Cornell @ Boston University, Jan. 14, 2023 - GAME TIME IS 4PM

[Trotsky]

Woof.

[BMac]

Lovely game in person until the last minute. Oof.

[arugula]

Literally 20 seconds before that happened I said to the wife, here it comes.

[Iceberg]

Too many mistakes and penalties but credit to BU for not folding. There was no reason BU should've even had possession in the last 30 seconds after the puck was in their end for that time

[scoop85]

Literally 20 seconds before that happened I said to the wife, here it comes.

We had a nice chance right before that and Malone (who did not have his best game) fumbled the puck around the net and BU took it the other way. Such a "what could've been" game, as we had every opportunity to take that one.

[ugarte]

unbelievable. team completed 3 passes scored 3 goals but spent every other second cocking up every clean opportunity like they were trying to pass over cobblestones.

[arugula]

Down to 13 in the pwr.  If they get to ot and lose maybe they drop 1 spot.  A goal with 9 seconds left in the second and 4 left in the third. Can't happen.  Gut wrenching.

[scoop85]

unbelievable. team completed 3 passes scored 3 goals but spent every other second cocking up every clean opportunity like they were trying to pass over cobblestones.

Yep, we had plenty of chances to make plays and largely spit the bit. That said in most other respects we played a solid game, as our breakouts were especially good.  But too many penalties and a few brain farts (especially at the end of the 2nd period) that proved costly.

[scoop85]

Yes they've grown more homer-ish over the game.

I continue to appreciate that across Cornell sports our announcing teams play it far more down the middle, albeit with a tinge of red. A program the stature of BU should be embarrassed to use such homers.

[arugula]

When they showed highlights of the game, it consisted of the three BU goals

[BearLover]

I don't care about the announcers. At least the BU play by play guy actually follows the play and doesn't go off on random tangents. That was a terrible ending. Cornell could have held for the last shot, but they blew it. They managed to skate with BU the whole game, but they got the same result as if they lost 8-0. Given the tenuous position in the pairwise, this was crushing.

[arugula]

I just will never understand PWR. You lose on the road to the number 6 team in that fashion and drop 5 spots.  I had the crazy thought that we'd drop maybe one spot.  Just nuts.

[Dafatone]

I just will never understand PWR. You lose on the road to the number 6 team in that fashion and drop 5 spots.  I had the crazy thought that we'd drop maybe one spot.  Just nuts.

It's pretty much just RPI. The key is to separate who you play and the results. Beat BU, lose to [insert meh team] is the same for RPI as lose to BU, beat [insert meh team].

So playing a tough team helps, but that's kind of just a static plus, then there's the loss portion.

[arugula]

Yes I get what the theory is but it doesn't make sense. That kind of loss on the road should not hurt that much. I thought quality losses were often better than weak wins.

[BearLover]

Yes I get what the theory is but it doesn't make sense. That kind of loss on the road should not hurt that much. I thought quality losses were often better than weak wins.

Prior to today's loss, very small differences in RPI separated Cornell and the teams just below Cornell.