Cornell at Princeton Postgame

calgARI '07 · February 11, 2005, 11:19:20 PM

For every game against the Colgate's and Harvard's, there is a game against the Princeton's. Tonight was probably the least entertaining and exciting game of the season. Never was it really in doubt. Cornell played well enough to win. Princeton just doesn't have much. McKee did make some big saves. Nice to see some balanced scoring from different sources. In the last three games, I have seen Moulson get maybe three remotely decent chances to score. Well, he scored on one of em tonight. Otherwise, he was shut down as he was against Colgate. He may be perhaps the most dangerous goal scorer in the NCAA just because he only needs one or two opportunities. I'm thinking tomorrow night be a tough one. Another note is that O'Byrne played well over 30 minutes tonight and looked pretty good. Salmela did well in limited action.

3 Stars:
1. Iggulden
2. O'Byrne
3. McKee

Steve M · February 12, 2005, 12:26:57 AM

Actual discussion of the Cornell game??? What's the matter with you Ari? This thread is only about other action around the league. ::nut::

DeltaOne81 · February 12, 2005, 12:56:49 AM

So if we beat SLU again, and they manage to stay a TUC, and if UAA beats Minn again tomorrow, and they happen to become a TUC (at least partially through that), then we could take the TUC comparison with Minn and, assuming we kept the RPI comparison too, the PWR comparison.

Yeah, a number of ifs, but they're all definitely possible, so it *is* feasible for us to take the Minn comparison, and knock them down further towards where they belong.

Btw, Mich may be able to do the same. Minn's weakest is if they lost to TUC's (like SCSU) and make teams TUCs by virtual of losing to them (llike UAA).

nyc94 · February 12, 2005, 01:06:27 AM

As of right now, St. Lawrence has two quality road wins so there is a decent probability of them being a TUC but they need to beat someone soon!

sockralex · February 12, 2005, 01:28:41 AM

Great play tonight. Was Pegs' goal an own goal? It looked to me like he tried to slide it across to the crease but the Princeton defender got a bad stick on it and it went in. I am not sure.... can someone clarify?
The Cook one-timer was a great goal that we don't see often enough b/c it's so hard to do. Perfectly placed shot.
Iggy had a great goal on an individual effort. It is very difficult to go straight at the goalie like that with a guy on your heels and he pulled a great move to put it past the sieve. Did anyone else notice him falling flat on his face as he skated back to the bench for the congratulations? It was pure Iggy.... a great play and then just something completly weird like falling when skating back for the congrats.
Moulson had a great goal but it was b/c of Princeton's poor coverage. Both defenders focused on the other Cornell skater on the 2-2 and left Matt completely open for a shot which he buried.
Ari making O'byrne his #2 star of the game.... he played well but gave me a few heart attacks. Coming out from the behind our goal in the second he almost got the puck stolen in our defensive end but was able to drag it forward and pass it up. And in the 3rd.. was it him who passed it across the middle of the ice in front of our goal and gave the guy an open shot on McKee? It was def. his line but I don't recall if it were him. Just a few things that don't show up on the score sheet.... otherwise he had a good game, but nothing spectacular.

RichH · February 12, 2005, 01:36:59 AM

Some late scores of note:

SCSU 4 CC 3 (OT)
DU 4 Wisc. 3
UAF 6 Mich St. 5 (OT)

With all results in, DU in the top PWR spot. BC-CC tied for #2, and Minny-Cornell tied for #4

RichH · February 12, 2005, 01:48:22 AM

[Q]sockralex Wrote:

Great play tonight. Was Pegs' goal an own goal? It looked to me like he tried to slide it across to the crease but the Princeton defender got a bad stick on it and it went in. I am not sure.... can someone clarify?[/q]
How about the goal scorer himself? From the USCHO recap:
http://www.uscho.com/recaps/20042005/m/02/11/cor-pri.php
[Q]Daniel Pegoraro's centering pass from behind the goal line bounced off a couple of bodies in front of the net and in for his sixth goal of the season.

"I tried to force it through and they ended up tipping it in," Pegoraro said. "I lucked out that way. It was a good way to start out the game for us and get a quick power-play goal. I'm pretty happy with the win tonight."[/Q]

KeithK · February 12, 2005, 02:10:40 AM

[q]Another note is that O'Byrne played well over 30 minutes tonight and looked pretty good.[/q]This tidbit seemed significant in light of all of the discussion about O'Byrne being a liability. I wonder how O'Byrne would fare if we looked at penalty minutes per minute of ice time. COnsidering how much ice time he logs this might put the penalties into perspective. He certainly wouldn't come off as an angel, but I'm just speculating.

Besides, this stat would be a great way to honor the great accomplishments of Damian Rocke '97. :-D

Josh '99 · February 12, 2005, 02:32:42 AM

McKee made some really nice saves to preserve the shutout. Other than the first power play, which was awfully sloppy despite eventually leading to Pegoraro's goal, the special teams were great tonight.

calgARI '07 · February 12, 2005, 03:02:01 AM

[Q]sockralex Wrote:

Great play tonight. Was Pegs' goal an own goal? It looked to me like he tried to slide it across to the crease but the Princeton defender got a bad stick on it and it went in. I am not sure.... can someone clarify?
The Cook one-timer was a great goal that we don't see often enough b/c it's so hard to do. Perfectly placed shot.
Iggy had a great goal on an individual effort. It is very difficult to go straight at the goalie like that with a guy on your heels and he pulled a great move to put it past the sieve. Did anyone else notice him falling flat on his face as he skated back to the bench for the congratulations? It was pure Iggy.... a great play and then just something completly weird like falling when skating back for the congrats.
Moulson had a great goal but it was b/c of Princeton's poor coverage. Both defenders focused on the other Cornell skater on the 2-2 and left Matt completely open for a shot which he buried.
Ari making O'byrne his #2 star of the game.... he played well but gave me a few heart attacks. Coming out from the behind our goal in the second he almost got the puck stolen in our defensive end but was able to drag it forward and pass it up. And in the 3rd.. was it him who passed it across the middle of the ice in front of our goal and gave the guy an open shot on McKee? It was def. his line but I don't recall if it were him. Just a few things that don't show up on the score sheet.... otherwise he had a good game, but nothing spectacular.[/q]

That was Pegoraro that gave away the puck in front of the net in the third period. Again, I thought O'Byrne was really good. He looks lethargic a lot so it seems like he isn't playing well, but I think he just paces himself. He really gets a ton of ice time. The fact that Pokuluk is done and with Salmela in, it gives O'Byrne even more ice time. I generally am not a big O'Byrne fan but I think he has tremendous upside. His biggest issues are consistentcy and penalties. He was a force tonight. Let's see how he does tomorrow.