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If I remember correctly it involved comments he made to the effect that he makes it a point to look for reasons to call penalties on guys like Commodore, etc. He may have even actually singled out Commodore as a target of his affection...I'm guessing that would get a ref suspended for calling a certain team's games.

Have you ever had déjà, déjà, déjà, déjà, déjà, déjà, déjà vu?

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.