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With a one goal game with crush and a 2 goal game with sky walkers (who Pride beat) doesn’t put the upset out of reach for the VA team.

If crush does pull that off, it will make for a more interesting playoff discussion for sure.[/quote]

Uh oh, can Pride sneak into that last playoff spot and will Crush take the overall #1 seed! Big game this weekend with MD United/Coppermine. A Coppermine loss would put Crush in the drivers seat for that #1 seed. And just wait until Crush reaches their full potential...watch out![/quote]

Crush only plays FCA, CCLax and HoCo black for the remainder of the season, so their goals against stat will stay low, which will make the difference if a 3 way tie does come into play for 1st. They had the easiest schedule of the top 5 teams. They played all of the bottom 5 teams and only 2 of the top 5 teams.[/quote]

Please give credit where credit is due. Crush to this point in the season (with more work yet to do) has accomplished enough to put them in a very good position.

A statement like... "Crush only plays FCA, CCLax and HoCo black for the remainder of the season, so their goals against stat will stay low, which will make the difference if a 3 way tie does come into play for 1st. They had the easiest schedule of the top 5 teams. They played all of the bottom 5 teams and only 2 of the top 5 teams"... only intention is to somehow take away from hard work this team has accomplished as if Crush is positioned where they are at this point in the season because of the luck of the draw. Not because they played Coppermine to a 1 goal game and beat MDU in OT, two teams that according to this 2028 Board seem to have been already destined for Championship game. Also please remember Crush still has 3 games remaining where they cannot let up.

Pride has a good opportunity for the upset, 2nd game of the morning for Coppermine and they will be tired. Their scores show they aren't dominating the good teams like in the past, so they are prime for the upset.

Uh oh, can Pride sneak into that last playoff spot and will Crush take the overall #1 seed! Big game this weekend with MD United/Coppermine. A Coppermine loss would put Crush in the drivers seat for that #1 seed. And just wait until Crush reaches their full potential...watch out![/quote]

Crush only plays FCA, CCLax and HoCo black for the remainder of the season, so their goals against stat will stay low, which will make the difference if a 3 way tie does come into play for 1st. They had the easiest schedule of the top 5 teams. They played all of the bottom 5 teams and only 2 of the top 5 teams.[/quote]

Please give credit where credit is due. Crush to this point in the season (with more work yet to do) has accomplished enough to put them in a very good position.

A statement like... "Crush only plays FCA, CCLax and HoCo black for the remainder of the season, so their goals against stat will stay low, which will make the difference if a 3 way tie does come into play for 1st. They had the easiest schedule of the top 5 teams. They played all of the bottom 5 teams and only 2 of the top 5 teams"... only intention is to somehow take away from hard work this team has accomplished as if Crush is positioned where they are at this point in the season because of the luck of the draw. Not because they played Coppermine to a 1 goal game and beat MDU in OT, two teams that according to this 2028 Board seem to have been already destined for Championship game. Also please remember Crush still has 3 games remaining where they cannot let up.[/quote]

Of the top 5 teams, crush had the easiest schedule that is a fact. They took care of what they needed to to, which is certainly an accomplishment.

Crush only plays FCA, CCLax and HoCo black for the remainder of the season, so their goals against stat will stay low, which will make the difference if a 3 way tie does come into play for 1st. They had the easiest schedule of the top 5 teams. They played all of the bottom 5 teams and only 2 of the top 5 teams.[/quote]

Please give credit where credit is due. Crush to this point in the season (with more work yet to do) has accomplished enough to put them in a very good position.

A statement like... "Crush only plays FCA, CCLax and HoCo black for the remainder of the season, so their goals against stat will stay low, which will make the difference if a 3 way tie does come into play for 1st. They had the easiest schedule of the top 5 teams. They played all of the bottom 5 teams and only 2 of the top 5 teams"... only intention is to somehow take away from hard work this team has accomplished as if Crush is positioned where they are at this point in the season because of the luck of the draw. Not because they played Coppermine to a 1 goal game and beat MDU in OT, two teams that according to this 2028 Board seem to have been already destined for Championship game. Also please remember Crush still has 3 games remaining where they cannot let up.[/quote]

Of the top 5 teams, crush had the easiest schedule that is a fact. They took care of what they needed to to, which is certainly an accomplishment.[/quote]
What's with all the Crush disrespect? Its even migrated over to the 27 board.

