SHU @ Cornell, 11/22/2022

[laserwhisperer]

Sacred Heart comes to Lynah #25 in the Pairwise and 2nd in Atlantic Hockey.

[Trotsky]

Seger and Kempf out.  That's not so good.  Wallace I guess is still sick.  Kovich may be in the doghouse based on some comments Mike has made.

I don't know if we're ever going to get the Jimmy Rayhill Party going.  I had thought he was one of the highly anticipated recruits.

[Iceberg]

Sacred Heart has undoubtedly looked like the better team so far. It's a question of how long they can keep up the forecheck

[ER]

Isn't our record 4-4?  Smh.

[Trotsky]

That first five minutes of the second was the best we have played this year.  It is killing us that 20, 26, and 15 can't find the net this season.

[ugarte]

That first five minutes of the second was the best we have played this year.  It is killing us that 20, 26, and 15 can't find the net this season.

at least the second period isn't sleepwalking but still not crisp. SHU doesn't look like the better team anymore but they're still winning so...

[Trotsky]

We dominated the period with 17-4 SOG and 29-6 overall shots.  If we play like this in the third and stay outta the box the odds are we will come back and win.

[scoop85]

That first five minutes of the second was the best we have played this year.  It is killing us that 20, 26, and 15 can't find the net this season.

at least the second period isn't sleepwalking but still not crisp. SHU doesn't look like the better team anymore but their still winning so...

Not crisp is an accurate description. We are working hard and getting plenty of O zone time, but we cannot string together the final pass in prime shooting position; instead the passes end up in the teammate's skates or just behind him.

Compare that to our great 2020 team, and it's night and day.

[Trotsky]

Thank you again to the people who have been posting the line sheets.

[Trotsky]

Compare that to our great 2020 team, and it's night and day.

That can't be the level of comparison, because anything short of a F4 squad will be well short.

A fair comparison is with last year's team.  So far we are deficient in most ways.  We aren't finishing the plays, we aren't shutting down the other team's scoring line, and our goaltending is pretty good, not great.  OTOH we have excellent team speed and are probably just as good at setting up scoring opportunities.  And we aren't trying to absorb 12 new players.

This is going to be a team that only dominates really substandard teams, and who plays competitively against all but the very top teams.  We're probably looking at 60-70% of games going down to the final few minutes, which means an exciting year and also means losing a fair number of games.  

Just enjoy the ride, this is a team to root for, not one to exercise critique of.  It's going to be a combination of stirring battles and a shit show.

[scoop85]

Compare that to our great 2020 team, and it's night and day.

That can't be the level of comparison, because anything short of a F4 squad will be well short.

A fair comparison is with last year's team.  So far we are deficient in most ways.  We aren't finishing the plays, we aren't shutting down the other team's scoring line, and our goaltending is pretty good, not great.  OTOH we have excellent team speed and are probably just as good at setting up scoring opportunities.  And we aren't trying to absorb 12 new players.

This is going to be a team that only dominates really substandard teams, and who plays competitively against all but the very top teams.  We're probably looking at 60-70% of games going down to the final few minutes, which means an exciting year and also means losing a fair number of games.  

Just enjoy the ride, this is a team to root for, not one to exercise critique of.  It's going to be a combination of stirring battles and a shit show.

Hey, I get all that. I'm just trying to point out where this particular team through 8+ games is falling short of where we'd like them to be. It's hard to fathom considering they guys you mentioned in your prior post have a proven track record of scoring.

[Trotsky]

Wow.

[RichH]

We dominated the period with 17-4 SOG and 29-6 overall shots.  If we play like this in the third and stay outta the box the odds are we will come back and win.

Well said.

[Dafatone]

We dominated the period with 17-4 SOG and 29-6 overall shots.  If we play like this in the third and stay outta the box the odds are we will come back and win.

Good call.

[Roy 82]

Wow.

Wow indeed. They have a figure skating team!