Goon Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 Midseason Report Discuss. Interesting you predict that C.C. will finish 6th in the WCHA. UND in fourth place. Quote
brianvf Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 Looks good! I agree that Denver has a good hold on that 1st place spot. CC and UND have a brutal remaining schedule. CC has already started to fall, so I wouldn't be surprised if they finish outside of the top 5. I really hope that UND can pass UW/UMD and finish in 2nd/3rd. Avoiding the play-in game (and having an easier 1st round playoff against MSUM/UAA/MTU) would be ideal. Quote
Goon Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 Looks good! I agree that Denver has a good hold on that 1st place spot. CC and UND have a brutal remaining schedule. CC has already started to fall, so I wouldn't be surprised if they finish outside of the top 5. I really hope that UND can pass UW/UMD and finish in 2nd/3rd. Avoiding the play-in game (and having an easier 1st round playoff against MSUM/UAA/MTU) would be ideal. WE want no part of UAA, especially if the refs don't call the obstruction like they didn't last weekend. Quote
MoreSiouxForYou Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 Using the What-if Calc. I get the end looking like this: Team GP Pts UMD 28 40 Denver 28 39 SCSU 28 37 UND 28 36 UW 28 36 CC 28 31 UMN 28 20 Mankato 28 18 AA 28 15 MTech 28 8 *I gave more Sweeps than I ever have in my predictions. I don't like UND and MN at the Ralph. Quote
siouxweet Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 Using the What-if Calc. I get the end looking like this: Team GP Pts UMD 28 40 Denver 28 39 SCSU 28 37 UND 28 36 UW 28 36 CC 28 31 UMN 28 20 Mankato 28 18 AA 28 15 MTech 28 8 *I gave more Sweeps than I ever have in my predictions. I don't like UND and MN at the Ralph. if that happens no need to worry as wisc has the tie breaker over us. we would be playing cc. Quote
gopherz Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 I would love to have an excuse for another trip up to the Ralph to play UND Quote
Oxbow6 Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 UND can look no further as to its current situation than the no-show vs. UAA, the DU fiasco and the give-away game at UMD. A 3rd place finish is a stretch...4th is more reasonable. I think UND ends with 33 or 34 league points at best. Quote
siouxweet Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 UND can look no further as to its current situation than the no-show vs. UAA, the DU fiasco and the give-away game at UMD. A 3rd place finish is a stretch...4th is more reasonable. I think UND ends with 33 or 34 league points at best. that is a potential five to six points just lost right there. I really can't see us getting more than 34 right now. Quote
AZSIOUX Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 i had them 3rd and 4th a couple different ways. the du series is going to be so huge for the whole league when they come to the ralph. lets start it friday and get 2 points at the ucci Quote
sagard Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 1. UW 2. DU 3. UMD 4. UND 5. CC 6. SCSU 7. UM 8. MSU 9. AA 10. MTU That is how I see it. Quote
stickboy1956 Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 Obviously we need to play well to move up in the standings. That said, in reviewing the first half of the season, I'm not scared of anyone ahead of us in the standings. That's one advantage of playing teams ahead of you in the standings - if we win, we move up. I wouldn't be surprised if we post a 36+ when it is all said and done. Quote
brianvf Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 It seems I have the Sioux finishing 4th as well: Team GP Pts Denver 28 40 UMD 28 37 UW 28 35 UND 28 34 CC 28 33 SCSU 28 32 UMN 28 28 Mankato 28 21 AA 28 14 MTech 28 6 I have them sweeping MTU and SCSU (payback for Genoway) and then splitting with UMN, DU, UMD, and CC. So if they can manage to sweep any of those four series (and not get swept by any as well) they could certainly get more than 34 points and finish higher than 4th. With their remaining schedules, I think DU is a near-lock for 1st and UMD is a near-lock for 2nd. The 3rd-6th will be very tight though IMO. Quote
MoreSiouxForYou Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 Obviously we need to play well to move up in the standings. That said, in reviewing the first half of the season, I'm not scared of anyone ahead of us in the standings. That's one advantage of playing teams ahead of you in the standings - if we win, we move up. I wouldn't be surprised if we post a 36+ when it is all said and done. I watched the DU-BC game. That 3rd period comeback had me a bit nervous about playing them. Quote
