Colgate 1 at Cornell 2 - Postgame

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[quote Rita][quote redhair34][quote amerks127]Davenport is not a healthy scratch and we'd be lucky to see him again this season.

As for Berk...I make myself pretty clear during games when I beg Schafer for a defensive line change the second Berk steps on the ice.  He is the weakest player in the lineup right now.  Can't move the puck at all on breakouts and gets out muscled on the boards and in the corners.

I have to say that I feel comfortable with the Nash, Kennedy, and Fontas lines on the ice...not so much our 3rd line of Gallagher, P. Kennedy, and either Joe Devin or Dan Nicholls.  But Devin has now scored in the last two weekends, which doesn't bode well for Nicholls considering no one else will sit unless there is an injury.

If Mike Kennedy suffered a concussion from the hit, however, that's a huge blow to the team, not only because he has been a force since break, but also because he is a center.  Lines are gonna have to be shuffled for tonight, and will probably stay that way.  Just when lines were really starting to mesh, it seems that Schafer is gonna have to find some new combinations.  I hope Scott and Sawada continue to play well w/o Kennedy, if he is in fact injured.

Gonna be a great game tonight.  Sorry to those who cannot be there.[/quote]

How Schafer uses Berk could be a big factor tonight.  You know that Vaughn is going to have Burton and Winchester out there for every Gate offensive zone face-off when Berk/Devin are on the ice.  I'd like to see Schafer use Berk sparingly and only really against their 3rd/4th lines.  As you alluded to, when Berk/Devin are on the ice they default to the controlled breakout and the center is forced to carry the puck out of the zone which pretty much kills any transition offense.

Assuming no Kennedy or Fontas, I think we'll see something along the lines of...

Greening--Nash--Barlow
Kennedy--Scott--Sawada
Roezler--Gallagher--Devin
Scali--Mugford--Nichols[/quote]

Michael Kennedy and Fontas are out for Saturday's game.

Greening--Nash--Barlow
Kennedy--Scott--Sawada
Taylor Davenport (not a type)--Gallagher--Devin
Scali--Mugford--Nichols

I'll move this once someone starts the game thread. I'm assuming my ban from last season carries over to this one. The team has enough trouble playing on Saturdays, they do not need my "jinx factor".[/quote]

Yeah I haven't exactly been lucky when it comes to game threads either, so I'm steering clear as well ;-)

[Trotsky]

[quote amerks127]Davenport is not a healthy scratch and we'd be lucky to see him again this season.[/quote]He's starting tonight at wing.