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Minnesota @ Wisconsin : 02/15 - 02/17

Re: Minnesota @ Wisconsin : 02/15 - 02/17

Good win. Tighten up on those small mistakes, and MN will bury WI on Sunday.
 
Re: Minnesota @ Wisconsin : 02/15 - 02/17

Bucky wins the 5 on 5 play 1-0. Not surprisingly, loses the man advantage game 3-1.

Tighten up on the penalty kill and WI will bury MN on Sunday.
 
Re: Minnesota @ Wisconsin : 02/15 - 02/17

Great win on the road against a very defensive minded squad, Sunday should be fun.

We can get a step closer to the MacNaughton with a win Sunday.
 
Re: Minnesota @ Wisconsin : 02/15 - 02/17

Well, the Gophers played just well enough and controlled most of the game, but they sure left some points behind and made the game closer than it should have been. Thank goodnesss UW wasn't better tonight at capitalizing on Gophers' defensive miscues though because the Gophers' misses could have really bit them in the ***. Sunday should be interesting and hopefully a lot of fun.
 
Re: Minnesota @ Wisconsin : 02/15 - 02/17

Giving up what was essentially a PPG to Wisconsin, how much does Minnesota's PK suck? Sheesh!
 
Re: Minnesota @ Wisconsin : 02/15 - 02/17

Brenthoven said:
MN currently .0094 behind Qbert in the PWR.
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.0094 behind in the RPI

Q still holds significant advantages in COP (1.000 to 0.500) and TUC (0.8125 to 0.6765). While Minnesota is likely the much better team, barring an epic collapse from the Q, the Bobcats will get the #1 overall seed...although that may not matter much.

Nice win by Minnesota tonight. ****, that powerplay is something special...and I don't quite know how you don't take penalties against the Gophers...they are just too good in the offensive zone.
 
Re: Minnesota @ Wisconsin : 02/15 - 02/17

Husky4Life, UW will still be slower than UM on a "slower" ice surface. I've never understood nor agreed with such a concept and it has no practical application to what the teams bring to the table.
 
Re: Minnesota @ Wisconsin : 02/15 - 02/17

Mile High Hockey said:
.0094 behind in the RPI

Q still holds significant advantages in COP (1.000 to 0.500) and TUC (0.8125 to 0.6765). While Minnesota is likely the much better team, barring an epic collapse from the Q, the Bobcats will get the #1 overall seed...although that may not matter much.

Nice win by Minnesota tonight. ****, that powerplay is something special...and I don't quite know how you don't take penalties against the Gophers...they are just too good in the offensive zone.
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Either way, that is what seems to be what is key in looking at the PWR standings. I'm no PWR guru or anything, just looking at the rankings on the Board.

Edit: Slappy: Agreed. The ice just doesn't slow down one team. Although I dunno if WI CAN play any slower.
 
Re: Minnesota @ Wisconsin : 02/15 - 02/17

Brenthoven said:
Either way, that is what seems to be what is key in looking at the PWR standings. I'm no PWR guru or anything, just looking at the rankings on the Board.
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I'll simplify it then. Minnesota cannot beat Quinnipiac in the COP category, so Q automatically will get 1 point. Barring QU dropping a few games against TUCs and Minnesota basically winning their remaining games against TUCs, Quinnipiac will likely win that point. They haven't played head to head, so the RPI comparison is largely irrelevant unless Minnesota surpasses the Q in TUC win%. In other words, a 3-0 comparison victory is just as good as a 2-1 comparison victory.
 
Mile High Hockey said:
I'll simplify it then. Minnesota cannot beat Quinnipiac in the COP category, so Q automatically will get 1 point. Barring QU dropping a few games against TUCs and Minnesota basically winning their remaining games against TUCs, Quinnipiac will likely win that point. They haven't played head to head, so the RPI comparison is largely irrelevant unless Minnesota surpasses the Q in TUC win%. In other words, a 3-0 comparison victory is just as good as a 2-1 comparison victory.
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Minnesota's best hope is to have some of QU's TUC opponents fall out of TUC status. Most of their TUC wins ca,e against teams close to the borderline.
 
Re: Minnesota @ Wisconsin : 02/15 - 02/17

mnstate0fhockey said:
Minnesota's best hope is to have some of QU's TUC opponents fall out of TUC status. Most of their TUC wins ca,e against teams close to the borderline.
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That's the thing that I'm wondering... can enough teams fall off the cliff to drop QU's TUC far enough to matter? Last numbers I saw was 85% "no" to that question... not sure after tonight.
 
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