Cornell 3 RPI 3 Post-game Thread

[Beeeej]

I'll take the tie, after going down 0-3.

[oceanst41]

I'll definitely take the tie as well, but if they didn't lay an egg in the first they were really taking it to RPI. The team that played in the second and third period should've won this game. They played pretty well, but I think the focus need to be on cutting back on 3 goal 1st periods.

If you were watching All-Access to see who got the stars of the game, "this event has not yet begun..."

[Roy 82]

[quote oceanst41]
If you were watching to see who got the stars of the game, "this event has not yet begun..."[/quote]

Switch to the Audio feed.

[French Rage]

So how many games have we given up multiple goals in the 1st and had to climb back (this being the first of those we tied)?

[oceanst41]

Off the top of my head DC, WSU, RPI...

Edit: QU too, but it wasn't as close as those games mentioned above

[Roy 82]

Stars of the game:
3. Seminoff
2. Romano
1. Bitz

[Rita]

Well, no post-game show via all access.

I'm impressed that this team does not give up. I just wish they wouldn't put themselves in such a deep hole at the start of games. Here's hoping Santa brings Cornell a very strong PK unit. I can deal with a PP that isn't clicking, but by this point of the season I would have thought that the PK units would be better.

So, will we see Scrivens tomorrow night? Given that it is the last game before a 3 week break and that Scrivens has held his own in net, I say let Troy rest whatever injury he has and let Scrivens play.

[billhoward]

Hard to comment on a game watched on video where it was unavailable more than not. Having dug a 3-0 hole, a 3-3 tie is acceptable, and we could have, should have, won 4-3. RPI was dragging at the end.

Good points:
Cornell came back.
Scrivens played and held RPI in check.

Bad points:
Getting in a hole early.
More dumb penalties including by the guys who've been spoken to abouut it.
Million monkeys typing eventually complete a Britannica level of power play. 1 for 12? Ouch.

[Give My Regards]

Off the top of my head, I believe this is only the fourth time in the Schafer era that Cornell has trailed by three goals in a game and not lost.  The others I can remember are against Princeton in '99 (down 3-0 in the first, Cornell proceeded to score the next *eight*), at Princeton in the '99 playoffs (tie), and St. Lawrence last year (tie).

[ebilmes]

Agree with the above comments about taking the tie after going down 3-0 in the first. Bitz, by far, definitely #1 star. He stepped up in a big way. I'll get some other comments down later tonight.

[Trotsky]

This is a different Cornell team.  They have already nearly come back from -3 against both Dartmouth and Wayne State, and nearly blown +3 against Princeton, and it's only December 1st.

[redhair34]

[quote Give My Regards]St. Lawrence last year (tie).[/quote]

That game was fabulous.

[imafrshmn]

A lot of positives to take out of this game, except the fact that we didn't win.  Let's hope we can get our asses in gear for all 3 periods tomorrow.

[RichH]

Don't know what to say.  The special teams HAVE to get it together, or CU isn't going anywhere this year.  Davenport has a particular weakness, and the D is doing a horrible job stopping the opponents from exploiting it.  Good that Scrivens had a foot-wetting last week, and the team actually seems to want to protect him anyway.  The big save late was great to see.

The PP...we just aren't the '03 team that could use the corner-cycle as a primary *offensive* weapon.  Now when we spend 1:00 of a PP along the boards, it looks like we're just trying to swim upstream.  We keep the puck, but it's not doing anything for the PP.  And the heavy shot from the top isn't working...even though McCutcheon had a couple nice looks, but nothing cashed in.  Let's use the positioning that Topher is able to get and start to get some crossing passes going and collapse the zone instead of the linear passing pattern back to the point.  Anything...this 1x12 stuff is getting old.

Frankly, I went in assuming we were going to get rolled (I picked RPI as my "sleeper"), and CU showed that this team is indeed capable of playing strong hockey in the 3rd.  Just stop coming out asleep!

Players I noted who had strong games:
Krueger, Scott (again), Bitz, Greening.

I'm still really high on the potential of the freshmen forwards.  They can all skate *really* well...some experience with puckhandling and being aware of the passing lanes, and they each can be very dangerous.

Well, Krueger had a great game, I thought.  That makes me think that Salmela will sit when Glover returns.  Or maybe a rotation of guys sitting game-to-game, just to keep people fresher.

A final note: It is so terrific to see Kirk McDonald back.  Major applause to him.  Now, can I say how much I hate him on the ice?  ;-)

[redhair34]

Joe Scali you ::rock::