brianvf Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 I watched the DU-BC game. That 3rd period comeback had me a bit nervous about playing them. They needed 7 straight 2nd period PP's in order to beat us last time we played them. I doubt that they get that the next time we face off with them. That said, they're still the strongest team in the league...at this point. Quote
Goon Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 They needed 7 straight 2nd period PP's in order to beat us last time we played them. I doubt that they get that the next time we face off with them. That said, they're still the strongest team in the league...at this point. Also, DU 47 has scored less goals than UND 48. UND has scored more goals than SCSU also 47. Quote
Goon Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 28 38 UND 28 37 UMD 28 35 UW 28 35 CC 28 34 SCSU 28 30 UMN 28 24 Mankato 28 23 AA 28 20 MTech 28 4 I don't think its all that hard. Quote
MoreSiouxForYou Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 28 38 UND 28 37 UMD 28 35 UW 28 35 CC 28 34 SCSU 28 30 UMN 28 24 Mankato 28 23 AA 28 20 MTech 28 4 I don't think its all that hard. I have done it a few more times since my original. I still can't make them #1, which is sad because I really love walking by the Mcnaughton when I walk into the games, but your arguments are making me feel better. I just see WIS having two in hand as a Big advantage with their D corp. Quote
brianvf Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 I have done it a few more times since my original. I still can't make them #1, which is sad because I really love walking by the Mcnaughton when I walk into the games, but your arguments are making me feel better. I just see WIS having two in hand as a Big advantage with their D corp. It's not that hard to make them #1: Team GP Pts UND 28 42 Denver 28 37 UW 28 36 UMD 28 35 SCSU 28 32 CC 28 31 UMN 28 25 Mankato 28 19 AA 28 15 MTech 28 8 All UND needs to do is sweep out their remaining games and hope for a lot of splits from the other top teams. It's possible! Quote
Goon Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 I have done it a few more times since my original. I still can't make them #1, which is sad because I really love walking by the Mcnaughton when I walk into the games, but your arguments are making me feel better. I just see WIS having two in hand as a Big advantage with their D corp. I think it's possible with only a few loses and a few sister kissings. UND can do it, they have the team to do it. The coach needs to inspire his folks to make it happen. Quote
UND in SLP Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 Team GP Pts Denver 28 40 UMD 28 39 UND 28 35 UW 28 35 CC 28 32 SCSU 28 31 UMN 28 22 AA 28 19 Mankato 28 19 MTech 28 8 What a fun tool. It sure kills alot of time at work. Quote
Stromer Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 UND can look no further as to its current situation than the no-show vs. UAA, the DU fiasco and the give-away game at UMD. A 3rd place finish is a stretch...4th is more reasonable. I think UND ends with 33 or 34 league points at best. I wouldn't necessarily put the AA game in that category. They are tough to play against up there this year. Even the teams that swept them had very tough games. But I can agree with you on the UMD and the DU ref debacle. Win those 2 and its 22 points and the WCHA lead. Even a tie with DU and a UMD win would put us at 21 and one back of first. What a difference a couple of games can make. Quote
siouxweet Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 I think it's possible with only a few loses and a few sister kissings. UND can do it, they have the team to do it. The coach needs to inspire his folks to make it happen. and no more flippin injuries. Quote
Goon Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 and no more flippin injuries. 10-04 on that... Quote
UND85 Posted January 13, 2010 Posted January 13, 2010 Denver 40 UW 37 UMD 36 UND 35 SCSU 34 CC 33 UMN 21 AA 20 Mankato 17 MTech 7 This is what I came up with. I've seen 8 of the 10 teams play so far and the one I think that will fall out of the top 5 will be CC. I'll see DU and AA soon. Of those 8 I'm most impressed with UW. I'm hopping for a lot of splits and ties among the other teams from here on out. Any other prayer warriors out there let's be praying for our wounded. Quote
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