Free Video of Cornell at Colgate 11/14/15 - Cornell 3 Colgate 2 (OT)

[andyw2100]

Up to 4th in pairwise:

1   Quinnipiac   59   10-0-0   1.000   1   .7673*   1
2   St. Cloud State   58   8-2-0   .8000   6t   .6690*   2
3   Massachusetts-Lowell   57   7-1-2   .8000   6t   .6374*   3
4   Cornell   56   5-1-0   .8333   3t   .6288*   4
5t   Nebraska-Omaha   54   8-2-0   .8000   6t   .6285   5
5t   Providence   54   6-0-3   .8333   3t   .6246*   6
7   Boston College   53   9-1-0   .9000   2   .6165*   7
8   Harvard   52   4-1-1   .7500   10t   .6132*   8
9   North Dakota   51   9-1-2   .8333   3t   .6046*   9
10   Yale   50   4-1-1   .7500   10t   .5995*   10
11   St. Lawrence   49   7-3-1   .6818   14   .5805*   11
12   Denver   48   6-3-1   .6500   15t   .5712   12
13   Merrimack   47   6-1-3   .7500   10t   .5693*   13
14   Michigan   46   5-1-1   .7857   9   .5650   14
15   Clarkson   45   5-3-1   .6111   20t   .5510*   15
16   Ferris State   44   5-5-2   .5000   28t   .5455   16


Read more: http://www.uscho.com/rankings/pairwise-rankings/d-i-men/#ixzz3rXegeOxd

[RichH]

Solid third for the Red. Controlled play but didn't score. BUT Angello gets in alone down the right side and fires one five-hole (I think) from the circle 1:10 into OT for the 3-2 win.

I have to say, I continue to find Cornell's passing awkward-to-nonexistent. They seem to just fling the puck to open space, and not only when they are dumping into the offensive zone. Very frustrating to watch even when they win.

I actually find their passing to be the best that I've seen in years. The problem tonight was the way 'gate played defense. They hardly put on a forecheck if we had the puck behind our net. They dropped back and clogged up center ice, forcing us to dump it in. Aside from the first period penalties, we controlled the play and we've got a lot of variety on our breakout. This team is "totally" different from the last few years. Here's hoping they can build on their successes.

During the PP in which Buckles eventually got the tying goal, I was thinking to myself how frustrating it is to play a team that has many good shot-blockers. (And that's usually us, BTW). Colgate was definitely on last night with their positional defense. Word is that Yale employs a left-wing lock now, so that adds another area of interest to Friday's upcoming game.

I also noticed three occasions where a Big Red forward tried a toe-drag move to get around the last defender, and I'm sure there were more that I missed. None of the three I saw worked completely, but there does seem to be a bit more puck-handling awareness than normal in the early going here.

Otherwise, thanks in part to my lowered expectations, I'm getting excited, though I'm trying to temper that. This has been a fun few weeks so far. Many tough tests up ahead.

[Trotsky]

I also noticed three occasions where a Big Red forward tried a toe-drag move to get around the last defender, and I'm sure there were more that I missed. None of the three I saw worked completely, but there does seem to be a bit more puck-handling awareness than normal in the early going here.

Did you happen to notice whether those attempts were by players who had not had substantial (or any) playing time coming into this year?

[RichH]

I also noticed three occasions where a Big Red forward tried a toe-drag move to get around the last defender, and I'm sure there were more that I missed. None of the three I saw worked completely, but there does seem to be a bit more puck-handling awareness than normal in the early going here.

Did you happen to notice whether those attempts were by players who had not had substantial (or any) playing time coming into this year?

I can't remember each one, but I'm fairly certain one was from a freshman with a double vowel for initials.

[Swampy]

I have to say, I continue to find Cornell's passing awkward-to-nonexistent. They seem to just fling the puck to open space, and not only when they are dumping into the offensive zone. Very frustrating to watch even when they win.

I'm actually much more encouraged. The frosh are really contributing, right out of the box. We don't have any brothers on the team, let alone twins. So given how young and inexperienced we are, it's going to take a bit of practice before they click together like the Fergusons.

[imafrshmn]

I have to say, I continue to find Cornell's passing awkward-to-nonexistent. They seem to just fling the puck to open space, and not only when they are dumping into the offensive zone. Very frustrating to watch even when they win.

I'm actually much more encouraged. The frosh are really contributing, right out of the box. We don't have any brothers on the team, let alone twins. So given how young and inexperienced we are, it's going to take a bit of practice before they click together like the Fergusons.

Vanderlaan reminds me of Cam Abbott and Angello a bit like Joe Devin.