ND_Texan

100%. No chance the committee does it differently, regardless of regional location.

I'm going 5-2 UND. Reschny, Liver, Zellers, James and Strinden.

You're telling me Holy Cross still has a chance?

Excellent summary. Thanks.

OFFS. Start another topic.

I have an idea. Could we quit the whining about ticket prices? It's cluttering up the site. Another idea: Start another topic called "Ticket prices" which most of us who want to discuss hockey can avoid.

I'm picking Minny to knock off PSU. Just a hunch.

I think with our 4-line depth and D corps advantage we still should be able to bottle them up, as long as we stay out of the box and avoid errant giveaways. I guess that sounds like every game, right?

The key is Josephson and Croal.

With the second change advantage at home Jax & Co. should be able to bottle up the One Liners with fresh legs and big bodies. I look for the Croal line out there a bunch against the One Liners.

We'll back to #1 after opening a can of Whoop Ass on the Duloot One Liners Saturday night. Or sooner if Minny knocks off PSU (Michigan won't lose to Notre Dame, so don't even think about that).

Anyone have any good One Liners?

That only happens with fighting majors, not grabbing the face mask. So no.

Isn't the committee forced to have #1 play #16, in all fairness to the rankings?

Hate to say I told you so, but... BC is out of the national tournament unless they run the tables in their H.E. tourney. Won't happen. Apparently those who said they'd get in a couple weeks ago didn't look at their schedule.

The confidence aspect is huge. Look how Western rolled through the conference tournament and nationals last year. They carried themselves like they were unbeatable, and they were right.

Yeah, like Western last year....oh, wait....

Yeah, the squad you were up against had something to do with that. Rinse and repeat tonight.

Those announcers were the worst. When Zellers scored his nifty backhander from a near impossible angle they ho-hummed it like an empty netter. Those two clowns made me wish for the St. Cloud duo.

With a sweep of Western on their ice tonight UND would finish #1 in the NPI going into conference tournaments. Go get it done. We want to be the #1 seed throughout the nationals.

Says Jeremy Roenick: "Shame on everybody for not celebrating this. Sports is not supposed to be political. It’s supposed to unite the country. We’re all supposed to get together and believe in one thing. I think 99% of Americans on social media was loving it. And then you turn around and see the politicization of the sport, and it’s just not right. The hypocrites are coming out in droves and it’s unfortunate we can’t take the greatest moments in sports and all celebrate it. It’s a real shame." The majority of the criticism aimed at Team USA came after players spoke with President Trump over the phone in the locker room. The president invited the team to his State of the Union address and several players expressed excitement for the opportunity. "There’s going to be a lot of droopy eyes. There’s gonna be a lot of hair all messed up but I’m telling you, they’re gonna represent the U.S. exactly like they did over there in Italy. They’re gonna show up with pride. They’re gonna put their thumbs up to the president, who is doing an amazing job. Our country has never been better and our sports, and hockey, has never been better. And that is something to be proud of."

After watching Western against CC this past weekend, they definitely can be had. If not for Western's goalie they would have been eliminated for the Penrose. They are tenacious forecheckers but not impressed at all with their D corps. They don't deserve a top seed in the regionals. I see a split and 3 points this weekend at worst. Raise the cup in the Zoo!

After watching Western against CC this past weekend, they definitely can be had. If not for Western's goalie they would have been eliminated for the Penrose. They are tenacious forecheckers but not impressed at all with their D corps. They don't deserve a top seed in the regionals. I see a split and 3 points this weekend at worst. Raise the cup in the Zoo! (That's Kalamazoo for you Michigan illiterates.)

Now that's reverse psychology!