Wilbur

At least the Bizen were in the game to get there. Rather have the chip and a chair than be gone round 1.

The part that sucks is that they let Morrow walk to bring in Johnson, and it hasn't worked out with Johnson obviously. That's life, it happens, we were on the wrong side of the coaches' gut feeling on something. If we were top three in the NCHC and a playoff lock it's not as big of an issue. We all know the current state of things though.

I would like to know this as well. I mean, anybody who is around the press box, is he there on game days in a suit? @Goon is he alive still?

Talked to his dad after the championship game and he really hasn't heard from teams yet, but I can't imagine he doesn't end up at least in the NAHL.

It would be nice if a certain beat writer covering the team would ask the status of players on the roster who haven't played in a while? Like...."Can you speak to the status of #6 coach for the rest of the season?" Maybe throw in #5 to to make it look like you wonder about everyone.

Jump into spring training, and we've got Brooks Lee playing a lot already.

I think a Brett Larson or Scott Sandelin would do big things at Wisconsin with the money that they would have. Heck, they could throw a ton of money at David Carle to get him into the mix.

I'd take an 8 gamer starting Friday.... Boy....that just doesn't seem possible...

Not according to my source, which is one of the kids there. He said 6 goalies there.

Goalies there: Swanson, Astrup, Diedrich, Washburn, Leingang, Miller.

I honestly think it's a state of the program series for UND. We've struggled all year, but when the chips are down are we the University of North Dakota still? Or have we taken a step back and are we going to let Omaha do something they've never done before? We hear the word culture a lot and that it's a special class we have. Well if that's the case then there shouldn't be an issue this weekend and the growing Mavs shouldn't end our season correct?

The email has been sent. When each game ends in a shootout regardless of the score next season you will know who to thank.

Best time of the year! Two teams playing for their collective lives in Omaha this weekend in what should go three games in my mind. All the games between these teams have been good close hockey games. Game 1....4-1 UND win Game 2....3-3 OT tie (we don't call shootout losses a loss) Game 3....5-4 UND OT win Game 4....2-1 UND win So the Mavs are definitely due for a win in this series, but two pretty even teams. Will we continue to see DeRidder 2.0? Will #4 play? Will the Mavs make the NCHC Frozen Faceoff for the first time ever at the cost of UND? Will the #MGFC know that shootouts won't happen this weekend? Will @MafiaMan make the 7 hour drive to Baxter??? Wilbur's unpopular opinion: Mavericks in 3.

I thought exactly the same thing and was hoping one of three officials looking at the play caught that. Johnny T held our player's stick into Kucharski's head. It's still a goal whether the stick is there or not but JT didn't do his goalie any favors in the third period.

Okay, he put it out there. He's got this team doing special things this season. Winning four games the next two weekends has to happen first.

For sure. Should be a war.

Two teams playing for their season next weekend....away we go.

Season summed up in about two minutes there.

Cole Spicer with a snipe las... Just gotta play a full 60 to get to the 3x3.

NIT tryouts this weekend going on in Jamestown. Team ND has been very successful in this tournament.

The problem is those two need a lock down center like Jammer to play with them. They don't have that and they are a 4th line IMHO.

Extremely well said. I can't believe how much this team tries to force the puck into places that are high risk turnover areas.

So if Bruce Ciskie () is right.... Likely match-ups: Miami at Denver CC at Western UMD at SCSU UND at UNO

Well according to Schloss we are likely avoiding SCSU with all the different scenarios so @MafiaMan can thank the #MGFC for those shootout wins that helped us get there.

Okay......losing tomorrow would guarantee an Omaha and not an SCSU..... So Kaleb J gets a start....