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2 hours ago, fargosioux said:
I get what you are saying, but there is still the reality that the #1 seed in the West would have to play against Minnesota in basically a home game for them. I think the committee would take that into consideration and move UND out east with Robert Morris to maintain the 1/16 matchup. Have they ever not matched up #1 vs. #16?
Will be interesting to see what Moy thinks.
The NCAA rewarded first seed Miami last year by sending them to play Providence in Providence (even though Providence wasn't the host school), so I don't think they care that much about protecting the higher seeds.
As for everyone's concern about Denver, considering the streak they've been on, I wouldn't be surprised to see them win the Frozen Face-off. If they do, is it possible for them to sneak up and take the 4 spot?
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I'm pretty sure I saw somewhere that Malone got an assist the other day, so he wasn't on waivers for very long.
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I'm not necessarily for or against combining tournaments, but I think it would make more sense to combine the WCHA with the NCHC than the B10. For one, most NCHC fans have a long history with the WCHA teams most likely to make the tournament (whether that history comes from the old WCHA or now-defunct CCHA), so I think there would be more fan interest in the games of the other conference.
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On February 25, 2016 at 11:01 AM, Godsmack said:
I wonder if the NCHC would ever consider the experiment of rotating the Frozen Faceoff among different locations? I think that could potentially generate fan interest.
The primary issue with this is the risk made in hoping the host team makes it. If it's being held in Ohio and Miami gets bounced the weekend before? Good luck. I don't think schools would agree to keep it rotating just between UND, UMD, and SCSU either. (I just picked those 3 as the most centralized options).
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1 hour ago, burd said:
Yeah, and I suppose it's hard to support a culture where you give 110% at all times while treating any game as less important.
Not only that, but momentum is a funny thing. It may seem like an unimportant game, but it's hard to predict what would happen to the team's mojo if they lost.
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2 hours ago, burd said:
I just hope no one gets injured this weekend. That can always happen, but WMU plays very physical, and they may not have a lot to play for by late Saturday night. Not that I remember them being cheap.
That is exactly my worry. I seem to remember a lot of players going out when we played them earlier in the season.
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Carolina placed Malone on waivers today. He's been a healthy scratch recently.
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Wolanin and Shaw will likely split, but I think Wolanin has progressed significantly faster this season.
I'd definitely take Gornall over Olson. Same physicality but has more scoring upside, I think. He definitely proved his case in the games he's played.
I'm not sure if Sanderson will play both games this weekend, but I would expect him to play at least one. Not only has he started scoring a bit, but he's also been much better with finishing checks and winning puck battles along the wall. He's a bit slow on his skates, but he's a great PKer.
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The lights went out at TD Garden during the Beanpot. Apparently even the staff at the arena didn't want to watch the game
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Zane has a big opportunity to step up and shine. Subban fractured his larynx after taking a puck to the neck during warm ups the other day.
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2 hours ago, SWSiouxMN said:
In a surprising move, at least to me, Jets get Big Buff to resign for 5 years. Wonder if this means that Ladd could be on his way out?
I was pretty surprised by that one as well.
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7 hours ago, Blackheart said:
Sorry, no one west of Pennsylvania gives two shi+s about the Bean-Pole tourney.
It might garner a bit more interest if it wasn't won by BC or BU every stinking year. By the way, guess which two teams made it to the title game this year?
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12 hours ago, GFG said:
It's been the same since he started coaching at Wisconsin. Schlossman did a story about them some time in the last calendar year about it. He brings in one recruiting class with a lot of players every 4 years and only a few players the other 3 years, which shows in their season results. It's almost a perfect cycle. Bad in year one, bad in year 2, decent in year 3 and usually good in year 4. Then all of those players are gone and the cycle starts over. Wisconsin has literally been in that exact 4 year cycle ever since Eaves took over.
This pattern was easy to ignore when year 4 was a raging success. Eaves' last "Year 4" team was the one that let UND into the tourney and then promptly lost to them in the first round of the regional.
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12 hours ago, UND-RedSox fan said:
Considering how different CC and Omaha's seasons have been, it is crazy to look at the possible conference standings after this weekend.
