Red Hot Hockey, 11/25/17

[ugarte]

BU is faster and prettier but we are stronger. Agree with upprdeck that there were a million lazy clearing attempts. Get some goddamn wood on the puck. Too often it was not only floating right to their man at the point but it was soft enough that he was able to pass it cleanly right off of the clear.

I thought the first and third Galajda goals were kind of soft. Maybe he was screened on the first but he should have covered up the third.

Overall, though, a hell of a performance against a team that is going to be something when they get their shit together. Glad it wasn't tonight.

[Trotsky]

Great hustle, great effort, great win.

[BearLover]

Lazy clears yes but other than that this team contained BU's talent as best they could. A great win.

[Iceberg]

BU is faster and prettier but we are stronger. Agree with upprdeck that there were a million lazy clearing attempts. Get some goddamn wood on the puck. Too often it was not only floating right to their man at the point but it was soft enough that he was able to pass it cleanly right off of the clear.

I thought the first and third Galajda goals were kind of soft. Maybe he was screened on the first but he should have covered up the third.

Overall, though, a hell of a performance against a team that is going to be something when they get their shit together. Glad it wasn't tonight.

That pretty much says it all about BU. They just haven't been able to get it together despite the talent. It's a great example of how talent alone doesn't make a successful team.

[upprdeck]

it was interesting to hear the talk about guys going to the worlds and the Olympics.. it could huge effects on teams like Harvard/Bu with the elite guys.

feb 9 -25 and we play Harvard on jan 26.  they must have some kind of training camp period before that.

[BearLover]

Vanderlaan and Baron are so impressive at carrying the puck, passing, and not getting knocked off the puck. One is 6'3, the other is 5'7, but they both fit the system well and the best creators on the team.

Kaldis seemed to play 30+ minutes last night, which was possible with the many TV timeouts. He rebounded from an error-prone outing on Tuesday.

My guess is that Stewart would be playing if he were healthy, maybe in a goalie platoon with Galajda. Galajda has been very good for a freshman but a .914 save percentage is low by Cornell standards and he's let in a few he should have stopped lately (though I don't think any of the three last night were his fault).

[scoop85]

Vanderlaan and Baron are so impressive at carrying the puck, passing, and not getting knocked off the puck. One is 6'3, the other is 5'7, but they both fit the system well and the best creators on the team.

Kaldis seemed to play 30+ minutes last night, which was possible with the many TV timeouts. He rebounded from an error-prone outing on Tuesday.

My guess is that Stewart would be playing if he were healthy, maybe in a goalie platoon with Galajda. Galajda has been very good for a freshman but a .914 save percentage is low by Cornell standards and he's let in a few he should have stopped lately (though I don't think any of the three last night were his fault).

Galajda was generally terrific last night, but the 3rd goal was a softie that he would certainly want back.

[scoop85]

Some observations from my seat in Section 210 at MSG:

1. It appeared the crowd was bigger than at the 2015 BU game at the Garden. As usual about 2/3 consisted of Cornell fans.  Lots of energy in the building, and the game was worthy of it.

2. We got off to a strong start with nice possession in the BU end that set the tone for most of the game.

3. As I've said a few times this season, what separates this team from most recent CU teams is balance among all the lines. Every line is now a threat to score, and that puts a lot of pressure on the other team's defense.

4. I don't know if Fiegl is injured, but I was surprised that he didn't play last night as a senior in his final MSG game.

5. Galajda was terrific for most of the game (sans the 3rd BU goal), especially on BU's 2nd power play when he made two huge saves.

6. Nice to see Starrett bury that 1st goal with a gorgeous shot top shelf. The kid has a lot of ability and we need him to show more of that.  

7. Lots of guys played well, but some who stood out to me were Vanderlaan, Angello, Barron, Bauld, Kaldis, and Green. I thought Schantz had one of the best games of his career and did a great job on the forecheck, and was instrumental in creating Mullin's decisive goal.  As for Barron, he plays with great confidence and skill as the leader of the stellar freshman class.  Kudos to the coaches for bringing in this group.

8. As has been said BU has scary potential and you would think that at some point they will catch fire, which will do good things for our PWR.

9. The biggest downside last night, as others have mentioned, was our numerous poor clearing attempts that led to extended BU possessions in our end and extended heart palpitations for yours truly.  While Smith has been an excellent player for us, he had a really tough game last night with numerous giveaways in our end, including on the play that led to BU's 2nd PP goal that gave them life.

