Snake
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After the sixth goal I had tears in my eyes and had to keep myself composed or I would have broke down at the bar.
Seriously...
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Also, am I the only one that is having a hard time not breaking down right now?
Unfortunately the team did enough of that for all of us today.
Tough, tough game. They showed a lot of resolve, but it wasn't enough. It was a good run.
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Despite the end, it was a great run! The sucky part is now the uncertainty begins, but we certainly won't lose everyone so there should be a nice core group coming back.
Is it October yet?
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so where in holy high heaven was Stafford today? ? ? ? ?
Is that a question?
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If I was a sioux fan I would be praying to my God that Irmen and Potulny did not come back next year. With all that talent coming back with the talent they already have, and now even more motivation.
Can someone invent a "Talent Meter" so we can settle the "we'll have more returning talent" debate once and for all? I think it's a bit ridiculous to say UM has the "returning talent" advantage. How many freshmen is UND skating with right now? Also, speculating on incoming recruits is somewhat of an unknown. Did anyone (not named TRIOUXPER
) foresee Oshie being as big of a stud as he has been this year? The Gophers' goaltending has not been at the level of their forwards or defense for quite some time now, and it finally caught up to them at the end of this season.Old Barn Guy hit the nail on the head. Talent up front is one thing, but the game is won from the goal line out, so I'll take UND's returning talent in goal over what UM has to offer.
Talent must also be assembled into a cohesive team.
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To stay on topic, I'd like to see the GF boy win the Hobey, but I'm leaning towards Carle. I'll try not to get caught up in the stats arguments between Carle & RP, but I find it hard to believe one can judge an individual's performance on the success of the team in a team sport. From the stats I've seen and the games I've watched, I would find it hard to believe that Matt Carle didn't do everything within his power to try to get Denver into the NCAA tournament. It just didn't work out for their team this year.
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Who's Craig Bowl?
It's the bowl game Mason and the Gophers are gunning for this year!
I guess you can add one more powerhouse to the UM non-conference schedule.
If the UM football team ever made it to a major bowl game again, it would absolutely blow away any of the accomplishments of the hockey team over the past few years. That program, and it's fans, are dying for a winner. The local media clings to any drop of optimism that can be found pre-season. Then, their hopes are dashed as soon as the Big-10 schedule rolls around. It's crazy how bad they want this team to be a winner!
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The crew at the X was getting ahead of themselves all weekend. Aside from placing UM in the title game before they even played, they showed the WCHA Final Five Championship hats with UND's logo on them on the big screen with about 4 minutes left in the championship game. Given how wrong they were the first time, I thought that was an attept to jinx us, but we pulled through.
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IT...IS...DONE!
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Parise gets his 4th shutout in the last 12 games for a .3333 shutout average going into the playoffs. We gotta love that! I thought Jordan bailed UND out of some key scrambling situations in this game. I love to see that he can handle 3 games in 3 days and play his best game in the last.
Great to see Jordan bounce back after letting in a couple of softies on Friday.
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1-0 SCSU after 2.
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Don't pinch too hard. DU still has some talent and they could turn it around in the third. Wait until the game is over to celebrate.
Trust me, I'll celebrate too if UMD wins.
I second that.
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Holy Chaos, Batman. I was putting everyone to bed and the goals were falling like rain at DU.
Well, wake everyone up and put them to bed again in about 15:00!
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Denver going on the PK.
3:14 remaining in the 2nd.
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my god!!!!!!!!!
is there an empty net?
Replaced by Fisher
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4-1 Dogs
Mannino pulled.
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Dogs SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3-1 DOGS
No fair, you must be watching on cable! Damn Satellite!!
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3-1 Dogs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Dogs score 2-1!!!!!!
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Please update me on the Sioux/Mavs
3-0 Sioux, 2:00 to go.
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Duluth Scores 1-1
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5 on 3 for UMD.
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Paukovitch for holding. C'mon Dogs, tie it up!
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Duluth killed the penalty.
#1- First to go...Zajac
in Men's Hockey
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Aren't we seeing the '03 and '04 draftees jumping to the pros because they can get more signing bonus money? The '05 and '06 draftees are governed under the new CBA so the incentive isn't as great to leave early. I'm guessing a guy like Toews likely will make the decision based on where he is on the development curve instead of the money curve because he'll be drafted high enough to get a near-max contract anyway. I'm not sure about Oshie since he was drafted later in the 1st round, so the success he had this year and/or additional years of college success could be used as a bargaining chip. Regardless, it's likely going to be about where these guys can get the most development.