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Message: [QUOTE="Powellfan, post: 3968522, member: 4819"] Agree that Maryland and UVA seem to be the clear cut top two teams. UVA has a way of stumbling throughout the regular season though. I still imagine they will be in the mix on Memorial Day. If they do lose Rhode, they looked pretty well set with Gavin in goal and it can't hurt to bring in the number one recruit. Still, Rhode had a way of playing the best at the end of the season. The offense is really scary and they alway seem to have a bunch of super athletic defensemen. Syracuse exposed them at the face-off dot twice last year, and that could be their weak spot if they don't have a counter to LaSalla. Maryland should be interesting, it felt like so much of their offense went through Bernhardt last year - when things break down next year do they have a guy they can just give the ball to? UVA has two. Wisnauskas is very good but doesn't strike me as a guy who can score like that. They do seem to be deeper on offense though so maybe they just play a little differently. Face-off does make them look vulnerable. The Big 10 though does not look very good next year. I think Duke might be flying under the radar a bit (hard to imagine that ever being the case with the endless love the lax media loves to give them) - but less might be more next year. They always seem like a better team when they are initiating out the midfield. Sowers never felt like the right fit for them, and with Lulley they may have a guy who fills more of a need. They don't really do well with ball dominate attackmen. Their midfield has talent with Montgomery, Caputo and an out of place Williams and they bring in the number one recruit. The attack should still be very good with O'Neil and Roberston. They look strong at the face-off and have Adler coming back in goal. For me, in my mind I thought they were losing a lot more than they are given that they brought in so many grad transfers last year. But they really aren't losing that much and have a ton of young players. The one team I go back and forth on is Notre Dame - they lose their two headed monster at face-off and their best defenseman. But they bring back Kavanaugh and add his brother and a bunch of other really good offensive pieces. They always seem to reload on defense, but Byrne is gone it strikes me as odd that they would bring in a number of defensive transfers. I kind of wonder if they will be vulnerable next year. [/QUOTE]

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