Snake

We aren't playing bad. Relax people.

The goal was legit....the penalty on Kiersted was a tad questionable.

Looks like he intentionally sauced and knocked down the puck in one motion to fake the pass to the middle before undressing the defender. Sick.

I've always seen our PP "struggles" as a result of the types of players we recruit. We've always had kids who are good to great two-way players...not the flashy ice-wipers who rack up points in the PP. Our PK is a direct beneficiary of that. Although we don't clip at a steady 30% on the PP, our PK is often a strength. Overall, our special teams grade out pretty well.

The way they start games it's every first intermission.

So if they salvage a tie tonight will they still have the annual players only meeting?

Oh, I'm aware he didn't play, but he needs to be better when he does.

You guys beat me to it. 19, 14, and 25 simply need to be better. We've managed to get by on defense and newcomer scoring, but the supposed big knockers better start knocking.

Nah...He was half the player Matt Frattin was.

An argument could be made for Lee Goren on Dave's 90s-2000s team. Travis Roche was pretty good too.

Based on time at UND, I'd definitely have Jeff Panzer in your centers list over Brock Nelson.

I keep thinking of the football adage "If you've got two quarterbacks you've got zero quarterbacks." I hope this year's "depth throughout the lineup" mantra doesn't end up meaning "zero legitimate scoring threats." Its still early though.

Yeah, bad call

I thought they started a tad slow, but really picked it up after the first. I'm gonna give them the benefit of the doubt being a mere two weeks in and on a long road trip. It's not like they didn't learn anything last night, and if they (and we) trust the process they'll be fine. I would've liked to see a PPG or at least less perimeter play and more of an effort to get the puck down low. The 5 on 3 PK with the game on the line was a pretty big moment and they passed that test. AA had all the momentum after tying the game just minutes before.

Kronwall and Hagelin are others that come to my mind on this.

They "quit messing with his swing?" The guy used to have a huge leg kick/stride that they've tamed considerably. He's now able to stay back and not flail at breaking balls like he used to. I'd say a lot of the changes they've asked him to make are now paying dividends. He's been damn fun to watch!

But he's only being asked to face Big 10 defenses this year, so...

Shame on me for having such a narrow view of these things!

Brilliant move (or non-move) by Sullivan coming back with Murray for game 5. I'm sure there was a lot of outside pressure to go with the best goalie in the world, but he made the right call. His team responded nicely.

As much as it pains me to say it....you can't ignore the contribution the Gopher fans made toward the atmosphere of the tourney. A good chunk of them still showed up even though their team wasn't there.

The only reason DU has a shot at back-to-back next season is because we had so many early departures last season. We should be talking three-peat!

Bjorgstrom and Monty should just go to Florida together. Win-Win!

The NCAA always has them at the top of their preseason list to do the title game. It's the most likely scenario!

Interesting move if true. Would think an expansion franchise would want someone with NHL experience, but it would certainly be a clean start for them.

My guess would be Florida. Tandem deal with Borgstrom, haha!