1/4 vs. ASU

[Iceberg]

Regardless of how this game goes, I think we see at Keopple in net at least once next weekend.

[scoop85]

Seems like Shane's given up more bad goals this year than his 1st 3 years.

[Dafatone]

Do these games count as road games? I'm worried they're somehow "neutral" for RPI purposes.

[ACM]

I wonder if ASU's Ryan Kirwan is related to this guy.

[Trotsky]

Trotsky - what has this team done this year to make you believe that they will come back and win this game? Because I haven't seen anything convincing AT ALL that would make me believe they can beat a team like ASU.

I know throwing in the towel is unwarranted.  They play solid for stretches.  They have intervals where every shift is better than the opponent, and they set up good chances.

If you can do that, then you can do it more. Winning consists of doing it enough over 60 minutes to outscore the opponent.

They have it in them.  Overdetermining your assessment of the team by its very worst events and mistakes is petulant and invalid.  Doing so repeatedly is not a statement about the team; it's a psychological declaration of fragility.  

If this hurts so much, turn it off.  Please.  It's bad enough when the opponent scores not to endure your predestined suicide note immediately after.

[Trotsky]

I wonder if ASU's Ryan Kirwan is related to this guy.

Born 2/27/02 in DeWitt, NY.  Also attended Taft.

[arugula]

Trotsky - what has this team done this year to make you believe that they will come back and win this game? Because I haven't seen anything convincing AT ALL that would make me believe they can beat a team like ASU.

Were you watching last night?

[Trotsky]

Do these games count as road games? I'm worried they're somehow "neutral" for RPI purposes.

That is an excellent question.

[fastforward]

Big Red has definitely had some decent chances but the mistakes and penalty are costing us and stand out more than the decent chances

[Trotsky]

I wonder if ASU's Ryan Kirwan is related to this guy.

Born 2/27/02 in DeWitt, NY.  Also attended Taft.

Brother Luke 11/23/97.  Hmm...
Brother Matt 11/07/99
Sister Lauren (somehow, not Mary) 7/26/93, so unless Ryan Senior was precocious I assume we are talking nephew.

[TimV]

From his bio on last year's Penn State site:

"Son of Patty and Terry Kirwan...Is the youngest of four with two older brothers Luke and Matthew and an older sister Lauren...Sister, Lauren, played division I ice hockey at Minnesota State and UNH...Brother, Luke, was a product of the USNTDP and played four years of major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League before enrolling at the University of Prince Edward Island where he played two seasons...Majoring in recreation, park and tourism management."

[fastforward]

3-0 ASU

[Big Dingus]

One game? And I'm watching tonight. It's 3-0

[Trotsky]

On top of everything else, what is this piece of shit remake of the song?

[scoop85]

An unforced icing leads to an atrocious defensive zone sequence and ultimately a 3rd ASU goal. Probably too big a hill to climb.