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I haven't listened to the pod yet this week but I was doing a peeking at the last 3 weekends of Omaha's box scores. In the last 6 games they are 33% on the power play and 88% on the PK. Obviously their overall numbers are underwhelming but they appear to be a team who has progressed throughout the season. So let's play this series 5x5 please.

Michigan is much better defensively than they have been in years. 2.4 GA/G (same as Western) and we are 2.3 GA/G Seems like Naurato has been actually preaching structure haha

Except for the Saturday game in grand forks when Hasley stole the game.

Give me UNO all day.

That line isn’t exactly going to be riding the pine all night. They’ll get plenty of reps. That line could score goals against almost any team

Great call. 100% agree. Not sure why I forgot about them haha

It was obvious that essentially every UND fan in the building was cheering for Western during the natty champ game last year. So it was pretty funny when Colby Cohen (with his sour grapes) said that UND fans cheering for Western is the same as BC fans cheering for BU. Proof that he has zero clue about how the rivalries in the NCHC work because it’s safe to say that Western is the team we’d pull for over anyone else in the NCHC. Honorable mention to Miami, but I don’t want to see any of the other teams in this conference win anything haha.

I’d much rather play Omaha in the 1st round. Easier opponent and it would be nice to end their season again.

Unless it’s the national tourney

You can roll 4 lines all night and wear them down. But Play smarter in your own end for crying out loud. James and Geno are both going to tuck one tonight

If Menghini is healthy, I’m guessing he comes back in tonight. We could use his intensity; plus he had a good run where he was heating up. But who should come out? Last night it seemed like Ollie and Swanson struggled the most. Feel free to throw tomatoes at me but Swanson did not handle the heavy playoff-style 5x5 hockey. His foot speed isn’t fast enough to make up for his small frame. Obviously his abilities to pass and make plays off the wall are next level but I don’t get as excited when he’s got the puck on his stick unless he’s in the o zone on the power play. I don’t see them taking Swanson out but maybe Ollie comes out, Menghini in, and they shuffle Littler back to center the 4th. I’ll brace myself for the tomatoes; just basing it off of last night’s performances.

Yeah all Righty shots on the 4th line. Geno was playing well for a while so I’m guessing he will get back in tomrrow but idk who the heck you take out of this lineup right now. No weak links

I haven't read the article on Zmolek yet but I'm guessing they keep him out Friday and Let him play Saturday for senior night.

Croal should get the C