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Providence Friars '18-19 Season Thread - Big Things In Store

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3100IRL said:
So BU, BC, Colorado College all need to lose. I don't think the Big 10 winner would knock out PC. Any other scenarios missing? I left off Brown since that's already been discussed.
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As long as BC doesn't get the autobid you're in.
 
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Yes and no. I've found scenarios where BC wins the conference but PC still gets in. I think it was AIC and Notre Dame both winning AND BC winning, but not if Penn State wins.
 
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Jon said:
Indeed. UMASS didn’t show up.
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Not true. BC's defense completely smothered them. UMass is not as great as they think they are. I could sense the cockiness from their fans a couple of weeks ago. They have to understand that they snuck up on what was a "weaker" than usual Hockey East. They might be #2 in the polls but there are probably four or five teams better right now.
 
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MikeLogan said:
It looks like the Friars get in with either a BC or Bowling Green loss. If both win, it looks like PC is out.
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You are right. I thought I was forgetting someone, figures it was BG.
 
chickod said:
Not true. BC's defense completely smothered them. UMass is not as great as they think they are. I could sense the cockiness from their fans a couple of weeks ago. They have to understand that they snuck up on what was a "weaker" than usual Hockey East. They might be #2 in the polls but there are probably four or five teams better right now.
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Everything I read on Twitter pointed to UMASS having a poor effort and BC utterly outworking them.
 
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Jon said:
Everything I read on Twitter pointed to UMASS having a poor effort and BC utterly outworking them.
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Woll stopped 36 shots and some of them were on the sparkling side. I think Umass showed up, lost a lot of stick battles and were beat by a good team playing well. It happens.
 
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Jon said:
Everything I read on Twitter pointed to UMASS having a poor effort and BC utterly outworking them.
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"Effort" is subjective. What's fact is that UMass had very few good chances, because they were either blocked, tipped or their zone time was limited. Yeah, I guess one could say it was a "poor effort," but that seems to be a glass half-empty way to look at it. I don't think it's disputable that BC played a great game.
 
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chickod said:
Not true. BC's defense completely smothered them. UMass is not as great as they think they are. I could sense the cockiness from their fans a couple of weeks ago. They have to understand that they snuck up on what was a "weaker" than usual Hockey East. They might be #2 in the polls but there are probably four or five teams better right now.
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I think it is an understatement to call Hockey East "weaker." The quality of play is probably the worst I have seen in 30 years of attending PC hockey.
 
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