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That guy for that thing wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:31 pm

hockey59 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:07 pm

O-townClown wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:03 pm

1. Edina
2. Blaine
3. St. T
4. Eden Prairie
5. Duluth E
x. Moorhead
x. White Bear Lake
x. Lakeville S

Reasoning:

Edina is #1 and will probably unanimously be voted as #1 seed
Blaine had a great year and is a solid #2
St. Thomas hasn't lost in forever. #3
Eden Prairie gets a 4 or 5 and won't go unseeded. They fared well this year and faced a very difficult schedule.
So it comes down to Moorhead, White Bear Lake & Duluth East for the 5 spot.

Moorhead beat Duluth East head to head (as I recall) pretty decisively...end of story.

But East tied EP, and Blaine. Shouldn't that bring them up to those levels then?

WBLPuck99 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:37 pmUltimately, I think STA, WBL, EP, MH and DE have arguments why they could be seed 3-5 or left unseeded.

WBLPuck99 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:37 pm Ultimately, I think STA, WBL, EP, MH and DE have arguments why they could be seed 3-5 or left unseeded.

I think everyone agrees with

1. Edina
2. Blaine
Lakeville unseeded.

The 3-7 could be argued so many ways. So here's my comparison for WBL.

STA has some good wins, so I assume they deserve the #3, but if you compare common opponents with WBL, they actually come out behind there (HM loss, Stillwater, Cretin, Edina)

EP didn't fare any better against common opponents than WBL did aside from a tie with DE. They also have a loss to Stillwater, which WBL beat twice.

MH has a 4-0 victory over DE, and all other common opponents they had with WBL had the same outcome.

DE is the wild card. They beat WBL head to head (1 goal game, but 2 ENG made the spread wider). If you look at their schedule, it just looks like they were a team that could come in and light it up if they were going on all cylinders, but if not, they were susceptible to defeat on all sides.

WBL overall does not have the high quality wins (aside from HM twice), but, aside from an odd tie with East Ridge, they have not had any bad losses either. So I would slot them at #5.

My scenario would be:

1. Edina
2. Blaine
3. STA
4. Moorhead
5. WBL
EP, DE, LVS

East Side Pioneer Guy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2019 6:06 am Based on past performance, WB should be unseeded.

The Bears are only 51 minutes away from Mariucci, which apparently is their favorite place to play in March.

Jeffy95 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2019 8:19 am My prediction is East gets the 5. Very long shot at a four. Where teams are at right now will factor in with the coaches.

LASERBLUE135 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2019 9:06 am In 2019 DE has:
1. Beat a great Andover team in overtime.
2. Comfortably run through the section up to the final (just like the rest of the field)
3. Gone 6-1 vs “mid level” competition.
4. And finally they had gone 2-3-1 against state caliber competition. TWO wins in 6 games... you all are putting them in the finals??? Because they beat an Andover team that couldn’t handle their moment?

Since December 1st 2018 WBL has:
1. Lost to teams in the top 3 in the state.
2. Beat EVERYONE else. 16-0-1 record (I guess they did tie once in December). 19-0-1 if you include sectionals!

EP has SIX lost in 2019 and a tie. They have lost to very good teams, but I say they don’t deserve seeding. SIX seams like a lot.

Moorhead is 10-1-1 in 2019 BEFORE sectionals. With some nice wins. They should absolutely be seeded.

LS has lost 8 in 2019. Ouch.

You need to go 3-0 to win state. DE has struggled to get 3 wins against state caliber competition over the last 2 months. I wouldn’t seed them.

dherman8 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2019 9:40 am Let me preface this by saying I am not arguing a case for anyone and I know sections seeding isn't always the best gauge, but as a spectator of this topic that doesn't have the knowledge about it as a lot of you, it is crazy to me that many are arguing EP to be ranked. Sure, up until Hockey Day, Minnetonka was a powerhouse, but outside of them, I can't see what makes 2AA any better than the section DE. WBL, or Moorhead are in. Being EP didn't knock off Minnetonka to get to state, I just don't understand most of the arguments for them to get a ranking. I almost feel like EP is getting credit for surviving in a section that saw a different team (HF) take care of the dirty work. From what I see, Chaska was ranked above EP in the section, but Chaska had some questionable losses to teams like Eveleth and Sartell and somehow got the 2 seed over EP in that section. EP had some good wins, but they also had many cracks at getting those wins. EP losing to Blake is less than assuring, too. I don't know, maybe I am off base, but for these reasons I feel other teams have better cases.

karl(east) wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2019 9:51 am 2. Blaine vs. WBL
3. Eden Prairie vs. Lakeville South
1. Edina vs. Moorhead
4. St. Thomas vs. 5 Duluth East

Good day to be an Eagle, apparently.

karl(east) wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2019 9:51 am 2. Blaine vs. WBL
3. Eden Prairie vs. Lakeville South
1. Edina vs. Moorhead
4. St. Thomas vs. 5 Duluth East

Good day to be an Eagle, apparently.

ThatMNHockeyGuy62 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2019 10:02 am Wow EP was a 3 seed in section 2AA and then a 3 seed at state. When’s the last time something like that happened?

ryguyMN wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2019 10:33 am I agree that EP’s 3 seed is high. Even doing the regular season, I thought their state ranking was a tad high. The talent was there, but just never lived up to expectations on paper for whatever reason. Maybe it was Jensen trying to be the whole team.

Before the seeds were released, I was thinking the #5 seed would go to EP with WBL being #4. I would have placed STA at #3.

No question it should make for an interesting tournament though and have a captive audience.