I'm surprised at the number of people who saw the "upset" of New Hampshire
coming.  Does that mean that the selection process was flawed by putting
them into the tournament?  And if one sees an "upset" coming, is it then
really an "upset"; or, does it just confirm that the better team won?
"Upsets" are generally close games, and New Hampshire never really
threatened to take the win.  But, it is fascinating that even after proving
themselves in the tournament, people are still unable to acknowledge
Niagara's rightful place in the ranking of college hockey teams this year.
Is it really that hard to understand that when you combine one of the best
goalies in the country with 14 other talented seniors, you have a unique
combination of players that is rarely seen in college sport?  Now, was that
combination of players unfair?  Probably so.:-)
 
T. N. Long
TN Tech. Phi Delta Theta #102
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