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Agreed. That was not the Murphy I saw last night. Hopefully that's the first of many.

I think they're desperately trying anything to get him going. But after tonight, you have to stop penalizing the PP in order to kick start one singular player.

If Murphy doesn't score tonight, this little experiment on the PP needs to end.

I thought he looked pretty apathetic.

I agree about wanting him to reach the level of last year, but I thought he was absolutely horrible tonight. There were numerous sloppy passes and easy opportunities missed. I'm not normally in the club who thinks J Schmaltz is lazy, but boy did he look it tonight. He just didn't look engaged at all.

That was from the Wisconsin beat writer, so I'd consider that a pretty reliable source.

There was definitely a 'good job' at the end of that.

Omaha is providing a few black spots on the NCHC non-conference record. It will be interesting to see what a loss to UNH and a tie to Alabama-Huntsville does at the end of the year.

The hockey in the Phoenix metro area has been picking up for quite some time. The main thing holding it back is cost. That article isn't kidding when it says the kids stumble out of SUVs and sedans. Most of the programs are travel intensive, which means they are ridiculously expensive. When I lived in the area, my boss (originally from Minnesota) said it was costing him over $10,000 PER KID PER YEAR to play hockey.

Oh man, I forgot how horrible that looked.

I don't really remember, but I thought Lapoint's was in the second half, which makes sense that it was season ending. I guess it's possible this injury is less severe, but we can't know one way or another since it's still being defined as 'a lower leg injury' without additional detail.

You'd think at some point teams would start suggesting everyone go get an MMR booster.

I just hope he's the same post-injury. Look at Derrick LaPointe as an example. He was good after he recovered, but he never quite returned to his pre-break level.

They lost all accountability the minute they decided to put Maine in the projected top 10.

I know I've seen opposing players say that in pre-series interviews before, too. And Eaves made a comment before the series this year about just being thankful that it was in Wisconsin because playing UND at UND would have been too much for his young team.

Very interesting article and breakdown of Wisconsin's horrible start. Lots of stats looking at the Saturday game against North Dakota, as well as a comparison of Eaves to other similar coaches (including Hakstol) towards the bottom. http://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2014/11/28/7274049/wisconsin-hockey-mike-eaves

They scored on Duluth Friday night too. Doesn't do much good when you cough up 3 goals in the third and lose. That being said, this is probably the best Omaha team we've seen in awhile. Should be an entertaining series.

It's true. Jayson said something about it during the live chat on Friday night I think. Olson was the only extra forward they brought.

Rocco with his first NHL goal tonight. What a crazy week he's had.

Overall, a very entertaining game with lots of chances both ways. UND had great puck possession this game, and it led to an abundance of opportunities. But how do you blow a 3-on-0?!?!?!?! I think most of us expected a split, but I'm glad to see the win be so positive after such a lackluster loss. Poolman looked pretty natural at forward. He's great as a defensemen, but it's nice to know we have that option. I'm glad OD turned his game around after the penalty last night. That was a pure sniper goal, and he was looking at St. Clair (not the net) when he shot. Pretty exciting game for Olson. He's worked hard every shift, so it was nice to see him rewarded for that. Neutralizing Brodzinski was a very large part of reducing SCSU's chances.

Coming in to tonight, we probably would have been able to guess one of those.

Sounds pretty similar to my experience. My account wasn't renewed automatically, but I couldn't manually renew it either. I basically just ended up getting free NCHCtv for October. I tweeted @NCHC, and they confirmed that all customer service issues go to Neulion and are not dealt with by the conference.

I'm trying SO hard not to jinx Huntsville by throwing out the 'S' word. It would be unreal!!

Hahaha go figure. I was originally going to ask if you were getting wasted at the bar but opted for the ever-PC 'napping'. I should have known!