Okay, the Beanpot was bad. Incredibly bad. Disaster-level bad. The men had one of the worst kick-in-the-teeth losses in recent memory and the women were shut out.
So now everything shifts to a focus on the conference playoffs. Hockey East tournament seeding is what the Eagles have to play for right now, and with 2nd through 5th razor-thin, the difference between avoiding league champion Northeastern in the semifinals and not even getting to host in the quarterfinals can hinge on one bad loss.
If there’s any good news at all about losing in the Beanpot semifinals (there isn’t, but I mean, if you’re looking for any sort of silver lining), it’s that there will be no looking past the weekend game before the finals.