ALBANY, N.Y. – North Dakota is loose, focused and prepared. There's no fear of failure on this team. They don't feel like they have any pressure even though they're the defending NCAA champs.

This team is not as top-heavy on the first line as people think. It's not just the Jeff Panzer line. I get the feeling that they've even surprised themselves a little bit in the Michigan State game. All four lines played so well and Dean Blais used all of them. He was ready to double and triple-shift Panzer but he didn't have to do it. And that's a huge advantage because the Panzer line is not burned out by any means. They're fresh and they're ready to go.

	Scott Clemmensen reached his fourth straight Frozen Four with Boston College this season.

Travis Roche is the key to the North Dakota defense. He is a dominant force out there. He's got the whole package: he makes some big plays, he handles the puck, he steps up on the play.

And Karl Goehring's focus is incredible. He's so small in size but he's so big in stature out there that I think his team feeds off of him.

Boston College is very balanced up front, they have six excellent defensemen, they have all the parts filled. It's a complete team and they can play any game. They have excellent speed, they have excellent scoring, they can play physical – we saw that Thursday night against Michigan.

I think their seniors are handling this pressure situation about as well as you could do it. The past is there and you can't ignore it. But they're handling it the right way. I don't think it is anxiety. I think they have a vision.

They've got great chemistry. The freshmen have so much respect for this senior group. This whole team wants to win this for that senior group so badly – that's real good family chemistry.

Their goaltending has been very solid. Scott Clemmensen has done a great job and the team has absolute confidence in him.

It's going to come down to goaltenders like it always does. If there's any added pressure I think it will be for Clemmensen like it usually is because this is his fourth time in the Frozen Four and because he hasn't won it yet.

I have a lot of respect for the kid. He got them here four straight times and the rap that he can't win the big one is completely unfair – especially in a sudden-death situation. If he had gone through three previous years of best-of-sevens or best-of-fives then I would say there's some kind of flaw. It's not fair to hang this on this kid.

But it's still going to come down to Clemmensen and Goehring because you can't afford any mistakes. There's no mercy for the goalies.

If it comes down to a tight game at the end, BC has to fight those feelings about the past. You block it out as best you can but it's human nature to think about it. They know they're going to put their best foot forward and still need a little luck.

The winning team always needs a little luck because of the sudden-death nature of this tournament. Either the gods are with you or they're not. You put the work in, you execute and you've got to live with the consequences.

Brian Engblom is a hockey analyst for ESPN. He played 11 seasons in the NHL as a defenseman, including six with the Montreal Canadiens.