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Rich Hungerford writes:
> To paraphrase WTS: Hold on here guys. # 3?! Harvard just doesn't
> have the players to justify this rating. You'll see.
> Maybe someone will have realigned the warp drive during examination
> period, but I just don't see the Crimson as that good a team. Many
> ECAC teams have given them all they wanted.
While looking at the whole strength-of-schedule issue re UML, I went to the
archives and looked at Harvard's record and frankly if any team has strength-
of-schedule questions to answer, it would seem to be Harvard. Based on
Hockey-L ratings, Harvard has yet to beat a top ten team. Going to top 15,
they have lost to #11 RPI (4-3) and gone to overtime twice against #15 Brown
emerging with a win and a tie. (To be fair, they also beat Maine 7-6 on Jan 3
and Maine probably was still in the lower end of the top 15 at that time.)
Still, 1-1-1 against top 15 teams doesn't exactly look like #3 in the country
material. Which makes Monday's Beanpot game against BU a big game for
Harvard's credibility and poll standing.
My personal prediction is for a BIG BU win over Harvard, sparked in part by
BU's frustration at losing not one but TWO games to UMass-Lowell, which
leapfrogs them to #2 in the country. (Tongue in the general cheek area.)
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