USNTDP Exhibition

[stereax]

NTDP pulls the sieve. 5-4, 25.1 seconds left.

[stereax]

Thank fuck we win. 5-4. Final.

[chimpfood]

This was honestly pretty disappointing to me. This is a USNTDP team that has looked really bad against some mediocre to bad college teams and they played us to a one goal game.

I thought we looked good offensively and generated a bunch of chances but our defense today was really some of the worst I can remember seeing from a Cornell team. I mean watching Ashton in the lead up to their second goal was infuriating, you can't be lazy in the O zone when it's 4 on 4. Also the goalies, I thought we gave them too many high percentage chances, which I can't really blame the goalies for not saving, but I need a little more from a goalie room that has a senior that played on the US world junior team and a fifth round draft pick.

But hey, win one of the two next weekend and I'll be very happy, and won't remember a thing about this game.

I would post lines but I can't figure out how to attach a screenshot. I wouldn't read too much into them as Caton Ryan was on the first line for some reason.

[BearLover]

This was honestly pretty disappointing to me. This is a USNTDP team that has looked really bad against some mediocre to bad college teams and they played us to a one goal game.

I thought we looked good offensively and generated a bunch of chances but our defense today was really some of the worst I can remember seeing from a Cornell team. I mean watching Ashton in the lead up to their second goal was infuriating, you can't be lazy in the O zone when it's 4 on 4. Also the goalies, I thought we gave them too many high percentage chances, which I can't really blame the goalies for not saving, but I need a little more from a goalie room that has a senior that played on the US world junior team and a fifth round draft pick.

But hey, win one of the two next weekend and I'll be very happy, and won't remember a thing about this game.

I would post lines but I can't figure out how to attach a screenshot. I wouldn't read too much into them as Caton Ryan was on the first line for some reason.

Agreed, based on the half of the game I saw.  The defense looked totally discombobulated.

[stereax]

This was honestly pretty disappointing to me. This is a USNTDP team that has looked really bad against some mediocre to bad college teams and they played us to a one goal game.

I thought we looked good offensively and generated a bunch of chances but our defense today was really some of the worst I can remember seeing from a Cornell team. I mean watching Ashton in the lead up to their second goal was infuriating, you can't be lazy in the O zone when it's 4 on 4. Also the goalies, I thought we gave them too many high percentage chances, which I can't really blame the goalies for not saving, but I need a little more from a goalie room that has a senior that played on the US world junior team and a fifth round draft pick.

But hey, win one of the two next weekend and I'll be very happy, and won't remember a thing about this game.

I would post lines but I can't figure out how to attach a screenshot. I wouldn't read too much into them as Caton Ryan was on the first line for some reason.

Agreed, based on the half of the game I saw.  The defense looked totally discombobulated.

Yeah that was... not our best effort. To say the least. I hope these are just growing pains.

[VIEWfromK]

Hopefully they can start to get their legs under them.  They struggled in both third periods to match the level they had in the first forty.  I expect that there will be less room to operate beginning next weekend but my takeaway from the two games was a willingness to put the puck toward the net.  There wasn't consistent defensive pressure so there was a lot of opportunity to shoot off the pass in the two games.  I'd like to think it's a conscious effort in contrast to trying to make the perfect play which has been the tendency often in recent years.  That was some rocket off the stick of Walsh.  Charlie Major has picked up where he left off.  I really like the all white stick he's been using.  I thought it was nice on his assist how he cut toward the middle.  For a smaller player I appreciate him going to a tough area to make a play.  On his goal I didn't think he had enough space to get a shot off at the speed he was going.  Cournoyer made those two huge saves in the second period.  It's going to be interesting to see how the goalies get utilized.  I can't remember if Casey liked a tandem when he was with Clarkson or if he liked a workhorse?  There have probably been multiple players who have but I can't remember if anyone before Hamilton has worn #26 since Topher?

