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Don't feel that great about tonight with Schlossman focusing on how long it has been since UND lost back to back games.

So by not coming out playing with passion, they have given Denver confidence, and might have taken away some of Scheel’s swag. Hopefully Scheel picks it back up right away instead of like last year.

Does anyone believe we will have 4 more power plays than Denver tomorrow when the outcome isn’t in doubt?

Don’t necessarily agree with Berry changing lines, as it wasn’t chemistry that was a problem, it was playing with passion, and that was a problem with everyone, not just a few.

I could tell five minutes in that UND didn’t come out with purpose. You have a chance to bury a team you claim to despise, and that is how you come out! A guy like Cole Smith would show a little desperation, but not seeing it. Hope this team doesn’t have to feel like it has something to prove to perform, because that is not a good formula in a one and done. Provided they don’t come back tonight, tomorrow will say a lot about this team.

Kind of surprised that both Red River and Central put the hurt on EGF, 6-1 and 7-4 respectively. Braden Panzer outdueled Jaksen Panzer in the process.

Don’t know, but they should try poach some businesses from California who are fed up with the business climate. I would try Minnesota as well.

I believe he was. IIRC he decided he would walk on at the school who lost in the Championship game. That is the year we lost to Minnesota.

Wonder how many college teams have had numerous walk-ons make it to the NHL. Phil Sykes, Matt Henderson, Jay Caulfield, and Cole Smith. Any that I am missing? I know Caulfield had a football scholarship and was injured, but don’t think he had hockey scholarship.

Don’t think Magnuson played defense. Glen Fester maybe.

That goes both ways though. I agree in concept, as it would cause schools to evaluate more before making an offer, but how many guys would UND have been stuck with if the commitment was binding? Charlie Pelnik, Luke Beaverson, Michael Fink, Danny Mattson, Christian Cakebread, Luke Voltin, Jack Rowe to only name a few. If some of those names are unfamiliar, it shows they didn't do much after they parted ways. I see now that you were talking commitments, not verbals, but it definitely goes both ways.

I perceived the discussion to be more about guys that UND decided to part with as recruits, even though we aren't positive that is what happened with Halliday and Rizzo. We didn't decide to part with Miller, he decided to play Major Junior instead.

They are trying to make up some of the Champions Club membership that they lost out on. When you figure some of those membership levels in on the average ticket, I imagine it would increase the ticket price a bit.

CC beat Duluth having fewer games under their belts, why does UND have to feel bad for sweeping a series after coming off a month without a game?

Are we sure this wasn’t initiated by UND? Wonder the same thing about Halliday. It would be interesting to know what went on behind the scenes in both cases.

That's good. You wouldn't want to be playing tons of games near tournament time. At least this gives you a little more wiggle room if/when you run into more postponements.

So they are taking the place of other games to be played later?

Who would have thought that Canada would need to rely on an artificial boost like revenge to be King of the hockey world? Shouldn't that have been on their minds yesterday after people kept telling them that the U.S. had beaten Canada the last 3 times they met in the Gold Medal game?

Covid related, and teams agreed to it.

I bet they don’t keep their whistles in their pockets now.

But it made it sound like the NCHC wasn’t involved in us adding games, so I would assume they would need to be if we were rescheduling league games.

Wouldn't be very smart of the NCHC to set a standard for playing then change it.

Since Canada hasn't been behind the whole tournament, it would be nice to get that first goal and play from the lead.

People questioned James Patrick the first half of his freshman season, and he didn’t accelerate to play a year early in college.

So if CC should happen to sweep Denver and Denver falls to 3-8, does Bobby Brink go directly to the Flyers after World Juniors? If they thought he might make their lineup, it might be tempting.