Kevin G

Wish 21 was in the lineup.

Stats to chew on. For CC: points leaders: Hunter McKown (17g-5a-22pts), Noah Laba (10-8-18), Stanley Cooley (6-11-17) +/- leaders: Connor Mayer (+7), Noah Prokop (+5), Danny Weight (+3) +/- laggards: Matthew Gleason (-18), Bryan Yoon (-17), Hunter McKown (-16) Team save %, GAA, G/G: .908 sv% (21st nationally), 2.84 GAA (25th nationally), 2.3 G/G (51st nationally) For UND: points leaders: Jackson Blake (13g-23a-36pts), Riese Gaber (19g-12a-31pts), Chris Jandric (3g-27a-30pts) +/- leaders: Chris Jandric (+10), Judd Caulfield (+6), Ben Strinden (+5) +/- laggards: Riese Gaber (-10), Owen McLaughlin (-10), Cooper Moore (-10) Team save %, GAA, G/G: .876 sv% (60th nationally), 3.08 GAA (39th nationally), 3.5 G/G (8th nationally)

What are you then, @gfhockey?

It would be easier to absorb the loss of 17 than it would be to absorb the loss of 15.

It doesn’t seem like Kunz usually plays a hard, tough game. Often this season he reminds me of a center in basketball who, although being the tallest guy on the court, only wants to stand on the three-point line and take jump shots.

A regulation victory would be awesome.

But where and with whom did Gaber celebrate?

Relentless forecheck right now.

Relentless forecheck right now.

Sweet

I love our PP%, this particular PP, not so much.

Agreed. OMac is very, very good, but unfortunately he has been snakebit. Coming into last night, his shooting percentage was absurdly low, somewhere in the neighborhood of 2.5%. Over the course of a whole season, he probably couldn’t do that again if he tried. Also—and I’ll defer to the forum’s sharper minds on this point—but IMO OMac has the best edges on the team.

It’s just so much more fun to win.

Maybe I’m wrong, but I thought it was just a fiver without the gate.

Over and over and over…

Giving up a goal right after scoring a goal: a guy I knew called it the “hammertoe.” It’s like taking a hammer and mashing your own toe with it.

Unless he’s injured, I wish Strinden were in the lineup.

The Bronco forecheck?

My life philosophy.

Here I thought we had been doing that, given our lack of defense.

Some stats to chew on for this weekend's series. For SCSU: points leaders: Jami Krannila (16g/17a/33pts), Zach Okabe (15/12/27), Grant Cruikshank (17/10/27). +/- leaders: Jami Krannila (+20), Brendan Bushy (+18), Zach Okabe (+16). +/- laggards: Brady Ziemer (-3), no one else with a negative +/-. For UND: points leaders: Jackson Blake (13g/20a/33pts), Riese Gaber (16/12/28), Chris Jandric (3/24/27). +/- leaders: Chris Jandric (+9), Judd Caulfield (+6), Ben Strinden (+5). +/- laggards: Riese Gaber (-12), Owen McLaughlin (-10), Cooper Moore (-10).

Exactly.

All else being equal, I’d prefer the team to develop the players it has in the pipeline, even if there were growing pains along the way. I see the portal as a tool to be used sparingly and strategically.

I suspect there's just more going on with #6 than we know. And I suspect we'll never know, especially if he portals out when the season is over.

Nothing-but-a-gut-feeling #1: After this season, Berry has two more seasons to show whether or not he can build and lead a consistent winner. Two. Nothing-but-a-gut-feeling #2: Berry's best role might be as a head coach's #1 assistant. (As an aside, it's been my experience that that guy--a dependable right-hand man to the head guy--is harder to find than a quality leader.) Nothing-but-a-gut-feeling #3: Berry has recruited too many players whose personalities are too similar: high character (good) but relatively quiet (not necessarily good). Or, to put it another way, Berry has failed to recruit enough guys who can stand up in the locker room, command the respect of teammates, and yell some not-so-nice things when necessary.