The Sicatoka

Wasn't my wing. Only heard the stories.

I struggle with those two also. Give the 13 that went top corner at UMD and the 28 that killed a penalty by himself and I'll take 'em.

Speaking as a former Walsh RA ... spackle? No. Toothpaste was the choice. I forget if it was Crest or Colgate that dried just the right color. And why make a trip to Wally or Menards when it's in the bathroom already. If you were doing final inspection check-out and the room smelled minty-fresh, you knew.

Here are my categories ... Gone: 2 3 7 10 19 34 Stunned if back: 6 25 Don't know what they're thinking (portal potential): 4 5 11 18 24 32 Pray they're back: 15 28* Wouldn't be sad if they left: 17** It depends: 13*** Back (pretty sure): other *If I get 14 minutes a night of the monster that was a one man PK, the other 4 can be +/- even. **There, I said it. If hockey skills are: Skate, Pass, Stickhandle, Shoot, Positioning, 17 is above average in two. ***If we hang onto in-house skill I'd keep him around as a PK and bottom six; that assumes we put skill back into the top six

Like I've said, the portal is a drug. a short-term high; addictive; chronically bad for you.

I've been pondering ... Covid. Covid paused about everything for a year, including player development specifically reinforcement of fundamental concepts. Did Berry and staff not understand this and fail to compensate? I say that because many of the problems this season were fundamental miscues. It's was like the concepts on defense were foreign instead of reactionary habit. "High off the glass" should be an action as easily done as a drink from the water bottle. How many of the D could do it casually and consistently? Mentioning fundamentals, how many times did we see a forward make a blind pass into space? You don't do that. And don't get me started on the lack of speed. If you're not going fast it's either because you're slow or you have no idea what you are or should be doing.

To me, above all else, this is the red flag.

You realize that is the apocalypse scenario: Need 8 defensemen. (2 3 7 out of time, 15 25 sign, 4 6 24 portal)

The aura of the "business suits" was they were special. Wearing them all too often makes them no longer special. Frankly, after wearing black so much recently, the greens on St Pat's would've been more special.

@Irishdrinking on St. Pat’s … whodathunkit.

If we keep three D (meaning 4, 24, 15) we can bring 5 freshmen D. No Frisch or need six D, yeah, probably a portal D. But we have to stop relying on the quick hit feel good portal. It’s an addictive drug and those are not good in the long run.

In baseball they talk about “five tool” guys. Not sure what the hockey equivalent analogy is but 17 is not a five tool guy; he’s two at best.

Our incoming pipeline D are ready. We just need to hang onto a leader for the group. ‘Now goalie is a whole other matter.

And now we wait … I bet Kleven signs before month end.

Speed down the slot we don’t do or defend well. We need to add it to our game so we expect and defend it better.

Wow … a late penalty … on DU?

Would it be wrong to say Midco/CBSSN on the 65” plasma looks good?

Hulu free trial?

Chrona saved DU’s bacon once already. He looks good for a guy in his 15th collegiate season.

Dreger doing the DU/CC game. Which officials will UND get …

Levi is gone. MTU's Blake Pietila has a year left and Quinnipiac's Yaniv Perets has two. One of them must want to be a pilot.

Please tell me they aren't going against the Irish gods of St. Paul (who former Gov Ventura said were drunk when they laid out the city streets) and that we are fully "wearin' o' the green" today.

Oh yeah ... when I think 'loveable' this place and @Oxbow6and @MafiaManand @Blackheartand @stoneySIOUXjust race to mind ... Now 'quirky', you might be onto something.

There's your first mistake: "Wrong Brain" -> You're trying to apply Logic Brain to things the NCHC and The X do. To correctly interpret this situation use the "How can we piss off the most North Dakota fans" Brain.