Cornell-Clarkson postgame thread

[Larry72]

CalgAri:

 You don't remember...you weren't around yet...in 1979, Cornell 6- Providence 5 OT win coming from a 1-5 deficit was probably one of the loudest I've ever heard Lynah.  That was when the fans coming onto the ice after the game was born.  Also the Harvard game in which a young Mike Schafer broke the stick over his head before the game and then CU came back to win that game.  Tonite was also pretty special.  This team seems to be able to find a way to win.  Really nice to see.

Larry '72

[schoaff]

Strange request but could someone describe the winning goal? I was just listening to the radio feed and it wasn't described very well. On the radio it sounded like Clarkson was breaking up a rush when all of a sudden people started cheering ;-). Curious what happened.

[andyw2100]

I've got a pretty good, prety objective, measure of how loud Lynah is.

I sit in Section C, near D, in the 4th row.

When we score most goals, by the time the band is ending "Davy" I can hear it, so I know when to start counting, etc.

After some big goals, it is almost impossible to hear the band clearly, over the crowd, and I really have to strain just to pick up a couple of notes, so I know when to start counting.

After our second goal tonight, I couldn't hear the band at all. Not a note. I actually think they may have played Davy twice after that goal, and if they did, I caught the tail end of the second one, but I'm not even sure of that.

That's how loud Lynah was tonight.
                             Andy W.

[Will]

And what about after the third goal? :-D

[andyw2100]

[Q]schoaff Wrote:

 Strange request but could someone describe the winning goal? I was just listening to the radio feed and it wasn't described very well. On the radio it sounded like Clarkson was breaking up a rush when all of a sudden people started cheering . Curious what happened.[/q]


I could be wrong, as I was at the wrong end of the rink, but as I recall...

A pass came out to Scott,  who was at the left point, from near the corner. Scott one-timed it, and beat Traylen high on the glove side.

At least that's what it looked like from about 130 feet away.
                                         Andy W.

[atb9]

http://www.uscho.com/recaps/20042005/m/03/12/ckn-cor.php

Some great quotes, stats, and injury info!  Nice work, Avash!

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[q]
"They got lucky," said a frustrated Latulippe. "We outplayed them all game long. They just got a bounce. They just got lucky tonight, and I think they know it too."[/q]

This from the guy who was outright handed a goal tonight?! That's some nerve! What a sore loser...

[mjh89]

1.) Doug Krantz had an absolutely awful game. I couldn't believe he kept getting back on the ice. Everytime he got the puck he was fumbling with it, made some brutal passes, was out of position regularly. I actually thought he was shaky with the puck last night too, maybe just Freshman jitters.
2.) I thought McKee was bad tonight. Lots of rebounds, and the second goal should have been stopped.
3.) Thank god Schafer put the Moulson-Bitz-Hynes line together. Completely dominant.
4.) Jay Latulippe is a dirtbag.

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[Q]mjh89 Wrote:

 1.) Doug Krantz had an absolutely awful game. I couldn't believe he kept getting back on the ice. Everytime he got the puck he was fumbling with it, made some brutal passes, was out of position regularly. I actually thought he was shaky with the puck last night too, maybe just Freshman jitters.
2.) I thought McKee was bad tonight. Lots of rebounds, and the second goal should have been stopped.
3.) Thank god Schafer put the Moulson-Bitz-Hynes line together. Completely dominant.
4.) Jay Latulippe is a dirtbag.[/q]

Amen to point no. 4.

But I have to disagree on no. 2. I think the first goal really shook him up. It would anyone. It could only have been worse if O'Byrne scored it himself and then punched McKee in the face. I mean seriously, someone give O'Byrne an assist on that one... The second goal was a result of a good breakaway and a good shot. Does McKee usually stop shots like that? Yes. But I think he was still very shaken up. I'm inclined to give him mad props for getting his shit together between 1st and 2nd, and playing better and better as the game went on. After all, he made some absolutely clutch saves in OT. Without them, Topher would have never had the chance to score that goal.

Yey McKee!

[andyw2100]

[Q]mjh89 Wrote:
2.) I thought McKee was bad tonight. Lots of rebounds, and the second goal should have been stopped.[/q]

You must be kidding. Were we watching the same game?

Aside from the fact that McKee came up big when he absolutely needed to, late in the third period, and through much of the OT, you thought he should have stopped the second goal? It was a 1 on none, and the guy took a slap shot from around 15-20 feet out, that beat McKee cleanly on the glove side. Had he made the stop, it would have been a spectacular save...a highlight reel save. To say he should have stopped it is absolutely ludicrous. We've come to expect a lot from McKee, but if we start expecting him to make saves on shots like that routinely we are just expecting too much.
                                     Andy W.

