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...also, unfortunately, a time where fans are forced to become statisticians. Trapped in a seemingly bottomless hole of potential matchups, fans busilly calculate playoff births, tossing out terms like tie-breaking criteria, head-to-head records and goal differentials...
Conversely, continual losses to these teams can become a vicious circle. Lose four to these guys and you're never in a position to win the league title at the end of the season--like Penn and Princeton were last year when they had a one-game playoff. As a result, they have more experience, giving them an advantage over the other Ivy squads...
This weekend's road trip to the barren winter wasteland of upstate New York is thus pivotal, both in determining the outcome of the Crimson's regular season and in building momentum essential for a successful playoff...
Regardless of where Harvard finishes in the regular season standings, it must head into the postseason on a more positive note to avoid an early playoff exit...
...think this team is gradually getting better and better each time out, and that's encouraging," Tomassoni said. "And I think there is still a lot of time for us to continue to get better. I think we're going to be a pretty dangerous hockey team come playoff time...