In a similar fashion as last season, CC has dropped the first game of their WCHA best of three home ice playoff series. Last season the story line was the same. CC came into game two needing two wins against the Badgers. They got them. Unfortunately, last season and this season are two different entities.
1.) CC was playing a better Badger team than this years Husky team.
2.) CC had a shot at a pairwise ranking berth.
Basically what this loss does is send CC reeling so far back that they cannot recover from any amount of wins without a bracket busting final five win. I predicted CC to take the final five if they went to Michigan Tech. Unfortunately that didn't happen and now CC is at home in what could be the final game for the Schwartz brothers.
I don't think tomorrow's game will get any easier for the Tigers. Scott Owens has been absolutely horrible at making adjustments for the second game during the entire season. My prediction: CC fans leave the world arena tomorrow unhappy while Jaden and Rylan see their banks accounts fatten.
On Wisconsin!
I predicted that Wisconsin would give Denver a run for their money and I was right! I have looked at stats the entire season. Many fans in Denver were irate with their Pioneers tonight. They compared the game as being less than a high school game. The shots were great and the defense was top notch.
Denver had a better shot the entire night to win, but blew it by letting Wisconsin back into the game during the 3rd period. For the entire game, Wisconsin trailed in shots. During the 3rd, Wisconsin came with a heavy dose of power and put DU's goalie out of position for a great goal. It shocked the barely attended DU crowd.
Tonight's game vs DU was a microcosm effect for both teams. Wisconsin has been great on one night, and horrible the next. DU has had three goalies blossom into well groomed starters during the season. Who get's the nod and when?
The key to the next match up will be to see how Coach Eaves can adjust to the high octane offense that Denver presents. I wouldn't expect Coach Eaves to be as piss poor as Scott Owens in making adjustments. I do however expect the Pioneers to come out with more flair tomorrow possibly winning.
Either way, my upset pick is in Denver. Always has been. Not because I'm a fan of Wisconsin
but because for one of these teams, their back is against the wall.
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