11/13/2026 Cornell at Brown

[Trotsky]

Come back tomorrow, beat Yale.  Blame it on MS365.

[BearLover]

I'm not sure if people here understand just how bad Brown is. They were one of the absolute worst teams in the country last year and all their best players either graduated or transferred out.

[stereax]

I'm not sure if people here understand just how bad Brown is. They were one of the absolute worst teams in the country last year and all their best players either graduated or transferred out.

We get it.

[marty]

I'm not sure if people here understand just how bad Brown is. They were one of the absolute worst teams in the country last year and all their best players either graduated or transferred out.

We're all glad we have you to enlighten us.  As you said there are other things you could do with your weekend. 

Do it.

[Dafatone]

I can't believe we lost to a team whose announcers don't understand how the trapezoid works (you can play the puck in front of the goal line, you just can't play it in the corners).

Brown did a good job clogging up opportunities, especially on the kill. We need to skate with the puck more on the PP, and the passing options need to move too. Everyone stands in their positions and then we pass the puck around.

[arugula]

Expectations for tomorrow in New Haven:  Sally's will be delicious.  Catch up with brother and family.  That is all. 

[Iceberg]

I'm not sure if people here understand just how bad Brown is. They were one of the absolute worst teams in the country last year and all their best players either graduated or transferred out.

Yeah, but they changed coaching staff, which was well overdue even if unexpected. Recent previous Brown teams would not have been as aggressive as this one was, and it created problems for the offense. Brown had two breakaways shorthanded, including one during the Cornell 5x3!

[stereax]

I'm not sure if people here understand just how bad Brown is. They were one of the absolute worst teams in the country last year and all their best players either graduated or transferred out.

Yeah, but they changed coaching staff, which was well overdue even if unexpected. Recent previous Brown teams would not have been as aggressive as this one was, and it created problems for the offense. Brown had two breakaways shorthanded, including one during the Cornell 5x3!

The fact that Cornell is giving up a breakaway on a 5x3 is a major red flag ngl

[stereax]

As per the college hockey reddit, second time Brown has won against Cornell since... 2013?

[Bluelightning]

-Had a very good Cornell crowd for the shit show at Meehan.
-How many periods have we actually "won" (played better than opponent) this season. Not many.
-we don't seem to be finding the right
Combinations of lines....or we just aren't gelling.  I think this team has a lot of individual talent. Probably very skilled. But not so much playing the actual game. Guys are passing to nobody. Not able to settle the puck. Miscommunication all the time.
-the team doesnt even seem frustrated. That concerns me. We need to "ass blast" Yale like mentioned. But i dont know if they can.
-Casey wants Lynah to be packed and loud.

[ugarte]

-Had a very good Cornell crowd for the shit show at Meehan.
-How many periods have we actually "won" (played better than opponent) this season. Not many.
-we don't seem to be finding the right
Combinations of lines....or we just aren't gelling.  I think this team has a lot of individual talent. Probably very skilled. But not so much playing the actual game. Guys are passing to nobody. Not able to settle the puck. Miscommunication all the time.
-the team doesnt even seem frustrated. That concerns me. We need to "ass blast" Yale like mentioned. But i dont know if they can.
-Casey wants Lynah to be packed and loud.

if the first four bullets are the recipe for the last one i'm ordering takeout

[stereax]

-Had a very good Cornell crowd for the shit show at Meehan.
-How many periods have we actually "won" (played better than opponent) this season. Not many.
-we don't seem to be finding the right
Combinations of lines....or we just aren't gelling.  I think this team has a lot of individual talent. Probably very skilled. But not so much playing the actual game. Guys are passing to nobody. Not able to settle the puck. Miscommunication all the time.
-the team doesnt even seem frustrated. That concerns me. We need to "ass blast" Yale like mentioned. But i dont know if they can.
-Casey wants Lynah to be packed and loud.

if the first four bullets are the recipe for the last one i'm ordering takeout

as i said before - if the team fundamentally doesn't care whether they win or lose, how does casey expect the fans to?

i've had yaps with several of the players here and there - they all seem like intelligent, motivated guys. i wouldn't want to say they've phoned it in. but the on-ice product isn't showing that! how many times have we scored first this year? why are we content to let BROWN go 2-0 before deciding to play hockey?

the kraft-walsh-ryan line is good. now find the other three lines that work. gardiner 3C is good, catalano 4C is good. digiulian, long, major, zadvernyuk are 4 of your 5 other top nine guys. i love hiscock as much as the next guy (trotsky, not the time) but i don't know if he's a second-line player, i think third is better. devlin i think i like on the fourth. oh, how did coco look tonight?

10-14-12
17-07-09
18-20-13
08-15-36 (or 22, 19, 21, whoever you wanna flex in)

04-16
11-06
05-03 (or 28, 24, 26, whoever you wanna flex in)

honestly i lowkey agree with whoever said to put 40 in net tomorrow, might as well see what you've got with him, yale is a terrible team but that hasn't stopped us from losing before lol

[Dafatone]

It's almost assuredly not that they don't "care".

It's only been a few games. Combination of bad luck and still figuring out lines.

If they're any good, and they probably are, they'll turn it around at least some.

[stereax]

It's almost assuredly not that they don't "care".

It's only been a few games. Combination of bad luck and still figuring out lines.

If they're any good, and they probably are, they'll turn it around at least some.

Hopped onto CHN to pull some fancy numbers:

Charlie Major is negative in CHIP (their stat for like, how good a player is). The top three in CHIP are the top line. Then, all four of our top four D.

The power play is at 4.8%. Unsustainably low. However, if you NEVER SHOOT THE PUCK...

We have scored first ONCE so far in 5 games this season. This shit keeps up, I'm gonna start posting 1-0 them Devils memes.

Another moral victory for the stats nerds - out xGed 2.14 to 1.55, per CHN. Problem is, you need actual Gs to win games. They turned it on in the 3rd - SOG per period were 4, 5, and 16. But like... where is the consistent 60-minute effort?

If, god forbid, XV is out longterm, you need Fegaras to step up.

[Trotsky]

As Lou Holtz used to say, you're never as bad as you look when you lose and you're never as good as you feel right after that first shot of smack.