The scenarios are too many to enumerate, but its safe to say the immediate future for the Penn State mens hockey team rests on their sticks. This part is very simple: Win both games this weekend, and the Nittany Lions (18-12-4, 10-7-1 Big Ten) can lock up a first-round bye for the conference tournament next week. A little help would get them the No. 1 seed.
Note: the author may think the possibilities are too many to enumerate but I took my best shot at it anyway in these posts.