If CC wins tomorrow, they will be tied for 6th in the NCHC and possibly only 3 points back of having a home game in the first round of the conference tournament.
Omaha could come out of the weekend tied for last in the NCHC. Hopefully not because that would mean we lost to WMU but still pretty crazy.
And yet Omaha is still sitting pretty in the Pairwise (11th), while CC doesn't have a chance without winning the conference autobid.
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31 minutes ago, bcblues said:
I guess since it was not called during the run of play, it would have (supposedly) been a pretty conclusive video review.
That's part of what was so confusing aout it all...it actually was called during the run of play. The ref by the goal line pointed a goal then pulled his arm back uncertainly after a couple seconds when play continued.
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12 hours ago, Cratter said:
A fan of UND author, asking UND fans, with a picture of a UND player on the headline, "Whos' the best team"....hmmm
You'll find out the actual answer out in about thirty days.
haha this poll is the perfect example of why anyone looking at research trials and studies has to analyze the study structure for bias before considering the results.
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I'm not surprised we didn't see Tomek last night. We all know there are two Cam Johnsons: the one with the four game shutout streak and the one that played against LSSU last year. If you sit Cam after one bad game, you risk the chance that he gets in his own head and reverts back to LSSU Cam. I think it was a smart decision to let him get back in there and settle in.
Love the energy and combo of Gornall/Sanderson. Not sure who said it earlier, but it is so much fun to watch them score because they get absolutely giddy, and I think the rest of the team gets just as psyched up for them.
I'm sure I'll get razzed a bit for this, but I can see how Ausmus was called for a major in real time. I didn't think the hit was anything until the CC player didn't get up. Then I watched the replay repeatedly. It's not much, but Ausmus leaves his right foot a little bit in order to hit higher. With the way the CC player's head snapped back, I don't blame the refs for that one, though I expected it to be contact to the head rather than boarding.
All in all, good to see this team put in ten goals without Cags and Schmaltz. Should be interesting to see who's in the line up when those two come back.
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I don't remember who was complaing about Boeser's frequent blind passes, but I'm guessing that's something that he has to adjust based on new linemates. I've seen him make several throughout the year (usually with success) because the CBS line has a knack for knowing where each other will be. Obviously, that's not something he can afford to do right now.
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Jerry York with his 1000th win as a coach last night with BC's 8-0 shellacking of UMass. As much as I hate BC, props to him for an amazing coaching career.
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12 hours ago, Sodbuster said:
Who's Taye Diggs? (is my age showing here?)
Famous actor/broadway star. Google is your friend
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Last time I went to NYC, I ran into Taye Diggs. Literally. He walked out of a store and right into me.
There are some perks to the city being overcrowded
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I can't remember where I read it, but CC has major struggles scoring in the first period. Part of the reason they beat St. Cloud is because CC got two goals in the opening period. Hold them off for the first 20 minutes, and we're sitting pretty.
If anyone can find the article I'm referencing, I'd appreciate the link. It was a midyear eval of all NCHC teams. I don't like posting info without crediting the peoples.
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16 hours ago, siouxstudent said:
I dont expect to have Drake for this series, we didnt play well vs Wiscy the Friday he was out. Lets not let that happen again. Gotta sweep
Obviously, Drake being healthy and playing is the ideal option, but I think Gersich looked good up on that line after Drake went out. It's almost as if there was an extra level of effort on his part in order to play on par with Boeser and Schmaltz.
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46 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:
I thought the article was pretty interesting however it seems extremely biased. MN has produced just as many current NHL players as we have (or at least the number is very close).
True, but most of our NHLers showed significant improvement in both college and the pros. They aren't stunted in college and suddenly become amazingly better players once they leave. The lone exception to that may be Forbort, who is significantly better in the pro system.
I'm just playing devils advocate. I don't recall the article saying that Minnesota doesn't produce NHL players. I think the issue is how much more said players improve once they leave Minnesota.
Early Departures 2016 Edition
in Men's Hockey
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Maine has had a lot of early signings the last few years and doesn't have the recruits or talent to compensate. It all but guarantees that they stay near the bottom of the pile in hockey east.