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Plus Mankato beat Notre Dame on Saturday, after getting crunched at ND on Thursday. What to make of the series DU and St Cloud played? One night Goepfert gives up 5 on 23 shots, then the next night SCSU comes back with an emphatic win. I do think the bottom of the WCHA will be a lot better than last year, and that should help us all when it comes time for the NCAA seedings.

I don't claim insight. I'm just an amateur who never played (much) hockey anyway. I think Genoway is a Talent with a capital T. Fluid fast skater, excellent hands. He should be dressed for every game. OTOH, I also think playing D in the WCHA is Dang Tough, and putting him in vs. Wisconsin would not really be fair, and besides we have 5 players ranging from all-stars to really good in front of him. AND, with 2 guys nursing injuries (Finley and Jones) having him in the lineup is like suiting an extra D. I might look for Genoway to play D against lesser teams and at home, and play forward on the road ...

Just for the record, he was the youngest player on the ice last night. Other than that, I agree with what you're saying. Nice summary dagies.

Commodore with a goal and assist http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=261014016 Blake with two goals http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=261014012 Parise with a goal http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=261014011 COME ON SIOUX, FEEL THE KARMA!! LET'S GO SIOUX!

RAFALSKI!! with the assist on the first goal by ZACH PARISE!!! http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=261014011 Oops wrong thread.

"Keep your pants on" clap--clap--clapclapclap "Keep your pants on" clap--clap--clapclapclap

That's what Sioux fans have been saying for years, only to get ripped on by people like Lucia. I think its fine Minnesota is going to try to play more physical - it works in the Sioux favor.

I think the goings on at Tech are significant. (Or it may just be wishful thinking on my part, because a consistently competitive Tech would make the whole league stronger.) So, not only did they win with 3 seconds left, they outshot Northern, and they did it in front of 4000+ in Houghton. Rematch tonight in Marquette. Talk about no love lost in a rivalry - Tech vs Northern is as bitter as it gets.

I like the lead paragraph in the Capital Times: The party started with a bang and ended with the guests essentially smashing all the dishes on their way out the door. Last night makes two in a row over the Badgers. Let's make it THREE!!

If we don't turn over the ball, and if special teams are average (no blocked punts!), I think UND's defense wins it. 14-3 Sioux.

... and Winona at four is hilarious.

I don't suppose you know anyone who works at the Kohl Center?

WAY too early to face probably the toughest series of the season. On the other hand, I may be happier to play WI right now rather than later. They lost their top 5 scorers and a couple guys on D who logged a lot of minutes. Maybe we can catch them before they are ready for the juggernaut named Sioux. We absolutely need Finley or Jones, and if both are healthy I like our chances. I don't think WI has the firepower to beat us 5x5, and in a match up of powerplays I'll take Toews-Oshie-Duncan any day of the week. The wild card is how does the home team react to the distractions of Banner Raising Night and the accompanying hoopla. Here's hoping they spend the night watching the rafters.

Positives: ** Oshie Toews and Duncan looked better than last year. ** Phil looked solid in goal, just one iffy play in several periods. ** Several of the rookies can play the game at this speed - Bishop, Zajac, Genoway stood out for a lot of people. ** Some of the guys who didn't play much last season also played solid - Bina, Brad Miller. ** Depth on PK - can roll 6 forwards through Negatives: ** Second PP unit - guys who've not been in that role at UND. ** Without Finley and without Jones our D will have troubles. We need at least one to be playing well at Wisconsin. Status Quo: ** If you wear a Holy Cross jersey around the Ralph, be prepared for a lot of high fives.

You will kneel before T.O.D.

FINAL Iowa State 28 UNI 27 UNI with a 51-yard field goal attempt that missed with 6 seconds left. Sounds like a great game. And a heartbreaker. Guess that makes the Sioux 3 points better than Iowa State.

Might be kinda fun watching Matt Carle grow into an NHL all star. But I don't know how you could possibly give up all this to go watch professional hockey in California. Like, the arena would be a step down.

http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=11797

I stepped away from this for a couple days, so I tried to write a summary of this thread to make sure I got everything right. Can you guys check and see if I got everything? Schneider is both a great big sieve on a sucky team and a great goaltender destined to carry his sucky team singlehandedly to the Frozen Four, if he has to give up 14 goals on 81 [edit: 83] Sioux shots to do it. Boyle is a big time player, and he proved it by scoring zero points in two games at the Frozen Four, which makes him better than Toews, who only had one goal in one game. Toews is too young to make the list and too young to be the MVP of the West Regional. CHN thinks more of their readers are from BC and Michigan so they had to pick their players so that it will help their ratings. Plus, Boyle scares the snot out of Starman, so he had to put him on the list. Michigan has good news - two preseason All Americans. The bad news is that these are the same guys that led them to a phenomenal run in last season

Oh, the irony.

I really do NOT LIKE the new "nickname comparison" factor. Teams nicknamed after large predatory mammals win the comparison against smaller predatory mammals; all predatory mammals win the comparison against all other mammals. Non-human mammals win the comparison against humans. And of course, teams with Native American nicknames rank at the bottom of the NCAA heap.

More proof that UND>NDSU.