Snake

After Friday’s game Jackson mentioned that DU kind of “baited them” into being slower moving the puck around on the PP and that they needed to be more aggressive. It was kind of disappointing to see more of the same last night. That said, sometimes it just doesn’t click on a given weekend. Take the opportunity to learn from it and move on.

One of the dumbest sequences I’ve ever seen.

I agree we have some true tests coming up, but I’m very impressed how this team has navigated the first half given all of the turnover and youth on the roster. They’ve displayed a calmness and consistency you don’t usually see from teams in this situation. I give credit to the coaching staff for a consistent message and game plan, and establishing a #1 guy between the pipes sure helps too!

Ummm…what part of “Jax said…” from my post didn’t you understand?

In the radio pregame yesterday Tim asked Jax about scheduling this series and Jax said that they’d gotten to know and respect Gotkin over the past several years at the coaches meetings down in Florida. Gotkin had never played UND so they decided to get them on the schedule. Sounds like a nice agreement amongst guys that mutually respect each other and their programs. Also…they are well aware of everyone wanting the “blue bloods” on the schedule.

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LiveBarn?

The mantra heading into the season seemed to be getting on our toes more and playing more aggressively. That’s definitely the case. Unfortunately, they’re not generating the expected offensive production and giving up far too many grade-A’s. Lots of stuff on film to work with so hopefully these guys learn appropriate timing as the season goes on. Aggressive mistakes feel better to me than passive mistakes. It’s just maddening at times.

I think the D men backing off a tad would allow the forwards to do their thing instead of worrying about being ready to backcheck all the time.

Hey at least they have a line that’s doing something at an extremely high level with incredible consistency!

He made a great play to keep possession and “reset” just prior but he couldn’t resist the urge to spin-o-Rama and play hero!

Here comes the “not real hockey” BS

What an idiot.

But we have so much depth!!

Also hard to do that when you can’t match the other team’s physicality.

I don’t mind having multiple defensive guys on the bench. They would have insights on forechecks and breakouts that cause problems for various defenses other teams are running.

How much revenue does a home playoff series bring? We are potentially going on the road in 2 of the past 3 seasons. How does that compare to the money needed for a buyout? Not a good trend. Spend money to save money?

For me it was taking over the Embassy Suites in St. Paul for the weekend. The happy hour memories are too many to count!

Yep

It’s because they’re both judging the product through the same old, tired lens.

This board is ridiculous.

The whole weekend has been a puck management nightmare.

Looking at these replays during the intermission, was there a case to challenge the CC goal for goalie interference? CC player caught Persson’s stick knob as he skated by. That exact play was disallowed in the Bruins game today.

Reminiscent of 2016 title game!

This was an ass-whooping, for sure, but it doesn’t count for two losses. Response is key. Tomorrow’s game starts 0-0. Flush this one and get the split tomorrow. Don’t let this become two losses.