Sparkee
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here is the probability, showing they are 64% likely to make it. https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ratings/probabilityMatrix.php
so they are likely to make it since the schedule is now more favorable
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Friars Hockey 23-24: Season-Long Thread of Pain
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here is the probability, showing they are 64% likely to make it. https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ratings/probabilityMatrix.php
so they are likely to make it since the schedule is now more favorable
AMC
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Tough article on PC recruit Trevor Connelly in the Athletic today: https://theathletic.com/5290107/2024/02/22/nhl-draft-prospect-trevor-connelly/
Thanks for the link AMC.
I have been very impressed by the talent of Trevor Connelly and have been looking forward to his joining the PC team next season. He was an extraordinary contributor at both of the international tournaments he participated in last year for team USA, and could be a generational level talent.
Before this piece I read an article that included insights by one of his prior coaches about his high level of competitive drive and the contributions he made to his team. He is a young person and has made a few mistakes, but has also taken some unfair abuse himself. I am not sure why The Athletic thought it was a good idea to push a negative narrative risking the future of a 17 year old kid, but I would bet that a great coach like Nate Leaman, and the team oriented program that exists at PC, will be a great choice for him and college hockey in general.
CharltonChu
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Anybody else going to the game today?
Well that was a nail biter last night. Got the win but still need lots of work in some areas. Sevedback was immense in key situations. The PP and faceoffs are a major concern down the stretch and heading into playoffs. Seems like UCONN gave other teams the way to play PC on PK, aggressive penalty kills have kept the Friars from even setting up the PP. Faceoffs too, not winning much of anything has become another factor in being able to setup the PP.
Frosh Gamache with both goals last night.
Third straight game Friars have given up a break away goal.
A captain and graduate senior taking penalties seconds apart should never happen. Fortunate to escape from the 5on3 with no goals. I will say they amount of penalties taken in a game has come down, so that's a good thing.
4 games left 3 at home. Merrimack Thursday, then on road Friday, come home for BU and an improved NU team to end the regular season. Third place in site but so is fifth or even sixth. At this point just keep winning games.
Frosh Gamache with both goals last night.
Third straight game Friars have given up a break away goal.
A captain and graduate senior taking penalties seconds apart should never happen. Fortunate to escape from the 5on3 with no goals. I will say they amount of penalties taken in a game has come down, so that's a good thing.
4 games left 3 at home. Merrimack Thursday, then on road Friday, come home for BU and an improved NU team to end the regular season. Third place in site but so is fifth or even sixth. At this point just keep winning games.
lifeoncommave
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Really? The article in the Athletic makes him sound like he could be similar to Tony DeAngelo. Wouldn't want him coming to my team. Not worth the talent.
That kind of proves my point, as a BU fan you might be inclined to buy into to that angle consciously or not. I would not want to face a PC team with that level of talent either. The kind of investigative reporting and time that the Athletic reporters spent on this could dig up unflattering input on anybody, especially if they wanted to emphasize the negative and ignore the positive. Just count your lucky stars it's not one of your guys.
to build on what you say. In article one of final points expressed was an NHL team would take him when the talent level between him and the next best talent on board becomes too great. Tri city, proved this already on the junior level, they tendered him sacrificing their top pick to assure getting him. Providence isn’t one of those 6-8 elite programs where 5 stars often go. They are the next tier down and PC wasn’t the only ones recruiting him. After 2 years of keeping his nose clean at Tri City I’d venture, if you recruited kids to college in year before arriving it might have given him other options. He was also left out of playing for the US pre TriCity. They obviously thought his behavior in the intervening time was worthy of another chance.
one of the articles weaknesses of the article is the lack detailing his 2 years at Tri-City. Another is the negative tone the discussion gains from some of the examples of problematic players. It makes you view things from a more negative point of view. Miller is the poster boy of abhorrent behavior, criminal in nature, Mailloux and DeAngelo were 18 when the incidents they committed happened. Connelly turns 18 tomorrow. I get the NHL being careful—it’s a business to sell their image and to win games. When I pick talent and I’m limited to a draft I want to avoid behavioral mistakes. In college it’s a place for young people to grow and mature. More than a few do flame out and they do so anonymously. Connelly isn’t getting to do so out of the spotlight it’s both to his and Providence’s benefit this works out.
Merrimack almost weekend, i.e. Thursday and Friday.
Listened to Merrimack broadcaster on the Nate Leaman show last night who said Merrimack has dealt with a lot of injuries this year. Some guys are returning late but not sure it makes a big difference.
These are probably 2 must have games for the Friars with the Thursday game at Schneider.
Nate doesn't like the fact that they will be playing Merrimack, BU and Northeastern with all 3 of them coming off bye weekends.
Interviewed Gamache as well. He played with fellow frosh Tanner Adams and next year's incoming frosh Connolly at Tri-City. (he's an older frosh, turns 22 in June).
Listened to Merrimack broadcaster on the Nate Leaman show last night who said Merrimack has dealt with a lot of injuries this year. Some guys are returning late but not sure it makes a big difference.
These are probably 2 must have games for the Friars with the Thursday game at Schneider.
Nate doesn't like the fact that they will be playing Merrimack, BU and Northeastern with all 3 of them coming off bye weekends.
Interviewed Gamache as well. He played with fellow frosh Tanner Adams and next year's incoming frosh Connolly at Tri-City. (he's an older frosh, turns 22 in June).
theprofromdover
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A good effort tonight!
The Zlax45
Registered User
I thought it was a marginal effort on Thursday evening followed by another game where PC couldn't score even with a massive shot advantage yet again.
Now down to 13th in PWR....Another year of missing (or were going to miss before COVID hit) the NCAA Tournament is back in play for the Friars.
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Yawn.
The Zlax45
Registered User
Sorry you can't handle the facts...
How many times did you pleasure yourself after clicking " Post Reply" ? You are a tired act that has been going on for years , pathetic. Why don't you find something you enjoy instead of being a troll.
Yes you are sorry. PK says a decade of your "facts" doesn't make you much of a man, but you do you.
Just went to the College Hockey News Pairwise page and tried the customize tool to see the impact using the what if a score was different tool. I modified the outcome of the U. Mass Lowell game on 1/27 to a regulation win instead of an OTW. That is the game where the ref blew a play dead because he lost sight of the puck even though PC had just put it in with 4 seconds left. Then they came back and won it almost immediately in overtime. Just that change to the correct result gave PC one more pairwise comparison win moving us from 53 to 54 PCW and just 1 behind Maine's 55. It also would move us 1 HEA point ahead of U Mass into sole 4th in the league standings. Just one bad call like that, what a potentially devasting impact. The season has had some wonderful highlights including beating Michigan to start the season on the road, beating Denver at home, beating both BC at home and ME away with gritty come from behind wins as big underdogs. Hope they can battle hard this week to keep things going, but just goes to show what a tough league and the role of puck/ref luck on the results.
Tough one tonight. BU coming off a weekend bye. Students getting ready to head for break if they haven't already done so. A Thursday night game probably means a late arriving crowd. Friars need to step up tonight to get a regulation win. They know what's ahead of them, time to put it all together these next 2 games to end the regular season and try to get that home ice for HE tourney second round.
The Zlax45
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Down to 13th in the PWR....PC is 7-7-1 in the calendar year of 2024 with only two ranked wins. They have three losses against unranked squads in that same stretch.