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Pre-Season Predictions
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Fighting Sioux 23
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Re: Pre-Season Predictions
What 5 teams are you putting ahead of UW in the WCHA? I would certainly put North Dakota and Minnesota ahead of them, and I think a case can be made for putting SCSU ahead of them as well. I would assume you would put Denver ahead (I wouldn't), but who else slips past Wisconsin for the 5th spot? Keep in mind, Wisconsin is in a pod with the Gophers, Anchorage, and Mankato.
As for goaltending, Rumpel is a quality goalie who played very well down the stretch, allowing just 12 goals in his last 7 games, 6 of which were on the road. Couple that with a stellar recruiting class coming into Madison, and the league's top returning point producer in Zengerle, and I think Wisconsin is going to be very strong.
What 5 teams are you putting ahead of UW in the WCHA? I would certainly put North Dakota and Minnesota ahead of them, and I think a case can be made for putting SCSU ahead of them as well. I would assume you would put Denver ahead (I wouldn't), but who else slips past Wisconsin for the 5th spot? Keep in mind, Wisconsin is in a pod with the Gophers, Anchorage, and Mankato.
As for goaltending, Rumpel is a quality goalie who played very well down the stretch, allowing just 12 goals in his last 7 games, 6 of which were on the road. Couple that with a stellar recruiting class coming into Madison, and the league's top returning point producer in Zengerle, and I think Wisconsin is going to be very strong.
mnstate0fhockey
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I think you and I are the only people outside the Wisconsin fan base that think the Badgers are going to surprise people this year. I have them 3rd in the conference, though SCSU is pretty close IMO.
Fighting Sioux 23
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Yeah, we probably are. I have SCSU edging out Wisconsin for 3rd in the conference, but I agree that it will be very close. The race for 1st, 3rd, and home ice are all going to come down to a point or so. There will be a lot of meaningful games that last weekend of the regular season.
Yeah, we probably are. I have SCSU edging out Wisconsin for 3rd in the conference, but I agree that it will be very close. The race for 1st, 3rd, and home ice are all going to come down to a point or so. There will be a lot of meaningful games that last weekend of the regular season.
mnstate0fhockey
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Couldn't agree more.
SCSU Euro
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First off, the phrasing was best team not how they will finish so I don't see what their pod has to do with it. I think Rumpel has been unimpressive but that's probably bc he got lit up about every time I saw him (Fri in Cloud, Sat hosting tUMD and Fri hosting Cloud). They have a lot of passers but nobody with a goal scorer's touch at this level and they lost the guy that meant more than any other two players on the team combined.
Teams that I think WILL finish ahead of them: MN, UND, SCSU, DU. Teams I think very likely could: MTU, UMD, CC, UNO.
Teams I think could possibly finish ahead of them (bit not likely): BSU and MSU-M.
I would peg UW to finish seventh and go to Houghton or Omaha for the playoffs.
And if you can come up with a good wager I would be very interested in a who finishes higher DU v. UW bet.
SCSU Euro
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Untrue... I have seen a lot of people drinking the UW Kool Aid, on this site and others.
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I'll speak up as one of them. Back right when last season ended, I put them in 4th/5th in the WCHA this upcoming season and said I wouldn't be surprised to see them pushing for the league title. With DU's roster picture more clear, I now think they are even more likely to slip into the top 3.
I'll be quite surprised if they don't make the NCAA tournament, and won't be surprised at all if they are poised to do some real damage once there.
I'll speak up as one of them. Back right when last season ended, I put them in 4th/5th in the WCHA this upcoming season and said I wouldn't be surprised to see them pushing for the league title. With DU's roster picture more clear, I now think they are even more likely to slip into the top 3.
I'll be quite surprised if they don't make the NCAA tournament, and won't be surprised at all if they are poised to do some real damage once there.
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1 Minnesota -- They have lost little offense and as long as they're goalie is decent, they should be great.
2 North Dakota -- Not much lost on offense or defense and they're North Dakota
3 Union -- Union has not lost much scoring and they should be just as good as last year
4 Michigan -- Only a couple losses and I'm assuming the Michigan recruits well enough to replace their goalie and then their offense plus some
5 Boston College -- BC is BC. They could lose all their scoring and both goalies and they would still find a way to win (even if it means snagging previous NU recruits)
6 Denver -- I sort of just like this team
7 Wisconsin -- They lost literally nothing following last season and should be able to improve significantly with an older team.
