Saturday, March 7, 2009

Heart and Soul

Last night the Boston College mens' hockey team ripped out my heart.  In a defensive effort that I had not seen out of the Eagles in quite some time.  A mere 30 seconds away from winning a close fought 1-0 game, they allowed a tying goal with 25 seconds left in regulation and then allowed the winning goal in overtime.  They were 25 seconds from getting back into the tourney picture.  As of this second they are still 19th in the Pairwise.  There is a three way tie ahead of them for 16th.  A win one the road against a quality opponent could have gotten them as high as 15th and coupled with a win tonight (as of this typing they are up 4-1 late in the third period) they could be back in the tourney with a chance to solidify that with a win or two against their Hockey East quarterfinal opponent.  Instead, 25 seconds later, they now have to win their third Hockey East tourney in a row to make the NCAA tournament.  They've ripped out my heart again this year...

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