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Most years, the defending champion gets a big bullseye target painted on their jerseys. Next year, the entire league gets a bullseye. Every game becomes Goliath vs. David.

Gotta agree with that. While those are pretty decent teams, their style of play was poorly suited to beat Minnesota. Maine and Cornell rarely attack or go heavy on the forecheck. They counterattack, dump and chase, let the goalie stop the first shot and clean up the rebounds. This let Minnesota get the puck to center with minimal pressure and then dump it in ... The teams that have beaten Minnesota have done it by pressuring Minnesota's D, by hitting (especially the D and a few forwards who don't like getting hit) and none of these 3 teams had the horses to trouble Minnesota. The remaining 3 WCHA teams all have the speed size and personality to go after the Gophers. ======================== As to the Sioux, I liked our regional and matchups also. And I like the semifinal too. I like our chances against Minnesota better than DU or CC. Nice.

Minnesota is probably a better TV draw than DU or CC ... I bet the Gophers play their opponent in the evening game.

I think Cornell is more dangerous than Minnesota, just because of the hot goalie factor ... Hard to believe the ONLY time the Sioux and Gophers have EVER met in NCAA tournament play was 1979. (Cary Eades was on that team.) Its time for revenge.

Hey dagies, good set of observations. Yeah, all those reminders from us TO NOT TAKE LOTS OF PENALTIES really worked. It must be part of the Magic Formula for winning. Am I the only one who thought the holding the stick penalty on BC would have gone the other way if the game would have been reffed by a dumb-aff WCHA ref? (One of my pet peeves on the season.) After 5 games in 10 days, these guys can sure use a bit of rest.

Kinda fun to win AND tear up the (Eastern) experts.

Whoever draws the biggest TV audience gets to play at night. ... which is why we usually play in the afternoon. But if we're playing Minnesota, maybe at night.

Even a blind pig finds a cob of corn every now and then.

Absolutely terrific to see Canady bury the puck to seal the deal. In the last month, he's become the player that we all hoped he'd become. Its terrific to see. While our powerplay has earned well-deserved praise for their 0 for 18 streak, kudos AGAIN to the Horses, who come out right after every penalty (thus ensuring a ton of shifts!) and stuff the opponent while our "best players" catch their breath. Outstanding. Just outstanding.

I STILL like this regional.

4-1 after 2 ... 3rd about to start.

Clement: "Ugly is beautiful if you're North Dakota." and "Greene looks like Paul Bunyon."

He would be more credible if he had whined on the same ticky-tack calls that went against us.

Overall nice period. BC is excellent, faster than BU, as good of playmakers as are in the WCHA, and they will throw everything at us in the 3rd period. We will have to be poised, keep our feet moving, keep our sticks to ourselves, and patient in our own zone. 20 minutes to the Frozen Four!!

LOoked like it did help.

Greene took his hand off his stick and put it on the BC guy. It may be a dive, but its been consistently called holding in the tourney. We REALLY need to play some 5x5, if only to get the Horses more ice time.

All 3 were good goals. BC defense was porous and asleep on all 3. If Schneider had saved any of them it would have been a highlight film save.

BC is fast, fast fast. I am not complaining about any of the penalties on the Sioux. The marble is, however, in the pocket ... and I hope we can draw a couple ... The good news is our PK is dominating so far. It simply does not get any better.

I have it on good authority that we only recruited Brady Murray because of his little brother.

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Party on, dude.

I admit to mixed feelings - is it better to hold the opponent to 0-for-10? or 0-for-3?