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third place is better than fourth but it still effin sucks knowing we will have to play the thursday game at the x and face three games in three days. although with this team's tendency to not show up for games we probably won't have to play three games at the final five.

and prior to that I think it was march 2006 it was the first game the first round of the wcha playoffs.

problem with that is I don't see minny getting less than 3 against bemidji and st. cloud less than 2 against wisco which would still put us in third. we need the stars, the planets and the moon to align correctly to avoid finishing third. which brings me back to my earlier point of how damaging it was leaving that extra point on the table saturday.

look at our 2010 squad, prime example of how that affects you. they were dead tired against yale.

if we get the cup, we get the cup. I just want to finish as either the one or two seed to avoid the thursday festivities at the X as only once has UND advanced tot he frozen four after having played three games at the final five. I think it is stupid as the WCHA is the only conference that does this by the way.

that point we left on the table saturday I have a feeiling is really going to come back and bite us. I just don't see us sweeping this weekend despite our recent success versus msum. I don't think we have lost to them since october of 2008. 4-3 mavs on fri, 5-2 und sat and we''ll see tech the following weekend.

my guess is if that were to happen, it would go to st. cloud being they hold tie breakers over both us and minny and would be the number one seed in the tournament.

I think it will be easier for this year's team to win a natty than the broadmoar for various reasons, one of which is in all liklihood we would be playing three games in three days again and the level of competeion will be probably the best the final five has ever produced this year. last year we did win it playing three in three but the other team we were playing was playing their third game in three days as well(6 in nine days if you really want to get specific).

I think Gwoz and Lucia have both said it is tougher to win the Mac Cup than it is to win a nat title.

there was a time in january that year where they went through some struggles. they lost at home to minny and omaha before going to cc and losing the friday night game. they won on sat and didn't lose again until that fateful night against michigan. there was some hand wringing in january.

I just hope this years team peaks the second weekend in april and not the 4th weekend of march this season.

nope, I've been a Cubs fan for most of my life and still follow just a passionately as I did 20 years ago. the difference is this program is EXPECTED to compete for a national title every year and with that comes the expectation of winning one every now and then. with the Cubs they are rarely expected to do anything but I still follow them.

absolutely. but better yet how about the DOT line beats BC that year in St. Louis and we take care of Mich State for number 8.

couldn't have said it any better.

I'm no sre how a team 7th in the paiwise and ranked 5th nationaly can fly under the radar? but I do think the inconsistency of this team as someone on here eluded to earlier could be the thing that ends their season earleier then any of us want.

in fairness though we got away with alot as well. the refs were consistent in virtually not calling anything.

I will say this, it seems like some people on this board believe that winning the final five is more important than winning a nat title. I would trade a nat title for any of the last three FF championships.

the second goal last night was not a good goal.

I wouldn't say we played poorly both nights esecially last night. the effort was there, the finishing was not. their goaltender was not the perverbial "hot goalie" either. we just didn't bury our chances when we had the opportunity. the part that sucks is heading into last night we controlled our own destiny, now we don't. we in all liklihood end up in third and face three in three at the x which sucks.

and got swept at home by SCSU ans omaha

no chance of that happening

let's continue our best blackhawks imitiation and go on a 13 game unbeaten steak to end the season. 5-2 UND.

and anyone who atually thinks providence will actually win the hockey east tournament is off their rocker. I guess one nice thing about this is that there still are 4 more weekends of play before the ACTUAL brackets are announced. I also find it funny how moy thinks it seems like a bigger issue for niagara to be in toledo than miami. he has made that reference about wanting niagara in toledo in several of his bracketology blogs. if I'm the ncaa I would want miami there over niagara.

moy always tries to play the attendance thing and it never really is much of an issue come selection time. in the past the committee has shown very little regard for attendance and if they did they would go back to having on campus sites be hosts. this week's bracketis heavy on the attendance like trying to get niagara to toledo, like those 8 fans they bring will make a difference.

that's BS if that happens just to keep BC within driving range of Boston, you could very easily have UND out there.