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Pre season top 10

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Leather helmet said:
I for one would be in favor of NCAA getting rid of that 'play the games' feature of the tournament. It seems that nothing good comes from it.
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So instead of "play the games" should the 17 of us on the forum just take a vote. ;)
 
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vicb said:
So instead of "play the games" should the 17 of us on the forum just take a vote. ;)
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I'm not sure if that would increase or decrease the frequency of concussions.
 
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ARM said:
Six months is an eternity in terms of "better in goal". Consider someone like Maddie Rooney: okay as a rookie, improving as a sophomore and great by the end of that season, won Gold the next year, and was inconsistent last year. Compare Campbell to Rigsby, who played almost all of the minutes her first three years but missed some games due to injury as a senior. If it becomes a battle of both teams' second goalie, you may not be as confident. Your opinion that UW is better in goal in September won't necessarily mean it will be true come March.

On paper, UW gains at forward. The Badgers graduated more, but they also added a lot more. I think that the Gophers gain on the blue line. UW won't have any fifth-year seniors this time, and barring injury, UM figures to be stronger at the position than it was last year.

A lot of the separation between the teams was that Wisconsin played better in the postseason; the two teams had been equal to that point. And I thought that a lot of the gain was that Pankowski played better in the tourneys than she had to that point in the H2H.
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Seems like Badgers & Gophers are the consensus 1 & 1A teams. Who is going to be the top 5 players in the WCHA that will be difference makers?
 
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Hockeynation said:
Who is going to be the top 5 players in the WCHA that will be difference makers?
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I find it really difficult to mix forwards and D together and compare their impact (unless you are talking about the type of D who just want to spend half of their shifts skating up with the forwards). So looking just at the returners in PPG from last season, they would rank as: #1 Maltais; #2 Hughes; #3 Roque; #4 Zumwinkle; #5 Shirley. The first four are all above a point a game. Dunne is arguably the most dynamic D in the league if you'd like to include her in the mix.

Watts could be in the top five at the end of the year, but then so could Curl, Heise, or either Potomak. It's also hard to figure out where somebody like DeGeorge fits. She doesn't have the numbers of others, but then she doesn't play with as much offensive talent as they do.
 
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ARM said:
I find it really difficult to mix forwards and D together and compare their impact (unless you are talking about the type of D who just want to spend half of their shifts skating up with the forwards). So looking just at the returners in PPG from last season, they would rank as: #1 Maltais; #2 Hughes; #3 Roque; #4 Zumwinkle; #5 Shirley. The first four are all above a point a game. Dunne is arguably the most dynamic D in the league if you'd like to include her in the mix.

Watts could be in the top five at the end of the year, but then so could Curl, Heise, or either Potomak. It's also hard to figure out where somebody like DeGeorge fits. She doesn't have the numbers of others, but then she doesn't play with as much offensive talent as they do.
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I like the diversity of the players mentioned. A players value is not solely connected to PPG. Many players make a big impact without the rewards at times.For example Clark's impact with Pankowski last year! Going to be very interested in seeing how Watts fares In the production department in the WCHA. I imagine still will be solid with a very strong team to play with. with all due respect Hockey East is completely different level of overall competition and playing style than in the WCHA.
 
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USCHO preseason poll that came out yesterday for comparison...

1. Wisconsin
2. Minnesota
3. Clarkson
4. Northeastern
5. Cornell
6. Princeton
7. BU
8. bc
9. Ohio State
10. UMD
 
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FiveHoleFrenzy said:
USCHO preseason poll that came out yesterday for comparison...

1. Wisconsin
2. Minnesota
3. Clarkson
4. Northeastern
5. Cornell
6. Princeton
7. BU
8. bc
9. Ohio State
10. UMD
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Harvard will face eight of these top ten (1-8, actually), probably an unprecedented (?) opportunity for an un-ranked team, especially one with real potential. (Shucks, a fella could get to like these preseason polls :))
 
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