The Sicatoka

How many Duluth Bulldogs sign before Monday?

Yeah, something like how “the rabbit” got the eyeball off the planet.

Um, … gfhockey is uh, um, … er, storing them for him.

Evan Trupp on line one for you … https://hockeyphotography.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/100327-PARTIAL-NE-Regional-North-Dakota-vs-Yale/G0000FQBYHOakxwk/I0000yvi4FJSC_is/C0000f88PF79qABQ

Will the maroon and gold skirt be retired for a while?

Why dump and chase? Teams run trap. It’s the way into the zone. If I could come up with a rule or offense to punish the trap I would.

Make leaving your skates to block a shot a penalty. That includes the “one knee tail drag” move.

You mean the “offense” of a shot that is tipped or blocked by the offense and never gets on net? That’s not offense. That’s defense dominating the game. Schlossman stopped pointing out but over the last 30 years total goals per game has gone from 9 down to 5. That’s going from 5-4 games to 3-2 games. Offense down nearly 50%. Defense is dominating the game. That pointed out, a “bad goal” in a 9 goal world is 11% of the game. A bad goal in today’s DU/UMD game was 33% of scoring, and the game winner. That’s not talent; that’s bad luck off the boards deciding outcomes.

It was 2-1. The game needs to be re-opened up to offense. I know coaches and goalies don’t want to hear it, but people pay to see goals not sweep checks and traps.

I could live with Q (save for all the eastern swooning should it happen). UND is the only team to go down 1-0 against Q and come back to win this season.

… little east of there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_French_Connection_(ice_hockey)

That’s a knee … ouch.

Buffalo still rolling the French Connection in your world too?

I could see DU have some pro signees in a couple weeks.

I’ve said for years I don’t want hockey to become soccer, meaning 1-0 or 2-1 games. Well, here’s why. DU won on a bad bounce that was 33% of the goals in the contest.

Yes, Nigel.

Infinity plus one?

… day ain’t over yet.

Who can score on Ryan Fanti? Ryan Fanti.

This DU/UMD game smells like OT1 in Fargo a year ago already.

May I offer two words for college hockey, especially my team: On. Net. A million miles an hour wide is worthless. On net opens plethora more potential outcomes.

I’m surprised the NCAA hasn’t mandated full cages for officials yet.

Net front presence (both ends of the ice) and puck luck.

Since a 2007 Cup Finals appearance.

DU expended a ton of energy. They need to get the next goal or they’re in trouble.