Cornell 4 Dartmouth 3 Game 1 (Friday) Final (2OT)

[MikeWalsh]

It went off of Boldt, and from my view he was the primary reason it went in. Also, the second Cornell goal was scored on his penalty soon after.

[Johnny 5]

I would also, regardless of what happens tonight, like to nominate Espo for the Ironman award.

What an effort!!

::cheer::

[jtn27]

I would also, regardless of what happens tonight, like to nominate Espo for the Ironman award.

What an effort!!

::cheer::

That was definitely a great performance by him last night. He must have been playing through considerable pain, but he still got 3 points. When he was helped off the ice, you could see on his face how much pain he was in, but he came back out about 5 minutes later and fought through it.

[CowbellGuy]

Also, I'm quite sure the second goal was D'Agostino's. His initial shot went under the crossbar and back out quickly. It was fairly inconsequential since Espo knocked in the rebound, but those of us with a good view of it were pretty sure the first shot went in.

[BearLover]

Also, I'm quite sure the second goal was D'Agostino's. His initial shot went under the crossbar and back out quickly. It was fairly inconsequential since Espo knocked in the rebound, but those of us with a good view of it were pretty sure the first shot went in.

I thought the same.  

And yeah, incredibly gutsy performance by Espo.

[upprdeck]

looks like a good call with that video..  shows how things look in real time are not always as obvious as it seems especially from 40 yds away like most of the crowd was ..

[CU at Stanford]

...Except for the voice-over exclaiming (Cornell was) "way off-side."  Ha ha ha.

Since the LW was invisible on the video, the video clip itself is inconclusive at best.
Nonetheless, a win is a win and I will take it.

[ugarte]

After looking at the GWG video by TheMatrix, I don't think we were as off sides as we thought. Here's a snap shot of the moment the puck crossed the blue line.

Nice work. In real time, on first viewing, it looks like there was no way that the play was onside, but the second time it did look like he was able to hold up just enough for the puck to cross - though Whitney seems to be way far behind. A genuinely good, tough call by the ref.

[Jordan 04]

I also figured the offside must have been someone on the LW out of the picture, since nobody in the video appears even close to offside.

[upprdeck]

if the LW was off sides he also never moved for the rest of the play which would have been strange with a play going to the net.. no cu player ever appears.

[Trotsky]

I also figured the offside must have been someone on the LW out of the picture, since nobody in the video appears even close to offside.

When we reacted to it in real time it was, at least for me, the C who seemed way offside.  But that freeze frame makes it look like a good non-call.

[Robb]

I think the offsides confusion is because the other player (can't see the number) does cut in front of Whitney, and stays ahead of Whitney down the slot, so your brain just assumes that he was in over the blue line first, too.  The still shot clearly shows that the crossing occurred *after* the puck was already over the blue line, so they were both onsides.  I also wonder if the fact that it looked offsides may have caused the Dartmouth players to hesitate for just a split second, which is why none of them made a move to stop Whitney from driving down the slot.

[ugarte]

I think the offsides confusion is because the other player (can't see the number) does cut in front of Whitney, and stays ahead of Whitney down the slot, so your brain just assumes that he was in over the blue line first, too.  The still shot clearly shows that the crossing occurred *after* the puck was already over the blue line, so they were both onsides.  I also wonder if the fact that it looked offsides may have caused the Dartmouth players to hesitate for just a split second, which is why none of them made a move to stop Whitney from driving down the slot.

I think this is exactly right.

[andyw2100]

The other thing that made the play look offside is that Whitney skates along the blue line before moving into the zone. The puck was already in before the other player went in, which we can see from the video and the still, but those of us watching in real-time probably thought Whitney took the puck in with him after moving along the blue line as opposed to before. I expect that's what the Dartmouth coaches thought too.

[jtwcornell91]

Someone correct me if I am wrong (as if I have to ask for correction if I am in fact wrong), but is it not standard for the teams to shake hands after each playoff game? I found Dartmouth's sulking off the ice tonight both humorous and perhaps unsportsmanlike. I cannot remember if Harvard and Cornell shook hands after each game in 2010 (the last ECAC QF before Game 1 of this series that I attended in person). Perhaps a minor detail, but I found it classless, especially if it violates typical protocol.

Yup, you're wrong. Teams never (and now someone will probably correct me, as perhaps once in a blue moon it happens) shake hands after games in a series with games remaining to be played.

It is however standard for someone to notice and get offended that there was no handshake after game one.  Welcome aboard!  (No insult intended; veteran posters have done this dating back to the cave-painting days of HOCKEY-L.)

:-)  Thanks. I feel more a part of the ELF community now.

Jerk.

Typical. ::rolleyes::

(Just starting the finishing touches of your initiation, that's all) B-]