The struggles continue for the men as they dropped their game last night 5-3 to Brown. The most important thing the Saints needed to do was to slow down the Nick Lappin, Mark Naclerio, and Matt Lorito line. Unfortunately those three scored Brown's first three goals, and I would bet money that if all three of them score in a row in the same game, you probably won't beat them.
The Saints power play was actually pretty good, producing two goals. Its unfortunate they had 5 chances, and gave up an opening shorthanded goal to Lorito.
I'm not really going to recap the game itself because there's too much else to say about the game and the team. The defensive woes continued, but this time, the problems started in the offensive zone. Three of the five Brown goals, including the first two, were a result of turnovers in the area between the blue line and the tops of the faceoff circles. Whether it was a shot block that turned into a Brown rush, and picked off pass, that area was simply not friendly to the Saints.
The Saints also failed to get a lot of shots on net. Some were blocked, but many were simply not taken. In total, St. Lawrence put 37 shots on net, but that could have been a lot more. Instead, they chose to pass the puck way to much. There was a lot of little passes between players on the halfboards and the point, which really doesn't accomplish the task of opening up shooting lanes.
In my opinion, the Saints need to reduce the amount of passes they make, but at the same time make better passes. I know that sounds strange, but two quick passes makes it a lot harder on a defensive player than five short passes. Then, if there is a shooting lane, they have to take shot, and they need big bodies in front of the net, guys like Wick, Essery, Hudson if he's playing, and even Hughes. Traffic in front of the goalie led to two of the three goals last night.
Tonight, the Saints face another tough test, as the defending national champion Yale Bulldogs come to Appleton, after falling 3-2 to Clarkson last night. Obviously, Kenny Agostino is the biggest threat on Yale, but other players like Jesse Root, Mike Doherty and Anthony Day can score as well.
Yale allows just over 2 goals per game, while scoring just over three per game. They are a well rounded team with good scoring, good defense, and solid goaltending. If the Saints are going to win, they'll need to find some of the magic that helped them tie Yale 3-3 earlier this season. It's obviously going to take good defense, but the offense has got to start scoring goals before the team is trailing by two or three goals. This isn't a team that can play catch up hockey. They need to get shots on net, go to the front of the net, and shoot the puck. Good things happen when you shoot the puck.
Puck drop 7:00 PM
The Saints power play was actually pretty good, producing two goals. Its unfortunate they had 5 chances, and gave up an opening shorthanded goal to Lorito.
I'm not really going to recap the game itself because there's too much else to say about the game and the team. The defensive woes continued, but this time, the problems started in the offensive zone. Three of the five Brown goals, including the first two, were a result of turnovers in the area between the blue line and the tops of the faceoff circles. Whether it was a shot block that turned into a Brown rush, and picked off pass, that area was simply not friendly to the Saints.
The Saints also failed to get a lot of shots on net. Some were blocked, but many were simply not taken. In total, St. Lawrence put 37 shots on net, but that could have been a lot more. Instead, they chose to pass the puck way to much. There was a lot of little passes between players on the halfboards and the point, which really doesn't accomplish the task of opening up shooting lanes.
In my opinion, the Saints need to reduce the amount of passes they make, but at the same time make better passes. I know that sounds strange, but two quick passes makes it a lot harder on a defensive player than five short passes. Then, if there is a shooting lane, they have to take shot, and they need big bodies in front of the net, guys like Wick, Essery, Hudson if he's playing, and even Hughes. Traffic in front of the goalie led to two of the three goals last night.
Tonight, the Saints face another tough test, as the defending national champion Yale Bulldogs come to Appleton, after falling 3-2 to Clarkson last night. Obviously, Kenny Agostino is the biggest threat on Yale, but other players like Jesse Root, Mike Doherty and Anthony Day can score as well.
Yale allows just over 2 goals per game, while scoring just over three per game. They are a well rounded team with good scoring, good defense, and solid goaltending. If the Saints are going to win, they'll need to find some of the magic that helped them tie Yale 3-3 earlier this season. It's obviously going to take good defense, but the offense has got to start scoring goals before the team is trailing by two or three goals. This isn't a team that can play catch up hockey. They need to get shots on net, go to the front of the net, and shoot the puck. Good things happen when you shoot the puck.
Puck drop 7:00 PM
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