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Pretty sure you can't guarantee events would've transpired exactly the same if Pattyn's goal would've counted (would Caggiula have scored?). It doesn't work that way.

We scored pretty quickly after the Pattyn shot review, so I'm not sure how the momentum would've changed there. Now, as for the major, to UND's credit they did kill it off, and if they could've kept SCSU off the board shortly thereafter who knows how much momentum UND would've gained (and SCSU would've lost). It could've been a completely different game if we could've held them off and got a clear after the major expired.

True, but what can the team do to actually control the bad officiating? Nothing. As you said, putting together two good performances is within their control and should be the focus.

Yeah, he hasn't looked too confident in his own zone.

Why not finish the thought and ask how many national championships have been lost? I grow tired of the officiating excuse. Just rise above it

Splits on the road are OK. Hopefully next weekend they can put it all together. I like what I see with this team.

Paging Rocco Grimaldi. Time to stack the top line.

He was sub-.500 last night, too.

May as well carry over some love to the NCHC.

Now that's garbage,

But he didn't because we don't play that way.

I guess if you don't think the team can overcome this then you're not much of a fan.

Exactly.

Their job is to call dangerous hits major penalties. Just because they may have missed one last night doesn't mean they have to be consistently wrong.

Stupid and unnecessary regardless of severity.

Quite the "save" though!

The Pattyn shot looked like it crossed the line before Faragher got his stick on it. Oh well, needs to be conclusive, but pausing the DVR it looked like there was space between the puck and the goal line.

To fill the programming void left by the NHL lockout would be my guess...

Also, nonresidents are prohibited from hunting PLOTS or other public lands the first weekend of pheasant season. I don't hunt waterfowl, so I don't know if this is the case for them as well. I guess it's all about whether or not you feel it's worth the expense. I only hunt pheasants in ND opening weekend (private land), so some may say I'm crazy to pay $100 to shoot 6 birds; but the trip is more than just the birds. It's spending time with great friends that I've hunted with for 20 years. Holy moly...20 years already??? The small consolation is the resident MN fishing license if you're an avid angler! ;-)

Given that we haven't won on Friday there in the last 10 years, it sure would be nice to pick up a win Friday and actually have an opportunity to sweep!

Does it ultimately come down to how much DirecTV or other cable outlets are willing to pay for carrying these regional networks?

That's just it...with Parks in the lineup it changes the dynamic quite a bit. Having him get healthy is huge. Without Parks to make the 2nd line a very legitimate scoring threat you run the risk of becoming a one-line team with Rocco on the top unit.

That's a good question, but if they meet enough in the playoffs I don't think we'll have to worry. If they don't meet in the NCAAs, I should think that as long as we're still involved in the same recruiting territories the players may be familiar enough with each other to keep some of the intensity.

I talked to them earlier this month and I think if you have a group of 10 or more you can order now.

I agree. A lot of UND fans like to tout the fact that we scheduled BSU and Mankato when they were fledgling DI programs to help give them a boost. Minnesota is now agreeing to do the same thing for these schools now that their conference is losing it's prestige. I don't think it has anything to do with "fearing" UND. In fact, I think a lot of fans here would agree that UND should also maintain some sort of series with BSU and probably Mankato, but nobody here would suggest it's because they were scared to play Minnesota. Now... I think UMD and SCSU can be put into a different category since they're both members of the NCHC and are maintaining their rivalry with UND (in fact improving by playing 4 times a year every year) as well as a few of the other top current WCHA schools. Those two programs arguably need non-conference games with UM less than BSU or Mankato does. I suppose there could've been a scenario where UM scheduled UMD and SCSU less frequently in order to maintain some games with UND over the next four years, but the idea of a MN tourney at the X certainly wouldn't have worked without their participation. In the grand scheme of things, UND and UM will play each other eventually on a regular basis during the regular season. It sucks that we will have to wait at least four years for it to happen. But...let's face it...if our teams are as great as we all think they are, there should be plenty of AWESOME playoff match-ups in store. Can you imagine the intensity of the regular season non-conference games four years from now if these two should meet in the NCAAs over the next few years? Fans will be salivating to get them in a home-ice environment.