Cornell 2 Harvard 0

[upprdeck]

if go on any kind of a run we get our RPI above .5600 and we move up 3-5 spots.. Are we good enough to do that.

Like unbeaten in their last 7? That kind of run?

Some of us need to chill out about the PWR situation in January and enjoy the rest of the regular season. We've barely begun the 2nd half of the league slate. Things are typically still fluid into March. Sheetz.

the current run includes teams that for the most part helped us in RPI.. the last 10 or so are all teams below us and its losing/Tie to them that hurt us in RPI in the start of the season.

Harv/Princ/Colg/Dart/Quin  We got back 3 with Dart tonight. Thats about all you could ask

Clark is the only team left thats an over .500 team

[Trotsky]

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 1. Qpc .821  2  0
 2. Clk .697  
 3. Cgt .606  0  3
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 5. Uni .556  
 6. Brn .487     3
 7. SLU .485
 8. Drt .389  2
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 9. Hvd .359  0  3
    Prn .359  3  1
11. Yal .357     3
12. RPI .333


[Iceberg]

Looking at the play again, I still wonder why the refs didn't just award a goal when O'Leary was taken down on his way to the empty net. He was definitely tripped and he had already gotten ahead of the defender.

[Trotsky]

Looking at the play again, I still wonder why the refs didn't just award a goal when O'Leary was taken down on his way to the empty net. He was definitely tripped and he had already gotten ahead of the defender.

When I saw the replay I thought it was a good poke.  Jack was diving to push the puck into the net. He was not brought down by the stick. The stick made contact with him after his sprawled forward.  But I only saw one replay and could be wrong.

[adamw]

if go on any kind of a run we get our RPI above .5600 and we move up 3-5 spots.. Are we good enough to do that.

Like unbeaten in their last 7? That kind of run?

Some of us need to chill out about the PWR situation in January and enjoy the rest of the regular season. We've barely begun the 2nd half of the league slate. Things are typically still fluid into March. Sheetz.

I will say - they are unfortunately not THAT fluid anymore, especially with the weak Cornell schedule from here. Every loss is going to be really bad. As the guy who said Cornell would have a very good year despite the losses -- when most here were assuming otherwise -- I have a vested interest in hoping my prediction comes true :-) ... so every game is a nailbiter right now.

[Dafatone]

if go on any kind of a run we get our RPI above .5600 and we move up 3-5 spots.. Are we good enough to do that.

Like unbeaten in their last 7? That kind of run?

Some of us need to chill out about the PWR situation in January and enjoy the rest of the regular season. We've barely begun the 2nd half of the league slate. Things are typically still fluid into March. Sheetz.

I will say - they are unfortunately not THAT fluid anymore, especially with the weak Cornell schedule from here. Every loss is going to be really bad. As the guy who said Cornell would have a very good year despite the losses -- when most here were assuming otherwise -- I have a vested interest in hoping my prediction comes true :-) ... so every game is a nailbiter right now.

The cutoff for making the NCAAs is usually around a .54 RPI. Obviously this depends on the number of at large bids, but I'm holding out hope that things will settle around there again.  Cornell's currently at .5517, which is pretty good.

Then again, maybe this is just a weird year where the top quarter is way better than the rest of the pack. 11-4-3 is only the 10th best record. I expected we'd be higher up than that.

[RichH]

if go on any kind of a run we get our RPI above .5600 and we move up 3-5 spots.. Are we good enough to do that.

Like unbeaten in their last 7? That kind of run?

Some of us need to chill out about the PWR situation in January and enjoy the rest of the regular season. We've barely begun the 2nd half of the league slate. Things are typically still fluid into March. Sheetz.

I will say - they are unfortunately not THAT fluid anymore, especially with the weak Cornell schedule from here. Every loss is going to be really bad. As the guy who said Cornell would have a very good year despite the losses -- when most here were assuming otherwise -- I have a vested interest in hoping my prediction comes true :-) ... so every game is a nailbiter right now.

I cede the point, but I'm still going to watch to see what this team is made of. It appears they're putting things together both in play and attitude, which could indicate a fun stretch for a team so young.

Also, I wanted to deny that the autocorrect in my message indicates any Pennsylvania gas station food chain preference.

[upprdeck]

Looking at the play again, I still wonder why the refs didn't just award a goal when O'Leary was taken down on his way to the empty net. He was definitely tripped and he had already gotten ahead of the defender.

