ECAC 2011-2012 pre-season discussion

[Ralph Baer]

Re: ECAC 2011-2012 pre-season discussion

The global your. The logic applies to all conferences. Somebody in the NCHC is going to be really disappointed by reality.

Do you think that NCHC fans stoop to read ECAC threads?

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: ECAC 2011-2012 pre-season discussion

Do you think that NCHC fans stoop to read ECAC threads?

The RPI thread gets a couple check-ins from Denver fans.

[drshoen]

Re: ECAC 2011-2012 pre-season discussion

Fear THE NORTH COUNTRY

Boy, I hope so!

[LTsatch]

Re: ECAC 2011-2012 pre-season discussion

Do you think that NCHC fans stoop to read ECAC threads?

Only if a Yale fan starts it! Oh BTW the thread must contain the word "circles" in the title. They should chime in at any moment.

[Red Cloud]

Re: ECAC 2011-2012 pre-season discussion

5th seed = back in the pack in my book. You may disagree with that characterization, but either way it is certainly not "top 3."

I admit it, I laughed.

At you.

[kdiff77]

Re: ECAC 2011-2012 pre-season discussion

I think Brown's success is contingent upon whether or not we get home ice. If we do, we can heap praise on Brendan Whittet. If not...it'll still probably be better than anything from the Grillo years, so who cares?

[Kepler]

Re: ECAC 2011-2012 pre-season discussion

Everybody has Cornell penciled in as a top 3 team, but with ten incoming players, including 5 or 6 starting forwards, that's going to be an enormous simultaneous adjustment to D-1 and the Soul-Devouring System (TM), questions about chemistry, musical linemates, etc. They have a lot of talent and will sort it all out by March, but they could be in for another rough start.

It will be fun to finally see Hudon, Dias and Ryan actually skating for us after several years of hype.

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: ECAC 2011-2012 pre-season discussion

Pre-season prediction: November 15th: RPI gets a game-tying goal with 00.2 seconds remaining in the third period.

[alnike]

Re: ECAC 2011-2012 pre-season discussion

INCH is high on two ECAC squads for 2011-12 with the offense each team returns...

Yale at 4, Union at 6

http://insidecollegehockey.com/inch/.../26/10teams12/

[sshablak]

Re: ECAC 2011-2012 pre-season discussion

Colgate was an enigma last year, they were in most games and had Ten one goal losses playing a three goalie system. Once Michalik won the starting job they went 8-4-1 with incredible upsets of RPI and Union on the road in the playoffs. There were locker room probs that I hope have been rectified.

With Mihalik (soph) back for three years and if he continues his outstanding play, I can't not see them being at least a home ice first round team, or better. Lost Day, Poplawski and Brisebois only and have a good recruiting class coming in. Alot of experience and still a very young team.

[hockeyenthusiast]

Re: ECAC 2011-2012 pre-season discussion

I'm sorry Shabby, but I don't think 9 seniors, 8 juniors, 4 sophomores, and 5 freshmen make a young team. This is an old and mostly experienced one.

[fishcore12]

Re: ECAC 2011-2012 pre-season discussion

RPI is going to finish last or 11th...win the first round playoff series, upset #1 or #2 seed in quarterfinals and....oh wait that happened to us the last two years...

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: ECAC 2011-2012 pre-season discussion

RPI is going to finish last or 11th...win the first round playoff series, upset #1 or #2 seed in quarterfinals and....oh wait that happened to us the last two years...

Three years ago we came one game from doing that ourselves.

[Red Cloud]

Re: ECAC 2011-2012 pre-season discussion

Three years ago we came one game from doing that ourselves.

Moral of the story: *****ing and whining gets RESULTS.

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: ECAC 2011-2012 pre-season discussion

Moral of the story: *****ing and whining gets RESULTS.

Better moral: The ECAC regular season means about as much as the points on "Whose Line is it Anyway?".