Princeton Post-Game Chest Thumping

[LaJollaRed]

WOO HOO!!

Couldn't find the radio feed. How'd we look?

[Robb]

WOO HOO!!

Couldn't find the radio feed. How'd we look?

Dominant, when we stayed out of the box and weren't committing offensive zone penalties.  I'll take it.

[scoop85]

WOO HOO!!

Couldn't find the radio feed. How'd we look?

Solid performance from a team that is gaining cohesion and looking more confident each game.

[css228]

What a game! Seemed like the ice was poor the first too periods (felt a little warm in the building) but we had good puck possession and the 3rd was absolute dominance. We scored more goals than we allowed shots in the 3rd, which is incredible. Solid performance by Iles, even though he didn't have much work to do. All in all a good effort that makes me feel good about tomorrow night.

[Trotsky]

Great to see Andy get his first shutout.

[css228]

Great to see Andy get his first shutout.

And extend the shutout streak that started in '96.

[Trotsky]

Well this is fun.  The ECAC stats engine now tracks plus/minus.

[Jim Hyla]

I think the most significant feature is how they played the third period. Aside from Too Many Men, they played a period like they should have at Brown and Mercyhurst. Shut the other team down first and take what you can. I'm really impressed at how well the team seems to take to Schafer's instruction. These last 3 games should have shown them that they can still generate offense and more importantly win, by playing good defense first. We've certainly had some players in the past who didn't want to buy into that.

I'm still afraid when we're on the PK. Right now, against a top team, we could easily lose due to penalties and our PK. As others have posted, you expect Coach to get them together on that, but...

Does anyone know if there is any rule about what happens when a player has major equipment problems, other than his helmet? Seeing the PU player struggle to try and get to the bench when his skate blade broke, was hard. I would have thought they could have stopped play sooner. The puck was in their defensive zone, but we didn't seem to have control.

[Jim Hyla]

Other ECAC games, Colgate wins 3-1 and Austin Smith gets a natural hat trick. If he gets anything tomorrow, ECAC Player of the Week. If their goalies continue to play well, Colgate looks very tough. What a turnaround.

Harvard 3-2 over Clarkson, but out shot. And what's with their penalties this year? Aside from RPI, no surprise, they're top this year, with twice as many as us.

Dmth 3-1 SLU, nothing to say.

[David Harding]

Does anyone know if there is any rule about what happens when a player has major equipment problems, other than his helmet? Seeing the PU player struggle to try and get to the bench when his skate blade broke, was hard. I would have thought they could have stopped play sooner. The puck was in their defensive zone, but we didn't seem to have control.

No such luck:

a. Play shall not be stopped nor the game delayed for adjustments to clothing, equipment, or sticks.
PENALTY - Minor
b. The responsibility of maintaining clothing and equipment in proper condition shall be upon the player.  If adjustments are required, the player shall retire from the ice; play shall continue without interruption with a substitute.

[scoop85]

Other ECAC games, Colgate wins 3-1 and Austin Smith gets a natural hat trick. If he gets anything tomorrow, ECAC Player of the Week. If their goalies continue to play well, Colgate looks very tough. What a turnaround.

Harvard 3-2 over Clarkson, but out shot. And what's with their penalties this year? Aside from RPI, no surprise, they're top this year, with twice as many as us.

Dmth 3-1 SLU, nothing to say.

Never hurts to have a good travel partner.

[ajh258]

Aside from Too Many Men, they played a period like they should have at Brown and Mercyhurst. Shut the other team down first and take what you can. I'm really impressed at how well the team seems to take to Schafer's instruction. These last 3 games should have shown them that they can still generate offense and more importantly win, by playing good defense first.

I agree. Additionally, you can tell the players have a much better read of each others' tendencies and abilities, which is why their play has been more consistent and fluid in the last few games.

I think Schafer should allow the team to take more chances early on, so that players can work on generating turnovers in the neutral zone and creating scoring opportunities with more complex passing. I think we fall short in these two areas during March, because defense alone is not enough to win championships.

[css228]

Aside from Too Many Men, they played a period like they should have at Brown and Mercyhurst. Shut the other team down first and take what you can. I'm really impressed at how well the team seems to take to Schafer's instruction. These last 3 games should have shown them that they can still generate offense and more importantly win, by playing good defense first.

I agree. Additionally, you can tell the players have a much better read of each others' tendencies and abilities, which is why their play has been more consistent and fluid in the last few games.

I think Schafer should allow the team to take more chances early on, so that players can work on generating turnovers in the neutral zone and creating scoring opportunities with more complex passing. I think we fall short in these two areas during March, because defense alone is not enough to win championships.

Given that we have yet to score less than 3 goals in a game yet I think the offense is lower on the totem pole of concerns right now. The penalty kill's inability to kill penalties 200 feet from their own net worries me. It didn't hurt us last night, but we need to be able to clear the zone far more often on the PK and not just into the neutral zone. I know it's early and stats for us are really not representative, but we're not even in the top 40 PK units which is pretty bad considering there are only 57 D-I programs. The 74.1% PK (and that's after Princeton's 0-fer last night) needs to get better.

[ursusminor]

Aside from Too Many Men, they played a period like they should have at Brown and Mercyhurst. Shut the other team down first and take what you can. I'm really impressed at how well the team seems to take to Schafer's instruction. These last 3 games should have shown them that they can still generate offense and more importantly win, by playing good defense first.

I agree. Additionally, you can tell the players have a much better read of each others' tendencies and abilities, which is why their play has been more consistent and fluid in the last few games.

I think Schafer should allow the team to take more chances early on, so that players can work on generating turnovers in the neutral zone and creating scoring opportunities with more complex passing. I think we fall short in these two areas during March, because defense alone is not enough to win championships.

Given that we have yet to score less than 3 goals in a game yet I think the offense is lower on the totem pole of concerns right now. The penalty kill's inability to kill penalties 200 feet from their own net worries me. It didn't hurt us last night, but we need to be able to clear the zone far more often on the PK and not just into the neutral zone. I know it's early and stats for us are really not representative, but we're not even in the top 40 PK units which is pretty bad considering there are only 57 D-I programs. The 74.1% PK (and that's after Princeton's 0-fer last night) needs to get better.

Even Ivies use "less" instead of "fewer" now? :-/

[css228]

Aside from Too Many Men, they played a period like they should have at Brown and Mercyhurst. Shut the other team down first and take what you can. I'm really impressed at how well the team seems to take to Schafer's instruction. These last 3 games should have shown them that they can still generate offense and more importantly win, by playing good defense first.

I agree. Additionally, you can tell the players have a much better read of each others' tendencies and abilities, which is why their play has been more consistent and fluid in the last few games.

I think Schafer should allow the team to take more chances early on, so that players can work on generating turnovers in the neutral zone and creating scoring opportunities with more complex passing. I think we fall short in these two areas during March, because defense alone is not enough to win championships.

Given that we have yet to score less than 3 goals in a game yet I think the offense is lower on the totem pole of concerns right now. The penalty kill's inability to kill penalties 200 feet from their own net worries me. It didn't hurt us last night, but we need to be able to clear the zone far more often on the PK and not just into the neutral zone. I know it's early and stats for us are really not representative, but we're not even in the top 40 PK units which is pretty bad considering there are only 57 D-I programs. The 74.1% PK (and that's after Princeton's 0-fer last night) needs to get better.

Even Ivies use "less" instead of "fewer" now? :-/

Apparently on forums I do. In papers, I make sure that I do not.