10. Funny note: just as that last Cornell penalty was called my daughter (ILR '17) began the "winning team-losing team" chant.  I immediately shut her down and gave her some serious side eye.  When BU scored their 2nd and then 3rd goals more side eye followed. After we held on I told her that had BU come all the way back, her inheritance would have been in serious jeopardy ;-)

[Trotsky]

10. Funny note: just as that last Cornell penalty was called my daughter (ILR '17) began the "winning team-losing team" chant.  I immediately shut her down and gave her some serious side eye.  When BU scored their 2nd and then 3rd goals more side eye followed. After we held on I told her that had BU come all the way back, her inheritance would have been in serious jeopardy ;-)

Your daughter started winning team / losing team at 13:17?!

That is very sketchy parenting.

[LGR14]

That beats the woman in 209 who brought out her keys with 7 minutes to go

[scoop85]

10. Funny note: just as that last Cornell penalty was called my daughter (ILR '17) began the "winning team-losing team" chant.  I immediately shut her down and gave her some serious side eye.  When BU scored their 2nd and then 3rd goals more side eye followed. After we held on I told her that had BU come all the way back, her inheritance would have been in serious jeopardy ;-)

Your daughter started winning team / losing team at 13:17?!

That is very sketchy parenting.

Well, she was probably on her 3rd or 4th beer by then. But regardless, I agree she needs to go to a Cornell hockey fan reeducation camp.

And get this--she and lot of the other new alumns were drinking their beer with a straw.  Is that a new thing?

[Dafatone]

10. Funny note: just as that last Cornell penalty was called my daughter (ILR '17) began the "winning team-losing team" chant.  I immediately shut her down and gave her some serious side eye.  When BU scored their 2nd and then 3rd goals more side eye followed. After we held on I told her that had BU come all the way back, her inheritance would have been in serious jeopardy ;-)

Your daughter started winning team / losing team at 13:17?!

That is very sketchy parenting.

Well, she was probably on her 3rd or 4th beer by then. But regardless, I agree she needs to go to a Cornell hockey fan reeducation camp.

And get this--she and lot of the other new alumns were drinking their beer with a straw.  Is that a new thing?

I'm officially old. Thanks.

[BearLover]

Vanderlaan and Baron are so impressive at carrying the puck, passing, and not getting knocked off the puck. One is 6'3, the other is 5'7, but they both fit the system well and the best creators on the team.

Kaldis seemed to play 30+ minutes last night, which was possible with the many TV timeouts. He rebounded from an error-prone outing on Tuesday.

My guess is that Stewart would be playing if he were healthy, maybe in a goalie platoon with Galajda. Galajda has been very good for a freshman but a .914 save percentage is low by Cornell standards and he's let in a few he should have stopped lately (though I don't think any of the three last night were his fault).

Galajda was generally terrific last night, but the 3rd goal was a softie that he would certainly want back.

From what I could see (Cornell section but other side from where the goal was scored), there was only a split second between the initial shot from the corner hitting Galadja's pad and the streaking goalscorer chipping the rebound over his pad. But in the postgame interview Schafer did indicate he thought Galadja should have had it.

[Trotsky]

From what I could see (Cornell section but other side from where the goal was scored), there was only a split second between the initial shot from the corner hitting Galadja's pad and the streaking goalscorer chipping the rebound over his pad. But in the postgame interview Schafer did indicate he thought Galadja should have had it.

If I'm remembering right it was at an awful angle so Matt only needed to cover a sliver of net.  Though it was a softy I remember being more impressed that Harper hit the spot.

[andyw2100]

From what I could see (Cornell section but other side from where the goal was scored), there was only a split second between the initial shot from the corner hitting Galadja's pad and the streaking goalscorer chipping the rebound over his pad. But in the postgame interview Schafer did indicate he thought Galadja should have had it.

If I'm remembering right it was at an awful angle so Matt only needed to cover a sliver of net.  Though it was a softy I remember being more impressed that Harper hit the spot.

Perhaps I'm not remembering it correctly, but I don't think the original shot was from that much of an angle, though it was, of course, from --an-- angle. I also think the puck just sat on the ice, within Galajda's reach, for longer than a split second (he must not have seen it) before then being pushed (not really shot) in.

I'm going to see if I can find a replay to see if my memory is way off.

Edit: Here is the URL to the highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2GvMffFlDw

Basically everything I wrote above is wrong. The shot --WAS-- from a tough angle, the puck did not sit on the ice uncovered very long, and it looks like the BU player did lift it up and over to score the goal.