by claver2010 on Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:53 pm
Overall thoughts on last night:
Milner: I remember rolling up to the Beanpot final, not really sure what to expect. This was his biggest spot against a team that he has struggled against over several starts (to say the least). Confident and collected in a tough environment. The leap he has taken since the beginning of the year (when I predicted in the summer he'd lose his job to Billet in the 2nd half) is absurd.
The D: Funneling everything wide, blocking shots, clearing the trash out. In the middle of the season, we knew what we were getting from Dumoulin & Cross every night -what has changed is Alber, Shea, & MacLeod taking a huge leap.
Arnold: I know I always harp back to it but... Back on opening night in 2010 against NU coming off the national championship, up 1-0 in the 3rd with 2 minutes to go down a man in a hostile environment, in his first college game, York puts Arnold on the ice. He's a monster on the PK, blocking shots and an active stick. Extremely physical with a little fire, amazing. Of course on top of that, he centers the top line.
The 4th line is going balls to the wall and it's excellent. They are winning battles, getting pucks deep and putting pressure on other teams. They got pushed around a little last night including a brutal hit on the boards (Linell), but they keep going. The ability that York has to put them on the ice and the results they've produced has been huge.
PK: 39-40 since the Beanpot
Powerplay: Very meh last night. York shuffled it when we were up 2 goals in the 2nd and 3rd taking Whitney & Kreider off the point and putting a 2nd defenseman back there. Going back to your comment on being comfortable defensively.
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