Please give credit where credit is due. Crush to this point in the season (with more work yet to do) has accomplished enough to put them in a very good position.

A statement like... "Crush only plays FCA, CCLax and HoCo black for the remainder of the season, so their goals against stat will stay low, which will make the difference if a 3 way tie does come into play for 1st. They had the easiest schedule of the top 5 teams. They played all of the bottom 5 teams and only 2 of the top 5 teams"... only intention is to somehow take away from hard work this team has accomplished as if Crush is positioned where they are at this point in the season because of the luck of the draw. Not because they played Coppermine to a 1 goal game and beat MDU in OT, two teams that according to this 2028 Board seem to have been already destined for Championship game. Also please remember Crush still has 3 games remaining where they cannot let up.[/quote]

Of the top 5 teams, crush had the easiest schedule that is a fact. They took care of what they needed to to, which is certainly an accomplishment.[/quote]
What's with all the Crush disrespect? Its even migrated over to the 27 board.[/quote]

No disrespect at all. They have been in the top 5 team conversation from the beginning. They did have an easier path to the playoffs, only having to play 2 of the top teams and none of the potential "upset" teams. They are a top 5 team regardless of their schedule, but it was less challenging on paper.

The 27 board isn't disrespecting the 28 team, they were only saying Skywalkers may benefit if Crush 28s don't stay together into recruiting years (which is in some ways a compliment). Saying Crush had the easiest schedule of the top 5 teams isn't disrespect either, it's objective fact. Everyone in the top 5 had at least 2 hard games, and kudos to them for handling these games well. But beyond that, when the discussion of GA comes into play, they didn't play any even remotely challenging teams (ex. Pride, Skywalkers, or even Stars). They could easily finish the rest of the season and allow fewer than 5 goals in altogether. It's not their fault, someone always ends up with the easiest schedule, but it is what it is.

Any insights/predictions on the other big game this weekend: Hero’s v. M&D. Should be a good one with a playoff spot on the line.

Predictions:

M&D beats Hero's Green
Coppermine loses to MDU and Pride

Playoff teams:

#1 Crush
#2 MDU
#3 M&D
#4 Pride

Crush over Pride
MDU over M&D

MDU over Crush

Prediction brought to you by trolling Coppermine parent.

How is that trolling Coppermine? Because they didn’t crown them the winner?

WRONG!

Coppermine has lost one game this entire year since Fall. Now they are going to lose two games in one day and fail to make the playoffs for the first time ever? No parent from any other team would make such a ridiculous prediction so safe to assume it is a troll by someone from Coppermine looking for the exact attention they are now getting. I didn't post the original "prediction brought to you....." but was thinking it. Okay, enough attention for them. Good luck to all the teams this weekend.

Exactly! These forums are infested with Coppermine patents.

Lot of Pride love on here. No chance Pride knocks off Coppermine at all. Have they improved this year, sure, but they still cant close a game out against top 5. Wont happen

Was only a week ago heard the MDU over Crush prediction... Predictions may be fun but game is played on the field and although the game was not as close as the score indicated 5-4 OT (sorry couldn't resist that one) there are still 2 to 3 games to be played by all. This could change rapidly... good teams have to stay focused weekly not get caught looking down the road.

Agree, don't see Pride knocking off Coppermine but will be closer than expected.

Hero's 2028 green M&D 2028 Black
HG -1.5

Crush 2028 FCA 2028 Blue
Crush -11

Next Level Sky Walkers 2028 Blue
SW -8

PRIDE 2028 RED Hero's 2028 white
Pride -2.5

Maryland United 2028 East Coppermine 2028 Black
Copp -2

Hero's 2028 green FCA 2028 Blue
HG -10

CCLax 2028 NEMS 2028
CClax -6

Coppermine 2028 Black PRIDE 2028 RED
Copp -4.5

HoCo 2028 Black Maryland United 2028 East
MDU -8.5

Crush 2028 CCLax 2028
Crush -9.5

NEMS 2028 Next Level
NL -4

STARS 2028 Light Blue Sky Walkers 2028 Blue
SW -2.5

Looks to be a wet weekend…prime conditions for an upset or two!

I'll take:

M&D to win without the points
SW to cover against NL
Pride
MDU to beat spread but Coppermine to win
FCA
Pride to beat spread against Coppermine
MDU
Crush
NL
SW

FT?