8 Western Mich -- Lost little scoring and should continue to improve after last year
9 Notre Dame -- I think they underperformed last year and after returning most of their team, they should really improve
10 Cornell -- They lose only two forwards and should really continue to get better
11 BU -- I'm biased. I do think they have arguably the best incoming recruiting class and return a strong core of talented players. If the new goalie is good, this should be reasonable, if not they will probably miss the tournament.
12 St Cloud St -- They are returning most of their scoring and defense and should be much better next year.
13 CC -- I think last year was just a little bit of a down year.
14 Maine -- They have been getting a lot better lately, we'll see if they can recover from the loss of Abbott and Flynn
15 Miami -- They are losing a lot of offense and defense (including their goalie) I think they should still make the tournament, but they won't be as good as they have been
16 Northeastern -- NU has improved a lot lately and after losing only 17 goals of offense, they should continue that improvement
17 Ohio State -- Same as NU
18 UMD
19 Northern Mich
20 UML
WCHA-7
Hockey East-5
CCHA-6
ECAC-2 (although I have Harvard at 21)
1 Minnesota -- They have lost little offense and as long as they're goalie is decent, they should be great.
2 North Dakota -- Not much lost on offense or defense and they're North Dakota
3 Union -- Union has not lost much scoring and they should be just as good as last year
4 Michigan -- Only a couple losses and I'm assuming the Michigan recruits well enough to replace their goalie and then their offense plus some
5 Boston College -- BC is BC. They could lose all their scoring and both goalies and they would still find a way to win (even if it means snagging previous NU recruits)
6 Denver -- I sort of just like this team
7 Wisconsin -- They lost literally nothing following last season and should be able to improve significantly with an older team.
8 Western Mich -- Lost little scoring and should continue to improve after last year
9 Notre Dame -- I think they underperformed last year and after returning most of their team, they should really improve
10 Cornell -- They lose only two forwards and should really continue to get better
11 BU -- I'm biased. I do think they have arguably the best incoming recruiting class and return a strong core of talented players. If the new goalie is good, this should be reasonable, if not they will probably miss the tournament.
12 St Cloud St -- They are returning most of their scoring and defense and should be much better next year.
13 CC -- I think last year was just a little bit of a down year.
14 Maine -- They have been getting a lot better lately, we'll see if they can recover from the loss of Abbott and Flynn
15 Miami -- They are losing a lot of offense and defense (including their goalie) I think they should still make the tournament, but they won't be as good as they have been
16 Northeastern -- NU has improved a lot lately and after losing only 17 goals of offense, they should continue that improvement
17 Ohio State -- Same as NU
18 UMD
19 Northern Mich
20 UML
WCHA-7
Hockey East-5
CCHA-6
ECAC-2 (although I have Harvard at 21)
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umassfan49
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So a team that failed to make the playoffs last year is going to do better than the 2nd place finisher, who only lost 4 players? Not to mention a team that has their whole defensive corps back, except for one player who was in and out last year as it was. Carr, Wilson, Wetmore, Arnold, Pendenza etc back for Lowell while NU loses both Daniels, Quailer, etc. I can see why Husky fans will be excited this season too!
So a team that failed to make the playoffs last year is going to do better than the 2nd place finisher, who only lost 4 players? Not to mention a team that has their whole defensive corps back, except for one player who was in and out last year as it was. Carr, Wilson, Wetmore, Arnold, Pendenza etc back for Lowell while NU loses both Daniels, Quailer, etc. I can see why Husky fans will be excited this season too!
umassfan49
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I hate to reply twice in a row but it's quite clear that you have no idea what you're talking about for a lot of these teams. First North Dakota is probably losing Dell, which leaves Gothberg and Saunders from Huntsville to come and try to grab the #1 spot. Minnesota also loses Kent Patterson so they def. aren't a lock to win their own league, nevermind tops in the country at this point. Union isn't losing much scoring? Jeremy Welsh alone is going to be a big loss for them and Zajac was also a nice player that they are losing. St Cloud at #12 also loses Mike Lee in net. You also "sort of like" Denver, and while they have good goaltending they lose Zucker, Drew Shore, etc in the scoring department. Wisconsin jumps from near the bottom of the WCHA to the top just because they lose "literally nobody"? Maybe, but I just don't see them doing that well on the national level. And as I said above, with Lowell returning most of their team, as well as guys like Ruhwedel, Suter (shotblocking king), and Holmstrom they should return to the NCAAs again and will be a top 10 team all year IMO.
