Big Line-up Changes for Brown Game

scoop85 · January 26, 2013, 05:55:14 PM

Brandon Thomas just tweeted that Miller, Lowry and Mowrey are sitting tonight. Hilbrich, Stoick and Kevin Cole in the lineup. No injurie involved, just a shakeup.

Ben · January 26, 2013, 06:06:37 PM

Quote from: scoop85Brandon Thomas just tweeted that Miller, Lowry and Mowrey are sitting tonight. Hilbrich, Stoick and Kevin Cole in the lineup. No injurie involved, just a shakeup.

Miller has been our best player this season. The others I can understand.

MattS · January 26, 2013, 06:10:54 PM

Quote from: Ben
Quote from: scoop85Brandon Thomas just tweeted that Miller, Lowry and Mowrey are sitting tonight. Hilbrich, Stoick and Kevin Cole in the lineup. No injurie involved, just a shakeup.
Miller has been our best player this season. The others I can understand.

I have to disagree. He's been floating almost all season long. And last night he was continually beaten to the puck and was not wiling to play in the tough areas.

css228 · January 26, 2013, 06:14:11 PM

Quote from: Ben
Quote from: scoop85Brandon Thomas just tweeted that Miller, Lowry and Mowrey are sitting tonight. Hilbrich, Stoick and Kevin Cole in the lineup. No injurie involved, just a shakeup.
Miller has been our best player this season. The others I can understand.

Disagree on Miller, but over McCarron?

Trotsky · January 26, 2013, 06:19:38 PM

Anybody confused about Lowry? It's only from video, but I thought he had been looking good lately.

scoop85 · January 26, 2013, 06:33:24 PM

Quote from: TrotskyAnybody confused about Lowry? It's only from video, but I thought he had been looking good lately.

I also thought Lowry's been solid. Last night did not seem to be one of Miller's better games, but I had no issue with Lowry. But I defer to the judgment of the coaching staff in these matters.

Trotsky · January 26, 2013, 06:37:47 PM

Quote from: scoop85
Quote from: TrotskyAnybody confused about Lowry? It's only from video, but I thought he had been looking good lately.

I also thought Lowry's been solid. Last night did not seem to be one of Miller's better games, but I had no issue with Lowry. But I defer to the judgment of the coaching staff in these matters.

Interesting line from the pregame. "It's time to get back to playing Cornell Hockey. We don't win just on individual skill, but as a team."

Al DeFlorio · January 26, 2013, 06:43:01 PM

Quote from: TrotskyAnybody confused about Lowry? It's only from video, but I thought he had been looking good lately.

He has. I suspect Schafer wasn't happy with the unnecessary penalty after the second Yale goal. Same with Mowrey's dump of the Yale guy after the whistle. Both penalties taken with the clock stopped.

jtn27 · January 26, 2013, 06:45:55 PM

I'm glad to see Schafer finally shaking things up, but I'm surprised at the Miller benching. He hasn't scored goals at the same clip as last season, but I think he's been one of the more consistent and least mistake-prone players.

Trotsky · January 26, 2013, 06:51:56 PM

Maybe wishful thinking, but RedCast video seems clean tonight. It even started on time.

marty · January 26, 2013, 07:46:21 PM

Quote from: Al DeFlorio
Quote from: TrotskyAnybody confused about Lowry? It's only from video, but I thought he had been looking good lately.
He has. I suspect Schafer wasn't happy with the unnecessary penalty after the second Yale goal. Same with Mowrey's dump of the Yale guy after the whistle. Both penalties taken with the clock stopped.

Yes. The penalties.

flyersgolf · January 26, 2013, 07:57:57 PM

Miller missed at least 3 opportunities that he usually would not miss last night. But to bench him for not scoring? He plays hard every game. Lowry is lucky he did not receive a major + misconduct for the shot to the groin yesterday. If league reviews video he still may be in hot water. Ever since Mowrey has been a freshman he seems to always be pushing it to see what he can get away with. The Yale player went down very easy on his horse collar, but he pushed Schafer to his limit. Mowrey has the talent to score 15 - 20, I can see trying to wake him up. Why Wilcox has played every game is a wonder, he coughed that puck up for the Yale game winner. Tonight he again is putting guys off sides and not quick enough with passes or shots. Wilcox is going to get better for sure, but to be consistent.... But sitting Miller and not Wilcox, or others mentioned above? Are the other D that bad? I like the shakeup except for Miller. Truth be told, we have a lot of guys that are good at breaking sticks, and shooting pucks into the crowd, but not give and go guys with the ability to snipe. Sometimes hockey sense -IQ - is hard to teach to players this old.

carpy85 · January 26, 2013, 08:59:12 PM

I think schafer was thinking this was an easy win for the team resulting in the line changes taking out some of our best players and placing guys who haven't played all season. I seriously think it was one of coaches biggest mistakes yet.

cth95 · January 26, 2013, 09:02:23 PM

Hopefully it turns into a one step back to gain two steps forward situation if he was willing to sacrifice tonight's game to send a message for the rest of the season.

Al DeFlorio · January 26, 2013, 09:13:55 PM

Quote from: carpy85I think schafer was thinking this was an easy win for the team resulting in the line changes taking out some of our best players and placing guys who haven't played all season. I seriously think it was one of coaches biggest mistakes yet.

Given how this season has gone, I can't imagine Mike thinking there are any "easy wins." It was predictable we'd find it difficult to score with tonight's line-up. He was simply fed up and had to try to shape some heads.