The Rest of the ECAC Year, Updated 3/1

[redice]

[quote lynah80]Below are my predictions for the coming weekend.  Winners for each game are in bold.  For ties, both teams are bold.  The visiting team is first.

Friday

HVD CLG    
DRT COR
PRN CLK
QUN SLU
UNI YLE      
RPI BRN


Saturday

DRT CLG
HVD COR
QUN CLK
PRN SLU   
RPI YLE
UNI BRN


With these results, the standings on March 1 would look like this:

32 CLK 14 - 4 - 4
31 PRN 15 - 6 - 1  
27 COR 13 - 8 - 1
26 HVD 12 - 8 - 2
25 UNI  10  - 7 - 5
24 QUN 10 - 8 - 4
24 YLE 10  - 8 - 4
22 CLG  9 - 9 - 4
15 BRN  6 - 13 - 3
13 DRT  5 - 14 - 3
13 RPI  5 - 14- 3
12 SLU  5 - 15 - 2

And the Big Red would have a bye for March 7-9.

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I will post the USCHO predictions when they become available and do the arithmetic for the standings.  For last weekend, I tied USCHO for overall prediction accuracy.[/quote]

While I'm usually please with the prospects of a 4-point weekend.  (especially when that includes a win over Hahvahd), I don't like the idea of a playoff series with Q.   Can we change those final standings a bit?  ::popcorn::

[Chris '03]

[quote redice][quote lynah80]Below are my predictions for the coming weekend.  Winners for each game are in bold.  For ties, both teams are bold.  The visiting team is first.

Friday

HVD CLG    
DRT COR
PRN CLK
QUN SLU
UNI YLE      
RPI BRN


Saturday

DRT CLG
HVD COR
QUN CLK
PRN SLU   
RPI YLE
UNI BRN


With these results, the standings on March 1 would look like this:

32 CLK 14 - 4 - 4
31 PRN 15 - 6 - 1  
27 COR 13 - 8 - 1
26 HVD 12 - 8 - 2
25 UNI  10  - 7 - 5
24 QUN 10 - 8 - 4
24 YLE 10  - 8 - 4
22 CLG  9 - 9 - 4
15 BRN  6 - 13 - 3
13 DRT  5 - 14 - 3
13 RPI  5 - 14- 3
12 SLU  5 - 15 - 2

And the Big Red would have a bye for March 7-9.

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I will post the USCHO predictions when they become available and do the arithmetic for the standings.  For last weekend, I tied USCHO for overall prediction accuracy.[/quote]

While I'm usually please with the prospects of a 4-point weekend.  (especially when that includes a win over Hahvahd), I don't like the idea of a playoff series with Q.   Can we change those final standings a bit?  ::popcorn::[/quote]

Since when does anyone presume Union will win in the playoffs?

[Jim Hyla]

[quote redice]While I'm usually please with the prospects of a 4-point weekend.  (especially when that includes a win over Hahvahd), I don't like the idea of a playoff series with Q.   Can we change those final standings a bit?  ::popcorn::[/quote]

Sure, if you think SLU can beat them. Then if all goes according to ranking, we play Union.

[Give My Regards]

[quote lynah80]
With these results, the standings on March 1 would look like this:

(snip)

13 DRT  5 - 14 - 3
13 RPI  5 - 14- 3

[/quote]

Not that anyone cares at this point (or should), but RPI would win the head-to-head tiebreaker here.

[quote redice]
While I'm usually please with the prospects of a 4-point weekend. (especially when that includes a win over Hahvahd), I don't like the idea of a playoff series with Q.
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Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing Q in the quarterfinals again -- it would be the only proper way to get revenge for the Ticks knocking off the Big Red last year.  Even though the games against Clarkson in '06 were nerve-wracking, as was the second one in '05, both q-final wins were nice payback for the '04 debacle.

[Josh '99]

[quote redice]While I'm usually please with the prospects of a 4-point weekend.  (especially when that includes a win over Hahvahd), I don't like the idea of a playoff series with Q.   Can we change those final standings a bit?  ::popcorn::[/quote]You'd prefer Union?  ::uhoh::

[lynah80]

Below are the USCHO predictions for the coming weekend.   They differ significantly from the ones I posted this morning.  

Winners for each game are in bold.  For ties, both teams are bold.  The visiting team is first.

Friday

HVD CLG    
DRT COR
PRN CLK
QUN SLU
UNI YLE      
RPI BRN


Saturday

DRT CLG
HVD COR
QUN CLK
PRN SLU   
RPI YLE
UNI BRN


With these results, the standings on March 1 would look like this:

33 CLK 15 - 4 - 3
30 PRN 15 - 7 - 0
28 HVD 13 - 7 - 2
27 UNI  11  - 6 - 5
23 COR 11 - 10 - 1
22 CLG  9 - 9 - 4
22 QUN 9 - 9 - 4
20 YLE 8  - 10 - 4
15 DRT  6 - 13 - 3
15 BRN  6 - 13 - 3
14 SLU  6 - 14 - 2
13 RPI  6 - 13- 3

Big Green over Big Red?  I think the guy who writes the ECAC column each week went to Harvard.  Either that, or he wishes he did.

[Josh '99]

[quote lynah80]Big Green over Big Red?  I think the guy who writes the ECAC column each week went to Harvard.  Either that, or he wishes he did.[/quote]He actually didn't go to an ECAC school at all.

[French Rage]

[quote Josh '99][quote redice]While I'm usually please with the prospects of a 4-point weekend.  (especially when that includes a win over Hahvahd), I don't like the idea of a playoff series with Q.   Can we change those final standings a bit?  ::popcorn::[/quote]You'd prefer Union?  ::uhoh::[/quote]

The same Union that has one playoff win in 16 years?

Correction, 2 playoff wins.

[Josh '99]

[quote French Rage]The same Union that has one playoff win in 16 years?

Correction, 2 playoff wins.[/quote]I know, but they always seem to play over their heads against us and I want no part of it.

[lynah80]

Quinnipiac has continued their downward slide.  They gave SLU 9 power plays (vs. 4 QUN) last night, which led to 2 goals.  Brandon Wong and Dan Travis also got 10-minute misconducts.