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Who will be the NC$$ Women's Div I 2018-2019 Champion

Who will be the NC$$ Women's Div I 2018-2019 Champion

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Re: Who will be the NC$$ Women's Div I 2018-2019 Champion

You people are missing the obvious: WI & MN are home teams, so Roque or Clark against Clarkson's top line?
the beauty there is that if one isn't working to his advantage, he has another choice
I am totally unfamiliar with Cornell, but Frost has the same thing going there, in fact has more choices

in the final WI will be the home team (if they make it) and given the history against MN (if they make it), the home team ( as opposed to whether it is in Madison or Mpls) often is the difference
 
Re: Who will be the NC$$ Women's Div I 2018-2019 Champion

pokechecker said:
You people are missing the obvious: WI & MN are home teams, so Roque or Clark against Clarkson's top line? the beauty there is that if one isn't working to his advantage, he has another choice
I am totally unfamiliar with Cornell, but Frost has the same thing going there, in fact has more choices

in the final WI will be the home team (if they make it) and given the history against MN (if they make it), the home team ( as opposed to whether it is in Madison or Mpls) often is the difference
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We have been trying to get to the finer points, it's only Monday, so there's lots of time to get to the obvious. :) Yes, that is huge for UW against Clarkson, but I'd bet MJ goes with the Clark line against Clarkson's bigs. Clarkson's top line is by far the scariest of the 4 teams. The 2 Sr's have to be the bigs in this game and Mauerman is uber fast, fearless despite her small size and has plenty of experience. I'm not sure I'd want two Fr wings going against their bigs. It may only take one mistake to lose and I'd rather die with 2 Sr's on point than 2 Fr.

A curveball will be the availability of Cogan. She could end up on the 1st line in Mauerman's place, then she goes back to the 3rd, then Schneider back to the 4th. Or she might take Schneider's spot on the 3rd line. She spot played Saturday including the PK and she was charged up with lots of energy.

If it's a MN UW final, I don't think it matters that UW has the last change, UW did just fine without it a few weeks ago. :)
 
Re: Who will be the NC$$ Women's Div I 2018-2019 Champion

So what is the seating capacity of the rink they are playing at?
 
Re: Who will be the NC$$ Women's Div I 2018-2019 Champion

My head says Wisconsin if only very, very slightly, but my heart says Minnesota so I'm going with my heart. Besides, if I picked Wisconsin and Minnesota won that would be really bad and it is Minnesota's turn to win following the season's series with them.
 
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bluffrinkrat said:
My head says Wisconsin if only very, very slightly, but my heart says Minnesota so I'm going with my heart. Besides, if I picked Wisconsin and Minnesota won that would be really bad and it is Minnesota's turn to win following the season's series with them.
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Never go against your head. Never. Being a realist saves you a lot of emotional scars. That's what my therapist tells me anyway. If only she would stop prescribing me thinner.
 
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Timothy A said:
Never go against your head. Never. Being a realist saves you a lot of emotional scars. That's what my therapist tells me anyway. If only she would stop prescribing me thinner.
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Probably, but I would need therapy if I picked Wisconsin and Minnesota won. Besides, it's a done deal and like Michael Buble' I'm feeling good.
 
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Timothy A said:
The 2 Sr's have to be the bigs in this game and Mauerman is uber fast, fearless despite her small size and has plenty of experience. I'm not sure I'd want two Fr wings going against their bigs. It may only take one mistake to lose and I'd rather die with 2 Sr's on point than 2 Fr.
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MJ went with three freshman a couple years ago against the MN top line and lost in the semifinal in one of the highest octane games I have ever seen

Timothy A said:
If it's a MN UW final, I don't think it matters that UW has the last change, UW did just fine without it a few weeks ago. :)
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true, but past performance is no guarantee of future results
in fact this year the last game winner has been the next game loser ;)
 
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pokechecker said:
true, but past performance is no guarantee of future results in fact this year the last game winner has been the next game loser ;)
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UM won't get past Cornell, so that thought is purely theoretical. ;0

Where's all the Clarkson posters, what are your thoughts on the game? It gets boring talking to all the same old rodents fans all the time..paint thinner, better dead than red, Maddy Rolfes is a goon...
 
