Cornell-Clarkson postgame thread

[calgARI '07]

Abbott does have great moves and he displayed them a couple times this weekend.  Very dangerous offensive player.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Usually our defense blocks most everything and then clears the blocked shots away.  Last night, they weren't getting the job done clearing the puck from in front and getting it out of the zone.  Clarkson's strategy in the latter periods was to just throw it on net, even from some difficult angles.  They knew with the way our defense was playing, they'd have second chances.  It was McKee who kept those extra chances out of the net.

Add to that the fact the ref put the whistle away in the third. and our weak 5 on 5 offense made for an uncomfortable evening.

On the other hand, nice to see that they boys can play from behind against a team that has been outplaying them.  You have to think that will be the case again sometime in the next two weeks.

[atb9]

...You Lose!  Er, wait, You Goon!  :-P

[RichS]

so was Clarkson "lucky" last year as a few posters on this Forum opined?

Whatever Latulippe said, yes he definitely should have credited the winning team, but from some things I read, Clarkson did outplay cornell for parts of the game.  Maybe that's all he can remember?  It's not hard to believe given that it went to OT, a very different game than the night before.  Give the guy a break, he obviously was speaking out of frustration.  I've read similar comments by Schafer after his team lost a close, hard fought game.

By the way, when a goalie leaves his crease to play the puck, a defenseman is SUPPOSED to cover up for him.  Doing what you're supposed to is not being "lucky".  That's a coach speaking.  ;-)

[Tub(a)]

[Q]RichS Wrote:

 so was Clarkson "lucky" last year as a few posters on this Forum opined?

Whatever Latulippe said, yes he definitely should have credited the winning team, but from some things I read, Clarkson did outplay cornell for parts of the game.  Maybe that's all he can remember?  It's not hard to believe given that it went to OT, a very different game than the night before.  Give the guy a break, he obviously was speaking out of frustration.  I've read similar comments by Schafer after his team lost a close, hard fought game.

By the way, when a goalie leaves his crease to play the puck, a defenseman is SUPPOSED to cover up for him.  Doing what you're supposed to is not being "lucky".  That's a coach speaking.   [/q]

Latulippe was probably frustrated because both nights he took stupid penalties that swung the momentum temporarily to the Cornell side. The goals Cornell scored Saturday were hardly lucky goals, and we had at least 2 posts (3 if you count the shot that hit BOTH posts twice :-P ). I'm sure he was frustrated, it seems like Clarkson played the best they could and couldn't pull it off.

Gleed definitely saved a goal at one point because McKee was out of the crease. Like you said, that's not luck, that is solid defensive play.

[ugarte]

[Q]RichS Wrote:
 so was Clarkson "lucky" last year as a few posters on this Forum opined?[/q]Nope. You kicked our ass. It was very hard to watch. Seriously, Rich, there is a difference between the rose-colored glasses that fans wear and the courtesy that losing players on 12 win teams are supposed to show for a squad that has been beating his team like a drum is supposed to display. Clarkson apparently outplayed the Red for most of the game, but apparently the 2d period was all Cornell. Should our players have complained that they were a break or two from winning in regulation?
[q]By the way, when a goalie leaves his crease to play the puck, a defenseman is SUPPOSED to cover up for him.  Doing what you're supposed to is not being "lucky".  That's a coach speaking.[/q]Sure it is. It is a good play, but still a lucky one. Defenseman's pads, a skaters stick and no glove is no way to stop a shot. If a skater successfully covers an empty net there is some luck involved.

[Will]

[Q]atb9 Wrote:

 ...You Lose!  Er, wait, You Goon![/q]

Since I'm the one frequently attempting to correct those around me about this, last night someone told me that's what they'll put on my tombstone: "It's 'goon', you idiots!" :-P

[Dpperk29]

clarkson outplayed cornell last year. They weren't lucky, they were good... this year cornell was the better team.

[Jim Hyla]

[Q]RichS Wrote:  but from some things I read, Clarkson did outplay cornell for parts of the game.  Maybe that's all he can remember?   [/q]No doubt, you did outplay us for parts of the game. We could have easily lost. But we didn't and that's not what Latulippe said[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]If that's all he can remember, maybe that's why he went to Clarkson:-) .Just kidding, just kidding. I don't want to inflame this thread any more than it already is.

Seriously, when you lose a close one, alot of emotions come out. However one would hope that a senior would be able to say the right thing. Unfortunately with the kind of teams that Clarkson has fielded, for a few years, it only reinforces their bad image.

I really hope that Roll can bring the team back to the way that many of us remember. The battles then, as exemplified by the battles of 1970, were fun and evenly played. When we won we were ecstatic, when we lost, we knew we were beaten by a better team. That went both ways.

[Al DeFlorio]

[Q]Jim Hyla Wrote:
I really hope that Roll can bring the team back to the way that many of us remember. The battles then, as exemplified by the battles of 1970, were fun and evenly played. When we won we were ecstatic, when we lost, we knew we were beaten by a better team. That went both ways.[/q]
Amen, Jim.  Well said.

[Drew]

[Q]Jim Hyla Wrote:

 [Q2]RichS Wrote:  but from some things I read, Clarkson did outplay cornell for parts of the game.  Maybe that's all he can remember?   [/Q]
No doubt, you did outplay us for parts of the game. We could have easily lost. But we didn't and that's not what Latulippe said[Q2]"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]
If that's all he can remember, maybe that's why he went to Clarkson .Just kidding, just kidding. I don't want to inflame this thread any more than it already is.

Seriously, when you lose a close one, alot of emotions come out. However one would hope that a senior would be able to say the right thing. Unfortunately with the kind of teams that Clarkson has fielded, for a few years, it only reinforces their bad image.

I really hope that Roll can bring the team back to the way that many of us remember. The battles then, as exemplified by the battles of 1970, were fun and evenly played. When we won we were ecstatic, when we lost, we knew we were beaten by a better team. That went both ways.[/q]

Hey, the first thing I did when Cornell won was post a message saying you played the game well, I was rooting for you to represent the ECAC positively, and would follow you through the playoffs.  I wished you luck.  I attended Clarkson, the University didn't need to teach me sportsmanship, my father did.....it doesn't take a village to raise a child.
Do I wish Jay said something more sportsmanlike? Yes, but I am not going to kill him over what was said in the heat of the moment.....on the other hand I think he needs to have a big bowl of crybaby soup and get over it.

[Dpperk29]

amen!

I do have to say that Jay did work hard to pressure OB into screwing up, so in a sick and twisted sense he earned that goal.

[jtwcornell91]

[Q]Drew Wrote:
I think he needs to have a big bowl of crybaby soup[/q]

Is that from Nickerson's "101 ways to eat a baby" cookbook? ::nut::

[Drew]

[Q]jtwcornell91 Wrote:

 [Q2]Drew Wrote:
I think he needs to have a big bowl of crybaby soup[/Q]
Is that from Nickerson's "101 ways to eat a baby" cookbook?[/q]

Pathetic.

[andyw2100]

[Q]jtwcornell91 Wrote:

 [Q2]Drew Wrote:
I think he needs to have a big bowl of crybaby soup[/Q]
Is that from Nickerson's "101 ways to eat a baby" cookbook?[/q]

John,

I'm really surprised at you. You know Nickerson can't write.
                          Andy W.