Gopher Hockey Season Thread 25-26

[bonin21]

On that note, win the next 4 and there is hope. 6-2 over the final 8 is the minimum to have hopes at an AL. I don't see that happening, but I'll hold onto hope until it's official.

No chance. From a probability side not from a Gopher's winning six side. Maybe if they go 8-0 but i doubt it even then. The hole they dug is too big. They have 16 losses already. Crazy.

 

[Gophers1992]

If we can't make the NCAAs then I suppose having a chance to end Bucky's season would be a nice consolation.

 

[upnorthkid]

No chance. From a probability side not from a Gopher's winning six side. Maybe if they go 8-0 but i doubt it even then. The hole they dug is too big. They have 16 losses already. Crazy.

Rough estimates based on NPI customizer as obviously can change based on other teams results
8-0: 14; would probably need 1 win postseason
7-1: 15/16; would need 2 wins
6-2: 19-20 and unlikely, but not impossible with winning 2 games. You'd need chalk everywhere though (so I'd put it at very, very near zero)
5-3 or worse then yes it's completely over aside from winning the BTT.

They will get a bump from winning any postseason games. NPI will also get more squirrely for the next week or two as more teams hit the 12 win threshold where "bad wins" can get discarded, but the KRACH and PWR/NPI come together as the year ends which tells you this team has far more upward mobility than downward at this point (similar to a bunch of NCHC teams who will likely rise to the cutline)

Again I very very very much doubt they do it. The only real comparable year I can think of with you citing the 16 losses was the year we ran roughshod over the B10 and PSU and OSU got in as the 8-9 with 15 losses each or the year Duluth got in just ahead of our Gophers with 16 losses. That said, team only has themselves to blame for blowing several late losses and playing like complete shit against MTU and LIU.