mikejm

The weekend in Springs was a disappointment, sure, but look at the Sioux on the Pairwise and KRACH ratings today: still in top 4 on both. INCH still has the boys getting a Number 1 seed into the regionals. There is no reason for panic; no reason to jump off the ship here folks. The Sioux flat got out-played by a REALLY good hockey team on THEIR ice; big deal. Look at what's coming up: Tech 4 points @ Denver 3 points @ Mankato 2-3 points Duluth 4 points @ Wisco 4 points Nothing there to see the Sioux drop out of a Number 1 seed. Keep your chins up and have fun, fercryinoutloud!

Agree about the matchup; but what scares me is how the Sioux will react to their horrible showing last weekend against sub-par opponents. Neither Brown nor Bemidji should even be on the same ice as the Sioux, but both made the hometown boys look quite bad. I sit right behind the Sioux goalie two periods each game; normally it is quite fun to watch the D-men muscle opponents off the puck and into the boards. Once in awhile one of the goalkeepers will make a save. Neither of these occured over the weekend. People were really worried about not having Zach around; the real obvious ingredients missing from the ice were Green and Jones. And I honestly can't belive Josh is this team's best hope between the pipes. You can almost see him float away from himself as he daydreams during games. I was under the impression after watching Blais NOT yank Josh Saturday that he wanted the team to lose to Bemidji; maybe the coaches think the team is taking it's ranking a little too seriously and need a wake-up call. The key this weekend will be if the Sioux can contain CC and keep the shots down.

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