Cornell 3 Nebraska-Omaha 2, 1/3/26

[BearLover]

I believe there is a misconception in this thread. The checking lines, the third (DiGiulian) or fourth (Catalano) lines, are not usually matching up against the opposing team's top line. (I haven't watched every game this season so someone correct me if I'm wrong.) Rather, Casey usually sends out the first (Walsh) or second (Castagna) line to combat the other team's top line. The third and fourth lines actually get easier matchups. Therein lies the issue: we are squandering precious opportunity to possess the puck and score when we do not roll three or four offensively capable lines.

That's why a key for this team is to get more depth scoring. As mentioned earlier, I think 9 forwards and 3 defensemen contributing offensively is a realistic goal. But the true ideal is to have four lines that can score like the 2020 team.

[The Rancor]

We have scoring coming from all lines.
Line matching you really want to have best on best. Top lines not only have scoring chances because of puck possession, but prevent scoring chances defensively because they are controlling the puck. You're always at all levels going to have stronger and weaker lines/players and coaches are trying to find the best chemistry between all of them. It is a little less science than it is jazz.

[ugarte]

We have scoring coming from all lines.
Line matching you really want to have best on best. Top lines not only have scoring chances because of puck possession, but prevent scoring chances defensively because they are controlling the puck. You're always at all levels going to have stronger and weaker lines/players and coaches are trying to find the best chemistry between all of them. It is a little less science than it is jazz.

getting a little tired of the goals we don't score

[Weder]

We have scoring coming from all lines.
Line matching you really want to have best on best. Top lines not only have scoring chances because of puck possession, but prevent scoring chances defensively because they are controlling the puck. You're always at all levels going to have stronger and weaker lines/players and coaches are trying to find the best chemistry between all of them. It is a little less science than it is jazz.

getting a little tired of the goals we don't score

Hockey jazz?

[The Rancor]

We have scoring coming from all lines.
Line matching you really want to have best on best. Top lines not only have scoring chances because of puck possession, but prevent scoring chances defensively because they are controlling the puck. You're always at all levels going to have stronger and weaker lines/players and coaches are trying to find the best chemistry between all of them. It is a little less science than it is jazz.

getting a little tired of the goals we don't score

Hockey jazz?

I said it.

[BearLover]

We are currently getting good offensive contribution from the following players:
F: Walsh, Castagna, Ryan, Major, Long, DiGiulian, Pirtle, Hiscock (_8_)
D: Veilleux, Fegaras, Stanley (3)

A few caveats, such as that Pirtle has only played about half the games (though he has been efficient scoring-wise when he's played) and that it's tough to account for linemates/PP time (this is inflating Stanley's numbers, for example). 

The biggest room for growth on this team IMO is depth scoring from Kraft, DeSantis, Devlin, and maybe Ashton and Fisher.

This is an extremely reductive way of viewing things. Also, the moment eg. Kraft starts scoring, eg. Ryan may go cold. But in my view we have at least three guys in the lineup capable of scoring who haven't been scoring, so that's the biggest room for growth. If we can get to 3.5 or 4 lines, and 4+ defensemen, contributing offensively, then we will be one of the best teams in the country.

[Trotsky]

Some will get hot and some will run cold for a bit.  It's actually not "hot" or "cold."  It is just the ordinary apparent fluctuation of a probability across an arbitrary interval.

[BearLover]

Some will get hot and some will run cold for a bit.  It's actually not "hot" or "cold."  It is just the ordinary apparent fluctuation of a probability across an arbitrary interval.

Yes

[fastforward]

We are currently getting good offensive contribution from the following players:
F: Walsh, Castagna, Ryan, Major, Long, DiGiulian, Pirtle, Hiscock (_8_)
D: Veilleux, Fegaras, Stanley (3)

A few caveats, such as that Pirtle has only played about half the games (though he has been efficient scoring-wise when he's played) and that it's tough to account for linemates/PP time (this is inflating Stanley's numbers, for example). 

The biggest room for growth on this team IMO is depth scoring from Kraft, DeSantis, Devlin, and maybe Ashton and Fisher.

This is an extremely reductive way of viewing things. Also, the moment eg. Kraft starts scoring, eg. Ryan may go cold. But in my view we have at least three guys in the lineup capable of scoring who haven't been scoring, so that's the biggest room for growth. If we can get to 3.5 or 4 lines, and 4+ defensemen, contributing offensively, then we will be one of the best teams in the country.

Just a hunch here, but I'm pretty sure no one would like them to score more than themselves.

[stereax]

Some will get hot and some will run cold for a bit.  It's actually not "hot" or "cold."  It is just the ordinary apparent fluctuation of a probability across an arbitrary interval.

I mean, I said it the other day but the freshmen forwards seem to share one scoring braincell and pass it around lmao. Everyone goes hot and cold at times. Posts, misses, broken sticks. Just have to have enough hands on deck to cover for each other.