You gave me an interesting thought..

How would you feel as a number 1 seed out west and your first round
draw is Maine as a #4 seed.  ;-)

-Deron

--- "D. B. Doucette" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> All I can think of is that Tim knows the numbers used for the "bonus
> to a
> team's RPI for "good wins"  must propel Maine past some others into
> 14th or
> better, assuming he feels they can get 75% of available points from
> this
> point forward.
>
> And Coach's comments were made BEFORE the surprising Beanpot results
> of last
> night, and its effect on PWR which is updated in today's USCHO (it
> helped
> Maine).  http://www.uscho.com/rankings/pwr.php
>
> Maybe Tim feels also someone is indeed beatable in Boston at the
> "This Space
> Available" Center (hoping it is not BU in the final) to give Maine
> the
> auto-bid.  I do think unless a severe collapse happens that Maine has
> secured home ice to start the HE playoffs, FWIW.
>
> Wayne analyzed Heal with the same results I see in PWR, so splits
> with
> Lowell and BC will not help.  Win and tie each series must be the
> results
> right through the BC series in Conte Forum.   I hope BC loses tonight
> to
> Notre Dame in basketball, btw.
>
> Maine will NOT get into the Round of 16 just on reputation or
> history, it is
> purely numbers driven with the Committee, unless an auto-bid.
>
> If Maine plays like they did Friday night, and BC plays like they did
> last
> night, Maine can get in the Round of 16 this year.  If so, they
> almost
> certainly are a prime candidate to be sent West as a fourth or at
> best
> third-band seed.
>
> If getting in, I am not necessarily saying Maine will sweep their way
> to
> Columbus, but they certainly could perform as they did when they lost
> to
> Michigan at Yost.  Maine's plodding defensive style is not condusive
> to
> blowouts, but with a little puck luck a mistake could go Maine's way,
> and
> who knows....
>
>
>
> Deron Treadwell wrote:
>
> >In light of this discussion about Maine's NCAA Tournament at-large
> bid
> >chances, we have this quote from Tim Whitehead in today's Bangor
> Daily
> >News... "I feel better about our team and about our chances to make
> the
> >NCAA Tournament."
> >---
> >
> >Comments?
>