[mjh89]

 I think McKee's a great goalie, but he should have stopped the second goal. A completely unscreened slap shot from the top of the circle beating him that cleanly? It wasn't like it was a perfect shot either, I didn't hear it ring off the post and in. And besides that I was talking more about his rebounds that seemed to be going every which way. Besides, everybody says McKee played amazingly every game, he makes a routine glove save and everybody in lynah starts the we're not worthy thing. He didn't have a good game tonight.

[aznxjz]

Winning Goal... Puck was poked out to Topher on the left side, one-timed just over the shoulder of Traylen.  It wasn't that hard of a shot, but a good one nonetheless.

McKee played well tonight, but his rebounds were a bit more than we're used to.  Another point was that the defense seemed to be a little off tonight (like the second goal).  Without them clearing the puck after rebounds it seemed like the puck was 5 feet in front of McKee on more than one occasion (especially around the 6 min mark of OT)

Credit to Clarkson for playing hard.  I think the game was pretty even, with each team dominating for stretches at a time.  I agree that we did get luck on some plays where the puck was just sitting in front of McKee, but same with Traylen.

I thought Pegs played great tonight.  He pushed the puck a lot and had a couple chances to attack the net.  Hynes.....I think he had 3 penalties (?).  I was a bit frustrated by that (but more at Feola) but oh well.

Tonight was the loudest I've heard Lynah in my time here.  The team was really into it, motioning the fans to get louder.  They wanted the win, the fans wanted it.  Thanks to the team for delivering and keeping us unbeaten at lynah this season.

[CM cWo 44]

I don't know what Ari's cookin up, but I think LaTullippe (spell?), should get one of the three stars of the weekend, if not two. He was a travesty for his team with all those stupid penalties. Nice way to end a career.

[calgARI '07]

[Q]mjh89 Wrote:

  I think McKee's a great goalie, but he should have stopped the second goal. A completely unscreened slap shot from the top of the circle beating him that cleanly? It wasn't like it was a perfect shot either, I didn't hear it ring off the post and in. And besides that I was talking more about his rebounds that seemed to be going every which way. Besides, everybody says McKee played amazingly every game, he makes a routine glove save and everybody in lynah starts the we're not worthy thing. He didn't have a good game tonight.[/q]

I'm gonna partially agree with you here.  I thought he was really really shaky in the first period.  Clarkson was throwing the puck at the net a lot more and he seemed uncomfortable handling a lot.  First goal was definitely in his head.  I konw McKee isn't an aggressive goalie, but he needed to come out a bit to cut off the angle on that second goal. He should not have let it in.  I will say that I thought he got better as the game went along making big saves in the second and third periods as well as overtime.  He definitely settled down as the team did after the first period was fine after that.  McKee isn't going to be superhuman every night but he seems to be most nights.  Tonight just wasn't one of them.

[calgARI '07]

[Q]aznxjz Wrote:

 Winning Goal... Puck was poked out to Topher on the left side, one-timed just over the shoulder of Traylen.  It wasn't that hard of a shot, but a good one nonetheless.

McKee played well tonight, but his rebounds were a bit more than we're used to.  Another point was that the defense seemed to be a little off tonight (like the second goal).  Without them clearing the puck after rebounds it seemed like the puck was 5 feet in front of McKee on more than one occasion (especially around the 6 min mark of OT)

Credit to Clarkson for playing hard.  I think the game was pretty even, with each team dominating for stretches at a time.  I agree that we did get luck on some plays where the puck was just sitting in front of McKee, but same with Traylen.

I thought Pegs played great tonight.  He pushed the puck a lot and had a couple chances to attack the net.  Hynes.....I think he had 3 penalties (?).  I was a bit frustrated by that (but more at Feola) but oh well.

Tonight was the loudest I've heard Lynah in my time here.  The team was really into it, motioning the fans to get louder.  They wanted the win, the fans wanted it.  Thanks to the team for delivering and keeping us unbeaten at lynah this season.[/q]


Great point about the defense.  They struggled especially in the first period.  And we're talking about even Downs and Cook who never seem to make mistakes.  They were on edge after the early goal but they came out of it eventually.  Hynes did have three penalties, but I thought he was Cornell's best player this weekend.  The style he plays and attitude he brings means he's going to get penalties.  Definitely give credit to Clarkson for how they played tonight.  They played very hard and were probably the better team, but they're finished and it's outstanding that Cornell was able to put them away.