Polls 3/21/05

[ben03]

Poll = Pointless Opinions Lacking Logic ;-)

[KeithK]

They may be pointless, but seeing the records listed like that points out that we are guaranteed to finish the season with fewer losses than any other Division 1 hockey team. (That and $600+ will get me to Minneapolis...)

[Trotsky]

If 2003 is a guide, USA Today continues polling through the end of the tournament, while USCHO is done for the year: http://www.tbrw.info/2003/polls/2003_poll_history.html

[jtwcornell91]

[Q]KeithK Wrote:

 [Q2]I am pissed that we won our conference tournament and fell behind BC.[/Q]
Yeah, but they won theirs too.  Whatever.  [/q]

We've actually violated one of the Laws of Poll Dynamics: teams that win shouldn't fall in the poll, even if the teams below them beat stronger opponents.  (This law is one of the reasons polls are a bad way to evaluate performance, and came up in the BCS discussions season before last.)

[RatushnyFan]

[Q]Ack Wrote:

 Someone thinks highly of North Dakota.[/q]

I think highly of them.  Great goaltender.  They're almost on par with CC and Denver the way they're playing.  But it wasn't my vote.

[KeithK]

That is, assuming they play him.  They've been alternating Parise and Lamoureux and have continued the rotation into the playoffs even though Lamoureux hasn't won since January.  Parise played in the PIG and the Consy last weekend (NoDak wins) and Lamoureux played in the semi (NoDak loss, in OT).  Though on second thought, Lamoureux's stats are virtually identical to Parise's: both have .914 Sv% and the difference in GAA is 0.04.  Maybe the team hasn't played with as much confidence in front of the freshman?  Or maybe the losses are dumb luck.  Anyway, maybe it doesn't matter who NoDak puts in goal this weekend.