Hockeyfan1979
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Early returns from non conference play were not good and tells us HE is once again headed towards a 1 team in the tournament season. 2-13 vs WHCA & ECAC. Holy Cross with a nice come from behind win at RPI and Northeastern gets the other W vs Quinnipiac. BC got run out of their own building twice not even looking remotely competitive. BU played Minny tough in game 1. Game was scoreless with 2 mins to go before they took a penalty and gave up the game winner. BU just might be the team to beat this year. UConn will be there at the end thanks to the goaltending. They were competitive in both games vs the Gophers and won't see any teams in HE with the offense Minnesota has. Little surprised to see them drop one to Penn State but offense won't win many games for them so giving up 3 or more will always be a challenge. NU looks to be very similar offensively to what they were last year, goals will be hard to come by at even strength and their step back at goalie will likely land them lower in the standings this year. Holy Cross got off to a good start and could be ready to move up to middle of the pack in the conference. BC will find HE play a lot more to their liking and will probably be a top 5 team. Scheduling Wisconsin and Clarkson same year shows they're up for challenges and those games will help them long term. UNH will be top 5 with their goaltender keeping them in games all year. Vermont and Providence look like middle of the pack teams early but either could surprise in a conference that should be wide open. Maine and Merrimack look like the the two bottom teams this year. UConn, BU, BC, NU, UNH top 5 teams?
