Cornell vs Colgate 12/6

[Dafatone]

Fans were chanting Charlie Major's name just before the goal, which is a nice touch.

[Trotsky]

Not a good outcome against a bad team but glad Cornell could come back and put on a good show for the crowd. NEED a regulation win tomorrow night.

Jesus Christ every post you make is negative.  

Remember to remove the plastic bag tied around your neck before turning on the the gas, or it won't work.

Did you forget Cornell was expected to compete for a national championship this year, in our beloved head coach's final season? I haven't forgotten. Very disappointing year so far, including tonight. Need a regulation win tomorrow or we're fucked. LGR!

Enjoy your evening.

[stereax]

That concludes the hockey portion of this telecast.  Coming up, the derp.

WE WON THE DERP

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Are you secretly bearlover?

[stereax]

Also. Hanging around after the game so I don't have to stand out in the cold waiting for the bus. Saw someone who I can only assume is a Colgate player with his hand and upper left arm all wrapped up cast-like. Idk who it was tho.

[sah67]

Also. Hanging around after the game so I don't have to stand out in the cold waiting for the bus. Saw someone who I can only assume is a Colgate player with his hand and upper left arm all wrapped up cast-like. Idk who it was tho.

I saw a Colgate player head to the locker room with their trainer pretty early in the 1st period.

[stereax]

Also. Hanging around after the game so I don't have to stand out in the cold waiting for the bus. Saw someone who I can only assume is a Colgate player with his hand and upper left arm all wrapped up cast-like. Idk who it was tho.

I saw a Colgate player head to the locker room with their trainer pretty early in the 1st period.

Could be one and the same, then. Oof. Feel for the guy. Was wondering why they'd cart an injured player to Lynah, makes sense they wrapped it up here then.

[chimpfood]

Really fun game to be at, crowd was definitely into it. Pretty funny that the PP scored on a tough angle shot after the "shoot the puck" chants and major got one after the "Charlie major" chants. Major was seriously getting on my nerves all game but I won't elaborate on why thanks to him getting that winner for us. Get it done tomorrow and head into break happy.

[chimpfood]

Also. Hanging around after the game so I don't have to stand out in the cold waiting for the bus. Saw someone who I can only assume is a Colgate player with his hand and upper left arm all wrapped up cast-like. Idk who it was tho.

I saw a Colgate player head to the locker room with their trainer pretty early in the 1st period.

Literally 10 seconds into the game. It was number 7 if I remember right, Simon labelle

[The Rancor]

Was Cornell just incredibly lucky last season? They've looked consistently bad this season.

You just hate the team. It's ok. Just admit it, you're mad when we win.

[The Rancor]

Was that H O T T O G O?

I T W A s G R E A T !

[The Rancor]

Really fun game to be at, crowd was definitely into it. Pretty funny that the PP scored on a tough angle shot after the "shoot the puck" chants and major got one after the "Charlie major" chants. Major was seriously getting on my nerves all game but I won't elaborate on why thanks to him getting that winner for us. Get it done tomorrow and head into break happy.

The towels were a new look for me (I watched on TV made for something new and cool as it seemed the crowd was into it!!!) Can't wait to get up for a live one later this season.

[ugarte]

You people need to take it easy on BL. The Eeyore thing can be a little exhausting due to the repetitiveness but the fact is that while we look good in short spurts we don't ... look that good. Colgate looked actually bad - tucked in like a phalanx on defense, completely incapable on offense - and we still fell behind 2-0. Our offense seems to have two modes: Four Corners or 1v5, neither of which are particularly effective. We had one guy take a run at the back door and when it happened quelle surprise! Castagna found O'Leary for an easy tap-in.

In OT, Colgate plays balls-out because the point is valuable to them. We benefitted from their recklessness, but Major was seconds away from being a goat before he became the hero.

There is a lot that needs to be fixed but the big one is that the team has to get in position to receive useful passes. The biggest way the book is out on us is that we don't take good shots, we only take great ones. Traffic in front paralyzes us and there is only so long you can cycle the puck before someone makes an imperfect pass and the possession ends. It's no way to live.

[BearLover]

Was Cornell just incredibly lucky last season? They've looked consistently bad this season.

You just hate the team. It's ok. Just admit it, you're mad when we win.

I'm confused. I complain incessantly when we're losing (the quoted post was made while we were behind in tonight's game). I've been in a pissy mood about Cornell hockey all year because the team has been majorly disappointing. I was way more happy and praiseworthy the last two seasons. Why would that suggest I get mad when we win?  Is it really a foreign concept that I whine when we're losing BECAUSE we're losing? It's not rocket science why I've been particularly insufferable this season.

[BearLover]

You people need to take it easy on BL. The Eeyore thing can be a little exhausting due to the repetitiveness but the fact is that while we look good in short spurts we don't ... look that good. Colgate looked actually bad - tucked in like a phalanx on defense, completely incapable on offense - and we still fell behind 2-0. Our offense seems to have two modes: Four Corners or 1v5, neither of which are particularly effective. We had one guy take a run at the back door and when it happened quelle surprise! Castagna found O'Leary for an easy tap-in.

In OT, Colgate plays balls-out because the point is valuable to them. We benefitted from their recklessness, but Major was seconds away from being a goat before he became the hero.

There is a lot that needs to be fixed but the big one is that the team has to get in position to receive useful passes. The biggest way the book is out on us is that we don't take good shots, we only take great ones. Traffic in front paralyzes us and there is only so long you can cycle the puck before someone makes an imperfect pass and the possession ends. It's no way to live.

It's one thing to say my constant pessimism is tiring (true), but it's quite another thing to act like I'm a one-note pessimist (false) or that I actively root for Cornell to lose (downright stupid). Actually, depending on the trajectory of the team, I exhibit a full range of pessimism (and even occasional optimism).

The reality is that hopes were (rightfully) extremely high for this team. Since people apparently need a refresher:
1. Cornell was one goal from the Frozen Four the past two seasons.
2. Cornell lost one contributor from last year's team.
3. This is the last season for Coach Schafer, someone we all love and hold in extremely high regard.
4. Cornell was ranked in the top 10 and often even the top 5 coming into its season opener.

These high hopes have not panned out, at all.
1. The team looks consistently out of sync.
2. The power play has looked awful, and I mean truly, truly awful. No movement, no quick passing other than a couple D at the blue line playing catch. Passing with no purpose until eventually the puck is turned over and cleared from the zone.
3. Botched assignments on the penalty kill.
4. Skill guys like Castagna just play hero ball and don't gel with the rest of their unit.
5. Weak or average possession stats against good opposition.
6. Cornell has barely held a lead at any point since opening weekend.

That brings me to tonight, and why it was a bad outcome:
1. Cornell was in perilous Pairwise position coming in (15th).
2. Colgate is a bad team with some of the worst goaltending in the country.
3. Cornell fell behind 2-0. Our PP looked very bad, our PK let Colgate whip the puck around on their first PP and ultimately score.
4. Beating a bad team in 3x3 OT at home is bad for the PWR. Sure enough, we fell to 18th after tonight.

In summation, extremely high expectations, mediocre team, bad outcome tonight. Again, you can wish that I didn't whine so much. And maybe one day I'll stop. (Ha! Good luck with that.) But I'm whining for a reason: this has been an extremely disappointing season so far.

[Big Dingus]

This teams looks good awful.

I guess hope to get hot at end of season and win the league