U-M Hockey vs OSU BTT Semi - Saturday Open Thread
So it's come down to this: a chance for redemption against OSU, against whom we were 1-2-1 (SOL). It seems like a tall task to avoid many turnovers against their forecheck, while trying to F-I-S-T, but hope springs eternal. Survive and advance. Let the plinko begin!
Time: 6:30 PM ET
Watch: BTN actual
Listen: Varsity Network audio, WCBN on YouTube
Let's Go Blue! Beat the Buckeyes! And no majors/GMs/DQs for us, plz!
With the win it looks like we have clinched #4 in PWR. It also looks like we cannot go any higher.
Obviously still want to win @ MINN but it's strictly for Big10 title as it cannot improve our seeding (which also can't get worse).
I hadn't looked at the Probability Matrix. Looks like FYS is almost locked into 16th, with a 5% chance of dropping to 17th. C YA! :D
March 12th, 2023 at 11:13 AM ^
Absent the committee making rearrangements for considerations like attendance or avoiding early intra-con match-ups, it has seemed for a couple weeks that we would be a #1 for the following regional:
https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ratings/probabilityMatrix.php
1 - Michigan
2 - BU
3 - Mankato or Cornell
4 - Cornell or Mankato
As is, #1 is a true lock and #2 is effectively one, too. But 3/4 could still swap places or make an exchange for Western. Of those, I prefer Cornell in the first round, with Mankato as my second choice. This is less based in match-ups than bad blood, though. WMU remains highly emotional about us, whereas Mankato’s (admittedly small) online presence has kinda had it out for us in the last 18 months (after that big, regular season tourney win in 2021 and snatching the #1-overall seed from them at the very end of the 21-22 season.
That’s not much room for surprises. So, I’m most interested in where we get sent (is Allentown more likely for us, Minnesota, or #1QU/#2PSU??) and whether the committee does any subjective reseeding.
Man, that was a fun game to watch.
The team looked great.
I am greatly looking forward to the next game.