John asks:
 
> << Rules Question: Is offsides negated if  the other team knocks the pck
>  into its own defensive zone?  I know I've seen this called offsides lots
>  of times.  Did the officials just blow it those other times?  This was a
>  huge play, as UNH's only goal in regulation came when Jason Krog was
>  clearly offsides with less than fifteen seconds left in the first period
>  when the puck bounced off of a Michigan skate back into the zone. >>
>
>
> Offsides is negated when the the team SHOOTS the puck into it's own end
> with an attacking player trapped in his attacking zone. If the puck is
> DEFLECTED by a defensive player into the zone, delayed offsides is
> initiated.
>
Well, its pretty obvious the puck went back in off the back of a Michigan
skate after a Michigan pass.  Since pretty much everyone agrees the right
call was made, I guess the above is not accurate.
 
As to the weekend, got to see 7 of 8 games!  Fantastic.  Never had that
happen before.  Won't bore you with a lot of comments, but the two most
impressive things to me were the offensive skills of Maine and the defensive
scheme of BC.  My pick is Maine to run the tables.
 
And, I guess the bragging rights for the strongest conference this year have
been decided on the ice.
 
 
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