I am not saying that it isn't a terrific advantage, because it
certainly is.  Just that it isn't impossible and that Minny might be
ripe for the taking.

-Deron


--- Jon Eggert <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> While I agree Minnie is beatable, home ice is home ice. The players
> get to
> sleep in their own beds and stay on same routines they have followed
> all
> season long. Seems like a advantage to me. I guess you could say they
> might
> be too relaxed and Maine can get that us vs them mentality going??
> Anyway
> not much sense worrying about it, you still have to win to keep
> going.  Hopefully Brent Shepheard will be ready to go, no matter what
>  I'd
> like to see Zab back on D and not at forward.
>
>   Jon
>
> At 08:16 AM 3/20/2005, you wrote:
> >I agree, I think Maine is heading to Minnesota to play the Gophers.
> >While it is in their own barn, and they are a #1 seed, Minny has 14
> >losses (I believe), so they are very beatable and haven't played
> well
> >down the stretch.  It is not an insurmountable hill to climb.
> >
> >Look at the bright side, it can't be worse than 2002 National
> >Championship game because Marucci Arena doesn't seat 20,000!!!!
> >
> >;-)
> >
> >-Deron
> >
> >
> >--- Jon Eggert <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > Doesn't really seem like their is much doubt. Most of the
> speculation
> > > I've
> > > read takes Maine to Minnesota with minnie as a first round
> opponent.
> > > Doesn't seem fair to play a team in its own barn. Sure would like
> to
> > > play
> > > them in Alfond instead :). But thats never going to happen so
> after
> > > this
> > > season we'll take what we can get and hopefully play well enough
> to
> > > win.
> > > Selection show is on at 11 am on ESPN 2.
> > >
> > >   Jon
> > >
>