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No that would be the girlfriend who is going to Minny

Review his stats and check out which teams he did well against. He had hot and cold games and no coincidence that his hot games where against teams such as the Swedes who are infamous for their no contact hockey. He looked frustrated in the tight checking games so think of how he will feel after a good old WCHA mugging.

On TV they showed Earl on the Bucky Bench after the hit and he was hanging his head pretty low. We softened him up real good for the Dogs this weekend so keep hitting him and finish him off.

Dog fans, we share your pain. We keep hearing how talented Massen is and that he buries the most pucks in practice yet he has exactly one an goal and one assist and like Caig he is a senior. Both had performed better prior to this season and both must believe their hockey careers end this year because it is the message they are sending to scouts loud and clear! As for this years Hobey, my prediction is it will be a goaltender who has carried his team further than it should have gone. Just like Parise and Bochenski of last year how do you give it to one and not the other when it comes to CCs Sertich and Sterling. Potulny has not had an impressive second half and the only WCHA possibilities might be MTUs half-pint or Bucky's Bruckler.

That is part of my point. The kid has played the majority of his hockey with the national team hence international hockey on the large international ponds for the most part. No doubt that he has a set of wheels and the moves but lets see how he does in a real hockey arena with a good old physical WCHA defense before people start thinking he is the second coming.

We just couldn't offer him Lucy's personal manicurist and hairstylist.

I have never seen this done at a Sioux game but hey this is from a team that has to start making up lame excuses for their sliding record. They can't blame injuries for their demise.

If you think Parise got mugged in the WCHA wait until you see what happens to a little waif like Kessel. Parise was stocky and tough so he could take a licking and keep on ticking. Kessel looks very good in patty-cake hockey like the game with the Swedes but we'll see what happens to Kessel's game when the going truly gets tough. I don't believe he will be the impact player in the WCHA that everyone is expecting.

Fellow Old-Timer, I have to disagree with you for once. If you saw his goal in the AS game, the kid is a sniper at any level and I think he has improved his defensive game immensely (thanks to his time under Blais). He reminds me of a young Luc Robitaille who was also a late draft pick and was always considered unwortht of the next level. My work is going to take me to Ottawa this summer and if the NHL can get its act together I can't wait to watch him play.

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I agree that UMD is a complete team compared to other conferences however, they were picked to finish firts and the coaches poll so you tell me how important Lessard was to a team that will likely finish sixth.

Ooops unlike you age seems to be claiming my memory. I seem to recall that Panzer got all or nearly all the Sioux goals in one of the playoff game that year but the fact remains that beyond Miller the Spartans didn't have a team to match the Sioux. As for MVPs like Hrkac, Gretzky et al. They were exceptional players in that they could still stand out on powerhouse teams. My only point is that it is easier to stand out as an MVP on an incomplete team. Look at Giguerre of Anaheim and Kiprusoff of Calgary, two other goaltenders who carried teams further than they should have gone. UMD doesn't look very complete without Lessard this season now do they?

Just like in Pro hockey, the winner of an MVP award like the Hobey has typically stood out above his peers because he has clearly carried the team in some shape or form. Therefore, quite often, the team with the hockey MVP is not good enough or complete enough to win a champonship. Look at the year that Miller was selected over Panzer, yet Panzer lit him up for two goals in the playoffs. Panzer was the best player on another powerhouse Sioux team while Miller carried a Michigan State Team that was even more offensively challenged than the current Sioux. It is why the Sioux have only one Hobey winner to date and why this year you have so many names from marginal teams.

Sounds like flawless logic to me

One thing that did get discussed this weekend was the play of Robbie Earl, specifically his lack of sportsmanship. Apparently he is like this every weekend so why were hockey fans so surprised when he didn't get selected for the US Junior team. Mind you he would a been a nice fit on the Russian team

A solid game by the Sioux and great to get the three points. The only disappointing moment for me was when Massen had all the time in the world in the slot and shot the puck right into Bruckler's logo. I could have forgiven one rung off the post or forcing a blocker, glove or skate save but this is just typical of our fourth line seniors.

Quote from Green in PCM's article says it all about what has been missing from this Sioux team: "That' what's been missing from our team the entire year, a third- or fourth-line guy getting a huge goal for us. It's so uplifting for our team, you can't even put it into words,"

Have the Sioux won any other games this year without getting a goal from Stafford, Spirko or Zajac. This was great to see!

I started off watching dataflix but the sound has been awful so like most of our normal posters I am watching the game on TV now. Interesting game in that different people are making the mistakes and nice to get the contribution from a player like Fabian. I hope Massen, Fylling and Canady watched how the Sophomore went to the net! Don Cherry would have ripped Green for his giveaway, He would have been screaming shoot the puck off the boards. Jones made up for his indecision error in the first with a nice goal. One good third period of hockey guys, Let's Go Sioux

Sioux have to find a way to take at least one this weekend if they have any hope of sneaking into the NCAAs. I remain hopeful that we may see something out of the senior class if they figure out that they have to play desperate hockey.