2019-12-07: Dartmouth 2 Cornell 1

[TimV]

Last night's game was an anomaly for us," Clark said. "This was more of who we are and our game."
 

Soooo...it was anomalous yet more characteristic?  How, exactly, does that work?::wtf::

[Jim Hyla]

Last night's game was an anomaly for us," Clark said. "This was more of who we are and our game."
 

Soooo...it was anomalous yet more characteristic?  How, exactly, does that work?::wtf::

I think "last night" meant the Colgate 5-1 loss and "this" was our game.

Unfortunately they then went on to tie (#44 in PWR) Bentley.

[TimV]

Ok. That's what I  get for being a week behind in my reading.  Carryover bad habit from college. ::doh::

[adamw]

Hope you all saw this column by our guy Joe ...

Now everyone read it with crossed fingers, to make sure it doesn't upset the gods..

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2019/12/12_Big-Red-Beast-of-the-East.php

[Trotsky]

Nice piece.

We'll know a bit more about the team after Vegas.  They look great but that one Comment is also a true statement. The best team they've beaten so far is not a top 10 PWR team.

[Beeeej]

Nice piece.

We'll know a bit more about the team after Vegas.  They look great but that one Comment is also a true statement. The best team they've beaten so far is not a top 10 PWR team.

I might give more of a shit about the truth of that one comment if that same guy weren't making that same exact comment on every CHN story that dares to suggest Cornell is good this year. Another true statement is that if we manage to win the last four (or eight) games of the year, nobody is going to care who we beat along the way. Anybody remember what Yale's SOS was on their way to a #15 PWR finish in 2013 before they ran the table?

[Al DeFlorio]

Nice piece.

We'll know a bit more about the team after Vegas.  They look great but that one Comment is also a true statement. The best team they've beaten so far is not a top 10 PWR team.

I might give more of a shit about the truth of that one comment if that same guy weren't making that same exact comment on every CHN story that dares to suggest Cornell is good this year.

My reaction exactly.  Likely a western whiner.  His handle is ironic.

[scoop85]

Hope you all saw this column by our guy Joe ...

Now everyone read it with crossed fingers, to make sure it doesn't upset the gods..

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2019/12/12_Big-Red-Beast-of-the-East.php

Of course I enjoyed the substance, but it was beautifully written article to boot.

[Jim Hyla]

Nice piece.

We'll know a bit more about the team after Vegas.  They look great but that one Comment is also a true statement. The best team they've beaten so far is not a top 10 PWR team.

I might give more of a shit about the truth of that one comment if that same guy weren't making that same exact comment on every CHN story that dares to suggest Cornell is good this year. Another true statement is that if we manage to win the last four (or eight) games of the year, nobody is going to care who we beat along the way. Anybody remember what Yale's SOS was on their way to a #15 PWR finish in 2013 before they ran the table?

Of course that's true of virtually every team in the nation.

[Beeeej]

Nice piece.

We'll know a bit more about the team after Vegas.  They look great but that one Comment is also a true statement. The best team they've beaten so far is not a top 10 PWR team.

I might give more of a shit about the truth of that one comment if that same guy weren't making that same exact comment on every CHN story that dares to suggest Cornell is good this year. Another true statement is that if we manage to win the last four (or eight) games of the year, nobody is going to care who we beat along the way. Anybody remember what Yale's SOS was on their way to a #15 PWR finish in 2013 before they ran the table?

Of course that's true of virtually every team in the nation.

Precisely why his comment is meaningless.

[Trotsky]

Precisely why his comment is meaningless.

"Meaningless" is overstating it.  It doesn't detract from my estimate of the team's quality, but it does increase the margin of error.  Wins against top teams help nail down a contender as belonging there.  They raise the floor.

OTOH, I wasn't aware the commenter was a troll using that line as a bludgeon so fuck him with Kevan Melrose's pox-riddled cock.

[osorojo]

The loss to Dartmouth was not due to injuries, poor ice, or any other physical factor as far as I have heard. The mental "quality" of the team at Dartmouth is suspect.

[Dafatone]

The loss to Dartmouth was not due to injuries, poor ice, or any other physical factor as far as I have heard. The mental "quality" of the team at Dartmouth is suspect.

We hit three posts, sat on them the entire third period, and outshot them 40-17. They got lucky on a weird fluky goal and their goalie made a half-dozen miracle saves.

It has nothing to do with mental anything.

[osorojo]

Too soon to start making excuses. Hockey is NOT a game of chance - unless Cornell's one goal in 40 shots was a lucky goal?

[Trotsky]

The loss to Dartmouth was not due to injuries, poor ice, or any other physical factor as far as I have heard. The mental "quality" of the team at Dartmouth is suspect.

No.