ECAC Final: Cornell 0 Yale 5 (final)

[Tom14850]

re: scrivens that's certainly true. A couple of these goals have not been even remotely his fault but I haven't gotten the feeling that he is making any saves that he really doesn't 'deserve' to. Goalies that really boost a team sometimes make a save they have no business making. Scrivens has let a couple dribbles through tonight and hasn't added anything special.

[Jacob '06]

Gotta love Schafer pulling the goalie this early to try and get back in to the game. Jason keeps saying on WHCU that he thinks we'll end up as a 3 seed in Manchester if we lose this game. Not sure if he actually knows what he is talking about through.

[Jacob '06]

[quote Jacob '06]Gotta love Schafer pulling the goalie this early to try and get back in to the game. [/quote]

Guess not.

[Oat]

"Backman hat trick*"

[Rita]

I guess Schafer is determined to have us put at least 1 goal on the board.

Scrivens back on the bench again.

[Chris 02]

No goal...kicked in.

[Chris 02]

It's over.

[imafrshmn]

It's all over but for the formalities.  Yale has our number, but we're not a bad team.  We competed well tonight--not especially well--but enough to be proud of.  Being league runners-up is nothing to be ashamed of.  For this year's Cornell team, I don't think we could have expected a championship.  We are still capable of making noise in the tourney.

[Scersk '97]

All I can say is that I'm very glad Richards is a senior.  The only practical difference between this year's Yale team and next year's Yale team (barring departures) will be in goal.

[Chris '03]

For their efforts, Yale earns the top #2 seed and will play the top #3 seed UVm Friday night in Bridgeport thanks to a #3 band clogged with ECAC and host teams.

[abmarks]

[quote ansky629]Absolutely - don't see much jump in the team tonight.  But I'm not sure that's why we're getting destroyed.  I think Yale just has our number this year.[/quote]

Because Yales skill advantage on offense is just that much greater.  Those backdoorgoals were all sweet tick tack toes... and they really moved the puck well even when they didn't finish.

Another example where if we aren't razor-sharp on defense we aren't going to beat solid teams.

Yes, I'm beating the *GET ME SOME BLEEPIN SKILL PLAYERS" drum once again.

[Oat]

[quote Chris 02]It's over.[/quote]

All of their goals tonight (except for the ENG) looked pretty much the same. We made the same mistake again and again and again.

[sbflat]

Could it be that we get a better NCAA pairing in round 1 having lost this game given how many ECAC and host teams are in the mix?

[abmarks]

Staring at the end of the B2 cast looking at the stats.

We outshot them, won 2x more facoffs, had more PP minutes and more hits.

Yale scored on a lot fewer shots.  Obviously they set themselves up to bury the puck, and we........ well see above...we don't have their offensive skill obviously.

We win one game in the tourney if we are extremely lucky and learb how to execute a PP before then.

[lynah80]

[quote Rita][quote lynah80][quote Rita]Yikes. Yale seems to have our number this season.

If I read the YATC correctly, we are in and at worst in the #3 seed band.

Question: In the third period, would it be in our best interest for next weekend to let Garman play the rest of the game?

This would give Scrivens some extra rest after the 2 OT game. Also having a new goalie in might make us focus on the fundamentals and little things a bit more.

Just a thought.[/quote]

I don't think Garman could handle a game like this right now.  The team chemistry is tight and the Big Red is hustling.  Yale is just a very skilled team.  The Big Red should all stay on the ice together.  This game isn't over yet.  Hopefully, Mike is talking about the next goal in the locker room, not the next three, so that the guys don't come out squeezing the graphite out of their sticks.[/quote]


I'm relying on audio tonight (and tuned in late due trying to find audio), so it is harder to sense how they are playing and if there are residual effects.

As long as Scrivens isn't struggling, then yes, it does make sense to keep him in net.

One goal at a time, and it would be nice if Cornell could win this period and come away with a few goals.

LGR![/quote]

Scrivens was okay in net.  Yale pulled him out of position with excellent passing on several occaisions.  They moved the puck really well when they got in close and shot well.  Cornell looked fatigued during the third period.