Maine is one of those teams that is likely a little better than its record. If they were playing a normal team, that might come into play. As it is, I think all four seeds are going to hold.
"... And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;" -- Rudyard Kipling
You called it correctly TTT20....going into the 3rd, UNH down by 2.....sloppy goals given up too despite team's psyche....small ice might be stymying the Cats...they're running over each other.....definitely disappointing, might dissuade me from the 3 hour trip tomorrow with DC......
Regardless of anything else about these 2 games at Storrs, you have to give props to Elaine Chuli! Even though UNH gave up 2 goals when leading in the 3rd, in the 4th and 5th periods, it was Chuli who kept the series from going the distance....she was remarkable with her angles, challenging the shooter, protecting the pipes and upper corners, she sprawled and did the Cha-Cha to keep the Cats off the board....along with her, UConn did the basics that made the difference....soft hands on their sticks, strong board play, sticking to their system, positionally strong as in front of the net for the puck.....obviously things UNH did not do. Regardless of the series, UNH came a long way from September, with the freshman making huge strides in becoming D-1 players, which will be badly needed as we lose 6 strong seniors! To be honest, whomever would go on after this weekend, would they have a real chance against BC? Watch for the trap to make it's return, and lookout for Ms. Chuli, for the 1 game semi's...it's why we play the game!
Does anyone know if the final will be live on NESNplus? It's on tape delay on NESN, but usually they have the live broadcast on NESNplus too, I just can't find anywhere saying that. Last year I couldn't either until the day of, though.
Write to NESN.....Brian Smith , was nicest enough to answer my questions last week about the UConn stream online....ya never know! bsmith@hockeyeastonline.com
Write to NESN.....Brian Smith , was nicest enough to answer my questions last week about the UConn stream online....ya never know! bsmith@hockeyeastonline.com
Thanks! I'll reach out. I would imagine it will be on.. I hope so!
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