Wilbur

Extremely low point in UND athletics, much agreed. I'll be honest and say I'm all in hockey and football and can't name a single player on pretty much any other team. Not like any of them are doing anything anyways.

Johnson was alright. Not great by any means of the imagination. It was an all in on black attempt by Berry to get his team a spark. Practices hard, a great teammate, but he's not Matt Hrynkiw, and we don't have the support around him that Matt did. Hopefully it's a wake-up call to 34 and 32 because we can't start Johnson again. My opinion is that the success of the group will live and die with DeRidder. If he can find the form he had at Mariucci maybe there is some hope of a run to the postseason. If the season ends much the same as what we've seen to this point then at minimum we need to see two new goalies on campus next fall. Fortunately Hobie Hedquist has played really well his last 10 games up in the BC after kind of an average start to the season.

This is 100% correct. How in the world has it gotten to this? "How many goals do you think Johnson will give up tonight" a friend asked me when word got out. Minimum 5 I said.....guess I was wrong again.

We are so bad defensively. Cheese has been okay, but we just can't do the simple things.

How about we play in their end.

The recruiting of goaltenders has got to be evaluated this off-season. We are in a bad spot.

Glad Johnson is battling but this is what I expected. Figure out a way to get through 20 minutes without getting scored on.

Edit. 5-4

So 5-3 in the second. What are the shots?

How is Johnson playing?

Throwing in the walk on in a must win opportunity. Let see how it plays out for us.

We're actually ahead statistically speaking.

I think its win by a score or lose by a score against the Giants, either wouldn't surprise me. I agree about playing San Fran. The defense isn't close to being able to stop that rushing attack, and our O-line won't be able to not get Kirk killed. Addressing both lines in the offseason is a must.

Yup, almost assured we see an EDC tournament repeat. The top West seed has some hope, but playing and beating a Davies or a GFC at REA is tough feat.

Yup, hasn't played yet this year.

For whatever reason I left out Mandan, they'll be there too. Maybe instead of Century. If Central gets Panzer back it'll just add to a tight group of about 5 teams that can battle for the 3rd and 4th qualifier spots out of the east.

Yup. Davies was 2-2 with RR into the third period. Will be a wide open EDC after the top two.

Updated state tournament guesses: East: 1. RR. 2.South/Shanley. 3. North 4. Davies West: 1. Legacy. 2. Minot 3. Century 4. Jamestown.

Agreed on Kepler. Missed the boat on bigger earlier opportunities to move him, but it seems like the front office is ready to move on.

My take on it is Johnson is a practice puck eater for 4 to 5 seasons while getting in a game at some point to get his Midco moment ala Tate Maris. Didn't have super great numbers in the NAHL, but did his due diligence coming to a lot of the summer skating sessions with former/current players that Bubbs brought him in as a walk on team guy. With the goaltending that the team has gotten this season if he was capable he would have been in the net by now. Sounds like a great teammate, always willing to take more pucks from guys working on things in non practice settings, and loves his cheese.

Attack mentality.....said it 100 times...now bleeping do it. Jacks up three scores could've run it but they ripped the hearts out of dem bizen with a dagger to the end zone.

Completely agree. I didn't want him back either. "This is where I wanted to be..." Save it...

Let the Rodgers "what will he do next" off-season begin. Lot of Green Bay fans ready to turn the page on him. As a Viking fan I look at it as possibly closing the book on their second consecutive HOF QB. 30 plus years of your rival with a HOF QB.....thanks sports gods....

Me as well. Just a stupid penalty.

Attack mentality. Dan Campbell for the win.