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So here are the matchups we need to care about for this weekend:
ECAC - Cornell hosting Union is a big one, Union upsetting Cornell would be fine and all but then they're really close to being in a good position on the bubble and if we end up facing them in the Semis that could be a loser goes home type of situation.
Go Big Green, Harvard is in a tough spot already so they'll be playing desperate with the understanding two losses would easily end their season, even a 2-2 playoff run could end it for them so hopefully Dartmouth at least takes one.
I don't see Brown as a legit threat to win it all but if they did that would sting so hopefully Quinnipiac just ends their season this weekend but it'll be tough with all of the absent players from the QU lineup.
Hockey East - Boston College taking on Providence is the big one for me, BC is 41st in the Pairwise but were 2-1 against the Friars during the regular season, even a loss would be a crushing blow for them, two in a row probably ends their season so Leaman will have his guys ready.
Maine will travel to Matthews for a series with Northeastern, that's a good matchup for NU having already swept Maine up at Alfond earlier in the year.
Lowell looks to try and play it's way back onto the bubble by hosting a talented BU team, if they sweep they'll be on it heading into the semis, one loss and they'll need to win the conference tourney.
NCHC - CC @ Western Michigan is really interesting to me, CC is one of the hottest teams in the land and can score with anyone, Western is in a good spot at 13 but I could see them losing this series at home.
Denver hosting North Dakota scares me a bit, Denver is really young and North Dakota seem to be rolling now, Denver is already a lock, lets just hope they take 2 games this weekend, if not at least one to slow No Dak down.
Go St. Cloud, go Minnesota-Duluth the rest of the way, hopefully UMD wins it all and gives up a bump.
WCHA - Bowling Green helped themselves sweeping Michigan Tech, now they host another Michigan team in Northern Michigan, even one NMU victory would put BG in a tough spot
Go Minnesota State.
B1G - Ohio State to beat Penn State and Minnesota to take out Notre Dame is the best case I'd say. It does make me wonder though, with the B1G only doing one game this weekend if ND beats Minnesota and then loses to Ohio State I still believe they'd be on the outside looking in unless they got a lot of favorable help, if Ohio State loses on Sunday the B1G becomes fair game and they'll automatically get 2 teams in.
ECAC - Cornell hosting Union is a big one, Union upsetting Cornell would be fine and all but then they're really close to being in a good position on the bubble and if we end up facing them in the Semis that could be a loser goes home type of situation.
Go Big Green, Harvard is in a tough spot already so they'll be playing desperate with the understanding two losses would easily end their season, even a 2-2 playoff run could end it for them so hopefully Dartmouth at least takes one.
I don't see Brown as a legit threat to win it all but if they did that would sting so hopefully Quinnipiac just ends their season this weekend but it'll be tough with all of the absent players from the QU lineup.
Hockey East - Boston College taking on Providence is the big one for me, BC is 41st in the Pairwise but were 2-1 against the Friars during the regular season, even a loss would be a crushing blow for them, two in a row probably ends their season so Leaman will have his guys ready.
Maine will travel to Matthews for a series with Northeastern, that's a good matchup for NU having already swept Maine up at Alfond earlier in the year.
Lowell looks to try and play it's way back onto the bubble by hosting a talented BU team, if they sweep they'll be on it heading into the semis, one loss and they'll need to win the conference tourney.
NCHC - CC @ Western Michigan is really interesting to me, CC is one of the hottest teams in the land and can score with anyone, Western is in a good spot at 13 but I could see them losing this series at home.
Denver hosting North Dakota scares me a bit, Denver is really young and North Dakota seem to be rolling now, Denver is already a lock, lets just hope they take 2 games this weekend, if not at least one to slow No Dak down.
Go St. Cloud, go Minnesota-Duluth the rest of the way, hopefully UMD wins it all and gives up a bump.
WCHA - Bowling Green helped themselves sweeping Michigan Tech, now they host another Michigan team in Northern Michigan, even one NMU victory would put BG in a tough spot
Go Minnesota State.
B1G - Ohio State to beat Penn State and Minnesota to take out Notre Dame is the best case I'd say. It does make me wonder though, with the B1G only doing one game this weekend if ND beats Minnesota and then loses to Ohio State I still believe they'd be on the outside looking in unless they got a lot of favorable help, if Ohio State loses on Sunday the B1G becomes fair game and they'll automatically get 2 teams in.
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