ECAC Prelims

andyw2100 · March 07, 2015, 03:50:21 PM

Quote from: DafatoneIf Bardreau could shoot better, he'd be the best Cornell player I've seen. As is, he's still very good, with a lot of missed opportunities.

Badreau is generally really creative in what he tries to do with the puck and with the passes he attempts. If anything, he is perhaps sometimes too creative. But he had one chance last night where if he had just made a move to his left it would have been a certain goal. It was in the second period, and he somehow wound up in front of the goal, with the puck, but almost on top of the goalie, who had the angle. Bardreau had the space and time to move left and shoot, and if he had the goalie would have been beaten, but instead Bardreau took the quick shot right into the goalie's chest. I don't think there was really any way any player could have gotten the puck past the goalie shooting from that position with the goalie positioned where he was. I'm sure Bardreau just didn't realize he had enough time and space to make a move.

Trotsky · March 07, 2015, 06:39:32 PM

Game 2: Fiegl and Tiitenen out; Stoick and Yates in. Stewart in net.

Trotsky · March 07, 2015, 06:47:05 PM

Had no idea this happened last night.

upprdeck · March 07, 2015, 07:34:30 PM

cornell again plenty of chances.. union with 2 bad rebound deflected goals and one nice 5x3 after a questionable cornell penalty.

marty · March 07, 2015, 07:47:11 PM

Quote from: upprdeckcornell again plenty of chances.. union with 2 bad rebound deflected goals and one nice 5x3 after a questionable cornell penalty.

The question was why did he spear the defender in the goal.

upprdeck · March 07, 2015, 07:53:28 PM

did he? the radio claimed he was slashed and then ran into the goalie?

ithacat · March 07, 2015, 08:04:33 PM

It's all about skating and scoring. This system has been dead for years. Please bury it now.

upprdeck · March 07, 2015, 08:09:20 PM

hard to believe union has 8 goals and i dont know if one them came on a possession of more than 5-6 secs. no puck possession the whole series but the goalie for union played much better than cornells and that was the real story of game one. i dont think this is a system issue as much as a goal scoring issue. plenty of good chances both games. im not sure you could get better chances from better spots, but cornell has few guys who can go one on one and thats the big gap between thes teams. now with all the injuries the D is breaking down every game and that makes it look even worse.

ugarte · March 07, 2015, 08:20:37 PM

Glad I was focused on the wrestling. Good news over there.

BMac · March 07, 2015, 08:24:34 PM

This is so sad. There are wake up calls and then there's this. I was an undergrad for Q in '07 and that hurt so much. Ouch. I liked how dangerous this team seemed in EAG situations, but this is so bad.

upprdeck · March 07, 2015, 08:31:42 PM

how we not score on that short handed play. surprised no penalty either as clearly the cornell guy was hacked. wonder where the puck went. they didnt bother with a review so it must have been obvios even with the red light going on

Rosey · March 07, 2015, 08:37:25 PM

Clearly, something has to change. A system built from the net outward cannot give up five unanswered goals in two periods and be anything other than a joke.

ithacat · March 07, 2015, 08:45:56 PM

Quote from: Kyle RoseClearly, something has to change. A system built from the net outward cannot give up five unanswered goals in two periods and be anything other than a joke.

I suspect Schafer will blame the players for not motivating themselves.

BearLover · March 07, 2015, 08:52:55 PM

Been saying it all year: this team is not good. There is NOTHING to suggest this team is good. I have no idea why people on these forums thought it was good.

And you think this is bad? Thanks to tradition and Lynah, the talent has still been there. Well, now Yale and Union have won the past two years and no one shows up at Lynah anymore. The best players on this team are almost all seniors. Would not be surprised if the remaining draft picks jumped to the pros to learn how to actually score. This is going downhill and it's going downhill fast.

ScrewBU · March 07, 2015, 08:58:16 PM

Quote from: ithacatIt's all about skating and scoring. This system has been dead for years. Please bury it now.

Yep. If this isn't rock bottom, what is? If this doesn't convince them that their joke of a system doesn't work, what will? Finishing dead last with the "#1 defense in the country?"

Coach wants to know why students only show up for the Harvard game? Why WOULD they go to the other games? To watch them have a hard time beating the worst teams in the league, and not even compete against the top ones anymore? To watch them shoot the puck wide of the net for 60 minutes? To watch the dumb penalty parade? To watch the coach embarrass the university by throwing a hissy fit after the game? It's the same shit, year after year, only worse, without any improvement. No f'ing thanks.

He needs to go, and they need to bring in someone that understands the modern game (speed, skating, getting the puck on net) and not someone that uses Slapshot as a base of reference.