NCAA Regional Final: Cornell (1) vs. Bemidji (4) - FINAL

[Al DeFlorio]

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If being the operative term. [/quote]
Thank you.  That's exactly my point.  If anyone had offered a game against Bemidji to put us in the frozen four we'd have signed up for that opportunity in a nanosecond.  That's why this was a terrific set-up as opposed to the usual opponent one draws in a quarterfinal.  But we didn't take advantage, and played a dull, overly-conservative game after taking a lead.

[imafrshmn]

Bemidji played like a pretty good team tonight.  Congrats to them.  Our team went about as far as they could this year, and went the last few games w/o the Devin bros.  If Riley stays, next year should shape up to be very competitive.

[ugarte]

Salt in the wound with 35 seconds left - even though it doesn't count.

[ugarte]

Congrats Bemidji. You played the right game.

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[quote Al DeFlorio][quote abmarks]
If being the operative term. [/quote]
Thank you.  That's exactly my point.  If anyone had offered a game against Bemidji to put us in the frozen four we'd have signed up for that opportunity in a nanosecond.  That's why this was a terrific set-up as opposed to the usual opponent one draws in a quarterfinal.  But we didn't take advantage, and played a dull, overly-conservative game after taking a lead.[/quote]

Disagree.  for one, prior to the BSU ND game I wanted to play ND - the styles matched up a lot better. CHeck the board- a number of us preferred ND.

ANd perhaps BSU plays *up* and better against the better teams.,  THey beat a few good ones during the year.. and clearly the beat teams of our style. Us and Notre Dame.

[ugarte]

[quote abmarks][quote Al DeFlorio][quote abmarks]
If being the operative term. [/quote]
Thank you.  That's exactly my point.  If anyone had offered a game against Bemidji to put us in the frozen four we'd have signed up for that opportunity in a nanosecond.  That's why this was a terrific set-up as opposed to the usual opponent one draws in a quarterfinal.  But we didn't take advantage, and played a dull, overly-conservative game after taking a lead.[/quote]

Disagree.  for one, prior to the BSU ND game I wanted to play ND - the styles matched up a lot better. CHeck the board- a number of us preferred ND.

ANd perhaps BSU plays *up* and better against the better teams.,  THey beat a few good ones during the year.. and clearly the beat teams of our style. Us and Notre Dame.[/quote]
Aside from beating ND yesterday, they didn't beat ANY good teams during the year. ANY. They came close, maybe, but they lost all 9 games they played against tournament teams and that includes two losses to AFA.

[Germ]

I hope we weren't looking ahead to a FF tilt against Miami....  

It looked like we were in slow motion in the 3rd period.  And as soon as they put up that stat about us owning the 3rd period against NE things went south.  With Shafer's system I don't think we will EVER have speed and this is tough for me to digest.

Maybe we were too tired from our game last night?  Our fate in the NCAAs turned out almost identical to that in the ECAC tourney.  We have an unbelievable come-from-behind game  (Princeton and NE) and then seemingly fall apart the next day (Yale and BSU).  

But all things considered if anyone had asked me before the season started would I be happy with an appearance in the QF I would have said absolutely.

[MattShaf]

Close game until the 3rd goal. We missed some high quality scoring chances early in the game and then looked like we had no legs left in the third. Goal scorers goal against us to make it 2-1 (did anyone see what happened to the injured CU playe behinf the BSU net on that play?) and then scramble in front of the net to make it 3-1 and seal our fate.
Unusual season with highs and lows but losing tonight after yesterdays comeback really stings.
Would like to see a more up tempo team next year. The past few years we've seemed to be content trying to win 2-1, 1-0 by slowing everything down but unless you can really convert your chances games like this will sneak up and get you in the ass to often.

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[quote ugarte][quote abmarks][quote Al DeFlorio][quote abmarks]
If being the operative term. [/quote]
Thank you.  That's exactly my point.  If anyone had offered a game against Bemidji to put us in the frozen four we'd have signed up for that opportunity in a nanosecond.  That's why this was a terrific set-up as opposed to the usual opponent one draws in a quarterfinal.  But we didn't take advantage, and played a dull, overly-conservative game after taking a lead.[/quote]

Disagree.  for one, prior to the BSU ND game I wanted to play ND - the styles matched up a lot better. CHeck the board- a number of us preferred ND.

ANd perhaps BSU plays *up* and better against the better teams.,  THey beat a few good ones during the year.. and clearly the beat teams of our style. Us and Notre Dame.[/quote]
Aside from beating ND yesterday, they didn't beat ANY good teams during the year. ANY. They came close, maybe, but they lost all 9 games they played against tournament teams and that includes two losses to AFA.[/quote]

Not so fast.

