Last week when BU tied BC, there was a big piece in the Globe talking about how BU had finally turned the corner and was looking to build on their recent success. Let's go inside the numbers on this claim. In the last six games, including the BC tie, BU was 3-1-2. Not sure when things changed but 3 wins in 6 games is not that successful, unless its taken in relation to the rest of the BU season considering they 4-10-4 going into those 6 games.
But even the three wins weren't impressive. They beat Merrimack twice (the joke of Hockey East) and Maine once (who is currently out of the Hockey East playoffs as well). Though one should never underestimate the difficulty of beating Maine in Orono, it's not as impressive this year as it has been in years past. The ties were to Vermont (who recently got smoked in a weekend series with BC and has struggled mightily this year) and BC (in a performance many acknowledged was both Billy Bennett's & BU's best of the year). Not exactly the stuff of legends.
BC meanwhile is the truly hot team in the city as Northeastern has fallen on hard times after their scorching start to the year. In their last 12 games, they are 9-1-2. That is a truly successful streak considering the loss was on the road to Clarkson, where they haven't won since Columbus was a midshipman. I guess its too much for the Globe to write an article about BC turning a mediocre season around especially considering a season ending injury, two full year suspensions, and one transfer.
I must admit it was nice watching UNH take BU apart in the third last night and seeing them get swept after all this talk of their season turning around. Even though it was once again BU getting crushed and BC getting a big 2 points to stay on pace with UNH, the big story in the Globe is once again about BU, while BC is merely the headliner in the College Hockey Roundup section. Typical.
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