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[CTpessimist]

UConn was down 4-3 against a highly rated team. Final score 6-3 after two empty netters. I know in basketball sometimes coaches will call off fouling so final score looks better even though they still technically have a chance to come back if the cards fell the right way. In hockey, does anyone know the pairwise risk/reward of coming back vs losing 5-3 / 6-3? Does this loss look really bad now vs not so bad?

Thanks.

 

[mac2351]

Scores don’t matter at all

Home losses are worse than road losses

Home wins are less valuable than road wins

Overtime wins are 2/3 of a regulation win and 1/3 of a regulation loss

Overtime losses are 2/3 of a regulation loss and 1/3 of a regulation win

Shootouts do not have any bearing

 

[Vowelguy]

UConn currently #6 , which would put it as the 2 seed vs Minnesota (1) and Quinnipiac (3) in Fargo.

Manch: 1 BC* // 8 Denver // 8 BU // 26 SacredH*
Toledo: 2 MichSt* // 6 Prov // 11 OhioSt // 18 MinnSt*
Fargo: 3 Minn // 6 UConn // 11 Quinn* // 13 ASU*
Allntwn: 4 Maine // 5 WMU // 10 Lowell // 14 Mich


Unless, for geography reasons, they swap UConn/Quinnipiac to Manchester vs #1 BC.

 

[SubbaBub]

There are so many tough games left, the current ranking means nothing. We finish 6th in Hockey East or bomb out of the tournament, we won't be getting a bid. Btw, based on points per games played, we are currently 6th as we've played more games than anyone else.

 

[UC15]

UConn currently #6 , which would put it as the 2 seed vs Minnesota (1) and Quinnipiac (3) in Fargo.

Manch: 1 BC* // 8 Denver // 8 BU // 26 SacredH*
Toledo: 2 MichSt* // 6 Prov // 11 OhioSt // 18 MinnSt*
Fargo: 3 Minn // 6 UConn // 11 Quinn* // 13 ASU*
Allntwn: 4 Maine // 5 WMU // 10 Lowell // 14 Mich


Unless, for geography reasons, they swap UConn/Quinnipiac to Manchester vs #1 BC.

guys can we stop with this it’s going to change a hundred times before the end of the season. Enjoy the rest of the season we’ll see where the chips fall in mid March.

 

[Vowelguy]

guys can we stop with this it’s going to change a hundred times before the end of the season. Enjoy the rest of the season we’ll see where the chips fall in mid March.

Yeah what are Joey Brackets, et al doing. No one should be projecting NCAA brackets based on current standings. How absurd.

If you dont like the thread, here's a nutty idea: dont read it.

 

[Viet Vet]

UConn currently #6 , which would put it as the 2 seed vs Minnesota (1) and Quinnipiac (3) in Fargo.

Manch: 1 BC* // 8 Denver // 8 BU // 26 SacredH*
Toledo: 2 MichSt* // 6 Prov // 11 OhioSt // 18 MinnSt*
Fargo: 3 Minn // 6 UConn // 11 Quinn* // 13 ASU*
Allntwn: 4 Maine // 5 WMU // 10 Lowell // 14 Mich


Unless, for geography reasons, they swap UConn/Quinnipiac to Manchester vs #1 BC.

No team unworthy of a #1 seed deserves shifting for geographic purposes. Earn it, or lose it.

 

[Vowelguy]

No team unworthy of a #1 seed deserves shifting for geographic purposes. Earn it, or lose it.

The selection committee will shift teams to help with attendance . They have a long history of doing this.

 

[Sea Goat]

UConn currently #6 , which would put it as the 2 seed vs Minnesota (1) and Quinnipiac (3) in Fargo.

Manch: 1 BC* // 8 Denver // 8 BU // 26 SacredH*
Toledo: 2 MichSt* // 6 Prov // 11 OhioSt // 18 MinnSt*
Fargo: 3 Minn // 6 UConn // 11 Quinn* // 13 ASU*
Allntwn: 4 Maine // 5 WMU // 10 Lowell // 14 Mich


Unless, for geography reasons, they swap UConn/Quinnipiac to Manchester vs #1 BC.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves - we have a ton of work to do the next 5 weeks...
Having never been there before, we'll get zero benefit of the doubt.

 

[Patman]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves - we have a ton of work to do the next 5 weeks...
Having never been there before, we'll get zero benefit of the doubt.

When I was measuring for Lowell, Lowell would have to tank 3 losses to end up just above QU... I'd imagine its 5 for UConn. HEA strength of schedule is just obnoxious.

 

[Patman]

The selection committee will shift teams to help with attendance . They have a long history of doing this.

NCAA hockey will not break bands, they did it once for a 3/4 seed 15 years ago and never heard the end of the howling

 

[Vowelguy]

NCAA hockey will not break bands, they did it once for a 3/4 seed 15 years ago and never heard the end of the howling

I was referring to across regions, not up/down seed lines. They definitely do the former.

 

[Viet Vet]

The selection committee will shift teams to help with attendance . They have a long history of doing this.

Yes, they will. But it is the antithesis of “earned”.

 

[Patman]

I was referring to across regions, not up/down seed lines. They definitely do the former.

yeah... look, anything below the 1 seed and you're liable to go almost anywhere and you don't want to be the 2 seed in a BC regional. if i were offered the off-regional national #4 and sent west, I'll take it.