Colgate games

[ColSkate65]

I don't see any threads here about this weekend's Colgate-Cornell games. WTH? Both teams have short benches with lots of players dinged up. What is the feeling of Cornell posters about these two games? I know you guys are huge - maybe the tallest team we'll face. If you beat us up, we'll be in bad shape for Saturday's game at Lynah. We have speed, but is it enough against a very good Big Red team? We get Darcy Murphy back after a 2-game DQ; that should help our offense. But missing Spiro Gulakos, Captain & our main D-man will continue to hamper the overall effort. What's the latest on your roster? Any key players coming back for tonight's game?

[andyw2100]

I think this kind of says all that needs to be said about the "State of eLynah" these days. Just a few hours before the first game of the Colgate series, and the thread on the games is started by a Colgate fan. WTH indeed!

ColSkate65--I can't tell you much about what players Cornell may have coming back from injury. Cornell has a pattern this year of often winning on Friday night, and then coming up short on Saturday night. Schafer has also been splitting the goal tending quite a bit, so you're likely to see Gillam tonight. After Stewart had a rough game last Saturday, some here think Schafer may go with Gillam, who replaced Stewart midway through the second period last Saturday, the rest of the way.

Thanks for kicking off the discussion for us.

[MattS]

If Wilcox and/or P. McCarton are healthy then the team will change for the better. Any word on Fiegl?

I wish Schafer would put the Fiegl - Dias - Freschi line back together. I was surprised when he broke them up. I think it was right after what I considered their best game.

Other than that the scoring will come down to how well Bardreau, Hilbrich, Buckles play.

I wonder which ones are going to be the favorite of the Knisley, Yates, Rauter, Tiitinen group.

[Trotsky]

They still owe us for 91 and 96.

I'm hoping we can keep it close and steal a point or two this weekend.  Colgate is clearly much better than we are, even if the injuries are a push.

OTOH, the virtue of The System (TM) is it tends to keep scores close.  While maddening when we're the better team, it could pay off now.

[ColSkate65]

Sorry guys about starting this thread and hijacking your board, but I felt the annual rivalry between our teams deserved to be highlighted and commented on. Your last second win over hated Harvard resonated at Starr when the score was announced; I was there. Good for you guys! Our top line of the Spink twins and Kyle Baun is the one to watch and our most potent force. After that we have gaps in the lines - lots of shuffling around, Murphy will help on the second line...(I believe that's where he will be). Your B-H-B line looked very good in the few videos I've seen. Don't try to set me up with a pity party; I know these games are for blood and honor, and you guys are always good. Each team will be fired up by the fans at Starr (sold out) and Lynah on Sat. Should be two exciting games.

[ColSkate65]

Gillam is at the top of all stats for goalies in the ECAC, so I know we will have trouble penetrating him if he plays. As I recall Cornell is known to traditionally be a great defensive team, so with Gillam in goal you should be all set. Charlie Finn made a few mistakes last weekend vs. Harvard and his numbers have suffered lately. When he's on his game he's great. It's up and down; still waiting for the consistency in net we thought we'd have this pre-season. Anyone coming to Starr tonight? If so, dress warmly; its blowing and drifting out there.

[Trotsky]

Anyone coming to Starr tonight? If so, dress warmly; its blowing and drifting out there.

When is Starr's last season?  I hoped to make it there once more before the wrecking ball.

[Trotsky]

Free Colgate feed

Free Hat

[marty]

Free Colgate feed

Free Hat

No free love?::dribble::

[abmarks]

Sorry guys about starting this thread and hijacking your board, but I felt the annual rivalry between our teams deserved to be highlighted and commented on.

Am I the only one that read this and thought..."what rivalry?"

[BearLover]

Cornell looked about as bad as I have ever seen them on their power play from 10:05-8:05 of the 2nd.

[Trotsky]

Sorry guys about starting this thread and hijacking your board, but I felt the annual rivalry between our teams deserved to be highlighted and commented on.

Am I the only one that read this and thought..."what rivalry?"

It's a rivalry.  It's more important to them, but OTOH Yale's more important to Harvard than we are.

[Trotsky]

Cornell looked about as bad as I have ever seen them on their power play from 10:05-8:05 of the 2nd.

Yep, that was impressive.  EVERY pass was broken up.  We looked like mites for awhile.

[Scersk '97]

Cornell looked about as bad as I have ever seen them on their power play from 10:05-8:05 of the 2nd.

Yep, that was impressive.  EVERY pass was broken up.  We looked like mites for awhile.

Quite often this year, I've seen the forwards be careless with the puck for long stretches of the game. When that happens, I wish our current guys would learn to channel those forwards of the past who knew their role was to get the puck down the ice to "deliver" it to the opposing goalie and force an offensive zone faceoff.

(Oatsie! Oatsie! Oatsie!)

[ugarte]

Colgate possession at the end of the period was nice. Glad we escaped unscathed.

The between-periods graphic on the Colgate feed makes it look like the broadcast is over. What a stupid image.