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UND's best chance of winning is to get the Gophers off their game. Best way to do that is to hit the body, numbers behind the puck, and get inside their heads. Denver being especially good at the latter. The other key will be to draw penalties, as its dang near impossible to score against MN even strength. That means keeping feet moving, pressure the D, and go to the net - make em haul you down. I have a hunch we'll see guys step up this weekend.

Its the thought that counts.

JONNY! with a nice steal and shot on Climie. Otherwise, pretty quiet so far in the 3rd. 12: left. 4-3

4-3 end of 2 Nice that we got a good second period.

AHEM. Somebody forgot to switch channels during the Bemidji powerplay. 4-3 Sioux 3:14 left in the second.

Another sweet tic-tac-toe Duncan to Toews to Oshie, who couldn't connect at the goalmouth. That line is just SaWEET.

Duncan with the sweet pass to OSHIE, who beat the goalie but punched a backhand just wide.

Chorney!!! OK Dan, its safe to switch back! Beavers not picking up #4 when he jumps into the play.

[singing] Thank you! Sioux TOD line out ...

10:03, 10:02, 10:01, HALFTIME!!! Still 3-2 Sioux.

Lammy denies the Beavers on a nice chance.

Switch channels on the next sioux PP, will ya?

DU pulls their sieve, 1:30 left in Mpls 5-4 Rodents still

I think you are really Jeff Bredahl in disguise.

Like the long possession shifts by the Kaip-Radke line. Keep it up and they will have worn out the Beavers by the end of the night. Only good stuff can happen from that. I'll go out on a limb and predict a good second period for the Sioux tonight.

Don't be surprised if TJ wanted to see Toews get the credit.

Gopher's OBrien with a forearm shiver to DU goalie Fisher's throat, finishing his check, very deliberately and with intent to injure. It should be a multi-game suspension, a very dangerous play. The game in Mpls could get really ugly before its over. Or maybe I'm just rooting for a bunch of game DQ's.

[whistle smiley thingy]

Personally, I think that UND should buy the nickname Beavers from Bemidji State. That way ALL our game threads could be enriched by the innuendo that enriched tonight's thread. (Besides, on game nights, the REA is pretty much beaver central anyway.)

Love the "LETS GO SIOUX!" chant at road games.

What's your point?

"Toews wins the draw" If I had a nickel for every time I heard that ...

nearing the halfway mark of the 3rd at The John. DU 1, UM 0.

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I thought it was a cool interview. I agree with you that he tended to give long, off-topic responses to basic questions, but I'm willing to listen to anyone who played goalie without a mask for UND, coached the Sioux, and won a slew of D-2 national championships coaching the Beavers.