I don’t think that is the case. I think they are reactive to the team they are playing. If they get an inch, they take a mile. Otherwise they need to ‘find it deep within’ to get rolling. That speaks to leadership. Not everyone rolls over like Miami. Even CC makes it a game because they will themselves to fight. And teams react differently so it’s not team ‘A’ or ‘B’, it’s who showed up that night.
I think the strategy is sound, and had Omaha had the horses they could have gotten this done on Saturday. But we don’t look like our heads are in the game. First goal will be a big one. Either a painful death or a blow out.
Just win baby and let the chips fall. Grudges are fine when you’re playing head to head but trying to prove who is the best team in college hockey means you win it all, season, Frozen Face Off, NCAA Frozen Four.