Hahvahd @ Cornell

[imafrshmn]

Another positive: even with the obvious frustration they didn't melt down, spend their time bitching to the refs, or go into Army of One mode.  They kept playing within the system, kept their patience, and didn't take themselves out of the game with penalties.  Yeah, it didn't lead to a comeback this time, but those are the conditions that at least allow comebacks.

Excellent point.  They stayed disciplined and kept plugging away.  Results should follow.

That's my reading of it.  Luck and Girard had much to do with the loss.  The Red were able to impose their style of play on the game and that bodes well. No time for soul searching, gotta press on.

[MattS]

I thought the boys came out and played with intensity and fire. They really dominated the territorial battle and had a lot of shots. The intensity was there throughout the game which was nice to see. That was the good news.

The bad was the D. Too many odd man rushes. And lack of tenacity down low. I agree that if Harvard could shoot better then they could have easily had 2 - 3 more goals. Of course Cornell could have had a couple of more goal too if they could have gotten better shots off on wide open nets. I thought that the D was also turning over the puck too much when pressured. IIRC, D'Agostino coughed up the puck pretty easily and it lead directly to the third Harvard goal.

PP was its typical self. Lots of passing at the top of the zone. Very little creating of any good shots. Always looking for the perfect shot or tip in. It seems like they treat every goalie as if they were the second coming of Sawchuk or Roy. I don't get it.

On Espo's breakaway, I was impressed he had that much left in the tank and got off a decent shot because at that point he had been out of the PK for about 1;40.

Ferlin does seem to be struggling. Late in the third period and right in front of me near the red line and on the Harvard side, he watched a Harvard player skate away with the puck because he was bitching at the ref about another Cornell player being knocked down. I can only assume he thought it was a penalty but damn you got to keep yourself in the play.

[ugarte]

Postgame threads not what they used to be.  Could we have a fuller recap, please, from someone who was there? Flyersgolf?

I think everybody's drunk.  Give it until this afternoon.

Cornell addressed the two immediate problems from prior games: playing with intensity and taking dumb penalties.  They didn't finish what seemed like a dozen great chances, but that may have been less a system failure than just plain bad luck.

When you generate that many chances, odds are you'll get your share of goals. I wasn't concerned with the offensive effort last night. If they can keep that up, they'll be fine. What concerned me were the BILLIONS of atrocious turnovers, most right around their goal. If Harvard could have hit the broad side of a barn, they could have easily had 10 goals. There were so many wide open nets that they missed that it wasn't funny.

Hmm. Not sure I like the new system.

[Josh '99]

really was a story that has been told over and over..  

while most of the year cornell has come out flat and been outshot for most of the first two periods and then tried to come back, this time it was much different.  

I don't disagree with anything you wrote, but I'm confused as to why you said it was both much different from previous games and also a story that has been told over and over.  ::demented::