Wilbur

I'll never forget the article in the Pioneer Press where Hunter really just pushed me away from ever really liking him. Lets see if I can find it.... http://www.twincities.com/sansevere/ci_6521212 PS: How is North Dakota treating you? Cold and windy up in my area.

Ohh no you don't. What bothers me is people who call themselves Twins fans treat Torii Hunter like the best thing to ever happen to the Minnesota Twins organization. And every time he comes back everyone is supposed to cherish every at bat of his, and the way he plays the game. Hunter decides to leave.....gets cheered. A.J. Pierzynski gets traded and gets booed.....Minneapolis sports fans at their finest. I hope he never wins a world series.

There was a day when I was a threat to shoot par any time out with the right conditions. Then slowly each of the list I mentioned showed up and you can basically add three strokes for each reason. Which, I was going to go golfing tomorrow, but it might snow....I'm bothered by that as well.

So basically the last three years have been pissed down their preverbal leg with the whole Ponder experiment. I for one wasn't a fan of drafting the guy. They needed a QB badly, but there just wasn't the quality guy available at the spot they were picking. I mean who knew that Kapernick would turn out the way he did? I guess originally I was a Mallett fan, but who knows what he's got behind Tom Brady for the past three seasons? Well, I guess Freeman can turn out and be the athletic QB that makes plays with a good running game to support him. Or he can complete 40% of his passes and Teddy Bridgewater here we come. Personally I think he had a pretty talented running back in Tampa Bay behind him, but thoughts of the word "uncoachable" come to mind. Last thought.....he kind of reminds me of a Daunte Culpepper. So Viking fans will love him immediately.

The former hockey player in me says play it out until someone gets the game winning goal. No matter if its 2AM the next morning. The fan in me that likes to see the growth of college hockey and its fanbase is okay with a shootout for its entertainment purposes. Both teams get a point, one team gets another point for winning something that adds a certain edge to the season. If UND misses out on home ice by one point because Duluth beats CC in a shootout in March, did UND really deserve home ice? Arguments can be made both ways I guess.

I think we've got a huge rivalry brewing after that challenge. And it likely will go down in history as the moment these schools became true rivals. In other news I'm glad that Stecher plays injured, and Brad is starting to take strolls down memory lane. I remember listening to TH calling the UND-Miami game and how awestruck he was that they gave up a breakaway in the first ten seconds of the game. Parise was just huge that year for UND. Who ever thought that he was actually a good goalie and not a ploy to get his little brother to stick around....

Frattin-Malone-Trupp if still together could be an effective line in the NHL. They just had tremendous chemistry, and give them some time together and they'd still figure out a way to compete.

I'm bothered by the fact I used to shoot consistently in the low 80's on the golf course. And now I'm mid 90's every time. I blame the: ~Wife ~2 year old ~Mortgage ~Dogs ~Large yard the neighbors leaves fall into ~Job Before all of those I was a decent golfer.

Kid struggling.....needs a change of scenery for himself....WHL..... Minnesota just had the same thing happen with a Vanelli. Except his issue was academics. The CHL is a way out. Unfortunately this Gropp kid couldn't just jump to Grand Forks when he needed a change.

Dan Hammer's hockey knowledge.

It'll be the norm to just keep adding kids like Gropp to the list. We'll see maybe one or two more off the next class. Would not be surprised if Gersich jumps ship.

That the Packers will still roll the Vikings without their two best receivers in front of a national TV audience.

So let me get this straight? As soon as he's ready to go Josh Freeman is the starter? So does that mean that the Christian Ponder era is over?

That its my week off but my wife still made me get out of bed and get the two year old ready for daycare. PS: And my neighbors leaves falling my hot tub. One day I'll get a chain saw and solve the problem.

Won't be going but would love to hear a Miami fans overview of their team. Obviously your first line is absolutely tremendous, and two young goaltenders with a full year under their belt of CCHA hockey. I apologize to your fan base in advance for picking Miami to win the national championship last year.....killed any chance they had.....

I'm bothered that others get to play golf while I chase around a two year old.

When a backup QB goes for 36 plus points against you in fantasy football. That really bothers me.

79 yard touchdown passes bother me too.

The Vikings are bothering me again today like they always do..... What else bothers me is that Josh Freeman is going to be the quarterback when he's ready.....so they are they pulling the plug on Ponder? Which doesn't bother me.

I've always thought...."if you aren't somewhere near the edge there is no way you can see the hockey.....ohh you're just here to be seen."

This series will show us where UND is defensively. Miami is a lot like Yale. Puck pressure, and they buzz around the offensive end. I'm thinking Simpson will be out there whenever Riley Barber's unit is. They need to take away that line's time and space or we could be talking about an early season sweep on the road.

To me its too simple. Watch Mark play with Parks. I know they don't want to be a one unit show, but they aren't this year. Heck, Johnson doesn't have to be with them. Put OD with them. But those two are just too good together to keep them apart.

Ummm....you meant his career right?

Hak knows more about hockey than I'll ever know. I guess I'll just sit back and let that chemistry show up at some point in time.

Alright....thoughts: ~After week #1 the #1 goaltender is obviously Zane. Played very well, and made some big saves when they needed them in the third period. ~They can't have Mark play with Mitch. If anyone who watched disagrees I'm all ears for why it some how works. ~Rocco and Drake will draw a lot of attention. Thats why Parks-Mark-Johnson will be that much more potent. ~Keaton Thompson learned what it feels like to get undressed in front of 12,000 people. He'll learn though. ~Stecher again was solid. ~I like the grit Pattyn plays with, but at the end of the game you can't take a penalty in the opposite end of the rink. Hak said it best last night. That group can't take penalties. Series went how I thought it would. On the road next week in Miami! Ohh wait....the one in Ohio?