a captain who had a truly great year, and I think we all know who the last truly great single captain was. Heavy is the head...

But, geez. [Old guy reference]Is McCarron perhaps our J.R. Reid?[/Old guy reference] Anyway, he needs to pick it up, and time's a-wastin'.

I think as of right now the play of MacDonald makes him the best offensive defencemen that Cornell has. I'm not sure if it's like you said teams are keying on Ryan, he is still recovering from injury, or MacDonald's play has improved that much. I don't think his play has improved enough to overtake Ryan completely but he's certainly taking control offensively when he can and he's carrying the puck into the offensive zone very well.

Also, did I miss something with Patrick McCarron? The "McCarron will be back at all" comment leaves me puzzled.

[Jim Hyla]

Also, did I miss something with Patrick McCarron? The "McCarron will be back at all" comment leaves me puzzled.

Shoulder re-injured at Union.

[Scersk '97]

Also, did I miss something with Patrick McCarron? The "McCarron will be back at all" comment leaves me puzzled.

No, I was just wondering when he would be back. He's been out three games now.

After writing what I did, I watched the Dartmouth postgame, hoping that Schafer might mention something about injuries. Indeed, Schafer said that Willcox and McCarron are at least questionable for next weekend—probably nothing long-term, but he just doesn't know exactly when either will be back.

[MattS]

Also, did I miss something with Patrick McCarron? The "McCarron will be back at all" comment leaves me puzzled.

No, I was just wondering when he would be back. He's been out three games now.

After writing what I did, I watched the Dartmouth postgame, hoping that Schafer might mention something about injuries. Indeed, Schafer said that Willcox and McCarron are at least questionable for next weekend—probably nothing long-term, but he just doesn't know exactly when either will be back.

Ok. I misread what you wrote. I thought you meant his injury was a career ending kind of thing.

[Trotsky]

We played pretty well; we just kept losing a kid every 10 minutes or so like a house in the woods horror movie.

I wasn't able to follow the Dartmouth game. Which players did we lose to injury during the game?

At least Fiegl.  Add that P. McCarron was hurt prior to Harvard, then Willcox, Bliss and Ryan were all bashed up at some point over the weekend.