When I saw the replay I thought it was a good poke.  Jack was diving to push the puck into the net. He was not brought down by the stick. The stick made contact with him after his sprawled forward.  But I only saw one replay and could be wrong.

Still its college rules so even a great poke check that takes him down with the puck is a penalty unlike the Pros. Did they change that rule?

I was also a bit surprised that they didnt call the penalty on the high stick earlier they reviewed.  Almost took his helmet off as well on the play.  But can they only elevate that to a major in review and decided that it was a minor they just missed?

[Dafatone]

Looking at the play again, I still wonder why the refs didn't just award a goal when O'Leary was taken down on his way to the empty net. He was definitely tripped and he had already gotten ahead of the defender.

When I saw the replay I thought it was a good poke.  Jack was diving to push the puck into the net. He was not brought down by the stick. The stick made contact with him after his sprawled forward.  But I only saw one replay and could be wrong.

Still its college rules so even a great poke check that takes him down with the puck is a penalty unlike the Pros. Did they change that rule?

I was also a bit surprised that they didnt call the penalty on the high stick earlier they reviewed.  Almost took his helmet off as well on the play.  But can they only elevate that to a major in review and decided that it was a minor they just missed?

I think that's correct. It was a definite obvious high stick, but it wasn't a major.

[Iceberg]

I think the nearby ref there straight up missed it. He was focused on the puck and didn't catch the high stick in his line of vision.

Speaking of the PP, there was a lot more down low movement compared to the past games. No goal came of it but it made the Harvard PKers actually have to work

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

if go on any kind of a run we get our RPI above .5600 and we move up 3-5 spots.. Are we good enough to do that.

Like unbeaten in their last 7? That kind of run?

Some of us need to chill out about the PWR situation in January and enjoy the rest of the regular season. We've barely begun the 2nd half of the league slate. Things are typically still fluid into March. Sheetz.

I will say - they are unfortunately not THAT fluid anymore, especially with the weak Cornell schedule from here. Every loss is going to be really bad. As the guy who said Cornell would have a very good year despite the losses -- when most here were assuming otherwise -- I have a vested interest in hoping my prediction comes true :-) ... so every game is a nailbiter right now.

I cede the point, but I'm still going to watch to see what this team is made of. It appears they're putting things together both in play and attitude, which could indicate a fun stretch for a team so young.

Also, I wanted to deny that the autocorrect in my message indicates any Pennsylvania gas station food chain preference.

Especially since you picked the wrong one!

[scoop85]

if go on any kind of a run we get our RPI above .5600 and we move up 3-5 spots.. Are we good enough to do that.

Like unbeaten in their last 7? That kind of run?

Some of us need to chill out about the PWR situation in January and enjoy the rest of the regular season. We've barely begun the 2nd half of the league slate. Things are typically still fluid into March. Sheetz.

I will say - they are unfortunately not THAT fluid anymore, especially with the weak Cornell schedule from here. Every loss is going to be really bad. As the guy who said Cornell would have a very good year despite the losses -- when most here were assuming otherwise -- I have a vested interest in hoping my prediction comes true :-) ... so every game is a nailbiter right now.

The cutoff for making the NCAAs is usually around a .54 RPI. Obviously this depends on the number of at large bids, but I'm holding out hope that things will settle around there again.  Cornell's currently at .5517, which is pretty good.

Then again, maybe this is just a weird year where the top quarter is way better than the rest of the pack. 11-4-3 is only the 10th best record. I expected we'd be higher up than that.

Also skewing the situation is that typically you only need to get the 15th slot to avoid getting bumped out by the Atlantic Hockey autobid, but this year the CCHA winner (who I'm pretty sure gets an autobid) will also almost certainly fall out of the top 16, so we really need to get to 14 if we don't win at LP.

[arugula]

Classic trap game tonight against the Green and their 9 foot tall goalie.

[sah67]

I think the nearby ref there straight up missed it. He was focused on the puck and didn't catch the high stick in his line of vision.

One of the Harvard announcers posited that Schafer might have asked for the review just to get the refs to realize they missed an obvious call and might "owe us" one later, rather than hoping they would actually call it a major.

[billhoward]

I'm feeling good about making it to LP as the 2 or 3 seed then taking down Q in the title game. Then they gotta take us.

But not feeling so good Cornell shouldn't beef up RPI.