Hockey Team Struggling Tonight
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MSU goal. It was just a matter if time. They've been in complete control this period but fortunately PSU got one right back. Maybe a wakeup call.
Why do they have to wait to go behind before playing some offense? They were in sleep mode for 48 minutes after three minutes into the game.
It looked like the right call. DeRosa had his arm around the guy. It's not the refs, the players need to stop committing penalties at crucial times at the end of games.
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Can't complain much about this game. Any win on the road this time of year (especially against a team playing spoiler) when you're in the hunt for a post season bid is quality.
Looking at the goals against, can't even say it was a problem of the D either. First Sparty goal was another whiff on a poke check (this one by Sucese, I believe) but their second goal was just an outstanding play by the primary assist.
The general flow of these games, PSU is playing like a team still battling through its issues and slump. Passing is still off and not generating the quality chances.....but they got a W. Win tomorrow and I think that confidence rolls into the Wisconsin series.
Looking at the goals against, can't even say it was a problem of the D either. First Sparty goal was another whiff on a poke check (this one by Sucese, I believe) but their second goal was just an outstanding play by the primary assist.
The general flow of these games, PSU is playing like a team still battling through its issues and slump. Passing is still off and not generating the quality chances.....but they got a W. Win tomorrow and I think that confidence rolls into the Wisconsin series.
Good win. Wish I could say the same for my Gophers. Lost to those stinking Badgers.
The one good thing about that is you can shoot at the empty net and not have to worry about icing the puck.
It seems that PSU doesn't match up well with Minnesota, Minnesota doesn't match up well with Wisconsin, and Wisconsin doesn't match up well with PSU... still one more game and a series to see it play out, but interesting nonetheless. Without looking at points, it seems like Minnesota/Wisconsin have 1/2 locked up and the best PSU can hope for is 3rd in conference (again).Good win. Wish I could say the same for my Gophers. Lost to those stinking Badgers.
Agree, kind of a three way hostage situation. If PSU wins out, I think your team will have bigger things to worry about than BigTen tourney seeding. Still have a chance at the NCAA's.
Seems to be a lot of jostling in PW and no dominant teams so can't really count locks, but barring one of those 15th-20th ranked teams getting really hot, 3-2 at worst in the last 5 for PSU should get the NCAA bid, as long as one of those wins is over Wisky.
I could put 2 fingers on it:
1 - Schedule from last week of October through start of B1G play featured an extremely soft underbelly to this schedule. Based on current Pair Wise, PSU's 10 games following a good showing in South Bend:
Canisius 25th
Niagara 60th (dead last)
Alaska Ankorage 55th
Arizona State 43rd
Michigan 42nd
Offense flourished in this stretch, and it should have....but along with that I think PSU got a bit too over-confident. You can beat these teams with the the fire wagon style Gadowsky loves and never really have to make adjustments.
2 - For some reason I'm not sure we've ever learned, PSU took an entire month off in the middle of the season from the Michigan series the first weekend of December through the first weekend of the New Year in Columbus. My assumption when learning we would not be doing the Three Rivers Classic this year was we'd be doing another holiday tournament. Maybe something fell through...who knows.
Regardless, I think this down time severely impacted the growth of this team. It was bad enough that they went 2 months of game action w/out being consistently tested thanks to the opposition mentioned above, but to add another 30 days to that with no opposition whatsoever, it's probably no wonder why the team seems to have hit a wall in its development and has had trouble with the tougher opposition.
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