Miami 12/1-2

[BearLover]

A winning hockey team with overwhelming individual talent can use the same game plan every game. A hockey team with good talent wins or loses depending upon changing its game plan just about every game, and usually during a game. Looking at the Box Score of this game, which is the best I can do, makes me wonder what happened in this game besides the score?

Did anybody who saw the game get a good view of the goals Galajda gave up? The best I could find was a few low-resolution clips on the Miami twitter. The first goal was from the point and it looked like Galajda was screened, and the second was from a Miami guy who roofed it after Cornell let him in close. So, neither were blatantly the goalie's fault based on the view I could find, but Schafer did pull him after two. Galajda now has a .909 SV% through 11 games. Stewart played 11 games his freshman year and had a .923 SV%. I would think there's a good chance we see Stewart tonight.

[upprdeck]

i think you get consistent play from galajda, you might get some high level play from Stewart, but i dont know as you can ride either of them full time as we usually try to do.  Still 2 goals allowed will win us most nights as long as the offense shows up..  the PP struggles have gone on for 3 weeks now.

[Iceberg]

So, having been tied for 5th in PWR prior to this weekend, last night's loss drops us to... alone in 5th?!

I assume it makes sense looking at the other results, I just haven't bothered. **]

Well BU taking out BC last night certain helps. In fact, BU against any ranked team can only help us in the pairwise.

[GBR1234]

Just wondering... if anyone knows whether CU came in to Ohio by bus or airline?
It's about 8.5 hour drive.

[ACM]

Just wondering... if anyone knows whether CU came in to Ohio by bus or airline?
It's about 8.5 hour drive.

I don't know, but I can't imagine any scenario in which flying would be more advantageous than busing. Shortest flight from Ithaca to Cincinnati (probably closest major airport to Oxford) is 4+ hours, from Syracuse to Cincinnati about 4 1/2 hours. Add in time on both ends for loading / unloading, check-in, etc., and you don't gain much (and that's assuming you could actually find 30 seats from either location, plus no flight-related glitches, always a dangerous assumption). Plus, can't get out of Cincinnati to either location until Sunday morning. Add to that, cost of flying vs. chartering bus, and I can't see any way they'd try to fly.

[TimV]

Last night the Miami announcers said they left Wed and stayed in Erie PA overnight then got to Oxford on Thursday.  Return may be more direct, I don't know.

[BearLover]

Encouraging weekend to close out a great first-third of the season. Wonder if the job is Stewart's to lose, if they'll go to a platoon, or if Galajda has looked enough better in practice that he's still the #1. My guess is Schafer thinks the goalies are pretty comparable and rides the hot hand or goes with a platoon. Though "hot hand" is probably a misnomer, because it might be more about getting a larger sample size to ascertain who is actually better.

[upprdeck]

do we fly anyplace but the florida trip? busing is probably 50-75% cheaper for this length of trip

[billhoward]

Finally recovered from bus lag for game 2. Interesting to see who's in goal when this picks up in 4 weeks vs. Canisius (Saturday 12/30). Also how soon (if) freshman Cam Donaldson returns.

NYC people almost could make Canisius as a day trip with the 4 p.m. start. I'm tempted.

[upprdeck]

Canisius will be a tough game off the long layoff with no crowd. they are top 20 pwr now too.

[Trotsky]

Canisius will be a tough game off the long layoff with no crowd. they are top 20 pwr now too.

Estero-on-Erie

[Jim Hyla]

Canisius will be a tough game off the long layoff with no crowd. they are top 20 pwr now too.

Just because there won't be many students doesn't mean no crowd. If no band, might expect IHS band to be there and of course the townies and imports. Suspect a bunch of small-fry hockey teams to get tickets. All this based upon past experience.

[Jim Hyla]

Love this from the NCHC write-up on USCHO.

"Cornell splits the road series heading into an easier stretch against Ivy League opponents."

2 of our next 3, and 10 of the final 17, are non-Ivy. But why would you expect a journalist to know, or to do research. It's all "fake news".

[upprdeck]

its a game over xmas break. IHS might bring a band but who knows given the holiday. Townies will be the only ones there and not in full force.  Its an Opp most people dont even know play hockey. it was dead for the Niagara game and I think this will be an even worse crowd.

[osorojo]

What changed besides the numbers to create this about-face? A recovery from bus-butt, as has been suggested? Personnel change? Strategy change? I prefer to believe I live in a causal universe, but I can't discern the causes - at least not from reading box scores