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Jax mentioned this week that if it didn’t go their way but they played well they could live with it. Unfortunately, this one might sting them for a while. Crappy way to end an otherwise fantastic ride. Future is still bright.
Start the offseason with a serious evaluation of the powerplay.
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Feels like we were out-prepared and out-coached in this one. Hastings has the experience and knows what’s up.
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I’m starting to question the defensive coaching of this team.
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This PP sucks
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I’m rooting for a final five in Vegas
UND, Duluth, Wisconsin, Denver/Mankato.
Would love to see Duluth roll PSU and Michigan
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I’m not sure what to make of this game. The defense was leaky which has been a trend lately. Sickness could be an issue. It doesn’t just affect games but the week of practice as well.
The one good sign lately is that when they needed to go into Lawson to win a Penrose they played their best hockey of the second half. Get some rest/recovery, get everyone practicing full speed, and return to that form for NCAA’s.
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3 minutes ago, WiSioux said:
It is only one game.
I know. That’s my point. The whole Friday vs Saturday record thing doesn’t matter because we aren’t playing the “Saturday” game after having played one on Friday. Both teams will be fresh for this Saturday game.
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7 hours ago, brianvf said:
It's a good thing this game is being played on Saturday instead of Friday.
On Friday's this season, UMD is 2-0 against UND, winning both games in OT.
On Saturday's this season, UND is 2-0 against UMD, outscoring UMD 9-2 in the process.Is it a Friday/Saturday thing or a Game1/Game2 thing? Would think lineup depth has a say in the latter.
Anything can happen in the first game of a weekend. In the second game our depth shines through.
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1 minute ago, Blackheart said:
Well, if playing our best hockey at year's end results in better NPI and some hardware on the side, I'm all for it. Ultimately there's only one trophy the team wants at the end of the year and you need to get to Vegas to make that happen. Vegas baby!
Exactly. It’s all about getting back on track and playing their best hockey. It’s been a little rough around the edges lately even though they’ve had good outcomes.
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10 hours ago, sioux rube said:
Yep. I was at the game and they are way too passive. Need to move around and get them out of position. It was very predictable
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.
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1 minute ago, Oxbow6 said:
How don't we f-n ice the puck
One of the dumbest sequences I’ve ever seen.
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15 hours ago, rochsioux said:
While I am encouraged by the overall play by the team so far, I have to temper my enthusiasm a bit when I look at our strength of schedule (30th). Our record against top 20 ranked teams is 1-1 (#5 Duluth), it is 3-1 against the top 20 in NPI (1-1 #4 Duluth, 2-0 #19 St.Thomas). Can’t complain about their record, just a bit concerned about the quality of the teams they’ve played so far. They have a few good tests with high ranked teams the rest of the way (Denver, at Duluth, at WMU).
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!
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3 hours ago, hawksfan12 said:
Who is "they?'
And what is your source for this assertion?
Ummm…what part of “Jax said…” from my post didn’t you understand?
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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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4 minutes ago, bcblues said:
Cameraman is drunk
LiveBarn?
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2 hours ago, 90siouxfan said:
I suspect there is a trade off between offensive creativity and defensive responsibility that players are dealing with.... hopefully it's a learning curve and the pendulum finds the happy rhythm.
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.
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3 minutes ago, Username Taken said:
They need to tone down the aggressiveness from the dmen a bit. It’s leading to too many odd many rushes and chances against. The top lines scoring should allow the dmen to back off a bit and not force things offensively.
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.
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1 minute ago, Username Taken said:
Get the win tomorrow night and this weekend ends up as a great weekend. All they have to do is shut the Plante line down. The hard part is shutting the Plante line down. UMD will only go as far as that one line takes them.
Hey at least they have a line that’s doing something at an extremely high level with incredible consistency!
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Just now, sioux rube said:
Tries to do it on his own. Not gonna work in this league
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!
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Just now, 06 Sioux said:
3v3 overtime is so lame.
Here comes the “not real hockey” BS
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What an idiot.
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But we have so much depth!!
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4 hours ago, Sioux90 said:
UND is structured to out will the opposition. Be relentless, and wear them down. Hard to do that when you give up bad goals, take penalties, and coast half the game. Hopefully there’s a response tonight.
Also hard to do that when you can’t match the other team’s physicality.
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2026-27 University of North Dakota Hockey Season
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It looked like nerves to me. I didn’t think this team would feel the “pressure” of the frozen four as much as past teams maybe have, but they looked tight. There’s no doubt these kids feel the pressure to perform for all of the fans that show up. Our fan base is the best in college hockey, and Strinden even said himself that they were sorry they couldn’t get it done for the fans. They talked about how bad they wanted to do it for the city. We are a passionate group!
Denver doesn’t quite have that