>I'm sure that most of you are sick of reading about Clarkson by now, but my
>reason for all of this is a request for discussion.  Do you think that Clarkson
>will be hurt by not playing the "Top 4" in the next two weekends?  Do you think
>they'll come up flat at Lynah on February 28.
 
Clarkson has always had a history of starting slow and finishing
strong. So, I don't think they'll be looking ahead to Cornell &
Colgate. They have tough games ahead of them that I certainly wouldn't
call "gimmes".
 
Keep in mind that each team in the ECAC will not go down without
a fight. The teams near the bottom of the standings are still fighting
for their playoff lives and even if they weren't, they'd have nothing
to lose. That type of team scares me the most.
 
I'm sure they can't wait to go to Lynah, but who knows? That is the
next to last game of the season. Maybe playoff seeds will be decided
by then, but maybe not. The game could be nothing or it could mean
everything!
 
Regardless, I don't think they'll be flat. Clarkson & Cornell have always
had that love-to-hate-each-other rivalry, so you've gotta figure they'll
come in with emotion.
 
Andy Weise
SUNY Potsdam '93
Union College '95
 
 
 
 
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