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Gone, realistically, are thoughts of an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Gone, most likely, is a first-round bye in the ECAC playoffs. But thoughts of postseason play should be removed from Harvard’s thought process. Before anything else, the Crimson needs to find a way to start winning games. The talent is there, undeniably, but the intensity is there only occasionally, in fits and in starts...
...this point, preseason pundits thought Harvard would be fighting for a spot in the NCAA tournament. Instead, the Crimson’s 8-9-2 overall record has all but ended its chances at an at-large NCAA bid, and the team has only an outside chance at a first-round bye in the ECAC playoffs, awarded to the league’s top four teams...
...Quakers would travel to Delaware for their first-round game. The Blue Hens’ only loss this season came to Northeastern, who fell miserably at the hands of Harvard. Penn beat Harvard, so by the extended transitive property, I’ll give the edge to the Quakers on the road...
Sure, there have been bigger losses: three first-round defeats in the Beanpot, two one-and-dones in the NCAA tournament and last year’s ECAC championship game, in which the Crimson missed out on a second straight title by three inches—literally...
Even the comedic third option that Nguyen should have complied with his first-round “strategy” of remaining ignorant of the draw easily comes to mind in the hindsight of a hotly-contested match...