RPI V: Chase for the Championship (and Hobey)

[rvd5star69]

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goulet still sick as is bergin hope both are better
we better not overlook brown hard nose team and coach but we should win both

[Wicked Slappaahs]

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I hope that AAG & Bergin's illnesses are able to be contained. The last thing this team needs is an outbreak of illness. I've got my tickets...bring it on !

[DrDemento]

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We just have to find a way to play against Brown the way we do against Yale and Cornell. Kind of an odd season for us in the ECAC with performing better against the #1 and #2 seeds than we did against the #3 and #4 seeds.

[Ralph Baer]

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Do the same for Appert and Baer.

Been there; done that.

[DrDemento]

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I hope that AAG & Bergin's illnesses are able to be contained. The last thing this team needs is an outbreak of illness. I've got my tickets...bring it on !

Not sure what the illnesses are but hopefully all team members got their flu shots this year. H1N1 seems to be winding down at least temporarily but regular seasonal flu is still around.

[Wicked Slappaahs]

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We just have to find a way to play against Brown the way we do against Yale and Cornell. Kind of an odd season for us in the ECAC with performing better against the #1 and #2 seeds than we did against the #3 and #4 seeds.

Agreed Doc...if we play like we played in Ithaca, we'll be in the driver's seat. If we allow Brown to dictate play physically, we'll have our hands full. Win the corner battles and use or speed on breakouts.

[Wicked Slappaahs]

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Not sure what the illnesses are but hopefully all team members got their flu shots this year. H1N1 seems to be winding down at least temporarily but regular seasonal flu is still around.

There is some kind of viral demon coursing thru the C.D....I am on my 2nd round of AB's for strep.

[GreatLakerMohawk]

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Agreed Doc...if we play like we played in Ithaca, we'll be in the driver's seat. If we allow Brown to dictate play physically, we'll have our hands full. Win the corner battles and use or speed on breakouts.

Playing Cornell was a good full-game warmup for what Brown will do (or ultimately will want to do) against RPI. The road to Albany will not be given out and for you folks that like to get nervous about things, RPI is sitting in the same slot Dartmouth was last year.

[Red Cloud]

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for you folks that like to get nervous about things, RPI is sitting in the same slot Dartmouth was last year.

(limbers up for dealing with bedwetters)

[knsmith]

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We just have to find a way to play against Brown the way we do against Yale and Cornell. Kind of an odd season for us in the ECAC with performing better against the #1 and #2 seeds than we did against the #3 and #4 seeds.

The good news is, when looking at the top 5 teams, if you discount late garbage goals (Union empty netter, Colgate 5x3 with 2 minutes to play), we are +2 verse the top 4. Again, ignoring the two garbage goals, we didn't lose by more than a goal to any of the top 4 teams. We were better against them on the road than at home.

Long story short, we played incredibly consistent hockey against the top of the league (i.e. the teams that are on the way to Albany and beyond) - far more consistent than we've seen in the past 8 or 9 years. And we've had a couple performances that showed tremendous upside (the Yale games). Given that we have been very much in every single game against top 4 teams and have also showed the capacity to come out and light the top team in the league up, I'm optimistic about our chances this year.

[Wicked Slappaahs]

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Playing Cornell was a good full-game warmup for what Brown will do (or ultimately will want to do) against RPI. The road to Albany will not be given out and for you folks that like to get nervous about things, RPI is sitting in the same slot Dartmouth was last year.

Brown has the work ethic, if not all of the personnel... I hope that their keeper continues to channel Roberto Luongo's glovework from yesterday...

That guy better be thanking his lucky stars that the Canucks mustered a win or he would've been chained to a pole somewhere out in the tundra..WOW was he fighting the puck yesterday.

[GreatLakerMohawk]

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Brown has the work ethic, if not all of the personnel... I hope that their keeper continues channel Roberto Luongo's glovework from yesterday...

That guy better be thanking his lucky stars that the Canucks mustered a win or he would've been chained to a pole somewhere out in the tundra..WOW was he fighting the puck yesterday.

He had the same kind of glove work as a Little League first baseman.

[Red Cloud]

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Brown has the work ethic, if not all of the personnel...

They have Harry Zolnierczyk. Don't get near him, or he'll throw his stick in the air!

[fishcore12]

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Was just over at the field house getting my tickets for this weekend...about 10 or so people in line with me. Slower than molasses service but good thing it was only season ticket holders getting tickets or else I would have been there longer. Either way got my tickets and cannot wait for this weekend. Should be a good series between these two teams.

[Wicked Slappaahs]

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The good news is, when looking at the top 5 teams, if you discount late garbage goals (Union empty netter, Colgate 5x3 with 2 minutes to play), we are +2 verse the top 4. Again, ignoring the two garbage goals, we didn't lose by more than a goal to any of the top 4 teams. We were better against them on the road than at home.

Long story short, we played incredibly consistent hockey against the top of the league (i.e. the teams that are on the way to Albany and beyond) - far more consistent than we've seen in the past 8 or 9 years. And we've had a couple performances that showed tremendous upside (the Yale games). Given that we have been very much in every single game against top 4 teams and have also showed the capacity to come out and light the top team in the league up, I'm optimistic about our chances this year.

Well said. No doubt that Yale would rather play the River Rats than have to face RPI again this season!