The Sicatoka

Because the UND men's team is paying the whole bill for the use of REA for everyone: them, women's hockey, MBB, WBB, VB, and soccer (locker rooms). Moving women's games to Purpur would ADD (not save) expenses to an already RED by $1.4 million women's hockey budget (again, they don't pay ANY facilities charges now). The city wouldn't let them use Purpur for free. If you want the women in a smaller venue with NO additional cost it's the REA Olympic rink.

Boeser had the advantage last year of everyone focused on Caggiula and Schmaltz. It gave him lots of free space. Now that he's the center of attention, with less time and space, it's had an impact on his game. If I were The Cou, I'd take a good hard look at that. He should be more dominant. It might be injuries; it might be he's being shut down. The 11 sophomores and 8 freshmen have talent. But when they're playing against upperclassmen all the time it's tough to show it. The current seniors are Ausmus and Matty Rinks. The juniors are T Poolman, Cam Johnson, Pogo, Simonson, and Olson. Sorry, I'm not seeing a whole ton of leadership out of that crew. Yeah Gage, I said it. That too is leading to struggles. Who'll I miss? If Tucker and Cam go, definitely. I'd miss Pogo, but I believe a healthy JJ can be that power forward.

First, it's here somewhere but the Summit League requires MBB, WBB, plus just five additional sports. Next, Melvin, eight years? Wha-cha talking about?

No photos, that way you don't know what I look like. I don't want to end up like Tupac or Biggie Smalls. But, here is the flash back rap attack thread, and it really is from that long ago ...

That is true.

How many guys from last year's team are in the NHL right now? How many guys from this year's team will be playing in the NHL a year from now? Last year's freshmen weren't asked to do all the much because of all the talent around them. Between those 11 now sophomores and 8 freshmen, yeah, you see a team that looks flustered at times.

Good grief. Look at his methodology: He puts in the current regular season winner as a proxy for the post-season tournament champion. He needs a placeholder for the slot. As I said, I don't see BC wining that nor do I see UND winning its post-season tourney. Moy could just as easily say the highest PWR team is in as the current regular season leader.

... no dog in the fight. I wish WF had made it for just one reason: I could go back to my Pack Attack "8 Mile" rap persona. Wurd.

But the seeding isn't done right now. BC is as likely right now to win the HEA auto bid as UND is to win the NCHC's.

I figure 16 and 15 are autobids so 14 is as low as you dare go.

No, I read Jim Dahl's analytical analyses.

Current PWR says you're mistaken. It also says all the margin is used up.

About 125 hours. They dug themselves an ugly hole. If they play with the must win mindset now successfully they'll have given themselves some cushion, some margin, or if not successfully they'll be in it for real.

I do believe that was a maxima, yes. The question is if this minima is due to that, or is the natural following minima because the Schmaltz maxima was the answer to the prior minima. Either way, this is a minima. It will get better sooner or later.

The law of averages or the Central Limit Theorem will always find its way.

This team doesn't have the top end talent like others of the past five years. Normally I'm wondering who the seventh forward is (the guy ready to jump into the top six). This year I can't find the fifth. What would Luke Johnson or Keaton Thomson on D do for this team this season? But, all that aside: You play the hand you're dealt. This team had the "2016 Champs" bullseye on their backs all season. They've been getting the other team's best game. Now they're being left for dead. I'm actually good with that. Look past this team. That's the one advantage, break, they could use right now.

February is not the month to burn up all your puck luck.

Not gonna happen. To do that you have to win more than one in a row against teams ranked higher than you. Not gonna happen.

Santiago can run and catch. He's not an NFL back. Is he an NFL returner and slot guy? We'll see.

< comment here about assuming eggs will all be chickens >

Going chalk. Talk about risk taking.

The Legacy Fund is State money. There's no guarantee where it'd be spent. They could send it to roads or human services. And when that money is gone, what then? Next, please, read the forum guidelines that you agreed to when you signed up: No politics. Signed, The Management

The wildcard in this is ... facilities. What does UND own? What costs UND the least? What does UND own that may need near-term repairs or upgrades?

To me, this singular statement, which I tracked down for myself and found to be true, namely, is damning for women's hockey. If they we're "covering" half the REA expense I could see them running $1.4 million in the red. They're $1.4 million in the red not covering their half ($1.1 million) of REA. Men's ice hockey covers all the facilities costs for REA which is used by them, WIH, MBB, WBB, VB, and soccer (locker space).

I just don't see "Brian Faison" and "social media savvy" being used in the same sentence, other than this one.