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Field goal isn’t going to cut it in this game.

I would say get to halftime to make adjustments, but what’s to adjust with a defense that is just outmatched physically and mentally.

Looks like NDSU gave us a pity stop for our defense.

The problem has been that even our “grinders” have been very inconsistent in effort and being dog on bone, so it was hard to figure out who to sit. If we keep getting effort like that it makes it easier to sit guys like Kunz if the effort isn’t there or they take bad penalties. Costantini was very noticeable tonight as well, and was hoping he would get the monkey off his back like Caulfield did, but I think the jump in his game was there so hopefully it’s a matter of time.

St. Cloud just scored a Robbie Bina type goal from inside their own blue line that was short handed to take a 1-0 lead.

…and I’m sure many said how bad we were against Denver. Miami had a decent non conference start, and not having a few top guys on a team short on talent didn’t help I’m sure. I think the turning point where they really started playing bad was after the major on the hit on Portz. Not a big fan of that, being that Portz was extending for the puck and leaving himself open, but we have seen it bite us, as there doesn’t seem to be the need to protect yourself. Jump on them early tomorrow as well and hopefully they have a drop off after that as well.

I talked to his mom before the Frozen Faceoff final against Denver, and she made it seem like Sakic was pressing him. Of course that doesn't mean that Jost didn't make the move to benefit his family.

Not saying he is a failure, just saying that if his development wasn't rushed, maybe he has a Stanley Cup ring now and possibly been a big contributor to that. Hopefully he gets more chances to prove himself, but that isn't a given. I would have thought he could have been a good role player for either Colorado or Minnesota, but the NHL is trending toward having physical guys in their bottom lines to grind the other team down, and Jost not a great fit for that scenario.

A lesson for those that want to take the fast track to the NHL. Develop and perfect your roles at the college level first before you entertain the offer to move on to the hardest league. Not the best move by Jost or Joe Sakic having him leave after one year.

Both Sanderson and Pinto tied for second in rookie points with 9.

Jake Sanderson first star tonight with a couple assists, four shots on goal and strong defensive play with 5 blocks.

You said it, if UND just thinks that they can get back on track because they are playing a lower tier team, then I think they will be sadly mistaken. They can't afford to take anyone lightly, and if this team does, they will likely get beat.

Yeah, I saw that they haven't turned the ball over as much this year, so one can hope that they can carry that forward. What the ratio of their turnovers needs to be at compared to their opposition to be an upper tier team with a smaller lineup depends on whether they can use that quickness to offset the height in rebounding.

Then hopefully they have fixed the chronic turnover problem they have had over the years, because a combination of getting out rebounded and turning the ball over isn’t going to produce a high Summit finish.

The thing about trick plays is that if they don’t work you get behind the chains which many times leads to turnovers. If we’re moving the ball, don’t get too cute and change momentum by overthinking it. If they don’t take penalties and get into long yardage situations, they can make it hard for NDSU to know what Danny is going to do. Should be fun, and hopefully they can turn the tide against NDSU.

We can’t depend on the trick play to get us in the end zone a lot, so having multiple play options off the same set might make it easier to get all of the guys you mentioned a little space.

Wouldn't take someone seriously who is critical of everyone, because he has all of the answers. Guess what, if you spend that much time on a message board and all you have are negative takes, it speaks volumes about what it is compensating for.

We beat his dad’s CC team in the semi finals in our 1997 title run with Jason Blake as a key player. Would be nice if Jackson Blake would team up with Mac Swanson down the road for another NCAA title.

Wouldn't have been a good look for the NFL if the Bills had won and they had two huge bad calls, including the no catch by Buffalo's receiver. That should have been reviewed.

At what point do NFL teams ditch the prevent defense and realize that giving up 15-20 yards a pop and letting them get out of bounds when a team has no timeouts just doesn’t work. To the contrary, the other team even had plenty of time to win the game. Bills should have learned the lesson in their playoff loss to KC, and yet teams continue to get burned with that philosophy.

Well our team captain is married, so not sure he would be spending his spare time with the guys.

Just curious if you remember many of Hakstol’s teams before Christmas?

So do we know when Bast will be back? Would be nice to be able to sit someone when they aren’t playing well, and he impressed me last year in his limited action.

When things weren’t going well for long stretches I was hoping Strinden would have been inserted on one of the lines to see if he had some energy. He was the extra skater I believe.

He was saying the players are less frustrated because they know they can play better and control that themselves, thus have less apprehension about what the future holds.