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Boston University 17-18 - thread El Segundo

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OK so I’m usually the person that says BU needs to focus on themselves and just win, but what needs to happen this weekend for that glimmer of NCAA Tournament hope to shine? I know if they win, they’re in. But, I saw BU is at 17 and BC is at 15. Does just winning Friday get them in or do a few other things have to happen in order for that to happen? Regardless, they need to win, period. And if they don’t and their season ends, so be it. Three winnable games they let slip through their fingers (tie with UMass, loss to UConn in OT, tie with UVM) and this post and ensuing conversation probably doesn’t take place.
 
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Scarlet said:
OK so I’m usually the person that says BU needs to focus on themselves and just win, but what needs to happen this weekend for that glimmer of NCAA Tournament hope to shine? I know if they win, they’re in. But, I saw BU is at 17 and BC is at 15. Does just winning Friday get them in or do a few other things have to happen in order for that to happen? Regardless, they need to win, period. And if they don’t and their season ends, so be it. Three winnable games they let slip through their fingers (tie with UMass, loss to UConn in OT, tie with UVM) and this post and ensuing conversation probably doesn’t take place.
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Only real path for BU is to win both games. According to CHN's Pairwise Probability Matrix, BU actually has a 0.9% chance at an at-large bid, but it has to be some weird sort of circumstances for BU to get to 15 without winning Hockey East. If BU loses championship game, it looks like BU ends up somewhere at 17-19.
 
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I was looking for the Pairwise Predictor to play with but apparently it's not set up yet. I'd agree, they would need both to bump their PWR up enough, but at that point it'd be moot as they'd have the autobid.
 
Re: Boston University 17-18 - thread El Segundo

Logan Cockerill is on a 10-game scoring streak after not scoring at all until his 12th game as a Terrier. I don't think any other player has improved as much over the course of the season as him. Kind of filled in the hole with Harper's absence.

BU has gone 11-2-3 in their last 16 games without their top PPG forward. Too bad "Last 16" is no longer a Pairwise contributor. :(
 
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I was looking for the Pairwise Predictor to play with but apparently it's not set up yet. I'd agree, they would need both to bump their PWR up enough, but at that point it'd be moot as they'd have the autobid.
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Usually available at the conclusion of game 3s today
 
Re: Boston University 17-18 - thread El Segundo

Tater said:
Logan Cockerill is on a 10-game scoring streak after not scoring at all until his 12th game as a Terrier. I don't think any other player has improved as much over the course of the season as him. Kind of filled in the hole with Harper's absence.

BU has gone 11-2-3 in their last 16 games without their top PPG forward. Too bad "Last 16" is no longer a Pairwise contributor. :(
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Playing the first part of the season the Fourth Line offensive black hole is the reason Cockerill started so slowly. What took Quinn so long to recognize he was an offensive threat, and Crone was not there yet?
 
Re: Boston University 17-18 - thread El Segundo

The top-4 teams are in the semifinals.
None of them will be easy outs. But if I had a choice of opponents, it would be BC. Both teams will be highly motivated (which has rarely been the case this year). Both struggled against lesser teams in the quarterfinals.
Northeastern is the best team left, IMO. Providence is the most balanced.
 
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Harry Cleverly said:
Playing the first part of the season the Fourth Line offensive black hole is the reason Cockerill started so slowly. What took Quinn so long to recognize he was an offensive threat, and Crone was not there yet?
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Logan took a bit of time to come into his own, his skill developed over the course of the season in part because of his pairing with Bowers/Bobo. Ironically, his goal yesterday was his first at Agganis. That said, he was on the bottom two lines in the fall because Harper was in the lineup. It was by no means a slam dunk in the fall that Cockerill deserved top-6 minutes every night.

Harry Cleverly said:
The top-4 teams are in the semifinals.
None of them will be easy outs. But if I had a choice of opponents, it would be BC. Both teams will be highly motivated (which has rarely been the case this year). Both struggled against lesser teams in the quarterfinals.
Northeastern is the best team left, IMO. Providence is the most balanced.
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I agree BC is the best matchup of the three options, though by no means a gimme. Since we need two Ws to get in, I'd take my chances on Friday with BC, then if we get by them gamble and throw the kitchen sink at PC or NU with everything on the line. Far from an ideal spot but probably the best of what we had in front of us.
 
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I expect nothing more than a soul crushing, season ending, humiliation of a loss with Quinn shrugging and talking about what a great season it was and how proud he is of his players.

That way, anything more is just gravy
 
Re: Boston University 17-18 - thread El Segundo

Funny that both BC and BU are happy to see each other over having to play Northeastern or Providence.
 
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J.D. said:
Funny that both BC and BU are happy to see each other over having to play Northeastern or Providence.
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I think anyone with two eyes and a brain can see that the two best teams in the conference are playing one game and the third and fourth best are playing in the other.
 
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Scarlet said:
I hate hate hate that every time BU is a 1 or a 4 and <b>should</b> be playing the early game, NESN pushes the game to the nightcap. And why is it the few times BU is a 1 or a 4, they always seem to play BC???
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I guess it sort of depends upon how one looks at it. Here are the arguments for each respective time slot for me:

<u>Pros of late game</u>:
1) You get to watch two games no matter what (because if we play first and lose I tend to not be too excited about
staying for the second game - best example of this was the brutal 4OT loss to St. Lawrence in 2000 in Albany)
2) It can sometimes be tough to make the first game on time
3) Atmosphere is better due to 2 (above)

<u>Pros of early game</u>:
1) If we win I can just relax and watch the second game
2) I don't have to worry about public transportation (whether T or commuter rail). If things run late I can just leave.
 
Re: Boston University 17-18 - thread El Segundo

Y’all see the goal Lacouvee gave up in OT tonight? Ooof.
 
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Bomber said:
Y’all see the goal Lacouvee gave up in OT tonight? Ooof.
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Too bad for him - he was having a great year. And it didn't help BU's already very slim chances of an at-large bid!
 
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defkit said:
Too bad for him - he was having a great year. And it didn't help BU's already very slim chances of an at-large bid!
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The MSU loss dropped BU chances for getting an at-large bid from 0.9% to 0.2%. :)
 
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Tater said:
The MSU loss dropped BU chances for getting an at-large bid from 0.9% to 0.2%. :)
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Hardly significant since they were below 1% to begin with (before someone says something I didn't mean 'statistically significant' - like, you know, p < .01 or something like that). :D The only way in is to win the tournament.
 
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Tater said:
The MSU loss dropped BU chances for getting an at-large bid from 0.9% to 0.2%. :)
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I saw two scenarios on Twitter that had BU getting an at-large bid without having to win the tournament that didn't seem all too far-fetched, with the exception of Providence beating Northeastern on Friday. But again...take care of yourself, then let the chips fall where they may.
 
Re: Boston University 17-18 - thread El Segundo

I am really shocked by the change in tone from most people posting here. It's like all of a sudden people are hopeful that we won't suck this weekend? Even for how bad the team has been this season, they played very poorly this weekend. UConn outshot them 37-19 Saturday night. Primarily because this team cannot even move the puck up the ice. Icings over and over and over again. Unreal.
 
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BUPhD said:
I was looking for the Pairwise Predictor to play with but apparently it's not set up yet. I'd agree, they would need both to bump their PWR up enough, but at that point it'd be moot as they'd have the autobid.
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North Dakota used to have one on their website but I wasnt able to find it the other day.
 
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