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Even if we beat them tomorrow I think they still have a good chance at the NCAA. The way they take face offs and pressure, they would be a hard out as well.

I believe it is Senior night with a chance to get a share of the NCHC championship, so the incentive should be there. Of course Western has ruined our Senior night in the past. I believe CC still has a chance at the title as well.

Yeah, better not assume we have this game in hand, nor Denver for that matter.

That would put us up 6 points, which means we would have to equal St. Cloud’s points tomorrow to gain a share of the title at worst.

I wonder if Berg wouldn’t have pressed the 2nd faceoff violation as a penalty if they would have called it.

They try to be too deliberate, rather than moving the puck fast. I know they don’t want to give up possession, but all the time wasted on not getting shots is almost as bad as having to retrieve a cleared puck. Western seems to be more engaged than us, even though they are behind. With St. Cloud getting beat, they need to take care of business with the hope, they can have a shot at getting at least a piece of the title, and not leaving it up to a bounce or two in the last game.

Remember Maine was a top 4 seed not too long ago. If UND drops, Wisconsin could very well be the top seed in Sioux Falls.

Let’s hope Persson’s stock is as high as it can be by winning a National championship and being a major factor. I can deal with people leaving when they take home the ultimate team prize.

Hakstol tried to get Cam Johnson in his freshman season and this board exploded when he gave up three and had to be pulled. With how tight the pairwise is, coaches really have to play who they think will help them win the game. I don’t think CC will be playing anyone but Mbereko, unless they are getting beat handily. It used to be the backup would get games against perceived lesser opponents. You do that now and lose, your pairwise takes a big hit.

But Berry was coach in 2016.

Schlossman reposted that Denver could be without top two centers against St. Cloud. King and Rizzo are two big guns to be missing for a big series, especially on the road. We better make sure we take care of our own business.

That, and I believe Minnetonka has about 6 guys already committed to college teams and I believe they have 3 Mr. Hockey candidates.

Would bet if she worked with UND for a bit, the NHL network could come calling.

Yes, will need to be Denver home series good next weekend against Western who, like CC, is fighting for home ice and to stay up in the pairwise and possibly move up.

Assuming you mean to Berg, but he had another one to Gaber as well, but that one wasn’t “eyes in the back of the head” good.

The fact Duluth hasn’t won a league championship in over 30 years, but has 3 NCAA titles shows that getting on a four game winning streak by having a hot goaltender and getting a few bounces can go a long ways in winning it all. So yeah, if there were series, that might be a lot different, but that is what really makes the basketball and hockey tournaments so unpredictable, because you always have the Cinderella story.

It would be nice if Western can take some more points from St. Cloud and Denver take some from them as well, but really we just need to take care of ourselves to maintain our lead and pairwise positioning.

After watching Duluth, I wouldn’t want to count on them taking one from St. Cloud the last weekend of the season, so hopefully we can take care of business ourselves and not need Duluth to steal one.

Get the extra point Western!

I thought it would be touch for them as well, but confidence is a huge thing, and they are brimming with it now. We have seen UND when they have swagger and when they don't, and the difference is monumental.

So you’re saying that the same people that were talking national championships after the Denver series a few weeks ago, are overreacting to one weekend? Funny how they expect college kids to not get too low, or too high, but they can change their tune from one minute to the next within the same game. Why not let the season play out then make judgements, after all these are the same players they were so high on after the Denver series.

Coming from someone who always is mocking grit, that is priceless.

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/stats/team/North-Dakota/40/gamebygame,20152016 One can only hope to repeat the path from this season after getting swept in the state of Colorado. Need to do some soul searching and get back to the type of game they displayed against Denver three weeks ago. That seems like ages ago, but maybe they became full of themselves.

Didn’t get to play with one of our best teams, outplayed both BU and Duluth in regional games, so in a one and done it is sometimes a crapshoot. Ask Minnesota with guys like Nies, Cooley, Snuggerud, Faber, LaCombe and Johnson. That said, they need to realize that in those situations they absolutely can’t get behind the eight ball and think that they will win in the end, as we’ve seen teams hanging around are dangerous. Sometimes though, you can’t control how your goalie or the other goalie plays, and that could be the difference. Need four games where your goalie and special teams are clicking.

Exactly, they need to get back to the team that doesn’t take many penalties, and not focus on taking shots because they are pissed off. Total need for a reset, knowing that we have a lot to play for in a high seed and conference implications.