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Quinnipiac Bobcats 2019 ~ 2020 Season

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Did we get penalized for beating SLU, or did the teams around us just do better?

I thought the PWR wasn't supposed be greatly affected by wins over "bad" opponents...
 
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Running the table is possible but these teams are proud and have good hockey players and coaches...RPI is very tough at home and Union always represents, then home and home with Brown Bears and the Yale hopefully draws a great crowd!

Hoping Jayden Lee is OK . . . any other injuries we know of?
 
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MarkEagleUSA said:
Did we get penalized for beating SLU, or did the teams around us just do better?

I thought the PWR wasn't supposed be greatly affected by wins over "bad" opponents...
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RPI fan here, but I'm a math nerd (shocker) so I will comment on the PWR for you QU fans. The biggest problem with the pairwise last weekend for Quinnipiac was not beating Clarkson. While losing to a team as high as Clarkson in the pairwise won't cause your team's pairwise to drop much, the jump that would have happened with a win due to not only beating a quality opponent but also the "Quality Wins Bonus" was a big missed opportunity. Since Quinnipiac does not have any highly ranked teams left on the schedule, there is not much opportunity for a big pairwise boost since beating those teams won't do much to raise your pairwise. The next time QU will play a good opponent will likely not be until Lake Placid if they make it, but any losses before then would be to a "bad" (by the pairwise) team which will do a lot of harm.

As for beating SLU, beating the #59 team in the country won't help whatsoever, but it cannot lower your pairwise because if it does, any wins that lower your RPI are removed since you should never be punished for winning (This is part of the reason the RPI and Pairwise are terrible mathematical models and KRACH is way better but I digress).

In summary, QU's pairwise should not have changed all that much this past weekend, and their drop is moreso due to teams like Minnesota and Western Michigan getting hot.

Looking forward to the game tomorrow; it looks like it'll be a good one!
 
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If Q beat Maine on 10/18 (the 3rd game of the season) or just split with ASU they would be 11 in the pairwise right now
 
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This weekend always scares me. Houston FH is a tough place for Qu to play, seems like every year. Union has not been kind either, but they are struggling this year. If my math is right, we're guaranteed a top 8 right now and a couple wins will get us a top 4 finish. Big Weekend for sure.
 
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I think a Q win with a 'Gate loss locks us in the top 4.

But since winning is better than losing, just go out and sweep the weekend!

Go Q!
 
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found it, but sorry i did...went to RPI instagram site and there was link to YouTube site...Bobcats playing nostalgic, like it is November 2019...remember when this team was 3rd from last in the ECAC....?! Can only hope for the Bobcats of 2020 to show up for 3P.
 
SnowDogFlyer said:
a sorry looking team tonight.
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Worst performance I’ve seen in years....so disappointing. Now they will have to win in LP to get into NCAA tournament. As soon as I saw Chip McDonald was doing the game I knew it would be facing two opponents.That 5-3 sealed it. I wonder what Q all time record is when he is on the ice?
 
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What the heck was that? Totally uninspired performance. First ever shutout loss to RPI to boot. Now they have to win out and not only get to Placid, but win it to play in the post season.

Hopefully they can do some soul-searching tonight and come back a different team tomorrow...
 
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MarkEagleUSA said:
What the heck was that? Totally uninspired performance. First ever shutout loss to RPI to boot. Now they have to win out and not only get to Placid, but win it to play in the post season.

Hopefully they can do some soul-searching tonight and come back a different team tomorrow...
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That was UGLY.


‪37 shots on goal and I don’t think I saw Savory make a difficult save. Needed a big game and brought a dud. ‬

‪Hopefully they hold onto a top 4 spot. Harvard has 3 very winnable games left. RPI is 3 back with 6 pts to go.


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ICECAT1811 said:
Next year will be first year without a proven stud goaltender...Hartzel-Gartieg-Shortridge-KP. Saturday vs St Lawrence is a good spot for Fear to get the nod.
At this pace he will be thrown into the fire with little experience next season. KP won’t be back with his recent performances and Detroit is probably knocking on his door now. Any recruits coming in to contend for minutes next year?
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**** off and join a real league.
 
BlackI said:
**** off and join a real league.
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I would call this game a melt-down game. Complete break down... Tough, long season with ups and downs. This was a reminder of the lowness of the young team.

A team that is based on good skaters that comes out flat and does not skate or pass well, is tentative and plays as tight as I think Rand Pecknold holds his real personality in check. Timing, spacing was off and I cannot recall a single good play in the 1.5 periods I could watch once I found the real loins to the RIP link.

Looking for some insight to this team's psyche. They spiraled since loss of Jayden Lee. That's the only thing different personnel wise. The defense looked lost, offense looked inept most of the time I saw them but credit RIP, they played a mature game of hockey.

Frankly, I don't know why they really lost the recipe last night or these past few weekends but it's more flailing than failing. Lot of clatter without the playmaking.

I look forward to the educated fan insights from you guys to clear my head out from this. I'm not going to watch Union, will miss 1st game this season, because I just do not care how they do against Union....no upside for the weekend.
 
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Eh, it happens. Or do you think Q is really 5 goals better than Cornell?
 
Re: Quinnipiac Bobcats 2019 ~ 2020 Season

SnowDogFlyer said:
What does this comment mean?

I would call this game a melt-down game. Complete break down... Tough, long season with ups and downs. This was a reminder of the lowness of the young team.

A team that is based on good skaters that comes out flat and does not skate or pass well, is tentative and plays as tight as I think Rand Pecknold holds his real personality in check. Timing, spacing was off and I cannot recall a single good play in the 1.5 periods I could watch once I found the real loins to the RIP link.

Looking for some insight to this team's psyche. They spiraled since loss of Jayden Lee. That's the only thing different personnel wise. The defense looked lost, offense looked inept most of the time I saw them but credit RIP, they played a mature game of hockey.

Frankly, I don't know why they really lost the recipe last night or these past few weekends but it's more flailing than failing. Lot of clatter without the playmaking.

I look forward to the educated fan insights from you guys to clear my head out from this. I'm not going to watch Union, will miss 1st game this season, because I just do not care how they do against Union....no upside for the weekend.
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I agree it was a meltdown and your comment about Lee is note worthy. The team is reacting like they did when Fortunato went down last year, but with less talent. We saw a preview of this in the Brown QTRs last year. No Fortunato and no Priske. This team still reminds me of Peca’s Sr year though unless they crush it through the ECACs and Placid, there’s almost no way they get to the NCAAs. Hope they secure a top 4 because I fear a second round matchup in another rink. If they get through the first.


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