RedFrog

I was one of the ones who thought he should have watched a game from the stands, but was willing to trust Jax with the right way to handle the situation, which appears to have been managed masterfully. In retrospect, I also think it was beneficial that the disaster was on a Saturday night where there was a week of practice to work through it ... had it been a Friday night game, I think there is a high probability it would have been handled differently. Speaking of this, it turned out it was Menghini who sat the Friday game at Clarkson. Menghini who has 1 goal for 1 point on the year. I can't say he is playing poorly as I felt he was noticeable for the right reasons this past weekend (speed and hustle), but somehow we need to get this guy contributing more offensively.

Thanks @brianvf After all these years from when we first started this game, this is my first time winning!

I am still amazed at the pace with which this team continues to play throughout the game. I wonder if that plays into the 2nd period struggles as they expend a lot of energy and then have the long change. Yet, they don't seem to get gassed or tire out in the third. They did tone it down a bit on the PK last night and weren't as aggressive toward the puck in their own zone. The focus on moving north quickly is very evident and I think the style fits the team makeup. Excited to see what this team can accomplish!

Well, I had Strinden on a tee to take and didn't ... won't make that mistake again Strinden on Saturday

I'm taking Croal ... gonna be greasy goals that win this game.

@brianvf I'll give you first choice, especially since we have 3/4 picks the same already and are essentially picking from the same player pool.

Thus, if we compound those losses with another loss (or worse) to Bemidji, we may very likely be sweating come March. I would rather take care of business this weekend and know that we are in a good place with our non-conference results going into the break. I would prefer to be strongly in the 8-10 range of the NPI or better going into March. Not sweeping this weekend just takes another step toward being in the 14-20 range.

^This^ If this team wants to show it is a top 10 team and will not have the fan base sweating the bubble this year they will need to sweep this series. I fear that anything else will make March a nerve racking month.

Ollie

James

I think that providing the opportunities for our players to play in events such as the World Juniors and the Spengler Cup has to be a recruiting boon and you give each and every player that is provided those opportunities the support they need to participate in those. I think moving forward, there will obviously be more attention provided to the schedule surrounding the holiday season because of these events and the potential impact on our roster. Do I want to risk losing to Canisius Mercyhurst? Not really, but the long term benefit of that risk far outweighs the potential short term benefit, IMO. I also like the fact it gives some of those guys who haven't necessarily received the ice time to do so and earn more playing time. I remember the season we dressed the only 17 healthy skaters we had and made a run to make the NCAAs and win a regional. If Jackson is truly bringing us back to a higher standard, then this should not be an issue.

Man, did the quality of these videos SUCK!! I had a DVD burner that I would record the games to live and then I would go back and pull clips from the DVDs. Obviously it was not a high dollar setup. LOL

Zellers

Reschny

I need to give a shout out to Strinden for his play since the Saturday night debacle against the Gophers. In the 4 games since he has 2 goals, 4 assists and is a +6. Being one who was calling for him to be sat to send a message, he has responded admirably. I never doubted that it he would bounce back and be a key contributor to this team, and this team needs him to be. Now we need to find a way to get Menghini going ... no points yet this season and did get scratched the Friday game at Clarkson.