11/13/2026 Cornell at Brown

[underskill]

Is the Sun not even bothering to have coverage this year? There was no preseason supplement and no road game report so far

[Dafatone]

The fact that Rousseau is twelve inches tall and gives up a goal over his shoulder every game seems to overshadow how many big saves he has made.

His ceiling is probably somewhat low (some pun intended?) because of that weakness, but he's been at least alright. I do wonder about the guys behind him. Maybe they deserve a start or two just to see what we have. Ian Shane was a third stringer til he got on the ice.

There's been a lack of finishing, but I think there's time to fix what isn't working. It's trouble if XV is out a while, though. We often seem reliant on one very good puck moving defenseman (XV, Robertson, Kaldis, others), and losing that guy hurts.

[stereax]

The fact that Rousseau is twelve inches tall and gives up a goal over his shoulder every game seems to overshadow how many big saves he has made.

His ceiling is probably somewhat low (some pun intended?) because of that weakness, but he's been at least alright. I do wonder about the guys behind him. Maybe they deserve a start or two just to see what we have. Ian Shane was a third stringer til he got on the ice.

There's been a lack of finishing, but I think there's time to fix what isn't working. It's trouble if XV is out a while, though. We often seem reliant on one very good puck moving defenseman (XV, Robertson, Kaldis, others), and losing that guy hurts.

I mean, overall, Rousseau hasn't given up more than a full goal against over expected. He's average, which is what we expected.

The main thing is that, even if he is average, he has what seems to be a Known Weak Spot, and shooters are going to target that shit.

@BL - I don't seriously think, even for a second, the team doesn't care. But if what Lightning is saying, about there being zero response down 2-0, is true, that's not a good situation to be in. Especially if this is one of your guys's old team and you want to prove to him that he made the right choice to transfer. Casey himself says it - they play 20 minutes a night and expect to win. That's not going to happen anymore. We've dropped two games so far to teams we should be beating HANDILY, we're at 51 in the NPI (obviously small sample size, but STILL), and if there isn't a righting of the ship soon, we better pray that we win at Placid.

Sun - Eli Kwait and Tyler Goldberg run the hockey beat now. Not sure why the articles aren't going up though, I think they take longer than previous years.

And again - if XV is out longterm, you need Fegaras (or Randle) to step WAY up. I wonder if part of the PP anemia was because XV was out.

Blades - I've noticed similar - again, I don't think I've seen Schmidt change so many blades in a period before. If it's happening away as well as home, knocks off "our ice is bad". Maybe we switched blade sponsors? Or something?

[arugula]

The fact that Rousseau is twelve inches tall and gives up a goal over his shoulder every game seems to overshadow how many big saves he has made.

His ceiling is probably somewhat low (some pun intended?) because of that weakness, but he's been at least alright. I do wonder about the guys behind him. Maybe they deserve a start or two just to see what we have. Ian Shane was a third stringer til he got on the ice.

There's been a lack of finishing, but I think there's time to fix what isn't working. It's trouble if XV is out a while, though. We often seem reliant on one very good puck moving defenseman (XV, Robertson, Kaldis, others), and losing that guy hurts.

I mean, overall, Rousseau hasn't given up more than a full goal against over expected. He's average, which is what we expected.

The main thing is that, even if he is average, he has what seems to be a Known Weak Spot, and shooters are going to target that shit.

@BL - I don't seriously think, even for a second, the team doesn't care. But if what Lightning is saying, about there being zero response down 2-0, is true, that's not a good situation to be in. Especially if this is one of your guys's old team and you want to prove to him that he made the right choice to transfer. Casey himself says it - they play 20 minutes a night and expect to win. That's not going to happen anymore. We've dropped two games so far to teams we should be beating HANDILY, we're at 51 in the NPI (obviously small sample size, but STILL), and if there isn't a righting of the ship soon, we better pray that we win at Placid.

Sun - Eli Kwait and Tyler Goldberg run the hockey beat now. Not sure why the articles aren't going up though, I think they take longer than previous years.

And again - if XV is out longterm, you need Fegaras (or Randle) to step WAY up. I wonder if part of the PP anemia was because XV was out.

Blades - I've noticed similar - again, I don't think I've seen Schmidt change so many blades in a period before. If it's happening away as well as home, knocks off "our ice is bad". Maybe we switched blade sponsors? Or something?

I don't think Fegaras will be stepping up. That ship has sailed. Randle maybe.

[dbilmes]

Is the Sun not even bothering to have coverage this year? There was no preseason supplement and no road game report so far

We were spoiled by having Jane McNally singlehandedly elevate the Sun's hockey coverage to a level it hadn't reached in years. Sadly, the sports coverage now seems to be regressing to the norm. It's not just hockey. The men's soccer team hosted the Ivy semifinals on Thursday and last I checked, there was no story about it on the Sun website.

[dbilmes]

Heading into the Yale game, Cornell is 1-for-21 on the power play. The good news is that our opponents (1-for-14) aren't doing much better.

[stereax]

Thinking about the "recruiting is bad" argument - aren't some of our best players rn Casey's doing?

Caton Ryan followed him from Clarkson here. Xavier Veilleux was famously reeled in with Casey traveling to speak with Veilleux's family at their home in French. We landed Luke Ashton and Michael Fisher by Casey's hands. Most of last year's freshman class was also Casey's prerogative - Long, DiGiulian, Hiscock. Gardiner, from this year, too, is a lineup mainstay. Randle has looked great in his games, the other freshmen are also breaking in. Casey most assuredly had a hand in reeling in Zadvernyuk from the portal.

[stereax]

Oh hey, next Friday against Clarkson is... Blackout Night?!?

Who the fuck decided THAT?

[Bluelightning]

Im done with coloring games

[stereax]

Im done with coloring games

:]

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Im done with coloring games

I never started with them.

If it happens to be a "red out" night I'll participate, since my sweater is red, but otherwise, I'm out.

[stereax]

Im done with coloring games

I never started with them.

If it happens to be a "red out" night I'll participate, since my sweater is red, but otherwise, I'm out.

I don't mind white, because we wear red and white. But white out should be only against a team that wears red. Red out should be against a team that doesn't wear red.

Black, though??? Do you just want me to leave my coat on???

[VIEWfromK]

Rousseau gave up two goals last night.  You are supposed to win when your goalie gives you that regardless of what those goals looked like.

The first goal was a two on four where all four Cornell guys watched the puck carrier go around the net and nobody picked up the second Brown guy.  A simple stick check takes that play away.  We should know, it happens to our guys all the time in the slot. 

I think that Rousseau is a typical Schafer type of goalie, only Casey isn't building his team that way.  I would say he's at least an Ian Shane or possibly better.  He's not getting the support in front of him when it comes to odd man rushes.  Yes, they need him to start making a save on one of those types of shots but Shane didn't look great when in those situations.  Think all those shootouts we lost his final year.

I'd really like to see Ashton involved in the power play.  For my money he's got the hardest shot on the team.  I can recall last season (probably in the pre season) where he logged some power play time and was making plays.  Feed the big man!