bruinsfan11
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They’d only swap it for something like BU-BC like they did in 2009; can’t happen this year so BC will play early
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Boston College 2024-25 TV * JG * MG
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mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
We go over this every year it seems….. but it has been on nesn wanting the best game possible for tv in the prime time slot.
It’s been bc or bu both playing the late game despite being the higher seed the past couple years.
Gonna guess bu-Maine would be a better pull than bc-pc as an example.
Also bc-uma would be better than umo-UConn, so that would be the prime time candidate
It’s been bc or bu both playing the late game despite being the higher seed the past couple years.
Gonna guess bu-Maine would be a better pull than bc-pc as an example.
Also bc-uma would be better than umo-UConn, so that would be the prime time candidate
bruinsfan11
Member
Nesn can do whatever they want; I don’t see it happening when Maine/BU are in line to play each other (or even just one) in the semis though
sterlippo1
Well-known member
only about 100 tickets left for Saturday night's game per the BC website ticket availability map.
Nick Papagiorgio
Holding court
Not it's really NESN that makes the call. In 2019 #1 seed UMass played in the late game vs BC.
Who is "UMO?"We go over this every year it seems….. but it has been on nesn wanting the best game possible for tv in the prime time slot.
It’s been bc or bu both playing the late game despite being the higher seed the past couple years.
Gonna guess bu-Maine would be a better pull than bc-pc as an example.
Also bc-uma would be better than umo-UConn, so that would be the prime time candidate
Sparkee
Blackbear
Maine used to be referred to as UMO and still is by many. University of Maine at Orono…
Carmine Scarpaglia
My bad.
BC really should have done some sort of tailgate party or something with the final home game of the season and temperatures topping 60 today.
Carmine Scarpaglia
My bad.
You guys at NU take the bait EVERY single time.
Split-N
All Hail
Then why are so many empty seats showing up on the telecast?
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
RossiRules
Registered User
Overrated lol
HockeyRef
Well-known member
...and they did!! Good luck going forward.
Carmine Scarpaglia
My bad.
OK time for some quick thoughts...
Overall BC didn't play a terrible game. 13-7 SOG after 1, but staying scoreless was a huge win for NU. The second period wasn't terrible early on until the stretch where NU flipped this game and hit paydirt. You could see it coming from a mile away as NU was building towards the goal for a few shifts, starting piling up shots on goal and had BC on their heels... BC was getting panicky when they did get the puck and you could see it was going to end poorly. Lund (of course!) goes in surrounded by BC players on a harmless rush, and the one Dman in front of him sagged rather than made the read to be more aggressive. Bang. Then the second one moments later. It was similar to when BC just went to sleep during the Merrimack game. Pretty much game over.
The Leonard breakaway hitting the pipe was a big moment in the game. If they got the first goal it's probably a different story. Then you had Perreault get a feed from Hagens and put it into Whitehead's chest with a ton of open net. He also had a great look that Whitehead got a shoulder on. One of those nights. Another puck went off a skate in the third and just trickled wide. BC really didn't get the bounces tonight.
Basically if you had to brew up a BC loss, this game had all the ingredients that we've been talking about for the entire season (or two):
One thing that absolutely blew my mind was how BC handled the delayed penalty while on the PK. They had the puck with all sorts of bodies back behind the BC net to dish it to, NU as barely pressing, pulled Fowler for an extra attacker and advanced up the ice to play 5x5 for a bit. They should have held on to it and killed off as much of the BC penalty as possible before doing anything for a longer PP. As a result, they played 5x5 delayed and coughed up the puck, 4x4 for a bit, then an abbreviated PP. Come on. Were the coaches telling the players to hold on to it back there and play keepaway?
Shot selection was poor as evidenced by the shot blocks; NU did a tremendous job here. These weren't shots through the initial coverage that got knocked down closer to the net, they were shots right into the initial coverage. You're better off shooting around them and looking for a bounce off the kickplate. Or pass it to someone else that is open.
Sure seems like this program is absolutely in Lenny Ceglarski territory and this could go on for a LONG time.
I do find it interesting that BC's all-world goalies always seem to get outplayed in the postseason.
Jellvik is better than I think we all realized and he's missed.
This team has been a weirdo team that just won hockey games all year long but had no mojo. I don't know how to describe it. Strange team.
