Cornell vs. Princeton ECAC Semifinal, 3/16/18 - Game Thread

[abmarks]

great 6x5 pressure- we just can't buy a goal today

[Beeeej]

Cornell peppering the shots but not getting it there, faceoff in Princeton zone with 1:30 left.

[Beeeej]

Robinson with the breakaway ENG. 4-1.

[KenP]

Well shit.

[abmarks]

F the pairwise, we don't deserve a bid since we can't take care of business against the bottom half of the league

[BearLover]

Cornell played fine. I don't think Princeton is very good. They had very little possession the entire game and couldn't set anything up in the offensive zone. They play a style where they start rushing up on offense as soon as they see even the slightest glimmer of a teammate possessing the puck, even if it means neglecting their defensive assignments. I don't know if Cornell was prepared for it--it led to their second goal and several other breaks--but Cornell had plenty of its own chances going the opposite way and just didn't score. I feel bad for all the Cornell fans who made the trip. Rooting for Clarkson to win it all now, obviously.

[BearLover]

F the pairwise, we don't deserve a bid since we can't take care of business against the bottom half of the league

lmao that's not how hockey works

[BearLover]

Cornell played fine. I don't think Princeton is very good. They had very little possession the entire game and couldn't set anything up in the offensive zone. They play a style where they start rushing up on offense as soon as they see even the slightest glimmer of a teammate possessing the puck, even if it means neglecting their defensive assignments. I don't know if Cornell was prepared for it--it led to their second goal and several other breaks--but Cornell had plenty of its own chances going the opposite way and just didn't score. I feel bad for all the Cornell fans who made the trip. Rooting for Clarkson to win it all now, obviously.

(quoting myself) ...on the other hand, Princeton winning could knock out North Dakota and put another relatively easy opponent in the tournament.

[Dafatone]

I do think Princeton had a good game plan in terms of looking to attack when our D-men jumped into the play. We've been great at getting back on D all season and it didn't happen today.

I blame the olympic sheet. I hate it. We got stranded with the puck in the offensive zone with no teammates to pass to very often.

[upprdeck]

a kick that leads to a deflected goal still does not count.. or are the ncaa rules different than every other usa hockey rulebook?

[ugarte]

a kick that leads to a deflected goal still does not count.. or are the ncaa rules different than every other usa hockey rulebook?

He didn't kick the puck; he basically tripped over the puck. If Nuttle hadn't kicked it himself it would have skidded harmlessly through the crease.

[French Rage]

Plus doesn't it have to be an offensive player's kick?

[sah67]

a kick that leads to a deflected goal still does not count.. or are the ncaa rules different than every other usa hockey rulebook?

::demented:: No one kicked anything.

1. The puck bounces off the end boards surprising Galadja.
2. The Princeton player smacks at it with a backhand but whiffs.
3. The puck bounces off the Princeton player's skate while he's whiffing.
4. The puck slides across the crease, wide of the goal.
5. Nuttle pulls up in the crease to block the whiffed backhand attempt.
6. The puck deflects off the heel of Nuttle's skate and into the net.

[ugarte]

6. The puck deflects off the heel of Nuttle's skate and into the net.

that's right, but if a princeton player had knocked the puck in the way nuttle did, i think the refs wave it off

[upprdeck]

the princeton kid had the puck slide back to him and tried a back kick to get control of the puck it then slid over to knuttle and he whiffed and kicked it in,