RPI 0 vs Cornell 0

[Will]

Bigger, yes.  Louder...eh, we were kinda deflated as the game went on.

The band was great, though.

[dOwns]

Disapointing game.. very hard to watch.
*Our defense tried, but something's just not clicking.
*Lots of times when we actually SHOT THE PUCK, we came close to scoreing. More shots.. and we need to freakin' aim, too.
*We need more hustle. But we had much more energy, I think tonight's game was better than last night's, to say the least. But I don't know what's happening to our team.. we need Ben back out there. And Dan too.

But I'm wondering what people think about..
*I don't understand what exactly is keeping Jan Pajerski off the ice besides the fact that's he's third string. He is now a JUNIOR. Why did Schafer put Kevin McLeod, a freshman, on the ice when he has Jan, still eagerly waiting for some ice time? Jan has been to plenty more games and practices then Kevin has, and wouldn't you think that Jan would know the ropes a little more than Kevin would?


PS: The RPI fans in Section O were so freakin obnoxious, and they wouldn't shut up. Left to a different part of the rink towards the end of the game so I didn't have to hear their shit.



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[jtwcornell91]

dOwns wrote:
PS: The RPI fans in Section O were so freakin obnoxious, and they wouldn't shut up.

Gee, they sound sort of like ... well, us.

[profudge]

I agree disappointing -  We won about 65-70 % of faceoffs  and had a couple less icing's over the game than RPI... but nothing in the net to show for the effort.   Evan S.  played well on D.  Hornby and Abbot line showed usual hustle -  Ryan/Byron/Matt were dangerous at times but had mutliple shots blocked by RPI D-men.    Both Hynes and Moulson were hit from behind head first into boards  both without puck there and NO CALL's  They both seemed to be playing sore and injured after the hits -  

RPI played extremely well especially last two periods -  Brown and RPI are two best ECAC teams I have seen this year.  (including us so far :-(    )



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[Al DeFlorio]

Lou Heavenrich wrote:

RPI played extremely well especially last two periods -  Brown and RPI are two best ECAC teams I have seen this year.  (including us so far :-(    )

Post Edited (01-18-04 14:40)

Interesting observations.  

The patterns of play in both the Brown and RPI games were similar.  Cornell controlled the first period but did not come away with a lead.  Both RPI and Brown grew stronger in periods two and three.  Not sure what, if anything, to read into that.

[dOwns]

Yeah they did sound like us, and sometimes they were actually funny, but when they started with how terrible McKee was ... that's when I got really pissed. They would know a lot about him too, calling him "Steven".

[marty]

John T. Whelan '91 wrote:

dOwns wrote:
PS: The RPI fans in Section O were so freakin obnoxious, and they wouldn't shut up.

Gee, they sound sort of like ... well, us.

I agree, it sounds exactly like what Cornell fans do.  And I was stuck in O because I bought my tickets in Troy.  They were yelling back and forth at our fans and I enjoyed the give and take.

This is the best RIP team since the Fridge has been coach.  The RIP fans have had to put up with 9 mediocre years because of his bone headed coaching.  Some of the fans at the game were students who have NEVER seen a good Engineer team.  They had lost 7 in a row to Cornell.  Their team shut us out at Lynah!  They deserved all the gloating that they did and then some.

I just hope the Big Red can connect on a few of the shots that were whiffed on Saturday.  After all, we can return the favor in Troy in February.

[Grad \'77]

The RPI fans weren't calling McKee "Steven".  That was "sieve".

[Ack]

Not coming away with a(n early) lead really does fuel the fire of a good visiting team.  Just one Cornell goal would probably keep them from overflowing with all that energy.  The team knows this...better luck against 'mouth and 'mont this next weekend.