>Is anybody willing to make any any predictions about the last few weeks
>of Hockey East?  Given the schedule that Maine is playing compared to
>BC and Northeastern, I'll pick the Black Bears to finish 3rd in Hockey
>East and play either Merrimack or Providence in the first round of the
>tournament, and both those teams seem to be getting hot.  Maine will
>edge out BC in the last weekend of Hockey East play as the Eagles will
>drop to BU, giving the Black Bears the edge for the 3rd spot.
 
I'm on vacation ... I'll go nuts ...
 
Beating out BC for 3rd is not likely.  Assuming we don't lose and have
0 or 1 ties in the next 4 games to close out the season, then BC (if they
sweep UMA), must lose to *both* NU and BU in the last weekend of the
regular season.  I don't think so.
 
Winning 4th place and having the opening round of our HEA playoff at
Alfond Arena *is* within our control, as we have a 2 point edge on NU.
NU has the unenviable position of home-and-home with BU and home with
BC.  NU ends the season with a game at UML.
 
Pick: Unless our boys can more consistently hit their passes and stay
away from retaliatory penalties, MC will surprise and Boyd Ballard will
stand on his head ...  causing a tie with us and NU ...  and NU wins the
tie-breaker, as you know.  Maine travels to Mathews Arena in the
quarter-final best of 3. :-(
 
cheers, wayne
 
Wayne T. Smith
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