Cornell 3 at 3 Union 2/9/07 postgame

[billhoward]

Not an overpowering game for Cornell. Especially after the game seemed to be in hand starting the third period up 3-1. (Famous sports line: "Two goals is the most dangerous lead in hockey.")

Cornell's guns silent the last 40 minutes of play, notwithstanding the disallowed goal at the start of the third. Union had the second half momentum.

Plus Carefoot got injured and we don't know how bad.  

Scrivens did not sound poised (according to the Union announcers). Does the rotation start up again Saturday at RPI? And will Ned be in the stands?

Cornell outshot 34-25 . Sheesh!

I'm still unbeaten as a game thread starter but 2-0-1 is far less glorious than 2-0-0. Time to pass the baton.

[redheadfanatic]

If only that 4th goal hadn't been waved off.

[billhoward]

Union assistant coach in postgame show on Union in the OT: "We just couldn't get the bounce." Author, author!

[Larry72]

Just watched the replay of the waived off goal.  Union goalie just bumped the net. It was never off the peg. Unbelievably bad call!!!

[Dafatone]

As far as I'm concerned, we won that game.  If a goalie can stop play by kicking the net, then why not do that all the time?  I'm sure it's not hard to make it look accidental if the goalie is moving from one side of the crease to the other.

Seminoff's been our best defenseman all year.  Carefoot's been our best forward for the past few weeks.  Without either of them, we're in trouble.

[billhoward]

[quote Dafatone]As far as I'm concerned, we won that game.  If a goalie can stop play by kicking the net, then why not do that all the time?  I'm sure it's not hard to make it look accidental if the goalie is moving from one side of the crease to the other.

Seminoff's been our best defenseman all year.  Carefoot's been our best forward for the past few weeks.  Without either of them, we're in trouble.[/quote]

And Schafer's been our best coach. Got some holes to fill.

[billhoward]

Turnaround victories, come-from-behinds, and if-only-x-we-woulda-won generate conversation. Disappointing games lead to really low post numbers. Bet this will be one of them. Not much to say about what appeared to be an uninspired game against a team we shoulda beat.

[billhoward]

If somebody recorded the game, it would be great to see the Cornell non goal as a video clip. Hey, wouldn't it be cool if the athletic department did that for us ... ? There's a song about that happening -- Zagar & Evans (1969): In the Year 2525.

[Jim Hyla]

From the game thread

Dartmouth beats Quinnipiac. This is a big chance to pick up ground on the Skating Deer Ticks.

Not to pick on him::twak:::-D, but I think we have to start forgetting about moving up in the top 4, and just try and get there. D'mouth is now ahead of us, H'vard is right behind, but we have a game on them. They play Yale-Brown next weekend, then us. That last weekend looking more and more difficult.

[cth95]

[quote billhoward]
And Schafer's been our best coach.[/quote]

Good one, Bill.  I needed the chuckle I got from your post after being down about the game.

[Liz '05]

What exactly happened to Mitch?  All I got from the game thread was something about a Union player hitting him and the net being knocked over/off (which may or may not have been related to Mitch's injury).

On a side note, Mitch is now Cornell's leading goal scorer for 2006-7, at least according to this page: http://www.uscho.com/stats/team-overall.php?season=20062007&team=cor&gender=m

[Jacob '06]

[quote Liz '05]What exactly happened to Mitch?  All I got from the game thread was something about a Union player hitting him and the net being knocked over/off (which may or may not have been related to Mitch's injury).

On a side note, Mitch is now Cornell's leading goal scorer for 2006-7, at least according to this page: http://www.uscho.com/stats/team-overall.php?season=20062007&team=cor&gender=m[/quote]

I believe he had a breakaway and a pretty much guaranteed goal and a guy came up from behind and just plowed him into the net.

[Jim Hyla]

[quote Larry72]Just watched the replay of the waived off goal.  Union goalie just bumped the net. It was never off the peg. Unbelievably bad call!!![/quote]I can't disagree more. I also watched the replay. He came over to cover up the back door, hit the post with his skate, as you should do, and the net raised up an inch or so and moved back an equivalent amount. Agree it never came off the posts but was dislodged. The last view, after the puck was in, still showed the net off the ice. If we had the rule, did it affect the play or the goal, the answer would be no, and it would be counted. But I believe our rule is, if the net is dislodged, then no goal.

[Jim Hyla]

Well, does anybody think a Schafer team from earlier years, would so easily blow a 3^rd period 3-1 lead. We looked terrible after we lost that goal, and were lucky to get 1 point.

[Trotsky]

Oh, it could happen.