MSU 4, Cornell 3 post-game (game 2) thread

[cajunman]

Feola changed the whole complection of the game I think we were on penalty kill for most of the second period I would have to say that Feola really controled the tempo to the advantage of  MSU and was just unreal in the bais of  calls made between Feola, Dell and Hanson I would say ECAC has some of the worst refs in the lower 48  The tape should be reviewed by the ECAC board and used as an example of improper calling hell he couldn't call a peewee game what and a s s.

[calgARI '07]

What amazed me most were the two interference calls on Pokuluk.  I always though interference is hitting away from the puck.  The two plays were identical, with the puck a foot away.  He was playing defense.  MSU tied the game on the ensuing poewrplay of the second idiotic call.

[DR@CU]

Just a few thoughts:

1) The "bald" sign was awesome Will! Very clear from the entire student section. It definately got us into it. Keep it up!

2) I'll admit I do not actually know what the offical rule on interference is and if they are going to be calling it 10 times a game I figure I might as well educate myself. Anyone care to enlighten me?

3) Otherwise, with the exception of tonight's 2nd period, a great weekend and hopefully a character-building loss that the team can learn from. Looking forward to the rest of the season!

[Oat]

Dell sucks but at least he is fair. Dell is like Murphy, when he sucks, he sucks equally for both teams and he sucks in every rink. At least there's consistency there.  Hansen and Feola are just terrible at life. Hansen intentionally makes really harsh calls against Cornell to try to demonstrate the ECAC league that he is not afraid of the Lynah crowd. Feola was just born without peripheral vision. I think he probably fixed the game tonight for sports betting purposes.

[Cajunman]

There is a difference between taking penalties and actually just having them called against us we did take to many penaltys we just were called for to many penalties that didn't occur what game  were you watching.

The short handed goal will happen from time to time I don't like them either.

As far as pegs miss on the break away maybe the diviated septum in his freakin nose which can cause poor vision played a factor.

Feola called the game way lopsided it was a disgrace to call a second period so one sided when both time were hitting the same it is ashame that we are so physical and the weak teams take dives etc. pathetic

[jkahn]

[Q]Will Wrote:

I want to make sure my sign was actually clear, in case I want to do more signs in the future.[/q]

It was clear on the video webcast.

[cajunman]

so true Dell sucks both ways LOL but Feola should be shot, I would have my players aim for his head or accidentally board him.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

The view from 7000 miles away is "you'll have this."  

It's early in the season, which is when referees and leagues try to enforce rules to make a statement, and it seems to me that's what Feola was doing.   An incorrect statement and a statement that got players injured, but a statement nonetheless.  I hope the league does review the game, especially considering the injuries that occurred in the third.   Hopefully Carefoot is not badly injured and can play next week.

I'm not worried about 1 loss.  It's a long season, and there will be occasional bad referees.  It's a shame it had to come so early in the season and in such a critical game, but you deal with it.  It's up to Schafer to teach the team how to use the rules to their advantage, and you know he'll do that.

Yes, it's a disappointment.  For those of you who wanted to see Cornell as #1 in the polls, I hope you're not too upset.  :-P   But from what I can see, we've got a team that's competitive nationally, and will go places in March (and hopefully April).

I'm actually more upset with the behavior of the fans at the end of the game.  Throwing stuff on the ice is never appropriate.  It makes the school and the team look bad.  That shit has to stop.

And hopefully the team will move on and hammer Yale and Brown next weekend.

Let's go red!!!

[Dpperk29]

Ari, I think you are wrong about MSU saluting their fans. Those folks had a long trip to support their team and deserved the salute.

pegs showed his heart when he came back in the third... wow... makes me proud to wear his jersey to every game...

[JimHyla]

[Q]Dpperk29 Wrote: Ari, I think you are wrong about MSU saluting their fans. Those folks had a long trip to support their team and deserved the salute. [/q]No, in an away rink  you salute as you are skating off. Trying to circle and salute as you do at home is bush.

[Jimmy]

I actually thought it was a pretty good weekend.  Great atmosphere, and Cornell really outplayed MSU for most of the weekend.  The second period was the worst hockey I've seen the team play in my 3 years here, and I'm sure Schafer's gonna clean that up.  I'm way down in section E because of the stupid ticket distribution this year (section B the last two years) and I can't stand some of the fans there, which is the only negative of the weekend, other than the loss.  Anyway, I brought that up because I couldn't see MSU's 4th goal.  From what I did see, it looked like MSU won the draw and took a quick shot that McKee just flat out missed.  It looked pretty soft to me.  Did I miss anyest  screens or deflections?

However, based on the way the team played in their first 2 games of the season against the best team they'll play all year, I thought it was a positive.  The team is going to gel, and get better as the year goes on, and barring any major injuries (hopefully Carefoot isn't too badly banged up) this team has a chance to be better than last year's.  Defense has to get better, and McKee has to regain his form from the end of last year, but the offense was very good against a top 10 hockey team.  Moulson is a monster.  

And one last observation...instead of chanting McKee's name after a great save, how about we start chanting ho-bey ba-ker???  Just a thought

[calgARI '07]

[Q]Dpperk29 Wrote:

 Ari, I think you are wrong about MSU saluting their fans. Those folks had a long trip to support their team and deserved the salute.

pegs showed his heart when he came back in the third... wow... makes me proud to wear his jersey to every game...[/q]

Again, just refer to what Cornell does every time they are on the road.  They have twice as many fans as MSU had and they raise their sticks as they leave the ice.  Just get off the ice and thank them on the way off.  You're on the road, and there is no reason to do that.  Just classless.  If it was an okay act, then why doesn't Cornell every do it?  Again, it's classless.  Should also be noted that along with the idiot Cornell fans who threw stuff on the ice, a lot of MSU fans did as well.

[Dpperk29]

just because cornell doesn't does something one way, doesn't mean that is the right way. I am a devoted member of the church of lynah... but what MSU did wasn't a big deal.

[JimHyla]

[Q]Dpperk29 Wrote: just because cornell doesn't does something one way, doesn't mean that is the right way. I am a devoted member of the church of lynah... but what MSU did wasn't a big deal.[/q]Well, I guess many of us, including Coach it seems, disagree with you.

[JimHyla]

[Q]"Cornell is a very physical team. They certainly couldn't play in our league because they would get called for too many penalties. Cornell plays a tough, physical game and tonight, our guys battled to match the intensity. This is a big win for us." [/Q] Quoted from the MSU sitehttp://msuspartans.collegesports.com/sports/m-hockey/recaps/102905aaa.html