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Re: RPI Hockey 2019 - 2020 Part II: Moving on with 2020 Vision!
The Yale/Harvard seems more because Harvard is in 4th, and so them losing, compared with us winning, brings us that much closer to an outside yet looking slightly better shot for the bye. The good news is we have one more game vs. them, which would help to solidify where that goes.
Let's remember, we're on 17, Harvard's on 21, and there are 12 points up for grabs. Usually need about 25 for a bye (I imagine it'll be a little higher this year given the standings), and about 18 for first round home ice (not a mathematical lock, but we're starting to get there). The biggest thing we can do, though, is to help ourselves.
Colgate's an important one, and that's next on the docket. Let's take care of business there. Cornell would be a nice bonus, but we'll see what happens.
Last home weekend is Princeton/Quinnipiac. Quinnipiac is on the bye bubble, so if we've kept pace or made any advance, we really need to try to get it done there if we want a shot at the bye; gotta take it from them. We left a point on the table at Princeton; let's not do that again.
Harvard's the same boat as Quinnipiac: If we want the bye, and it's within striking distance, we gotta take it from them. For all we know, it could be a repeat of the 2009-10 season at Colgate, where after we heard certain results, we knew that no matter what else, that game was being played for the bye. And then Dartmouth, although we'll probably be a lock by then for what we're doing to start the playoffs, let's just show that we can continue to play hard.
The Yale/Harvard seems more because Harvard is in 4th, and so them losing, compared with us winning, brings us that much closer to an outside yet looking slightly better shot for the bye. The good news is we have one more game vs. them, which would help to solidify where that goes.
Let's remember, we're on 17, Harvard's on 21, and there are 12 points up for grabs. Usually need about 25 for a bye (I imagine it'll be a little higher this year given the standings), and about 18 for first round home ice (not a mathematical lock, but we're starting to get there). The biggest thing we can do, though, is to help ourselves.
Colgate's an important one, and that's next on the docket. Let's take care of business there. Cornell would be a nice bonus, but we'll see what happens.
Last home weekend is Princeton/Quinnipiac. Quinnipiac is on the bye bubble, so if we've kept pace or made any advance, we really need to try to get it done there if we want a shot at the bye; gotta take it from them. We left a point on the table at Princeton; let's not do that again.
Harvard's the same boat as Quinnipiac: If we want the bye, and it's within striking distance, we gotta take it from them. For all we know, it could be a repeat of the 2009-10 season at Colgate, where after we heard certain results, we knew that no matter what else, that game was being played for the bye. And then Dartmouth, although we'll probably be a lock by then for what we're doing to start the playoffs, let's just show that we can continue to play hard.
