ECAC Playoffs

[redhair34]

[quote jtwcornell91][quote Trotsky][quote Beeeej][quote Josh '99][quote Trotsky]A.  Joke.
b.  See A.[/quote]Welcome to ELynah.  We like nipticking here; maybe you've noticed.  :-P[/quote]

FYP.[/quote]

Jerk.[/quote]

Typical. ::rolleyes::[/quote]

FYP.

[DisplacedCornellian]

[quote redhair34][quote RichS][quote Trotsky][quote Beeeej][quote Josh '99][quote Trotsky]A.  Joke.
b.  See A.[/quote]Welcome to ELynah.  We like nipticking here; maybe you've noticed.  :-P[/quote]

FYP.[/quote]

Jerk.[/quote]

Typical. ::rolleyes::[/quote]

FYP.[/quote]

FYP.

[djk26]

From reading this thread, I can tell that Cornell has a bye this week. ::rolleyes::

[lynah80]

The quarterfinal bracket is very different from the predicted one.

Dartmouth was set back by team rowdy boy Joe Stejskal who took a 5 minute Hitting from Behind plus a Game Misconduct in the first period of the second game.  They also have the excuse that they are at the end of the winter trimester, with exams coming up.  

Harvard seemed like they wanted to end their season early.

[lynah80]

How much of Harvard's demise can be attributed to Mike Clemente's goal tending?

For the season:

Clemente (4-9-2) 2.6254, 0.932
Rosen (1-11-3)   3.9316, 0.900

and against Harvard:

Clemente: (2-0) 0.00, 1.00
Rosen: (0-0-2) 2.00, 0.953

[Trotsky]

[quote lynah80]How much of Harvard's demise can be attributed to Mike Clemente's goal tending?[/quote]

Harvard really didn't seem to challenge Clemente much.  Props to the guy for shutting them out for two nights -- he literally could not have been better -- but it was an assisted suicide.

Fisher, OTOH, flat out saved Q in game three.

[lynah80]

INCH is predicting Princeton will repeat as ECAC Champions:

http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/5Polls/0809/44_0724.htm

Check the fine print at the bottom of the page.

I don't agree with that prediction.  One thing that will be different this year at Albany is that the consolation game should be more competitive since it will have Pairwise implications.

[redice]

Tough break for the Big Red to be sent to Minneapolis to face the Sioux on Lake Mariucci. Cornell's strengths are better suited to the NHL-sized rinks.

"Tough break", my ass!!   It seems more like a rite of spring.    ::flipd::

[KenP]

[quote redice]

Tough break for the Big Red to be sent to Minneapolis to face the Sioux on Lake Mariucci. Cornell's strengths are better suited to the NHL-sized rinks.

"Tough break", my ass!!   It seems more like a rite of spring.    ::flipd::[/quote]There was a time earlier in the season when we controlled our own destiny.  I may not like where we end up but I certainly don't think we can legitimately complain.

[KeithK]

[quote KenP][quote redice]

Tough break for the Big Red to be sent to Minneapolis to face the Sioux on Lake Mariucci. Cornell's strengths are better suited to the NHL-sized rinks.

"Tough break", my ass!!   It seems more like a rite of spring.    ::flipd::[/quote]There was a time earlier in the season when we controlled our own destiny.  I may not like where we end up but I certainly don't think we can legitimately complain.[/quote]
We can always complain!  We don't need no stinking legitimacy!

[kaelistus]

Wait.. I thought the NCAA established only NHL size rinks for the tournament? Did I imagine that?

[lynah80]

Minnesota's sheet is 200'x100'.  I don't think Cornell fans should be overly concerned about that.

[lynah80]

Summary of Predictions:

Yale 4, Brown 0
Cornell 4, RPI 0
Princeton 3*, Union 1
St. Lawrence 3, Quinnipiac 1

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College Hockey News - games need to win series:

Yale in 2
Cornell in 2
Princeton in 3
St. Lawrence in 3

http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/preview.php?cd=10

Dave Starman - USCHO - winners:

Yale
Cornell
Princeton
Quinnipiac

http://www.uscho.com/news/college-hockey/id,16851/ThePlayoffPicture.html

Brian Sullivan - USCHO - games needed to win series:

Yale in 2
Cornell in 3
Princeton in 2
St. Lawrence in 3

http://www.uscho.com/news/college-hockey/id,16852/ThisWeekinECACHockeyMarch122009.html

Ken Schott - Daily Gazette Schenectedy - games needed to win series:

Yale in 2
Cornell in 2
Union in 3
St. Lawrence in 2

http://www.dailygazette.com/weblogs/schott/2009/mar/12/ecac-hockey-tournament-predictions-volume-2/


Mike Eidelbes - INCH - pre-game summary without predictions:

http://insidecollegehockey.com/inch/category/ecachockey/

*INCH predicts Princeton will win the playoffs.  

http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/5Polls/0809/44_0724.htm

[Swampy]

[quote Trotsky][quote lynah80]How much of Harvard's demise can be attributed to Mike Clemente's goal tending?[/quote]

Harvard really didn't seem to challenge Clemente much.  Props to the guy for shutting them out for two nights -- he literally could not have been better -- but it was an assisted suicide.

Fisher, OTOH, flat out saved Q in game three.[/quote]

Eighty-six saves in two games sounds pretty challenging to me. But then, what do I know. ::wtf::

[Rosey]

Can I bitch about having to pay B2 instead of having video for the quarterfinals included in Redcast?

Bitch bitch bitch