{"id":97048,"date":"2012-03-01T21:04:26","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T03:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/atlantic-hockey-blog\/?p=608"},"modified":"2012-03-01T21:04:26","modified_gmt":"2012-03-02T03:04:26","slug":"atlantic-hockey-picks-march-2-4-playoff-edition-the-first-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2012\/03\/01\/atlantic-hockey-picks-march-2-4-playoff-edition-the-first-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlantic Hockey Picks March 2-4. Playoff edition &#8211; the first round"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Last Week:<\/strong> 6-3-3<br \/>\n<strong>On the Season:<\/strong> 155-63-30 (.685)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>This Week&#8217;s Picks:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Atlantic Hockey Playoffs: First Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Best of Three Series<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Friday, March 2 &#8211; Sunday, March 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#160;No. 9 Canisius at No. 8 Connecticut<\/strong> &#8211; The Huskies swept the Golden Griffins in Buffalo earlier in the season. Neither team has been playing well with just three wins between them in the month of February. I think UConn&#8217;s power play will be the difference. <strong>UConn in three.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No. 10 American International at No. 7 Robert Morris<\/strong> &#8211; The teams split this season but RMU leads the all-time series 6-1-1. The Colonials made a quick exit from last year&#8217;s playoffs and that should be enough motivation to get through this round. <strong>Robert Morris in two.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No. 11 Sacred Heart at No. 6 Bentley<\/strong> &#8211; The Pioneers have been playing much better as if late but are still allowing too many goals to advance, especially against a Bentley offense that features one of the top lines in the league. <strong>Bentley in two.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No. 12 Army at No. 5 Holy Cross<\/strong> &#8211; Despite missing out on a first-round bye, Holy Cross is a legitimate threat to go all the way, and I think it starts here with a sweep. The Crusaders took all three games from the Black Knights during the regular season. <strong>Holy Cross in two.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take Me On<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Feel free to chime in by posting your picks in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Week: 6-3-3 On the Season: 155-63-30 (.685) This Week&#8217;s Picks: Atlantic Hockey Playoffs: First Round Best of Three Series Friday, March 2 &#8211; Sunday, March 4 &#160;No. 9 Canisius at No. 8 Connecticut &#8211; The Huskies swept the Golden Griffins in Buffalo earlier in the season. 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