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Northeastern Huskies 2017-18 Season Thread Part II: My Dog's Better Than Your Dog

Re: Northeastern Huskies 2017-18 Season Thread Part II: My Dog's Better Than Your Do

Pairwise is a razor thin margin. We lose some players to the Olympics and we might not be in the NCAA's. At the end of the day, our weak OOC scheduling was a risk that ended up working out. We don't get the benefit of higher RPI, but at the same time we get easier games that we must win.

I do think this team is special, better than the 2009 team. The high end talent we have is special, and it'd be really sad to have missed the tournament.
 
Re: Northeastern Huskies 2017-18 Season Thread Part II: My Dog's Better Than Your Do

Ok let’s talk hockey. Sounds like Michigan has size and is fast. I hope that patience that coach was talking about works against Michigan and slows it down to our play. Be good to throw them off and get some power plays.
 
Re: Northeastern Huskies 2017-18 Season Thread Part II: My Dog's Better Than Your Do

Tilldog40 said:
Ok let’s talk hockey. Sounds like Michigan has size and is fast. I hope that patience that coach was talking about works against Michigan and slows it down to our play. Be good to throw them off and get some power plays.
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I know nothing about their pace of play, like if they prefer to grind it out along the boards vs fly through the neutral zone and take more risks, but they average 33+ shots per game, which is pretty good, and they attempt 62+ per game, which is roughly what we allowed PC to get in the Hockey East semifinals matchup. By contrast, we average 54+ attempts per game and 31+ SOG/game. Michigan on paper appears to be the better team at even strength, but they have a dog turd of a penalty kill, 4th-worst in the nation. If we can get some powerplay time, I like our odds.

Shameless plug, we looked at Michigan a little closer here, diving into statistics and their key contributors: http://northeasternhockeyblog.com/g...uskies-tournament-quinn-hughes-cooper-marody/
 
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NU_Husky said:
I know nothing about their pace of play, like if they prefer to grind it out along the boards vs fly through the neutral zone and take more risks, but they average 33+ shots per game, which is pretty good, and they attempt 62+ per game, which is roughly what we allowed PC to get in the Hockey East semifinals matchup. By contrast, we average 54+ attempts per game and 31+ SOG/game. Michigan on paper appears to be the better team at even strength, but they have a dog turd of a penalty kill, 4th-worst in the nation. If we can get some powerplay time, I like our odds.
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You WILL have to deal with their size. Typically this is done utilizing speed; however, if they're big AND fast it can be difficult to find open space and scoring opportunities. I know from years of watching Western teams that it is always an adjustment, because one expects a "big" team to be a little bit slower, but this isn't always the case. Think of Providence with more speed. I think the game is going to come down to match-ups, and having the last change should be a big advantage to get Gaudette's line out there against players they might be able to exploit.

EDIT: That's not meant to be condescending, but for those of you "younger" folks out there, you need to understand the history and put things in perspective:

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[td]Era[/td]
[td]Eastern Champs[/td]
[td]Western Champs[/td]
[/tr]
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[td]1948-1959[/td]
[td]2[/td]
[td]10[/td]
[/tr]
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[td]1960-1969[/td]
[td]1[/td]
[td]9[/td]
[/tr]
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[td]1970-1979[/td]
[td]4[/td]
[td]6[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]1980-1989[/td]
[td]2[/td]
[td]8[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]1990-1999[/td]
[td]3[/td]
[td]7[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]2000-2009[/td]
[td]3[/td]
[td]7[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]2010-2018[/td]
[td]5[/td]
[td]3[/td]
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[td]TOTALS[/td]
[td]20[/td]
[td]50[/td]
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Things have started to even out in the last decade, which, I believe is due in part to the underage draft. It's tough to "predict" what someone will become at 15. In the "old days," the Western teams were stocked with big kids, mostly from Western Canada who were older and more physical. With the talent more spread out and more parity now, the Eastern teams have started to "catch up." But, as you can see, the West has still won 71% of the Division 1 National Championships.
 
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chickod said:
You WILL have to deal with their size. Typically this is done utilizing speed; however, if they're big AND fast it can be difficult to find open space and scoring opportunities. I know from years of watching Western teams that it is always an adjustment, because one expects a "big" team to be a little bit slower, but this isn't always the case. Think of Providence with more speed. I think the game is going to come down to match-ups, and having the last change should be a big advantage to get Gaudette's line out there against players they might be able to exploit.
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..they lost 14 odd gms..
St Cloud they are not.. but yes, we will have our hands full as they have been playing well of late..
 