They hadn't played outside their league since New Year's for one thing.

Also, they lost to a bunch of tourney/good teams in close games.  UMD beat them 4-2 and 3-2.  North Dakota beat them 4-3 in regulation and 4-3 in OT. And they beat Umass.  OK, AFA drummed them but that was back in October.

THese guys weren't patsies.  Except for the second week of the season, they were playing tight games against the tourney teams, not getting spanked.  Plus, their STYLE was a bad matchup for us.

You didn't learn anything from seeing them beat Notre Dame?

Face it, CORNELL isn't that good this year.  Look at where some of our losses came.

[redice]

[quote releck97]Hmmm, I think Bemidji State is the only team playing tonight...It's about time to turn the volume down on the TV and just listen to Jason.[/quote]

After the NE game, I thought those assholes were just pro-NE.   But, it's now clear that they're just anti-Cornell.  If a blind person were partaking of this broadcast, he/she definitely would have wondered how there could be a hockey game with only one team on the ice.

I would have turned down the volume.   But, I was not alone.   Not everyone can enjoy watching a sporting event with no commentary.

Losing a playoff game is tough enough.   Having your nose rubbed in the other team's feces just adds to pain.

[lynah80]

[quote imafrshmn]Bemidji played like a pretty good team tonight.  Congrats to them.  Our team went about as far as they could this year, and went the last few games w/o the Devin bros.  If Riley stays, next year should shape up to be very competitive.[/quote]

Overall a very good season for the Big Red at 22-10-4.  With a healthier team, they could have won tonight.  It was tough to watch Gallagher limp around on the ice.  Sean Whitney has potential, but he doesn't play at Mike Devin's level yet.   We can thank RPI for leaving their mark on the Big Red.  

Hopefully, Riley will stay for Brendon's senior year.  I think the Cornell system may be holding back his development as an offensive player, but he is still somewhat thin to play pro hockey.  

The team will miss Mugford, Michael Kennedy, Seminoff, the two Davenports and Punches (edit: and of course Barlow and Dileo), but in general could be really good next year.  Hopefully, things will go well with the new recruits.  Let's hope for a great 2009-2010.

[min]

very disappointing end to the season. it's like last week's ECAC games all over again. i realize that the team has problem scoring, but why can't cornell play consistently for two nights in a row? :-/

[Trotsky]

It's the height of irony that after four decades of needing multiple major post-season upsets to have even a glimmer of a chance at winning the national championship, when, for the first and probably the last time, the seas part... they squandered it.

If there is any small consolation, it's that Mike found this program a ruin and brought it to the point where a team we felt had an okay shot at reaching reach Albany wins their ECAC SF and advances in the NCAAs, and tonight it feels like they let themselves down.

That says this is a great program, with many great years ahead.

But still, this is one of the 2 or 3 most frustrating nights in team history.

[Germ]

[quote ugarte][quote abmarks][quote Al DeFlorio][quote abmarks]
If being the operative term. [/quote]
Thank you.  That's exactly my point.  If anyone had offered a game against Bemidji to put us in the frozen four we'd have signed up for that opportunity in a nanosecond.  That's why this was a terrific set-up as opposed to the usual opponent one draws in a quarterfinal.  But we didn't take advantage, and played a dull, overly-conservative game after taking a lead.[/quote]

Disagree.  for one, prior to the BSU ND game I wanted to play ND - the styles matched up a lot better. CHeck the board- a number of us preferred ND.

ANd perhaps BSU plays *up* and better against the better teams.,  THey beat a few good ones during the year.. and clearly the beat teams of our style. Us and Notre Dame.[/quote]
Aside from beating ND yesterday, they didn't beat ANY good teams during the year. ANY. They came close, maybe, but they lost all 9 games they played against tournament teams and that includes two losses to AFA.[/quote] Why or why couldn't their "luck" have run out after their win against ND? It's just so sobering to lose to a team like BSU in the NCAAs.  But, got to give them credit...scoring nine goals against two great defensive teams when it counts is impressive.

[lynah80]

[quote Germ]I hope we weren't looking ahead to a FF tilt against Miami....  

It looked like we were in slow motion in the 3rd period.  And as soon as they put up that stat about us owning the 3rd period against NE things went south.  With Shafer's system I don't think we will EVER have speed and this is tough for me to digest.

Maybe we were too tired from our game last night?  Our fate in the NCAAs turned out almost identical to that in the ECAC tourney.  We have an unbelievable come-from-behind game  (Princeton and NE) and then seemingly fall apart the next day (Yale and BSU).  

But all things considered if anyone had asked me before the season started would I be happy with an appearance in the QF I would have said absolutely.[/quote]

I think Yale is a better team than BSU.  It's too bad they couldn't hold up in the first round.