ECAC Finals: Clarkson 3 Cornell 2 (OT)

BMac · March 23, 2019, 11:00:30 PM

Imafreshman is a Cornell fan, and a classy one. Congrats to Clarkson. This game sucked.

Edit: the result sucked. Our guys were dominating and deserved the win.

RichH · March 23, 2019, 11:00:49 PM

Quote from: imafrshmnYeah, I don't see any offsides. Topher let his partisanship show with his immediate "should have been offsides" comment

To be fair, the RPI play-by-play guy said something like "should be offsides, but they play on..." All skaters clearly touched up and were onside.

Like I said on the chat, if I had to choose a team to lose an ECAC championship to, it's them. Great game, and hats off to Casey and Clarkson. Nobody should be surprised he built a championship team there.

The 2010s is the first decade Cornell didn't win at least two ECAC championships.

Lick the wound and gear up for the next tournament.

BearLover · March 23, 2019, 11:03:49 PM

To be clear regarding my "the refs blew this one" comment, the first period was probably the worst-officiated period I've ever seen in my life. I couldn't tell if the OT winner came off an offsides and have no interest in going back to look.

Iceberg · March 23, 2019, 11:04:34 PM

Well, we'll see what happens next weekend, but the neutral zone play will definitely have to be better. That overtime goal was basically the result of an advance up the ice that just wasn't deep enough

BearLover · March 23, 2019, 11:08:29 PM

Can't complain about how Cornell played tonight. Or all season long, really. They lost a second-line forward minutes into the game and then conceded a goal on the horseshit penalty call, yet dominated 5-on-5 play, came back and had several great chances to win it. Just bad luck and bad officiating.

CU2007 · March 23, 2019, 11:11:29 PM

Shitty result but that's what happens in OT. You can dominate for 2 or 7 OT's and one bounce and your season is over. Luckily ours is not. Tough break for sure but we skate on. LGR

Cornell95 · March 23, 2019, 11:13:53 PM

as a casual fan who never played hockey... can someone more knowledgeable comment on the high number of clearances blocked by refs tonight?
does it always fall on the player to know where the ref is stationed?
ref have some responsibility to anticipate/move?
a result of both players and refs not playing on Olympic size sheet?

Jim Hyla · March 23, 2019, 11:40:18 PM

What was said on the video about the play in which Galajda got injured?

BearLover · March 23, 2019, 11:42:18 PM

Quote from: Jim HylaWhat was said on the video about the play in which Galajda got injured?

That it was completely insane for the refs not to blow the play dead. They can blow the whole season dead though if Galajda is unable to play in the NCAAs.

redice · March 23, 2019, 11:44:43 PM

Quote from: BearLoverCan't complain about how Cornell played tonight. Or all season long, really. They lost a second-line forward minutes into the game and then conceded a goal on the horseshit penalty call, yet dominated 5-on-5 play, came back and had several great chances to win it. Just bad luck and bad officiating.

Well said, but it still pains me right now..

andyw2100 · March 23, 2019, 11:48:06 PM

Quote from: BearLoverThey lost a second-line forward minutes into the game and then conceded a goal on the horseshit penalty call...

What did that look like on the broadcast / replay? My sense watching it live was that neither player really saw the other.

CU2007 · March 23, 2019, 11:49:46 PM

Quote from: andyw2100
Quote from: BearLoverThey lost a second-line forward minutes into the game and then conceded a goal on the horseshit penalty call...

What did that look like on the broadcast / replay? My sense watching it live was that neither player really saw the other.

Exactly right. Clarkson player changed directions into him and there was nowhere for him to go, hence his injury. A truly awful penalty call in every sense.

BearLover · March 23, 2019, 11:56:40 PM

The officiating this postseason has been disgraceful. Cornell was been the beneficiary of some of it--the embellishment call on Union in the third period of game 3 and the tripping call on Brown last night come to mind--but tonight they got absolutely fucked by the refs. The refs make calls at random and it cost us tonight.

jtwcornell91 · March 23, 2019, 11:59:33 PM

Quote from: imafrshmnYeah, I don't see any offsides. Topher let his partisanship show with his immediate "should have been offsides" comment

I didn't see a replay on ESPN+, but in general I think video reviewing offsides on every goal is killing the pace of the game. So while I would have been happy to see Cornell survive by having the goal waved off like that, it would have been like winning a shootout.

marty · March 24, 2019, 12:08:05 AM

Quote from: jtwcornell91
Quote from: imafrshmnYeah, I don't see any offsides. Topher let his partisanship show with his immediate "should have been offsides" comment
I didn't see a replay on ESPN+, but in general I think video reviewing offsides on every goal is killing the pace of the game. So while I would have been happy to see Cornell survive by having the goal waved off like that, it would have been like winning a shootout.

I agree except when it is the GWG in OT. Reviewing offsides otherwise sucks.