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Fun With Numbers '14-'15: USCHO Posters Poll, Pairwise What-Ifs, and Other Goodies

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What BC reminds us is that a quality 4th line is the best way to wear down a good opponent. 3rd period stats tell a lot about a team.
 
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PuckRush said:
What BC reminds us is that a quality 4th line is the best way to wear down a good opponent. 3rd period stats tell a lot about a team.
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I agree -- put a long post in the Harvard thread about the quality of our 4th line. I think, as I said at the time, that if we do well in the postseason, our fourth line's performance as the third line at the Providence game during Four Nations will be seen as a turning point of the season.
 
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wwhyte said:
I agree -- put a long post in the Harvard thread about the quality of our 4th line. I think, as I said at the time, that if we do well in the postseason, our fourth line's performance as the third line at the Providence game during Four Nations will be seen as a turning point of the season.
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And the fact that a couple of women's hockey teams can put 4 quality lines on the ice says a lot about the increasing depth and continued maturation of the sport on the ladies side. Once you have some teams playing 4 good lines, everyone else will need to have them too, because it's a huge competitive advantage. I'd say the top teams better make sure their 4th line is getting playing time in the regular season in order to have success in their respective playoffs and in the national tournament.
 
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PuckRush said:
Look... there are plenty of sponge cakes in the WCHA too.

BSU just made UMD look like a twinkie.
BSU also got swept by Ohio State making BSU suspect as a puff pastry.
Wisco struggled for 2 periods to pull away from UNH (a serial jelly donut), and barely got by the aforementioned puff pasty. Wisco might be as soft as cheese whiz.
Minnesota got beat up by BSU during 4-nations, which makes me think there's some cream filling in the latter half of Minny's line-up.
Not to mention that BC (who you say is not a cupcake) struggled with SLU - a team that is more up and down than jello mold on a freight train. BC might stand for boston cream.
Let's not leave out QU, who tied Penn State (a soft cookie if I ever saw one), and is a Suzy Q until further notice.
And finally, Clarkson and BU have had some ugly battles with chocolate frosting teams.

You say the East is all cupcakes. If that's true, then all of D1 hockey is one big whoopie pie.
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Great Post :) :) :) .
 
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Finally, BC gets a quality win so I can justify them being 3rd in my pole. I was wondering if all those calories they have been feasting on would slow them down at all. Apparently not, but I think the illustrious Katey Stone psyched her team out with the goalie games she played yesterday, so the win needs to have a * by it.

I am a tad bummed UW had a weak performance in the 1st period against UNH (I think it was a combo of UNH playing well and UW being a little flat after listening on the interweb), UNH would have cracked sooner. 5-0 is still a very solid win on the road after a long trip with a gut full of turkey.

BC vs UW comparo...
BC's 5-0 win against UNH only had them getting 28 sog (which was @ UNH), UW had 38.
 
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Timothy A said:
Finally, BC gets a quality win so I can justify them being 3rd in my pole. I was wondering if all those calories they have been feasting on would slow them down at all. Apparently not, but I think the illustrious Katey Stone psyched her team out with the goalie games she played yesterday, so the win needs to have a * by it.

I am a tad bummed UW had a weak performance in the 1st period against UNH (I think it was a combo of UNH playing well and UW being a little flat after listening on the interweb), UNH would have cracked sooner. 5-0 is still a very solid win on the road after a long trip with a gut full of turkey.

BC vs UW comparo...
BC's 5-0 win against UNH only had them getting 28 sog (which was @ UNH), UW had 38.
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Lol you crack me up, this is quality
 
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Timothy A said:
I may have to move BC up to 2 if the rodents don't clobber Princeton in the 3rd period today.
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Start moving 'em up. Those cupcake teams - SLU, Clarkson and QU - looked just a bit better against Princeton. And if you think it's the travel... well I believe the flight from Minnesota is about the same as that bus ride from SLU and Clarkson.
 
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PuckRush said:
Start moving 'em up. Those cupcake teams - SLU, Clarkson and QU - looked just a bit better against Princeton. And if you think it's the travel... well I believe the flight from Minnesota is about the same as that bus ride from SLU and Clarkson.
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Minnesota traveled to Princeton by bus.
 
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ManBehindTheCurtain said:
Minnesota traveled to Princeton by bus.
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Well... they did take chartered travel (which is why you don't see anyone besides the team). If I had been on that "bus", it probably would have saved me 80% of the travel time it took in my car.
 
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CrazyDave said:
Well... they did take chartered travel (which is why you don't see anyone besides the team). If I had been on that "bus", it probably would have saved me 80% of the travel time it took in my car.
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But it was worth the effort, CrazyDave; you came through loud and clear on the audio. Hopefully tomorrow we'll hear your 'after-goal cheer' a little more often. Get 'em going and the ride home will go by quickly. :)
 
D2D said:
But it was worth the effort, CrazyDave; you came through loud and clear on the audio. Hopefully tomorrow we'll hear your 'after-goal cheer' a little more often. Get 'em going and the ride home will go by quickly. :)
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Thanks, D2D. I'm starting the trip back immediately after the game tomorrow, with the hope of being home by lunchtime Tuesday.
 
Re: Fun With Numbers '14-'15: USCHO Posters Poll, Pairwise What-Ifs, and Other Goodie

Timothy A said:
Finally, BC gets a quality win so I can justify them being 3rd in my pole. I was wondering if all those calories they have been feasting on would slow them down at all. Apparently not, but I think the illustrious Katey Stone psyched her team out with the goalie games she played yesterday, so the win needs to have a * by it.

I am a tad bummed UW had a weak performance in the 1st period against UNH (I think it was a combo of UNH playing well and UW being a little flat after listening on the interweb), UNH would have cracked sooner. 5-0 is still a very solid win on the road after a long trip with a gut full of turkey.

BC vs UW comparo...
BC's 5-0 win against UNH only had them getting 28 sog (which was @ UNH), UW had 38.
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look up on youtube...Archie bunker stuck in an elevator with pregnant woman.

his line works perfectly here..."How can you say your equal to me when you're not even equal to him yet."

Keep dreaming...
 
Re: Fun With Numbers '14-'15: USCHO Posters Poll, Pairwise What-Ifs, and Other Goodie

Lol is this a serious conversation? You guys of course that's a plane
 
Re: Fun With Numbers '14-'15: USCHO Posters Poll, Pairwise What-Ifs, and Other Goodie

But there's no flight attendant giving the pre-flight safety demonstration so I think it might be a bus.
 
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