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ECAC 2011-2012 pre-season discussion

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I would like to know what the ECAC faithful expect from their team this year, it may be too early for predictions, but I would be happy with Yale being in the top three of the conference with an outside chance of post season play. They will be VERY young next season but I think the Coach will have them performing well as we expect. Looking at Yale's incoming class they seem to be keeping in the small/fast tradition that Allain likes. Goalie will be a huge question mark for Yale as well as many new D-Men. Looking forward to the upcoming season, who are the favorites and who is gonna win the cup this year?
 
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From a CCHA-fan perspective, it seems like Yale and Union have enough "offense" returning to contend for 3 or 4 seeds in the NCAA Tournament.
 
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I see Yale, Cornell, and Union in the top 3, from then on it's wide open. I don't think there will be a really baaad team in the ECAC this year, especially because I expect the Raiders to be better.
 
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If Union finishes in the top 3, I will tip my cap to them - they're going through a brutal offseason right now. I see them slipping back into the pack next year.
 
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LynahFan said:
If Union finishes in the top 3, I will tip my cap to them - they're going through a brutal offseason right now. I see them slipping back into the pack next year.
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Given what they said about RPI last year, I will not be so quick as to draw this conclusion on this basis.

Here's a big question: if they put emphasis on diving and embellishment this year, will they actually call it?
 
hockeyenthusiast said:
I see Yale, Cornell, and Union in the top 3, from then on it's wide open. I don't think there will be a really baaad team in the ECAC this year, especially because I expect the Raiders to be better.
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In order to get multiple NCAA bids, your conference needs an equal amount of bad teams to allow the good teams to have a great win %.

Parity may be great for the fans, but it is death to the PWR.
 
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joecct said:
In order to get multiple NCAA bids, your conference needs an equal amount of bad teams to allow the good teams to have a great win %.

Parity may be great for the fans, but it is death to the PWR.
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"your conference"? It isn't yours also anymore? Where is Clarkson going? ;)
 
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FlagDUDE08 said:
Given what they said about RPI last year, I will not be so quick as to draw this conclusion on this basis.
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5th seed = back in the pack in my book. You may disagree with that characterization, but either way it is certainly not "top 3." :)
 
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LynahFan said:
5th seed = back in the pack in my book. You may disagree with that characterization, but either way it is certainly not "top 3." :)
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It's still an improvement from 6th, though. ;) I'd explain, but I promised that there'd be no math. :D
 
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