Cornell-RPI Postgame (Game 2) 3/14/09

Beeeej · March 14, 2009, 10:17:54 PM

I haven't read the post-game comments in the game thread, because the point of a post-game thread is so that you don't have to sift through all the duplicate "BARLOW!!!" posts. :-) So I may be duplicative here.

But tonight's game pretty much vindicated Schafer's comments on last night's officiating. If you call penalties the way they've been called all season, RPI will spend at least twice as much time in the box as Cornell, and play will proceed the way it's supposed to. RPI tried to play last night's game and it didn't work out too well for them.

I was a little surprised Appert pulled York - he didn't play badly, he just got shelled and couldn't quite handle all of it. I didn't think any of the three goals he let in were so egregious as to warrant bringing in Lange.

I really wish I could stay for tomorrow night's game, but I have a trial Monday morning. I'll be following it closely, to be sure.

imafrshmn · March 14, 2009, 10:21:48 PM

[quote Beeeej]I haven't read the post-game comments in the game thread, because the point of a post-game thread is so that you don't have to sift through all the duplicate "BARLOW!!!" posts. :-) So I may be duplicative here.

But tonight's game pretty much vindicated Schafer's comments on last night's officiating. If you call penalties the way they've been called all season, RPI will spend at least twice as much time in the box as Cornell, and play will proceed the way it's supposed to. RPI tried to play last night's game and it didn't work out too well for them.

I was a little surprised Appert pulled York - he didn't play badly, he just got shelled and couldn't quite handle all of it. I didn't think any of the three goals he let in were so egregious as to warrant bringing in Lange.

I really wish I could stay for tomorrow night's game, but I have a trial Monday morning. I'll be following it closely, to be sure.[/quote]

York made a number of fine saves in this one; it was just a matter of us getting too many good chances to score. Maybe Appert was thinking along the lines of "This game's in the bag and we'll need York back in net tomorrow night, so let's give him a rest," and that would be quite logical.

David Harding · March 14, 2009, 10:35:21 PM

40/43 = 93%, a pretty good save rate.

adamw · March 14, 2009, 10:40:37 PM

I just posted a stream of consciousness blog regarding Schafer. Curious to hear feedback about it. It's in line with Beeeej's opening statement.

http://blog.collegehockeynews.com/

lynah80 · March 14, 2009, 10:45:53 PM

[quote imafrshmn]
York made a number of fine saves in this one; it was just a matter of us getting too many good chances to score. Maybe Appert was thinking along the lines of "This game's in the bag and we'll need York back in net tomorrow night, so let's give him a rest," and that would be quite logical.[/quote]

I agree.

He averages 27 saves per game. His other numbers: 2.95, 0.905.

He's an NHL draftee but, he is still only a freshman.

reilly83 · March 14, 2009, 10:49:18 PM

I was at the game tonight and said what you said in the third paragraph, almost verbatim, to the people I was sitting with after we heard about the suspension on the pre-game show. I think your comments are correct.

Beeeej · March 14, 2009, 10:49:45 PM

[quote adamw]I just posted a stream of consciousness blog regarding Schafer. Curious to hear feedback about it. It's in line with Beeeej's opening statement.

http://blog.collegehockeynews.com/[/quote]

Well said all around, Adam. I also remarked to a few people early in tonight's game that Schafer had to know he could be confident in his team with Casey Jones behind the bench, so he knew exactly what he was getting into when he opened up last night.

"It's the playoffs, let 'em play" only encourages goonery from the bottom-dwelling teams that that have nothing to lose by trying it, and risks the injuries that officiating is supposed to prevent.

reilly83 · March 14, 2009, 10:54:14 PM

We sit in H, behind York in the second. Understandably, he looked exhausted before the middle of the period. He had a harder and harder time getting back to his feet and you could just tell he was tired. I agree that he was probably pulled to rest for tomorrow, because his performance was great.

lynah80 · March 14, 2009, 10:54:49 PM

[quote Beeeej] "... goonery from the bottom-dwelling teams that that have nothing to lose by trying it, and risks the injuries that officiating is supposed to prevent.[/quote]

That's the way RPI approaches every game. Not trying to be funny here.

Beeeej · March 14, 2009, 10:55:00 PM

Echoing a comment in the game thread, since when is a ref supposed to be retrieving a goalie's lost stick for him during play? Is that even actually allowed? I was appalled.

ithacat · March 14, 2009, 11:03:38 PM

[quote Beeeej]Echoing a comment in the game thread, since when is a ref supposed to be retrieving a goalie's lost stick for him during play? Is that even actually allowed? I was appalled.[/quote]

I'd like to hear an explanation of that one. I've never seen anything like it.

Cop at Lynah · March 14, 2009, 11:16:32 PM

Injuries will have an impact on tomorrows game. Patrick Kennedy took a viscious hit to the head early in the 3rd and did not return and Blake Gallagher looked like he badly sprained or broke his ankle and went straight to the locker room midway through the 3rd.

Jim Hyla · March 14, 2009, 11:19:03 PM

[quote Cop at Lynah]Injuries will have an impact on tomorrows game. Patrick Kennedy took a viscious hit to the head early in the 3rd and did not return and Blake Gallagher looked like he badly sprained or broke his ankle and went straight to the locker room midway through the 3rd.[/quote]Gallagher hurt the leg earlier in the game, but I didn't see what happened to send him off the ice, did you catch it?

Beeeej · March 14, 2009, 11:21:24 PM

[quote Jim Hyla][quote Cop at Lynah]Injuries will have an impact on tomorrows game. Patrick Kennedy took a viscious hit to the head early in the 3rd and did not return and Blake Gallagher looked like he badly sprained or broke his ankle and went straight to the locker room midway through the 3rd.[/quote]Gallagher hurt the leg earlier in the game, but I didn't see what happened to send him off the ice, did you catch it?[/quote]

He got hauled down badly on a face-off.

scoop85 · March 14, 2009, 11:26:54 PM

[quote Beeeej][quote Jim Hyla][quote Cop at Lynah]Injuries will have an impact on tomorrows game. Patrick Kennedy took a viscious hit to the head early in the 3rd and did not return and Blake Gallagher looked like he badly sprained or broke his ankle and went straight to the locker room midway through the 3rd.[/quote]Gallagher hurt the leg earlier in the game, but I didn't see what happened to send him off the ice, did you catch it?[/quote]

He got hauled down badly on a face-off.[/quote]

If Gallagher is out that could be huge. He's a real "glue" guy.