Re: Wisconsin Hockey Vol XXV: There's Hope! Or whatever...
I think people are somewhat missing the point solovsfett was making. Yes, from late December on, the season was successful. Its been a magical run, full of drama right up to winning the conference tourney. They played with heart, passion, and it was special. They can do some major damage in the tourney the way they are playing, and I am psyched to watch. That being said, lets not forget the 2 and 1/2 years of terrible hockey this team played to get to that position last December. Where did we finish the last two years in the WCHA? 10th? And the league was weak last year too. And then we start out 1-7-3? Yes I understand Kerdiles and Zengerle were out. But are we really just two players away from finishing below Michigan Tech and Bemidji in the WCHA? Is our margin of error that small? And lets not forget we're no longer in the WCHA anymore, were now BIG Ten. We will no longer have 12 - 16 conference games against MT, Bemidji, Anchorage, and MSU every year. That means LAST PLACE in the BIG Ten 2 out of every 4 years?
Yes, if you look at where we were in December this year is a success. We got to where we expected to be. We had to be the best team in college hockey over the last three months and win our tourney to do it, but we did it. The fact we had to work so hard to do it tarnishes it. A run in the tourney could change that. So while its great to be excited for them now, I agree with solo that we need to keep the bigger picture in mind.
I think people are somewhat missing the point solovsfett was making. Yes, from late December on, the season was successful. Its been a magical run, full of drama right up to winning the conference tourney. They played with heart, passion, and it was special. They can do some major damage in the tourney the way they are playing, and I am psyched to watch. That being said, lets not forget the 2 and 1/2 years of terrible hockey this team played to get to that position last December. Where did we finish the last two years in the WCHA? 10th? And the league was weak last year too. And then we start out 1-7-3? Yes I understand Kerdiles and Zengerle were out. But are we really just two players away from finishing below Michigan Tech and Bemidji in the WCHA? Is our margin of error that small? And lets not forget we're no longer in the WCHA anymore, were now BIG Ten. We will no longer have 12 - 16 conference games against MT, Bemidji, Anchorage, and MSU every year. That means LAST PLACE in the BIG Ten 2 out of every 4 years?
Yes, if you look at where we were in December this year is a success. We got to where we expected to be. We had to be the best team in college hockey over the last three months and win our tourney to do it, but we did it. The fact we had to work so hard to do it tarnishes it. A run in the tourney could change that. So while its great to be excited for them now, I agree with solo that we need to keep the bigger picture in mind.
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