Looks like the Crush/FCA line was just a bit off! -11 prediction to -3 actual. Same spread as Pride's win last week. Maybe FCA improved a bit from their opening loss to SW.

And Heroes Green over M&D by 1 must have been a great game (with a better line)

Tip of the cap to Coppermine. 8-0, and looked pretty formidable today, cruising over both MD United and Pride.

Coppermine! Enough said…already have hotel reserved in Cary, NC!

The last playoff piece. M&D or MD United for the last playoff spot. GA for M&D is 28 but play FCA (playing better) and SW (lost Stars Blue this weekend) vs GA for MD United is 31 but only play NEMS. Predictions?

GA won't matter, didn't M&D lose head to head against MDU?

Didn’t MDU beat M&D. M&D out.
MDU 1-0 vs teams tied
M&D 1-1
Pride 0-1.
MDU moves on.

I think GA is the stat used only if if there is a 3 or more teams tied for the last spot. So if pride beats stars then the GA stat comes into place. MDU will not let up more than 2 to nems. So their GA final should be 33. So can M&D hold FCA and SW to 2 goals each? possible. It will be tight race.

If pride loses to stars, however, then the GA stat is no longer relevant since they would have 3 losses and it would only be a 2 way tie between M&D and MDU and MDU wins based on head to head competition.

Improved Pride will not lose to improved Stars, even if it a Virginia rivalry game. That said, I think MDU has the clearer path here with Goals Against.

MDU could easily shut out NEMS if they made that their objective. That said, M&D holding FCA and SW to a total of 4 goals is a tough task. SW is averaging 10 goals a game. M&D would have to play an ugly game of keep away for 30+ minutes in each game, and a turnover or transition goal or two, much less a free position (given how tightly fouls are called) seems very likely.

Shocking as it is to see M&D left out of the playoffs, it looks like the fourth spot is probably going to MDU. Goal Differential would have been preferable.

Yeah head to head gets thrown out if there's a 3 way tie, so if Pride beats Stars then the determining factor is who has best GA. Seems like Pride ought to beat Stars, but Stars will likely throw everything they've got at them for DMV bragging rights. Ultimately, MDU could hold NEMS to 0 goals so odds are definitely in their favor.

Shocked as well to see M&D lose to Heros in a must have game. The Crush Heros game will be entertaining

I don't think the game will be close at all. Hero's will be too much for Crush to handle. It will be a Hero's v Coppermine final - with Coppermine taking it all.

Interested to hear others opinions on why everyone think Hero's is so strong? Disagree they beat Crush easily. Crush may have the least amount of depth but are well coached. MDU has the most speed to compete with Coppermine.

MDU matches up best with Coppermine yet they had the biggest margin of loss compared to crush and hero’s. Was it just an off day for them? Crush already played a 1 goal game with coppermine and Hero’s only lost by 2, so it is definitely anyone’s trophy at this point. The hero’s/ coop game was the 1st of the season so it will come down to who improved the most.

Is anyone else hoping their daughter's team loses in playoffs to preserve your Memorial Day weekend with family?

Interested to hear others opinions on why everyone think Hero's is so strong? Disagree they beat Crush easily. Crush may have the least amount of depth but are well coached. MDU has the most speed to compete with Coppermine.[/quote]

I'll offer mine. I don't agree that Heroes Green is "so strong" relative to Crush and MDU. I believe Crush can, and likely will, win that game. Crush played Coppermine closer than Heroes and beat MDU, is balanced and well-coached as you noted. Heroes is a very good team, but I think they are in a group with the others (Crush, MDU, and M&D), not a notch above.

Coppermine, however, as demonstrated with the dominating 11-5 win over MDU on Sunday is a notch above this year. That's been building since last Summer despite the Heroes parents' best attempts to describe them as a 2-girl (plus goalie) team, that is mistake prone. I don't see it. They are strong in every line and play a consistent, grinding style, with a fast break here and there to punctuate their balance. Eagle Stix would appear to be their only peer right now.

Honestly, yes I have felt that way! However, if your daughter also feels that way? It’s time to get her out of the sport and go enjoy the family weekends! She May get more from that in the long run anyways!? Weigh the pros and cons. What’s the end game? Can’t get time back!

No

Playoffs end on 5/14. Memorial Day is 2 weeks later.

They mean the National NGLL tournament in NC.