Cornell 4 Union 1 Postgame

[Larry72]

OK...I'll start.  Watching on TV from frozen Ithaca!

The good:
- Powerplay is really coming along.  Both units moving the puck well.  2 for 4 is not bad!!
- 5x5 play is solid.  All lines contributing.  Hard to match lines on the road, but everyone did their jobs.
- Blocking shots both 5x5 and on the PK.  Everyone does it.
- Scrivens!  Probably only 5 or 6 scoring chances by Onion.  He's managing his concentration for 60 minutes - much better than last year!

The not so good:
- CU is taking too many penalties - some of the dumb variety.
- Defensive zone turnovers - more than Schafer would like to see.  Not as many in the neutral zone which is good.  
- Still need to finish and drive the net.  Nice goal by Collins by doing just that!

The weird:
- Barlow falling down on a Union delayed penalty and then having to hustle back to deflect the puck away from our empty net.  Haven't seen that happen too many times!  Maybe the team shouldn't be watching O'Byrne replays on YouTube!

[Beeeej]

[quote Larry72]- Scrivens!  Probably only 5 or 6 scoring chances by Onion.  He's managing his concentration for 60 minutes - much better than last year![/quote]

...and yet Union managed to get 29 shots off on him, so his save % and his GAA improved tonight.

[dragonfan]

Great game from the start by "The General Riley Nash",he is just so great with the puck,makes it look so simple,like he is in slow motion.

[Trotsky]

Cornell continues with its best record after 16 games in the Schafer era:

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.844 2009 12-1-3
.813 2003 13-3-0
.750 2006 11-3-2


Best records in games 17-32 in the Schafer era:

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.969 2005 15-0-1
.906 2003 14-1-1
.906 2002 14-1-1


[Josh '99]

[quote Larry72]The weird:
- Barlow falling down on a Union delayed penalty and then having to hustle back to deflect the puck away from our empty net.  Haven't seen that happen too many times!  Maybe the team shouldn't be watching O'Byrne replays on YouTube![/quote]I don't have a source, but I remember hearing once that in the NCAA, unlike in the pros, a goal would not be awarded in that situation.  Anyone know for sure whether that's the case?

[sah67]

[quote Josh '99]I don't have a source, but I remember hearing once that in the NCAA, unlike in the pros, a goal would not be awarded in that situation.  Anyone know for sure whether that's the case?[/quote]

Not the case...I know for sure of at least two situations in ECAC play where a team scored an "own goal" after accidentally knocking the puck into their own empty net on a DP.  I think one involved Union and 'Gate perhaps in the last 2 years?  I can't remember the specifics of the other example, but it definitely counts as a goal if it goes in, hence Barlow's mad dash to knock it away.

[grizzdan24]

I don't have a source, but I remember hearing once that in the NCAA, unlike in the pros, a goal would not be awarded in that situation. Anyone know for sure whether that's the case?

As I recall a goal would be awarded in this case tonight where Cornell was last to touch it.  However, if the puck would have been deflected (even inadvertently) by a player of the penalized team then the goal would not count.

[daredevilcu]

I actually saw this happen either last year or two years ago at Cheel.  Delayed penalty on Clarkson, Union pulled their goalie.  D'Alvise was forechecking a Union defender, the defender lost control and bam, ENG midway through the first period.

[seth]

Barlow's save made the top 10 plays on Sportscenter tonight!

However, it looked like Seminoff missed the backpass, then Barlow hustled to get back after he fell down.  Great effort on his part.

[jy3]

[quote seth]Barlow's save made the top 10 plays on Sportscenter tonight!

However, it looked like Seminoff missed the backpass, then Barlow hustled to get back after he fell down.  Great effort on his part.[/quote]

i was just going to post this.

lgr!

[Cornell11]

that was definitely a thrill to watch.... "stick save and a beauty"

[Johnny 5]

[quote jy3][quote seth]Barlow's save made the top 10 plays on Sportscenter tonight!

However, it looked like Seminoff missed the backpass, then Barlow hustled to get back after he fell down.  Great effort on his part.[/quote]

i was just going to post this.

lgr![/quote]

Is there a link for this?

::cry::

[oceanst41]

[quote Larry72]

The not so good:
- CU is taking too many penalties - some of the dumb variety.
- Defensive zone turnovers - more than Schafer would like to see.  Not as many in the neutral zone which is good.  
- Still need to finish and drive the net.  Nice goal by Collins by doing just that!

[/quote]

Dumb and lazy. It's one thing to be a physical team that takes a lot of roughing, charging, et al. penalties, but hooking, holding, tripping just means you are out of position or aren't moving your feet and you are reaching. That will come back to bite them in one of these games where they are hanging on by a goal sooner or later, so this is a habit I'd like to see them break.

[Jordan 04]

Just saw Barlow's save on the top 10 this morning.

Incredible effort!

[Rita]

[quote Jordan 04]Just saw Barlow's save on the top 10 this morning.

Incredible effort![/quote]

I was quite shocked ::bugeye:: last night to see that the play made SportCenter's top ten.

A lot of their "hockey highlights" tend to be like the one shown two plays before Barlow's... fights. Apparently a fight involving a team with Chiefs as a nickname qualifies it for TopTen consideration.

Not that I'm against fighting in hockey (it has its place), but there are enough awesome goals and saves and then a few exceptional things that you only see once a season (i.e. Barlow's play) that should be in the highlight clips.