The Sicatoka

Calder is a shooter. He needs to be with a getter and a setter. For example, 13 is a getter, 11 is a setter, and 20 is a shooter, is how that grouping played when together. However, when 20 was spotted on other lines, he could play the getter role with his speed to the puck.

That defense is dominating the game? That it's time to reopen the game to offense to let that skill shine? That coaches are better at teaching sweep checks and gap control than offensive skills? One more ... That goalie pads of today compared to 30 years ago are king sized pillows compared to mini-marshmallows. http://sportsthenandnow.com/2013/10/23/goalie-pads-then-and-now-a-look-at-the-new-pad-restrictions/ http://blog.hockeyworld.com/the-evolution-of-goalie-gear/

I raise you one circus, one ... Hrkac Circus.

Another soccer game score … 1-0.

What good is a magic talisman that doesn’t work 100%?

Notre Dame’s PK scheme looks awfully familiar …

Maybe green lenses optimistic of me, but UND “took the hit” a year ago —> 14 new faces. About half the league, SCSU, UMD, UNO, WMU, faces that kind of turnover now. I’d rather be in UND’s position.

A fine idea. I think I will.

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?