Fish N Fowl 11/11/23

[snert1288]

This game feels like a lot of unforced errors. Eye test shows we are the better team. Need a big third period.

[RichH]

Harvard sweaters with ugly font, particularly the numbers.

Letters are straight across instead of arched. Numbers are some weird idea of what the 1990s thought was futuristic. #13's jersey looks like it reads "Harvard B"

[shafer]

One of our long term tendencies under Schafer is that we have to work hard for our goals and we hang onto the puck until there's a clear opportunity and by the time we shoot it is well anticipated. It's a bit too much thinking and not enough flow.

[arugula]

Please just shoot the puck.

[ER]

Ok  but still we have twice the shots on goal

[Mr. Niss]

Would be nice if they stayed out of the box.

[Trotsky]

5x3 for 1:45.  This is the chance.

[Trotsky]

Great first 40 seconds on that advantage; too bad.  :-(

[shafer]

Mullahy has been the better goalie, even as our shots haven't tested him enough.

[Trotsky]

Shane has made up for his softies with those big saves.

[shafer]

About as frustrating as it gets tonight. No puck luck, decent oppo goalie, and a lack of offensive chemistry.

[Dafatone]

We're a very good, very young team. There will be frustrating games like this one where we outplay the other team save for a few breakdowns.

Maybe we can take a page out of Sucks' playbook and make our power play look more like theirs does. Move around more. Without the puck, with the puck. We just pass it station to station without any movement.

[Trotsky]

Last 8 Fish N Fowls: L L W W T T L L

[Iceberg]

Mullahy has been the better goalie, even as our shots haven't tested him enough.

As long as I've been watching these Harvard/Cornell games, it's the same story of a random Harvard goalie looking better than he typically is. Very rarely is Cornell running away with a lead in these games.

Meanwhile, that's 0-5-2 in the last 7 against Harvard if the broadcast is to be believed.

[BearLover]

First two Harvard goals were on terrible mistakes by Cornell which led to two of Harvard's best players skating in on Shane all alone. I don't really fault Shane, neither was close to a gimme save, though Harvard's goalie made some saves in similar spots.

The offensive talent of Cornell is apparent, but the team lacks cohesion. I don't know if the freshmen need to bulk up or something but we aren't winning battles for pucks, even against the scrawny Harvard kids. I think the defensive position is a weak link; I don't see anyone creating offense other than Robertson. I don't see us taking good shots or making good passes from the point like Malinski or Mitchell did.

Cornell had almost two full minutes of 5x3 both Friday and Saturday and didn't score. That's the biggest reason for the very bad weekend.