Yale at Cornell 2/17

[Iceberg]

Yale has been scoring goals recently and have won their last 3 conference games and last 5 games overall. They've scored at least 3 goals in all the victories and seem determined to host a playoff series in the first round.

[BearLover]

https://twitter.com/BT_unassisted/status/964992069168230400]Cornell has only four healthy everyday D-men tonight, plus Cairns. How is it that Schafer was only able to fill out a roster with six D-men who he is even comfortable playing in a game? Were Wedman's retirement and the severity of Bliss's injury not known until right before the season began? Shore was also on the roster when the year started, but Schafer wasn't confident playing him last year either, electing to move Rauter to D over him. Schafer could have considered bringing in a D-man midseason like a lot of other teams do to fill a need.

[Trotsky]

McCrea hurt.  Tshantz  at F with Rauter pushed back to D.

[BigRedHockeyFan]

Good luck to Dwyer on his senior night.

[abmarks]

Here's betting that we lose Malott for one or both games next weekend.

[Al DeFlorio]

Here's betting that we lose Malott for one or both games next weekend.

Schafer might sit him anyway.  Dumb penalties.

[abmarks]

Here's betting that we lose Malott for one or both games next weekend.

Schafer might sit him anyway.  Dumb penalties.

Good point.  Shafer ought to tell him after the game tonight that he's sitting next weekend regardless of the discipline the league meets out.

[BearLover]

Here's betting that we lose Malott for one or both games next weekend.

Did the hits look that bad to you? Impossible to tell over ILDN. Also, is there any precedent for handing out a two-game suspension for someone with no history?

Schafer should only bench him if the calls were right.

[redliner]

Cornell's penalty kill has been struggling for a couple games now. Doesn't Yale have the worst power play in the country? Yale has two power play goals so far...

[scoop85]

Cornell's penalty kill has been struggling for a couple games now. Doesn't Yale have the worst power play in the country? Yale has two power play goals so far...

That 2nd Yale goal wasn't a classic power play goal, as it was just a great play with their guy undressing our D man

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Not pretty, but we got the job done.

I think we just clinched first place, because even if we lose both games next weekend we've got the better record vs. Clarkson and Sucks (We're 2-1-1 and Union is 1-3).

[Dafatone]

Not pretty, but we got the job done.

I think we just clinched first place, because even if we lose both games next weekend we've got the better record vs. Clarkson and Sucks (We're 2-1-1 and Union is 1-3).

It looks like total wins is the 2nd tiebreaker after head-to-head record. If we lose both next week and Union wins both, they go 17-5 and we go 16-4-2, giving them the tiebreak.

[CU2007]

Mallot hits were both bad. Could tell from section M. He'll be suspended

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Not pretty, but we got the job done.

I think we just clinched first place, because even if we lose both games next weekend we've got the better record vs. Clarkson and Sucks (We're 2-1-1 and Union is 1-3).

It looks like total wins is the 2nd tiebreaker after head-to-head record. If we lose both next week and Union wins both, they go 17-5 and we go 16-4-2, giving them the tiebreak.

OK.  I thought record versus the top 4 was the 2nd tiebreaker.  My bad.

So just keep winning.

[scoop85]

Not pretty, but we got the job done.

I think we just clinched first place, because even if we lose both games next weekend we've got the better record vs. Clarkson and Sucks (We're 2-1-1 and Union is 1-3).

It looks like total wins is the 2nd tiebreaker after head-to-head record. If we lose both next week and Union wins both, they go 17-5 and we go 16-4-2, giving them the tiebreak.

OK.  I thought record versus the top 4 was the 2nd tiebreaker.  My bad.

So just keep winning.

Get payback against RPI Friday and its moot