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mookie1995 said:
They also didn’t get swept by Quinnipiac or drop a pair to UConn :)
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or lose 3 times to the same team in a season... yes we can go on & on..
worry about your pups vs. cornell & we'll worry about ourselves :)
 
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Red headed step children only team with a chance to win the natty.

You guys choke and it’s to be a sad day indeed :(
 
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chickod said:
You WILL have to deal with their size. Typically this is done utilizing speed; however, if they're big AND fast it can be difficult to find open space and scoring opportunities. I know from years of watching Western teams that it is always an adjustment, because one expects a "big" team to be a little bit slower, but this isn't always the case. Think of Providence with more speed. I think the game is going to come down to match-ups, and having the last change should be a big advantage to get Gaudette's line out there against players they might be able to exploit.

EDIT: That's not meant to be condescending, but for those of you "younger" folks out there, you need to understand the history and put things in perspective:

[table="width: 400, align: left" class: outer_border"]
[tr]
[td]Era[/td]
[td]Eastern Champs[/td]
[td]Western Champs[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]1948-1959[/td]
[td]2[/td]
[td]10[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]1960-1969[/td]
[td]1[/td]
[td]9[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]1970-1979[/td]
[td]4[/td]
[td]6[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]1980-1989[/td]
[td]2[/td]
[td]8[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]1990-1999[/td]
[td]3[/td]
[td]7[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]2000-2009[/td]
[td]3[/td]
[td]7[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]2010-2018[/td]
[td]5[/td]
[td]3[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]TOTALS[/td]
[td]20[/td]
[td]50[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

Things have started to even out in the last decade, which, I believe is due in part to the underage draft. It's tough to "predict" what someone will become at 15. In the "old days," the Western teams were stocked with big kids, mostly from Western Canada who were older and more physical. With the talent more spread out and more parity now, the Eastern teams have started to "catch up." But, as you can see, the West has still won 71% of the Division 1 National Championships.
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Size is one thing I can't comment on at all because I've never seen them play. I did notice that they are among the tallest and heaviest teams in the nation, but they are also one of the youngest. Hopefully experience + systems can overcome some physical differences. Interesting comparison, Maine is taller/faster on average, while UConn/Merrimack are taller and Lowell is heavier. Again, averages. Means nothing on paper, but it's interesting to see charted out. I'm excited to see this game. I haven't seen NU play a team this good from the west in quite some time, probably since the Kyle Rau Gophers came to Matthews
 
Re: Northeastern Huskies 2017-18 Season Thread Part II: My Dog's Better Than Your Do

Can’t believe you fellas are hanging your hat on the Madigan system :D

Seems like just yesterday he was being loaded on a rail straight outta town
 
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mookie1995 said:
Red headed step children only team with a chance to win the natty..
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nobody said anyhting about a natty.. just you, just now.
game at a time.. that's where we at.
it has been a good, fun club to cheer for & we have enjoyed them (especially beating you thrice this season).:)


coming to.. where you are at.. i wouldn't be worried about NU or BU or hockey.. i'd be worried about war.. :confused: gluck!
again, worry about yourself. :)
 
northeastern said:
nobody said anyhting about a natty.. just you, just now.
game at a time.. that's where we at.
it has been a good, fun club to cheer for & we have enjoyed them (especially beating you thrice this season).:)


coming to.. where you are at.. i wouldn't be worried about NU or BU or hockey.. i'd be worried about war.. :confused: gluck!
again, worry about yourself. :)
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You guys won the beanpot. Only Boston school with a shot.

Heavy weight on yer shoulders.


Mookie is enjoying another glass of wine here in Cairo. Just waiting for hockey to start....
 
Re: Northeastern Huskies 2017-18 Season Thread Part II: My Dog's Better Than Your Do

mookie1995 said:
You guys won the beanpot. Only Boston school with a shot.

Heavy weight on yer shoulders.


Mookie is enjoying another glass of wine here in Cairo. Just waiting for hockey to start....
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going by your posts.. you've had one too many.. must be the good stuff. :)
enjoy the wine.. stop the whining :)
 
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