Again sorry for posting twice, but just my thoughts.
I hate to reply twice in a row but it's quite clear that you have no idea what you're talking about for a lot of these teams. First North Dakota is probably losing Dell, which leaves Gothberg and Saunders from Huntsville to come and try to grab the #1 spot. Minnesota also loses Kent Patterson so they def. aren't a lock to win their own league, nevermind tops in the country at this point. Union isn't losing much scoring? Jeremy Welsh alone is going to be a big loss for them and Zajac was also a nice player that they are losing. St Cloud at #12 also loses Mike Lee in net. You also "sort of like" Denver, and while they have good goaltending they lose Zucker, Drew Shore, etc in the scoring department. Wisconsin jumps from near the bottom of the WCHA to the top just because they lose "literally nobody"? Maybe, but I just don't see them doing that well on the national level. And as I said above, with Lowell returning most of their team, as well as guys like Ruhwedel, Suter (shotblocking king), and Holmstrom they should return to the NCAAs again and will be a top 10 team all year IMO.
Again sorry for posting twice, but just my thoughts.
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I somehow had UML scoring only 83 goals last year giving them a -11 goal differential which would mean they way overperformed. They actually scored 126 putting them at +43. I don't feel like redoing the rankings, but it should put UML around 7th. It was 2 years ago that they scored 83. Thanks for pointing that out.
I somehow had UML scoring only 83 goals last year giving them a -11 goal differential which would mean they way overperformed. They actually scored 126 putting them at +43. I don't feel like redoing the rankings, but it should put UML around 7th. It was 2 years ago that they scored 83. Thanks for pointing that out.
mnstate0fhockey
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What are your rankings?
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UM-L #1 and the rest drop out of the top 25. I do like how he thinks the Gophers suck.
Fighting Sioux 23
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I'd have to get pretty good odds to accept the wager. I have DU pegged at #5, and as we all know, the difference between 4th and 5th could easily come down to a tiebreaker. Now, if you want to make a wager on whether UW gets home ice, then I think we could come up with something pretty easily. Of course, I'm not sure what sort of wager we could make, but you have to keep in mind that I'm a (relatively) broke law student.
I'd have to get pretty good odds to accept the wager. I have DU pegged at #5, and as we all know, the difference between 4th and 5th could easily come down to a tiebreaker. Now, if you want to make a wager on whether UW gets home ice, then I think we could come up with something pretty easily. Of course, I'm not sure what sort of wager we could make, but you have to keep in mind that I'm a (relatively) broke law student.
Parker Ranger
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Bet a bottle of peach schnapps, it's in vogue.
BeanpotForum
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Did you forget that there is an elite conference or 2 on the east coast or is this just a Midwest poll.#expandyourhorizons
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I agree you don't know a whole lot.....Wisconsin lost 3 D, Justin Schultz, the All-Everything D, to the NHL (played in 37 games) and Eric Springer (played in 35 games) to graduation, and Patrick Daly (played in 11 games). UW does have a very nice recruiting class coming in (2 D, Wittchow & Schulze), but they lost depth @ D, and there's no one who will immediately step in and fill Schultz's skates. The the 2 fr D may see a lot of ice time and Ramage needs to revert back to his So. year performance after a forgettable Jr. year. The D corps is a little unsettling at this point.
I agree you don't know a whole lot.....Wisconsin lost 3 D, Justin Schultz, the All-Everything D, to the NHL (played in 37 games) and Eric Springer (played in 35 games) to graduation, and Patrick Daly (played in 11 games). UW does have a very nice recruiting class coming in (2 D, Wittchow & Schulze), but they lost depth @ D, and there's no one who will immediately step in and fill Schultz's skates. The the 2 fr D may see a lot of ice time and Ramage needs to revert back to his So. year performance after a forgettable Jr. year. The D corps is a little unsettling at this point.