.....the Laker hex comes back to haunt the BU Terriers!!! Well, it looks like PC coach (former LSSU assistant) Paul Pooley has officially brought the Laker hex to Providence. As most of you well know LSSU beat BU 9-1 in last year and they beat BU 6-1 in the previous year's semifinals. BU beat PC 9-2 Jan. 10 in Providence. Hmmmm, maybe the Laker hex was on strike with the baseball players that night. This game was ugly folks. This BU team quite possibly has the most talent in college hockey. (no flames please) However, as opposed to a team like Maine, they are very undisiplined and shaky at times. The Beanpot win went straight to their heads and they forgot to show up at Providence. The BU game was a comedy of errors with a cast of thousands of missed passes and mental miscues. This is not taking away anything from Providence. BU on an off-night is still a good team and the score was 8-1! The Friars played their hearts out and got a juicy win over the #2 team in the country. I must add that this game could be even more embarrassing than Maine losing to UMass-Amherst 4-2. Hopefully BU will use their loss much the same way that Maine did. BU needs to be reminded that the season is far from over, with two more important tournaments to win. That they need to work unselfishly as a team and work for what they achieve. I hope that BU can turn this loss into something positive. Congrats to PC, they played an entirely different game than they did in January and deserved the win. The game tonight at BU should be interesting. This result means that BU almost has no chance to catch Maine. Maine's magic number is now 5 points. If BU wins the rest of their games, Maine would have to lose 2 of 3 and tie the other for BU to clinch 1st. Oh well, thank goodness the HE champion is decided by the tournament!! The hopes for a repeat championship are far from over. On the goalie preserverance rating. Thanks to Sean Pickett for showing how flawed this rating is. Not including last night's game, Derek Herlofsky is in no way a "horrible" goalie! Brian Gentry BU'9 BU '95 Go Terriers!! The Beanpot is Home!! Now for the HOCKEY EAST championship repeat!!