BC will be in Manchester. It's 50/50 this team gets chumped by the 16 seed. Almost no chance they get out of Manchester. Ryan Leonard will be a Capital by Sunday March 30th at the latest which is great for him since they will be at the Garden on April 1st to play the Bruins so he doesn't have to do any packing. Everyone is licking their chops to get into this regional now and it will be an all-time moment for whichever program can take down #1 BC. PC is 85% likely to end up in Manchester with BC.
In a lot of ways this game mirrored the loss to Denver last year; essentially a 2-0 game that went awry in the second period and a frantic third was not enough and their goalie outplayed BC's.
A few thoughts on Leonard. He's one of the top 3-4 guys I've seen come through here in almost 30 years and no one is like him. He lost almost every faceoff he took tonight. I'm not sure the box score even credited him with enough losses. It was bad. And it's talked about every night with the penalties. He's easily the best player in the country but may not win the Hobey. I can't believe he cannot control himself on a nightly basis. I guarantee you he will in Washington though.
Congrats to the Huskies and all the teams playing in the Garden. Everyone going there earned it. BC earned the weekend off and will earn whatever the final NCAA tournament result is.
Overall BC didn't play a terrible game. 13-7 SOG after 1, but staying scoreless was a huge win for NU. The second period wasn't terrible early on until the stretch where NU flipped this game and hit paydirt. You could see it coming from a mile away as NU was building towards the goal for a few shifts, starting piling up shots on goal and had BC on their heels... BC was getting panicky when they did get the puck and you could see it was going to end poorly. Lund (of course!) goes in surrounded by BC players on a harmless rush, and the one Dman in front of him sagged rather than made the read to be more aggressive. Bang. Then the second one moments later. It was similar to when BC just went to sleep during the Merrimack game. Pretty much game over.
The Leonard breakaway hitting the pipe was a big moment in the game. If they got the first goal it's probably a different story. Then you had Perreault get a feed from Hagens and put it into Whitehead's chest with a ton of open net. He also had a great look that Whitehead got a shoulder on. One of those nights. Another puck went off a skate in the third and just trickled wide. BC really didn't get the bounces tonight.
Basically if you had to brew up a BC loss, this game had all the ingredients that we've been talking about for the entire season (or two):
- Not a good night at the faceoff dot.
- Leonard taking penalties
- Falling asleep for a few minutes
- PP getting shutout
Shot selection was poor as evidenced by the shot blocks; NU did a tremendous job here. These weren't shots through the initial coverage that got knocked down closer to the net, they were shots right into the initial coverage. You're better off shooting around them and looking for a bounce off the kickplate. Or pass it to someone else that is open.
Sure seems like this program is absolutely in Lenny Ceglarski territory and this could go on for a LONG time.
I do find it interesting that BC's all-world goalies always seem to get outplayed in the postseason.
Jellvik is better than I think we all realized and he's missed.
This team has been a weirdo team that just won hockey games all year long but had no mojo. I don't know how to describe it. Strange team.
BC will be in Manchester. It's 50/50 this team gets chumped by the 16 seed. Almost no chance they get out of Manchester. Ryan Leonard will be a Capital by Sunday March 30th at the latest which is great for him since they will be at the Garden on April 1st to play the Bruins so he doesn't have to do any packing. Everyone is licking their chops to get into this regional now and it will be an all-time moment for whichever program can take down #1 BC. PC is 85% likely to end up in Manchester with BC.
In a lot of ways this game mirrored the loss to Denver last year; essentially a 2-0 game that went awry in the second period and a frantic third was not enough and their goalie outplayed BC's.
A few thoughts on Leonard. He's one of the top 3-4 guys I've seen come through here in almost 30 years and no one is like him. He lost almost every faceoff he took tonight. I'm not sure the box score even credited him with enough losses. It was bad. And it's talked about every night with the penalties. He's easily the best player in the country but may not win the Hobey. I can't believe he cannot control himself on a nightly basis. I guarantee you he will in Washington though.
Congrats to the Huskies and all the teams playing in the Garden. Everyone going there earned it. BC earned the weekend off and will earn whatever the final NCAA tournament result is.
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BC will play in Manchester NH Friday March 28. Their opponent will be in order if they qualify: Harvard, Colorado College, Bentley or Holy Cross. However, Michigan could jump in front of Harvard in one case: that is if Michigan State and Minnesota are #1 seeds and Penn State and Michigan are #4 seeds. Penn State hosts in Allentown and the other #1seed would go there, leaving BC to face Michigan. Providence is more than 85% going to be there. They are at 85% for 8th and 15% for 9th so they will be there playing almost certainly either Ohio State or Denver.
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