Clarkson @ Cornell 03/10-3/12?/17

[Trotsky]

Not that I wasn't happy then, but I like this one.

Second game in best of three series, with mini-game if necessary? I'm inferring from the fact that Clarkson pulled their goalie in a scoreless game.

Correct (best of two series, really, with a minigame resolving a tie in points).

The Schafer Era has really taken the shock out of that scoreless tie.  The prior scoreless tie had also been against Clarkson, 66 years before.  Since 2008 we've played 6 of them.

[Trotsky]

It will be a very good series.  These teams have a storied history of post-season meetings.

Not that I wasn't happy then, but I like this one.

My personal favorite.  You never forget your first time.

[daredevilcu]

Game 2 of the 2004 series was my first ever introduction to playoff hockey, and it was an incredible game to be at. Nickerson not fighting Varteressian in game 1 was the key to the whole series.

Lynah has lost its fangs since then, and it is sad. I left that night feeling like I was definitely going to get beat up in the parking garage.

[ugarte]

Lynah has lost its fangs since then, and it is sad. I left that night feeling like I was definitely going to get beat up in the parking garage.

Nobody young, dumb and drunk enough to be a threat drove to the game.

[daredevilcu]

Lynah has lost its fangs since then, and it is sad. I left that night feeling like I was definitely going to get beat up in the parking garage.

Nobody young, dumb and drunk enough to be a threat drove to the game.

The changes to "The Line" I think had a lot to do with it.

[ugarte]

Lynah has lost its fangs since then, and it is sad. I left that night feeling like I was definitely going to get beat up in the parking garage.

Nobody young, dumb and drunk enough to be a threat drove to the game.

The changes to "The Line" I think had a lot to do with it.

I'm saying the parking garage is all townies. The students walk.

[French Rage]

Lynah has lost its fangs since then, and it is sad. I left that night feeling like I was definitely going to get beat up in the parking garage.

Nobody young, dumb and drunk enough to be a threat drove to the game.

The changes to "The Line" I think had a lot to do with it.

I'm saying the parking garage is all townies. The students walk.

I was a student in 2004, drove to the parking garage sober, and may have thrown a water bottle at some CCT students after game 3.  Sorry if that was you, daredevilcu.  I was not in a right mind.

[Jim Hyla]

Lynah has lost its fangs since then, and it is sad. I left that night feeling like I was definitely going to get beat up in the parking garage.

Nobody young, dumb and drunk enough to be a threat drove to the game.

The changes to "The Line" I think had a lot to do with it.

I'm saying the parking garage is all townies. The students walk.

I was a student in 2004, drove to the parking garage sober, and may have thrown a water bottle at some CCT students after game 3.  Sorry if that was you, daredevilcu.  I was not in a right mind.

You mean you don't even know if you threw it?

[Dafatone]

Lynah has lost its fangs since then, and it is sad. I left that night feeling like I was definitely going to get beat up in the parking garage.

Nobody young, dumb and drunk enough to be a threat drove to the game.

The changes to "The Line" I think had a lot to do with it.

I know we've beaten this subject to death and back, but as someone who got his first season tickets the year after the line died (the trampling episode), I'm tempted to agree.

It's 9000 other factors too (kids these days, smartphones, more social options, schoolwork, overzealous ushers, overzealous athletics dept policies, the earth's tilt, chemtrails, etc), but I think the line helped make sure that the most passionate kids got tickets.  No line + expensive tickets = rich kids get tickets, others don't, and things go downhill.  But there are students out there for whom a couple hundred bucks isn't a huge deal, and maybe they miss a bunch of games because it's not a big deal to them.

Not that rich kids can't be passionate.

[Trotsky]

Lynah has lost its fangs since then, and it is sad. I left that night feeling like I was definitely going to get beat up in the parking garage.

Nobody young, dumb and drunk enough to be a threat drove to the game.

The changes to "The Line" I think had a lot to do with it.

I'm saying the parking garage is all townies. The students walk.

I was a student in 2004, drove to the parking garage sober, and may have thrown a water bottle at some CCT students after game 3.  Sorry if that was you, daredevilcu.  I was not in a right mind.

You mean you don't even know if you threw it?

He didn't say he remained sober.

[Trotsky]

Not that rich kids can't be passionate.

"Vampire Weekend in Concert!"

[upprdeck]

tickets may be over priced, but still far from expensive.  about the same price as a movie these days.

[daredevilcu]

Lynah has lost its fangs since then, and it is sad. I left that night feeling like I was definitely going to get beat up in the parking garage.

Nobody young, dumb and drunk enough to be a threat drove to the game.

The changes to "The Line" I think had a lot to do with it.

I'm saying the parking garage is all townies. The students walk.

I was a student in 2004, drove to the parking garage sober, and may have thrown a water bottle at some CCT students after game 3.  Sorry if that was you, daredevilcu.  I was not in a right mind.

Haha, it wasn't me. I didn't go to game 3.

[French Rage]

Lynah has lost its fangs since then, and it is sad. I left that night feeling like I was definitely going to get beat up in the parking garage.

Nobody young, dumb and drunk enough to be a threat drove to the game.

The changes to "The Line" I think had a lot to do with it.

I'm saying the parking garage is all townies. The students walk.

I was a student in 2004, drove to the parking garage sober, and may have thrown a water bottle at some CCT students after game 3.  Sorry if that was you, daredevilcu.  I was not in a right mind.

You mean you don't even know if you threw it?

He didn't say he remained sober.

I remained sober, at least for the remainder of the driving portion of the night; not sure what I did once back at my house.  As for the throwing, I'm hedging against the statue of limitations.

[Give My Regards]

We don't have enough power in the corners to stay with them physically for 4 periods of hockey a night

Even four might not be enough for these two.