Postgame Thread: Yale 4 @ Cornell 3

[JDeafv]

Riley and Brendon Nash finally score in the same game.

Also, updated the Kennedy's contributions to the brothers scoring tally.

[lynah80]

This is an interesting article:

http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/27306

[CowbellGuy]

[quote Jim Hyla]I think the worst of our game was not being able to pick up our passes. So many times a pass would go to a stick and not stick. That leads to a turnover. Yale is faster and if you give them a chance they can blow buy you.[/quote]
Yale was playing a nasty trap, sending all five guys back with no forecheck. All the Cornell skaters up ice had a Yale player all over them. Cornell still tried to force the first pass, but it hardly ever worked. The Yale player almost always broke up the pass then used their speed and transition game to create a scoring opportunity. As the game went on, Cornell just kept trying a harder and harder first pass to try to force the puck past, but it never worked. For a team known for its offense, Yale played a brilliant (if somewhat boring and stifling) defensive game, exposing and exploiting an already weak portion of Cornell's game. Let's hope none of the other coaches see video of that game.

[profudge]

Early on in the  Yale game  -  saw they were running  25 sec or slightly  more shifts often;  and  really moving their feet and keeping up the skating speed.   This  goes along with what that article is saying.

Didn't feel like we deserved to win this game   -  as they out-hustled and outplayed us  a good part of the game.

We looked better and picked up our play in parts of the last period  but  was a bit late then.

[Jim Hyla]

[quote lynah80]This is an interesting article:

http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/27306[/quote]

And according to O'Neill, Yale's speed eventually paid dividends in the final period against Colgate.

"Speed definitely helps because every line can skate, which wears down teams, especially late in games," he said. "Colgate's a pretty good example of that."

But of course Colgate only skating with 4 regular defensemen just might have contributed to them wearing out.

[redhair34]

[quote CowbellGuy][quote Jim Hyla]I think the worst of our game was not being able to pick up our passes. So many times a pass would go to a stick and not stick. That leads to a turnover. Yale is faster and if you give them a chance they can blow buy you.[/quote]
Yale was playing a nasty trap, sending all five guys back with no forecheck. All the Cornell skaters up ice had a Yale player all over them. Cornell still tried to force the first pass, but it hardly ever worked. The Yale player almost always broke up the pass then used their speed and transition game to create a scoring opportunity. As the game went on, Cornell just kept trying a harder and harder first pass to try to force the puck past, but it never worked. For a team known for its offense, Yale played a brilliant (if somewhat boring and stifling) defensive game, exposing and exploiting an already weak portion of Cornell's game. Let's hope none of the other coaches see video of that game.[/quote]

If you want to get a sense of what Age is talking about and didn't see the game, try to remember how Harvard has (for the most part) played us for the past few years.  I think Allain went to school on some of those Harvard game tapes.

[ebilmes]

Alright, which one of you was this about:

Officer dispatched to take a report regarding a male individual that was acting in an irate manner.

http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Admin/MorningRep/index.php?RepID=1597

[David Harding]

[quote CowbellGuy] Let's hope none of the other coaches see video of that game.[/quote] And let's hope Schafer and the team do watch the video.

[lynah80]

[quote Jim Hyla] But of course Colgate only skating with 4 regular defensemen just might have contributed to them wearing out.[/quote]

Cornell was only using 5 defensemen without Krueger, which I'm sure didn't help them.  

Another issue was the power play.  Yale is 13th in the nation in PIM (358 min).  Cornell needs to exploit that and do better than 1/8 on the PP.  

Lastly, when they visit New Haven next month, they should keep in mind that the mighty Yale offense was shutout by Alabama-Huntsville, at home.

[RatushnyFan]

[quote redice]And, what is the record for 4-on-4 goals in a game.   Three seems like an extraordinary number.[/quote]7


EDIT - before everyone asks how I know that, consider the following:

Doorman: Name?
Fletch: Ah... Irwin M Fletcher. Irwin Mahatma Fletcher.
Doorman: Address?
Fletch: 7.

I always just say 7 when I don't know the answer.  It seems to be working well for me.

[upperdeck]

the first fletch book ranks up there with the best of all time.. too bad they messed the char up with the movies.

[lynah80]

Junior defenseman Tom Dignard of Yale (5, 12, 17 +4), is listed as out for the season due to an injury at the Yale website.

He scored one of the 4 on 4 goals against Cornell and had a short handed goal against Colgate.

I never like to see anybody get hurt and wish him well.

[Roy 82]

[quote RatushnyFan][quote redice]And, what is the record for 4-on-4 goals in a game.   Three seems like an extraordinary number.[/quote]7


EDIT - before everyone asks how I know that, consider the following:

Doorman: Name?
Fletch: Ah... Irwin M Fletcher. Irwin Mahatma Fletcher.
Doorman: Address?
Fletch: 7.

I always just say 7 when I don't know the answer.  It seems to be working well for me.[/quote]

I always answer with 42 for obvious nerdy reasons*. But I guess that this wouldn't work well in this case.

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Answer_to_Life,_the_Universe,_and_Everything#Answer_to_Life.2C_the_Universe.2C_and_Everything_.2842.29

[ugarte]

[quote Roy 82]I always answer with 42 for obvious nerdy reasons*.[/quote]
Nobody on eLF - and I say this with a lot of confidence - needed to follow that link.

Sadly, I am also sure that many people were compelled to click it anyway.

[CowbellGuy]

I'm not so sure about that. The day after DNA passed away, I'm pretty sure I didn't see anyone else walking around with a towel on campus.