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I don't care abput the dog, they can have the zoo in there for all I care...I do have issue with the fact the dog seems to have better access to the arena than the students...come on kupchella!-wake up!!

It blows watching the Sioux get shut out, especially when they average around 5 goals a game. I think the article is a compliment to UND. It took a perfect game by DU to win. The difference in playoff hockey is almost always the goaltending. Berkhoel and Parise both elevated their play that game, unfortunately when a guy like Berkhoel plays at the top, it's almost impossible to beat, even for the Sioux. 33 shots and a shutout is almost unheard of, 17 shots and one goal is still very good, but somewhat more common. It still took a flukey goal to win.

I am sure I know of the play that Zach supposedly dived on and it would be tough not to fall down when somebody tackles you by the head. Zach was closing on the puck in the gophers zone, being who he is, would have had a good chance to make something happen and even a biased gopher fan couldn't argue that. He is a player of great character and would take the opportunity rather than a penalty any day. Zach goes down easier than some players because he is smaller, but also because he always has the puck and defencemen get desparate and do whatever it takes to bring him down. In addition, I used to think highly of Vanek even though he was a gopher. After seeing him lolly gag around and cheap shot left and right I was disturbed. After the second period, I talked to a random gopher fan that said he was a "disgrace to the program the way he was playing suchole, cheapshot, lazy and will eventually cost them an important game", If life has a way of balancing out, he could be right. Vanek dominated in the champ game last year and could wind up costing them dearly against a Duluth tyype team in the NCAA's. If Vanek plays like this in the pros he will get killed. (by his own coach/team)

What's wimpos doing on a sioux message board anyway? Is she wanting to see the better side or or just in awe?! all gophers must die!

I agree with Phoenix!! By the way, have the gophers done ANYTHING impressive this year? Seriously, we took 3 of 4 from SC on the road with first place on the line while we had three of the worlds best young players gone playing hockey in Europe. Since then, SC has gotten progressively worse and even swept by Renssalaer-whatever.

PCM-thanks dude! If the Gophers win, I will almost eat crow with all of Duluth's injured players! By the way they aren't almost injured.

We ALMOST won every game this season if that matters. In fact we almost were back to back national champs two years ago and we almost won 10 national championships. When you ALMOST beat Duluth, I will consider it a bigger accomplishment than sweeping the Hussies. BURN!

a healthy bull dogs team is much better than a healthy gophers team. The gophers only chance is injuries. An unheard of 5-0 record doesn't lie. The gophers need more than their talent base and team work to make a real run at it. They are pretty good, but not nearly good enough to stack up evenly against Duluth, North Dakota nd many other teams.

I used to agree that our only goaltending was our # 1 rated defense, but Brandt actually won the second game for us against a very good and determined Duluth team on the road. He has been playing extremely well for sometime. The guy stood on his head. He's always had the skills, now he's getting his head in the game too!

Sounds like the gophers may have their best player of the past two seasons if the bull dogs injuries keep them shorthanded. This is shaping up like a typical Gophers opponent in the playoffs. The last two years, the team they are playing seems to have a major injury right before they meet. Facts are facts. Get healthy dawgs, you deserve it!