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And hopefully-in the right direction
It was my intention to include both directions.You caught that.
Of course, we can always bring up Sanford.
Whatever lines Seth matched up with the Flanagan line in Canton worked pretty well - there were no 5 on 5 goals scored by SLU. The problem was the PK. With a week to work on the pk and the last line change hopefully we can shut down even strength again and the power play.
It's a better place than we were in the past.
This seems like a glass half full outlook. I like where we are. Dartmouth and Yale can both be flipped based on ECAC playoffs. And prior to that, Yale needs to get by Cornell while DC needs to beat Q. If we continue to play like we have then I think things will shake out in our favor. I also think Niagara is an interesting team to think about. They've not played 10 TUC games so there is no comparison. However, two wins by Air Force at home this weekend puts them close (8 games). If that were to happen, we get our TUC above 500, and then Niagara beats a TUC in the AH semis (a distinct possibility), then we could flip that comparison on the day that Niagara either wins (or loses) Atlantic hockey. Crazy possibilities .....
My head hurts like DrD, and I can't prescribe medicines. ) Of course an upset in a tourney could knock someone else out, e.g., if Cornell has righted it's ship and goes on a run, they could knock Yale or DC out instead of us.You are referring to upsets by teams not ranked in the 16 PWR. With the exception of AH, just about any team in the top 25 of the PWR that goes on a run and wins their conf will likely make it to the top 16. So we need to look at teams that are outside that window or in AH. It's a definite possibility in AH so it would be great to get above Niagara (go AFA!) just in case. In the ECAC, Cornell does seem like the concern but we can't really think about that too much until the seedings are all set. Although I think we would beat them, I would love to see us in a position where it is not possible for us to face them in the 2nd round (assuming we get a bye). 2nd and 6th seedings would do nicely.
I agree that if we keep winning, say split this weekend, get a bye, win two in the semis, and split in AC, we will make it -- unless there is a run of upsets in the other tourneys. It's good to have teams to root for in other games, but there are so many that I would expect them to average out. (Is that correct?) The upsets in other tourneys can be a problem, and I wouldn't be surprised if there will be two of them. (It would be nice if we were one.