I want to add a few things on this coming weekend. I've seen BU twice vs Notre Dame. They skate extremely well, better than almost everyone else in College hockey. . they have likely the best D man in college hockey who can really shoot and moves the puck up very well. ( he may be at world Jrs this weekend, and may not be). They forecheck very aggressively and depend on the forwards to come back hard, so they typically steal the puck on the back check and turn over the direction of the puck quickly. They bring the weak side D man deep into the O zone once the puck gets into the corner, making it harder to get a good breakout. You cannot cheat for offense against them. Thats huge mistake . I'd say they are not quite as good a forward group as WMU but they are still very skilled with a better defense than WMU has. Goaltending is average.
ASU, more defensive oriented, goaltending is good, but the d hangs him out to dry at times. Not as skilled on the front as BU, but not terrible. A lot like Michigan state.
I have not seen AF but you have to think they have improved a lot and will be very hard working and no pushover for whoever they play.
There is no way on Gods green earth i'm going to pay ASU the high prices for tickets that they charge. I believe the games will be on TV thru the pac 12 web site and maybe a link via ASU. I typically go out to Nevada this time of year for a couple of weeks but i'm skipping the tournament and playing golf instead.
ASU, more defensive oriented, goaltending is good, but the d hangs him out to dry at times. Not as skilled on the front as BU, but not terrible. A lot like Michigan state.
I have not seen AF but you have to think they have improved a lot and will be very hard working and no pushover for whoever they play.
There is no way on Gods green earth i'm going to pay ASU the high prices for tickets that they charge. I believe the games will be on TV thru the pac 12 web site and maybe a link via ASU. I typically go out to Nevada this time of year for a couple of weeks but i'm skipping the tournament and playing golf instead.
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