Cornell-BU

[redliner]

These are the times, I wish Cornell had a player who can score 20 goals in a season. Someone like Matt Moulson who can come through in the playoffs.

Having depth is great and all, but you usually need that one playmaker who helps pull you through and make the special plays.

[BearLover]

Cornell outshot the most talented team in the country and played well enough to win. That's all you can really asked for in the NCAA tournament.

[nmcorm83]

Outshot the "most talented" team? Moral victories in the post season are meaningless. I agree with the poster about a go to guy. This team did not have that.

[Dafatone]

If this team were less balanced by replacing some of our bottom two lines with scrubs, we'd be calling angello, vanderlaan, and Yates go to.

Would be nice to have a 20 goal scorer, but I'm nothing but excited for the future.

[nmcorm83]

Lurking behind my joy of watching this year's team was a feeling that there is still a talent gap between what we have and what it takes to win a title. Does Jeff Teat play hockey?

[upprdeck]

several pucks thru the crease down the stretch, just couldnt put one home..  the first BU goal on a wild swinging pass that the cameras never really got a good luck at.  the 2nd thru crazy  traffic out in front..  i thought BU did a good job of throwing bodies out front, but other than that we really controlled them to going wide all game..  we came thru the blue line with speed more, and cycled several times really well.  pretty even game,

[George64]

Tough to lose, but a great season nonetheless.  Far better than anyone envisioned.  LGR

[Jim Hyla]

Tough to lose, but a great season nonetheless.  Far better than anyone envisioned.  LGR

Well 61% said preseason that the team  had to get to the Regionals to meet their expectations

[BMac]

Our guys played great. So did theirs. This looked like a good NCAA game between two really strong teams. Too bad it went the wrong way. Great season, hope eveybody's back next year and we can build on this.

[cufan]

A couple of years ago the basketball team made it a point to play some really top flight programs for the experience.  Yes they lost to Syracuse and Kansas but they did make it to the Sweet 16.  
Perhaps there is still time to set up some quality non ECAC opponents so the schedule will not be called "cupcake".  Fun year - we'll lick 'em next year!

[Anne 85]

Bad stuff is what makes good stuff matter.  This was a very enjoyable season with many good memories.  For all but one team it was going to end on a down note.

Next year let's be that one team.

See you all in 7 months.

[Swampy]

A couple of years ago the basketball team made it a point to play some really top flight programs for the experience.  Yes they lost to Syracuse and Kansas but they did make it to the Sweet 16.  
Perhaps there is still time to set up some quality non ECAC opponents so the schedule will not be called "cupcake".  Fun year - we'll lick 'em next year!

+1

This year's NCAA field shows that there's a fine line between teams that can advance & win the NC vs teams that don't. I think the team's goals for next year will have to be more than making the NCAA's. A strong OC schedule, even with more losses may pay off in March. Look at BU.

[ugarte]

Tough to lose, but a great season nonetheless.  Far better than anyone envisioned.  LGR

Well 61% said preseason that the team  had to get to the Regionals to meet their expectations

to meet their expectations or to consider it a good season? i thought the poll was the latter. this year went beyond my expectations, despite the postseason bleh. with such a young class i wasn't expecting anything like the regular season we had. i still consider it a good season.

if we lose in the semis of the ecac and the first round again next year i won't feel as good about the year, regardless of how the regular season goes.

[abmarks]

Even game for the most part.  However, I think our d pairs looked awful when trying to move the Puck.  Either tentative or trying to be too fancy.  Though the case in point was the unforgivable turnover that led to the thing goal, that was hardly the first time all night.

[French Rage]

A couple of years ago the basketball team made it a point to play some really top flight programs for the experience.  Yes they lost to Syracuse and Kansas but they did make it to the Sweet 16.  
Perhaps there is still time to set up some quality non ECAC opponents so the schedule will not be called "cupcake".  Fun year - we'll lick 'em next year!

+1

This year's NCAA field shows that there's a fine line between teams that can advance & win the NC vs teams that don't. I think the team's goals for next year will have to be more than making the NCAA's. A strong OC schedule, even with more losses may pay off in March. Look at BU.

Can we do much about next year's OOC at this point?  I figure it would be fleshed out.  Thought looking at our schedule thread it looks like everything is still open.  Is it normal for OOC slots to still be open at this point?