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***Official '16-'17 NHL Season Discussion Thread*** (1 Viewer)

Dickie Dunn said:
A lot of angst around here about Harvard, the No. 2 team in the country, having to play the Friars in Providence. But since PC isn't the official host of the regional (Brown is), there's no rule against it. And unlike basketball, which specifically avoids putting top seeds at a crowd disadvantage, the hockey committee emphasizes local teams for attendance purposes.

PC also came out of Providence as the 4 seed to win it two years ago. I don't see them having the team to do it this year, and Harvard shouldn't be at nearly as much of a disadvantage as Miami was getting shipped East in 2015.
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I can see why, has all the makings for another frozen four run for Providence.  for some reason they can't beat Notre Dame, who has been playing well themselves, but if I'm seeding that region I think it's debatable they are the best team in it.  and now they play at home. 

 
I still can't believe the Big10 got three teams in the tourney.  BC got screwed...and they were heating up too.  I'd rather see either of the middling NCHC teams or Vermont in over Penn St or Ohio State too.  at least Penn State earned it through two double overtime wins to win the tourney.

 
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Bill Brasky said:
I still can't believe the Big10 got three teams in the tourney.  BC got screwed...and they were heating up too.  I'd rather see either of the middling NCHC teams or Vermont in over Penn St or Ohio State too.  at least Penn State earned it through two double overtime wins to win the tourney.
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can't believe BC didn't make it. They destroyed UVM in the Hockey East tourney. Vermont also choked against Notre Dame late in the year, which probably killed their chances.

 
Dickie Dunn said:
A lot of angst around here about Harvard, the No. 2 team in the country, having to play the Friars in Providence. But since PC isn't the official host of the regional (Brown is), there's no rule against it. And unlike basketball, which specifically avoids putting top seeds at a crowd disadvantage, the hockey committee emphasizes local teams for attendance purposes.

PC also came out of Providence as the 4 seed to win it two years ago. I don't see them having the team to do it this year, and Harvard shouldn't be at nearly as much of a disadvantage as Miami was getting shipped East in 2015.
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That was my Pioneers that Providence also beat that year (we were #2 seed in regional) - Providence will be bring a few people but the "attendance" thing is a joke - no one want's to pay for 3 games when they only are guaranteed 1 - and why bother in the end it will be on TV. Couple that with a 1 week notice on where to show up and it's crazy to draw fans. 

 
Aaron Rudnicki said:
Bill Brasky said:
I still can't believe the Big10 got three teams in the tourney.  BC got screwed...and they were heating up too.  I'd rather see either of the middling NCHC teams or Vermont in over Penn St or Ohio State too.  at least Penn State earned it through two double overtime wins to win the tourney.
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can't believe BC didn't make it. They destroyed UVM in the Hockey East tourney. Vermont also choked against Notre Dame late in the year, which probably killed their chances.
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That's the flaw in pairwise - OSU beat Denver in first weekend when Denver was without Borgstrom (and someone else I forget who) - and won 3-2 - so all the other Big 10 schools get bonus for beating OSU because they were ranked high early on that victory. It needs some tweaking to add  late season form into the equation. 

 
Biggest Leafs game in years tonight (sadly). If they win, they're in great shape for the 2nd wild card spot and also have a realistic chance at reeling in Boston for 3rd in the division (probably need to win in regulation for this one). If they lose, the door opens a bit more for the teams chasing them.

 
Northern Voice said:
Biggest Leafs game in years tonight (sadly). If they win, they're in great shape for the 2nd wild card spot and also have a realistic chance at reeling in Boston for 3rd in the division (probably need to win in regulation for this one). If they lose, the door opens a bit more for the teams chasing them.
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Oh man did the Bruins just get ####ed on that late penalty to Moore.

 
Dickie Dunn said:
You can't call that on that kind of play that late in the game.

Congrats on the win ... makes things really interesting now with the B's having to play Ottawa tomorrow at home off a long Canada trip.
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I thought Toronto was getting the penalty. Toronto needed the win a lot more than Boston and I'll obviously take it but man that was a fortunate call/break.

 
Northern Voice said:
I thought Toronto was getting the penalty. Toronto needed the win a lot more than Boston and I'll obviously take it but man that was a fortunate call/break.
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Don't know if you saw the way Tuukka skated off at the final horn, but ... RIP, Air Canada Centre visiting locker room.

The one consolation is the B's have only two road games left the rest of the way and they've been playing much better at home under Cassidy. But I'm dreading the final week stretch of Tampa (I have tix for this one), Ottawa and Washington.

 
Caps finally starting to play like they did before their bye. Metro race is a grinder with Caps, Pens and Bus all fighting to avoid that 2-3 first round matchup. 

Have I said lately that the playoff format stinks?

 
The bolts in a must-win situation, just lost at home to the second-worst team in hockey, coming off a back to back. Good shtick. 

 
Few things more irritating than a goalie mishandling the puck behind the net resulting in a goal.   :bag:

4 goals in the final three minutes of the second between Mn and SJ.

 
the last 9 min of regulation by Couver was one of the more pathetic displays I've seen in this league.  that was worse than playing not to lose.  maybe just plain playing to lose?

I feel for Burton right now

 
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Bill Brasky said:
Wild with a pretty easy path to the Division ship. I'd like to see the Blues slide down into that 2nd wild card spot.
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unpack

I know the Hawks remaining schedule is heavy on road games, but Wild are 6 down, 10 to play, only 1 game in hand. And the Hawks are, what? The 2nd best road team in the NHL. 

 
new 30 thoughts

26. Changes? Not defensively. “I’m not fooling with that. Claude Julien knows how to coach it, the guys are comfortable and have won with it.”

I didn’t ask about this, but Don Cherry mentioned it last weekend and you really notice the Bruins are doing a ton of “flip plays,” where their defence fires it into the air creating races down the ice. Cassidy has tinkered with some of the offensive structure. “We want to attack more from the half-wall, aggressive especially against man-to-man. Less plays where the puck goes from low-to-high. We’ve also encouraged our defencemen to get more up-ice off the rush.”

Boston has nine goals from defencemen in the last 18 games after 18 in the first 55. Cassidy’s deployment has changed, too. Dominic Moore’s line does not get as many starts in the offensive zone. “Offensive players for offensive-zone draws, although there are situations where that depends on the score. For Dominic and Riley Nash, who are more responsible, they’ll get their opportunities, but elsewhere.”

Cassidy added Ryan Spooner will mostly get changed on the fly, “as we build his overall game.”
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