Yale Game Thread

[scoop85]

So far I'm doing ok with these, so let's keep it going.

[Trotsky]

"One, we want more..."

[Trotsky]

Nice move there by Malone.

[scoop85]

We look like we forgot there was a game tonight. Yale has intercepted at least 5 passes in our end.

[billhoward]

In the first 10 minutes, Niklas Allain, the coach's kid, takes 2 trips to the box. With Cornell's early-season power play, minors are close to zero-consequence infractions. Gets himself a penalty hat trick in the last 2 minutes. Maybe he took pugnacity training from Bob Gaudet's two Dartmouth sons. [edit add:] Allain got four penalties on the night.

Meanwhile, head coach Allain is in his fifteenth season at Yale. It felt like 5, more likely 8 years. Sign we're getting old. Some of us.

Cornell broadcaster Grady Whittenburg notes Yale has yet to score a PPG this season. Geez, Grady, don't tempt the fates.

Stats

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Team     1  2  3  -- T  SOG  PP   FO
Yale     0  0  0  -- 0   14  0x1  14
Cornell  0  2  1  -- 3   25  2x6  37

[Trotsky]

I liked the way Brown set up their pp last night.  There was very little movement -- counterintuitively.  They just set up positions and started firing shots, and The Plan seemed to be that with the extra guy odds were they would get to more rebounds than we.  The result was they wasted no time or risk moving the puck around the umbrella, they spent all their energy either shooting or chasing.

Now, I've rarely if ever seen that and there's probably a good reason why.  But it just looked more effective than our "22 passes to set up one shot" routine.

[Trotsky]

We look like we forgot there was a game tonight. Yale has intercepted at least 5 passes in our end.

Mike has to be going out of his gourd at those self-inflicted screw ups.  If Yale had a sniper we'd be behind by at least 2 already.

[Trotsky]

Some nice saves by McDonald.

Somebody kill a bandy every time they play Chelsea Dagger or Sweet Caroline.  Fuck Chicago / Fuck Boston.

[Dafatone]

Well, that should've been a major.

[Trotsky]

The Jeopardy Theme needs to die.  Kill it with fire.  It's not clever.  It's nothing but the band masturbating itself.  It sucks.

[Trotsky]

Well, that should've been a major.

And it is but Berard gets 2 for embellishment, which...

[Dafatone]

Well, that should've been a major.

And it is but Berard gets 2 for embellishment, which...

Apparently there's a certain way you're supposed to handle getting elbowed flush in the jaw, and Berard failed to live up to that standard.

[Scersk '97]

Well, that should've been a major.

And it is but Berard gets 2 for embellishment, which...

That's a new one. Schafer will, and should, have some choice words to air after this one.

[Trotsky]

Oh man.  Northern Michigan outshot by Ferris State 44-18 tonight, and wins 7-6.

When did Linden Marshall transfer to Ferris?

[Trotsky]

8 UMass losing.
7 Minny lost last night.
6 NoDak could be swept tonight.

Just keep winning, Red.