Cornell vs Harvard, ECAC QF Game 1, 3/13/26

[stereax]

Well executed game plan by Harvard.  Let's win two.

Remind me never to speak again.

[Trotsky]

Clarkson up 3-0 in the last minute.

Dartmouth and Princeton up big.

[fastforward]

Based on game sheet Kraft had 7 SOG
Too bad he couldn't connect-he was sure trying

[GBR1234]

Harvard simply outplayed CU tonight.
They protected the shooting lane in front of Charette very well.
They also owned the neutral zone IMO.

[Trotsky]

Kraft and Walsh played inspired.

Casty was over the place but unfortunately he also shot all over the place.  Never seen him so inaccurate.

[stereax]

The thing is like, everyone had great individual efforts. Don't think I saw anyone's play I disliked. Just... the team couldn't get more than 1 in.

[Trotsky]

The thing is like, everyone had great individual efforts. Don't think I saw anyone's play I disliked. Just... the team couldn't get more than 1 in.

Difference was Harvard had a plan and stuck the landing.  We had good players and good plays but I didn't see a lot of teamwork.

So.  Opposite Day.

[fastforward]

Friday the 13th curse

[stereax]

Friday the 13th curse

Y'know I just noticed that.

[stereax]

Overheard on the way to the bus: "Honestly, we could all be dead tomorrow..."

[stereax]

search: places to eat in the commons, "open after 10 pm", - run by a cult, - luna property

there's like. maybe two places open? and one is ale house on a reduced menu 😭

[Snowball]

Curious if everyone here is still thrilled that we got Harvard instead of Colgate (currently getting clobbered by Dartmouth)

Well, it looked to me tonight that the issue was more about us than about who we were playing. From where I was sitting, it seemed like we had a million opportunities where either:
    1.    we were right in front of the net but our shot just wasn't very good, or
    2.    someone put a perfect puck into the slot and nobody was there to finish.

[ugarte]

this game felt like watching electric football

[Iceberg]

Harvard blocked or deflected several shots but it seemed like the Cornell offense was generally off and couldn't get much beyond one-and-done opportunities. There were very few quality chances below the hashmarks and even the lone goal was a point shot through a screen off the face-off. I suspect the pace of play will be different tomorrow but it's not like one team dominated the other

[stereax]

Curious if everyone here is still thrilled that we got Harvard instead of Colgate (currently getting clobbered by Dartmouth)

Well, it looked to me tonight that issue was more about us than about who we were playing. From where I was sitting, it seemed like we had a million opportunities where either:
    1.    we were right in front of the net but our shot just wasn't very good, or
    2.    someone put a perfect puck into the slot and nobody was there to finish.

Or 3. We put a shot on net and started jamming but it either flew away or went into Charette's glove.