[BearLover]

Hopefully they can start to get their legs under them.  They struggled in both third periods to match the level they had in the first forty.  I expect that there will be less room to operate beginning next weekend but my takeaway from the two games was a willingness to put the puck toward the net.  There wasn't consistent defensive pressure so there was a lot of opportunity to shoot off the pass in the two games.  I'd like to think it's a conscious effort in contrast to trying to make the perfect play which has been the tendency often in recent years.  That was some rocket off the stick of Walsh.  Charlie Major has picked up where he left off.  I really like the all white stick he's been using.  I thought it was nice on his assist how he cut toward the middle.  For a smaller player I appreciate him going to a tough area to make a play.  On his goal I didn't think he had enough space to get a shot off at the speed he was going.  Cournoyer made those two huge saves in the second period.  It's going to be interesting to see how the goalies get utilized.  I can't remember if Casey liked a tandem when he was with Clarkson or if he liked a workhorse?  There have probably been multiple players who have but I can't remember if anyone before Hamilton has worn #26 since Topher?

Nice analysis but Psenicka wore 26 last year

[Trotsky]

There have probably been multiple players who have but I can't remember if anyone before Hamilton has worn #26 since Topher?

http://www.tbrw.info/?/players/cornell_Uniform_Numbers.html

[stereax]

Hopefully they can start to get their legs under them.  They struggled in both third periods to match the level they had in the first forty.  I expect that there will be less room to operate beginning next weekend but my takeaway from the two games was a willingness to put the puck toward the net.  There wasn't consistent defensive pressure so there was a lot of opportunity to shoot off the pass in the two games.  I'd like to think it's a conscious effort in contrast to trying to make the perfect play which has been the tendency often in recent years.  That was some rocket off the stick of Walsh.  Charlie Major has picked up where he left off.  I really like the all white stick he's been using.  I thought it was nice on his assist how he cut toward the middle.  For a smaller player I appreciate him going to a tough area to make a play.  On his goal I didn't think he had enough space to get a shot off at the speed he was going.  Cournoyer made those two huge saves in the second period.  It's going to be interesting to see how the goalies get utilized.  I can't remember if Casey liked a tandem when he was with Clarkson or if he liked a workhorse?  There have probably been multiple players who have but I can't remember if anyone before Hamilton has worn #26 since Topher?

As BearLover said, we had a 26 on our team literally last year, lol.

I miss him. (He's doing fine in Czechia. 2G 1A in 16 games as per EP.) And I keep getting whiplash with the influx of new players just how many numbers have changed.

Speaking of, I don't recall if I mentioned but there was an absolute legend in a Rayhill #7 jersey at the front left of D. Now that's a deep cut :')

[stereax]

For whoever was asking, lines were:

Ryan-Walsh-Kraft
Long-Castagna-Major
Devlin-DiGiulian-DeSantis
Hiscock-Catalano-Wallace

Veilleux-Stanley
Ashton-Fegaras
O'Brien-Fisher
Hamilton-Gorski
Arsenault ES

Cournoyer
Keopple
Roest

I wonder if we won't run 7 dmen in the regular season. Hamilton seriously impressed me from what I saw of him.

[VIEWfromK]

Psenicka wore 26 last year

I said that I figured there were plenty of guys who have.  I just can't ever remember nor do I like looking it up 

[VIEWfromK]

As BearLover said, we had a 26 on our team literally last year, lol.

When I'm wrong I prefer to be really wrong

[ugarte]

As BearLover said, we had a 26 on our team literally last year, lol.

When I'm wrong I prefer to be really wrong

in your defense he's the kind of guy who just sort of blends in

[Trotsky]

I wonder if we won't run 7 dmen in the regular season.

Tailored to opponent.  For UMass I think we will see SIZE.

Tallest skaters:

6-5 235 Ashton
6-5 230 Murray
6-5 202 Hiscock
6-4 225 Wallace
6-4 223 Catalano
6-4 203 Devlin
6-3 207 Stanley
6-3 200 Fisher
6-3 200 Hamilton
6-3 186 McCrady
6-3 183 Gorski
6-2 215 Arsenault
6-2 210 Wolfenberg
6-2 207 Fegaras
6-2 203 Long
6-2 198 Castagna
6-2 182 Pirtle

I assume we will see 7 D a lot in the Fall, as we develop shape and roll up D experience.  I can't recall a season in which so many Freshmen were expected from the very first game to play big roles.  We have had groups of blue chip frosh, but never such depth into the broad base of minutes.  It is like rooting for the team after the Covid year.

[stereax]

As BearLover said, we had a 26 on our team literally last year, lol.

When I'm wrong I prefer to be really wrong

in your defense he's the kind of guy who just sort of blends in

for you maybe, haha

Speaking of, the team knows that was not a great game.