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Timothy A said:
UM won't get past Cornell, so that thought is purely theoretical. ;0

It gets boring talking to all the same old rodents fans all the time..paint thinner, better dead than red, Maddy Rolfes is a goon...
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Haven't your therapists discussed transference with you yet? Or do they just keep prescribing thinner? :rolleyes:
 
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Timothy A said:
...Maddy Rolfes is a goon...
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You'll have to show us where we said that, because I don't remember ever reading that until you pointed it out just now. Too bad; I always liked her. :(
 
Re: Who will be the NC$$ Women's Div I 2018-2019 Champion

Timothy A said:
UM won't get past Cornell, so that thought is purely theoretical. ;0

Where's all the Clarkson posters, what are your thoughts on the game? .........
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I'm here :) .
My thoughts!!!
I did not think in 2014 they would beat Minny.
I did not think in 2017 they would beat Minny and then Wisco.
I did not think in 2018 they would beat tOSU and then Wisco (Oh sorry I meant Colgate). ;)
So why am I gonna pick them this year to beat Wisco. I do not think I will.
And then I do not think they will beat Cornell ;) .
If I expect them to lose then to me it's not a big deal when they do.
But, if I expect them to lose and they win, then I am ecstatic. I also get to hear all the whining from the WCHA fans. :D

On a more serious discussion.
Clarkson to win the game has to get production from Gabel-Giguere-Pejzlova and from someone else whether it be the defense or one of the other lines.
I do not expect Clarkson to get more than 20-25 SOG so the few Grade A chances they get they better bury them.
It would be nice if they could get a power play goal or two. Since Feb 1st in their last 13 games they are 3 for 40 on the PP. Not great at all. Maybe they are saving them for this game?
Stay out of the penalty box. Since Feb 1st they have allowed 8 goals on 51 PK's, not bad but not great either.
Sauve is going to have to be great once again. I expect she will face between 30 to 35 SOG.
Of coarse all Clarkson has to do is get this game to OT and then Giguere will work her magic.
LETS GO TECH!!
 
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Re: Who will be the NC$$ Women's Div I 2018-2019 Champion

The road for any of the four teams is not an easy one but for the ECAC teams, the potential is there is have to face Wisconsin and Minnesota back to back (in Clarkson's case). That would be a very impressive National championship if it worked out that way. The same could be said of Cornell if it works out that they defeat Minnesota and then Wisconsin is their opponent in the National Championship. That would be a very impressive two game stretch to win the title as well.

I am very leary of the Clarkson mojo. At some point that has to run out, right? ;)
 
Re: Who will be the NC$$ Women's Div I 2018-2019 Champion

FiveHoleFrenzy said:
The road for any of the four teams is not an easy one but for the ECAC teams, the potential is there is have to face Wisconsin and Minnesota back to back (in Clarkson's case). That would be a very impressive National championship if it worked out that way. The same could be said of Cornell if it works out that they defeat Minnesota and then Wisconsin is their opponent in the National Championship. That would be a very impressive two game stretch to win the title as well.
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Clarkson has already defeated UM & UW at the FF, although the 2017 version of the Gophers was an unseeded team. In fact, the Golden Knights have never defeated two seeded opponents to win a title (Mercyhurst was unseeded in 2014, Minnesota in 2017, and Ohio State was in 2018).

As far as beating the top two seeds goes, Minnesota defeated #2 UW and #1 BC in 2016.
 
Re: Who will be the NC$$ Women's Div I 2018-2019 Champion

ARM said:
You'll have to show us where we said that, because I don't remember ever reading that until you pointed it out just now. Too bad; I always liked her. :(
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I was juts being funny, she was the point of the interference discussion from the UM/UW title tilt.
 
Re: Who will be the NC$$ Women's Div I 2018-2019 Champion

Looking at the stats, it's a slam dunk UW and UM make the final, though the teams are essentially 1 2 3 4 in team D, which is the great equalizer (UW is more than .5 ga better than the rest). Clarkson's weakness is special teams are average...PP is 19th ranked, PK is 17. Cornell averages a goal per game less than UM and UW.

I think Clarkson probably has the most confidence in their goalie of 4 if I had to guess. Soup has a lot more experience than last year. Cornell is totally newbie to being this deep but the goalie is a Sr, and UM's goalies are kinda in that same newbie boat though less experienced overall.
 
Re: Who will be the NC$$ Women's Div I 2018-2019 Champion

Timothy A said:
Looking at the stats, it's a slam dunk UW and UM make the final, though the teams are essentially 1 2 3 4 in team D, which is the great equalizer (UW is more than .5 ga better than the rest). Clarkson's weakness is special teams are average...PP is 19th ranked, PK is 17. Cornell averages a goal per game less than UM and UW.

I think Clarkson probably has the most confidence in their goalie of 4 if I had to guess. Soup has a lot more experience than last year. Cornell is totally newbie to being this deep but the goalie is a Sr, and UM's goalies are kinda in that same newbie boat though less experienced overall.
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Sometimes slam dunks hit the back of the rim and never make it thru the basket. ;)
 
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