"It's very easy to play with them because they are both such great players," Adams says. "It just makes things that much easier out on the ice."

Tomassoni's reliance upon Bala and Moore reached a new level in the Beanpot Championship game against No. 2 Boston University. Not only did Bala and Moore log more minutes than any other Crimson players, but Tomassoni made the conscious decision to match his freshman duo against the Terriers' top guns, which included Hobey Baker candidate Chris Drury.

What could have been a viewed as a rash decision proved to be one of the key tactics in allowing the Crimson to push the Terriers into overtime.

"I think that they did a great job on Drury," said B.U. Coach Jack Parker after the game. "Moore did a great job covering him and playing hard down low with him. We tried to switch lines up on them, but they were just as fresh, if not fresher than we were."

Besides trailing Drury and double-shifting frequently throughout the game, Bala and Moore faced the important task of playing on the special teams.

The Crimson power-play was dead last in the league last year, with a 10.8-percent success rate. This season, with Bala at the left point and Moore behind the net, Harvard has doubled that mark, clicking at an impressive 20-percent on the man advantage.

"We just do anything to win," explains Moore. "We have created a lot of the offense this year, but I wouldn't call it a burden at all. We look at it as an opportunity."

This is nothing new to Moore, a stranger to neither a scoring touch nor a constant linemate. While playing in the Canadian junior leagues, Moore found a similar chemistry with Mike Gellard, who now plays left wing for St. Lawrence.

This combination with his now-ECAC-foe helped propel Moore into the upper echelon of scorers in the metro Junior A League. College was an easy transition for Moore, as any separation anxiety was soon mollified once he stepped on the ice with Bala.

"It's a very similar kind of thing," says Moore, comparing his two linemates. "We are on the same wavelength and we know what the other is doing. It just makes the game more fun when you're on the same page."

Thus far, Bala and Moore have proven that their chemistry is strong enough for them to play with even the best forwards in the country. More importantly, longevity also appears to be a characteristic of this freshman duo.

"We have been together ever since almost the first practice," Bala says. "The lines have changed, but for some reason we keep plugging along and have been kept together. It's only going to grow and were just going to get better with each other."

With over three years left for both players, that notion should strike fear into the hearts of every opposing coach.