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...Noah Welch will tell you the Ivy title is nothing compared to an NCAA title, or even an ECAC title. He’ll tell you that the Cleary Cup won’t get you anywhere in the postseason, that its possession would have been nice but its absence isn’t quite crushing...
It’s this honesty that has made Welch a rather successful captain, and it’s important to note one thing: Welch is not always pissed at losses. Rather, he’s pissed when his team “doesn’t play desperate,” when his team “doesn’t show up,” when his team “gets outworked 95 percent of the game”—all of which have happened, albeit infrequently, over the course of this season...
It’s the right attitude for a captain. But I, on the other hand, am a little more selfish, a little less pragmatic, and a lot more pissed at the things Welch can overlook as he focuses on the long run, the big picture, and the playoff stretch...
...Noah Welch may brush those off, saying that the 20-game mark means nothing, that it’s just a number, and that the regular season isn’t even a drop in the bucket once the playoffs begin. And, of course, he would be right to do so. It is just a number, and it does mean nothing. But I’m still pissed...
...pissed for the reasons Welch is often pissed. And, admittedly, I am therefore not pissed for the right reasons. But still, isn’t there a little, tiny part of everybody who has watched this season unfold that is a little, tiny bit pissed right...