I take your point but I disagree. It could just as easily be BC we are playing this w/e and that we already won 2 against Vermont a month ago. The games against a tough opponent, BC, would be super important the same as they are against lowly UVM. More for the hockey east standings then pairwise, granted. Look down the hockey east weekend schedule. Every game for every team except the bottom three are extremely important and have a big impact on HEA standings/playoffs.
I try to be objective but as a black bear alum I know that is not totally possible. This team has a decent amount of talent, a great goalie, but most important of all, this team has heart and guts. OK...Not every night, not every period, not every shift. But it is a substantially better effort they put out than last year‘s team or the year before’s or the year before’s. I think these guys have the ability to dig deep when they need to. That is a change.