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The analysis is more concerned with the points pace, not the points by themselves. Example: Having fifteen points is awesome, especially because you have to have fifteen (or sixteen) points before you can get twenty-five. But, having fifteen points going into the last weekend means you're pretty much out of the running for a first-round bye. So, when should you get that fifteenth point, you ask?? Why, look at the handy-dandy point-getting system that RC developed! (For those that don't want to do the math, the team should be getting their fifteenth point on or around the Brown / Yale away weekend or else they are behind pace to get a first-round bye.)
Things must be going real well this year if we are all talking about a first round bye. Right now I am just taking it all game by game. The last 2 were inspiring and the power play-well it just does not get much better
Things must be going real well this year if we are all talking about a first round bye. Right now I am just taking it all game by game. The last 2 were inspiring and the power play-well it just does not get much better
Boy this is getting to be some discussion. I suggest two alternatives that may be even easier:
This depends on the season. If one team is virtually unbeatable then there's an advantage to finishing 2nd or 3rd - you avoid going head to head with that team until the final and perhaps they get upset along the way.i would think the bye is a big deal if you finish first or second in the standings-you get to draw the lower seeds regardless of how the first round goes. Finishing 4th is probably not that much of an edge-as you more than likely will draw the 5th seed anyway. I would just like to see us finish strong, on a good roll, and remain healthy. Injuries can just play a big role in determining how we will do. I like this team the way it is right now-and just want to keep it that way. This past weekend was just a lovely shot in the arm.
Just because I hate seeing a semi-simplistic statistical question going unanswered... Top seeds are 22-6 (for the overall series) in the second round of playoffs since 2003 (when the current playoff format started). 1, 2, and 3 seeds are each 6-1 while the 4 seed is a measly 4-3. (Side note: Only one #9 seed (or lower) (the 03-04 Clarkson Knights) advanced past the second round of the playoffs in 9 chances.)