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Little more than 24 hrs to opening faceoff and no Cornell writeup from Powell or Jeremy tells me that fatigue is setting in so Ill attempt to jumpstart a thread so they and others can add some substance.
Cornell (9-1) comes in off a impressive performance and arguably a top five team , a Cuse victory is not expected but would certainly be soothing to many. Cornell of course has to be coming in off a sharp performance .
Strength is attack but they are well balanced. Said in preseason that sophomore Kirst would be the best of all the Kirsts and he is already Cornell's best player (32-17-49). He reminds me of a bigger, stronger and faster Hiltz . Some thought Piatelli production would fall off without Teat but it hasn't partly due to passing skills of Kirst , Long and others but also because he's a darn good scorer (34-9-42) on his own right . 3rd attackman Long ( 14-17-31) is is another Delbarton product. He can initiate behind the cage so requires a pole . Coyle (13-9-22) has alternated with Long at times and is another weapon Their mids complement an attack -centric offense but have a five in Coyle, Blake, Kelleher , Liccardi and Wirthheim that can initiate offense from up . Just like Cornell teams under Millman , all can distribute and score some. Faceoffs use to be what held Cornell back in recent t years but Petrakis has corrected that . Cuse should still have a slight advantage in face-offs and wing play but wins will have to have to be earned. BigRed rope unit is solid and their defense has held opponents to ten goals a game holding opponents to 52% sog which is low. Goalie Ierlan has bounced and has a save percentage of 54%.
Back to Cuse, certainly a disappointing Albany game . Rain and being sheet on after ND game might have factored some but simply have to execute alot better agaisnt a talented and disciplined team. Needless to say (- so why say it, never understood that saying ) 5 offsides cant be repeated .Watching some leave field distraught after giving their all was disturbing. One huge positive out of last two games is having Buttermore back as he is is a legit scoring threat that can alleviate some pressure off Dordevic and Curry. Not sure of Quinn status but same applies.
Go Orange, finish strong
Cornell (9-1) comes in off a impressive performance and arguably a top five team , a Cuse victory is not expected but would certainly be soothing to many. Cornell of course has to be coming in off a sharp performance .
Strength is attack but they are well balanced. Said in preseason that sophomore Kirst would be the best of all the Kirsts and he is already Cornell's best player (32-17-49). He reminds me of a bigger, stronger and faster Hiltz . Some thought Piatelli production would fall off without Teat but it hasn't partly due to passing skills of Kirst , Long and others but also because he's a darn good scorer (34-9-42) on his own right . 3rd attackman Long ( 14-17-31) is is another Delbarton product. He can initiate behind the cage so requires a pole . Coyle (13-9-22) has alternated with Long at times and is another weapon Their mids complement an attack -centric offense but have a five in Coyle, Blake, Kelleher , Liccardi and Wirthheim that can initiate offense from up . Just like Cornell teams under Millman , all can distribute and score some. Faceoffs use to be what held Cornell back in recent t years but Petrakis has corrected that . Cuse should still have a slight advantage in face-offs and wing play but wins will have to have to be earned. BigRed rope unit is solid and their defense has held opponents to ten goals a game holding opponents to 52% sog which is low. Goalie Ierlan has bounced and has a save percentage of 54%.
Back to Cuse, certainly a disappointing Albany game . Rain and being sheet on after ND game might have factored some but simply have to execute alot better agaisnt a talented and disciplined team. Needless to say (- so why say it, never understood that saying ) 5 offsides cant be repeated .Watching some leave field distraught after giving their all was disturbing. One huge positive out of last two games is having Buttermore back as he is is a legit scoring threat that can alleviate some pressure off Dordevic and Curry. Not sure of Quinn status but same applies.
Go Orange, finish strong
