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It would seem the point differential for Kessel and Toews would justify the Tastes Great/Less Filling argument. The experts seem to think they are awfully close.

Was at the game tonite. Looked like SCSU was ready to start the game and UMD was not. UMD's defense, well, let me stop right there. What defense? Ziggy was left out to dry all night long. One goal he should have stopped but his boys didn't clear the puck in a scrum either. I don't know how SCSU only had 9 shots on goal for the first couple of periods the way UMD's defense was playing. SCSU was all over UMD in the first, but UMD did do a good job of keeping the puck in the offensive zone for most of the 2nd period, but they couldn't capitalize. SCSU did a good job of keeping UMD away from the front of the net, keeping the puck on the perimeter, and not allowing shots to get through to the net. UMD did get off a couple of shots that Goepfert never saw, unfortunately for them they weren't on net. At the end of the 2nd period SCSU woke up and decided to play and they carried that over into the 3rd period and that was pretty much that. I was really disappointed in Niskanen. IMO he didn't allow opposing forwards enough room and got beat numerous times. He had trouble handling the puck and looked tentative on the ice. Hopefully its a matter of strength and maturity and he'll come on for the Dogs in the future. Gergen and Raymond looked pretty good, as did Stapleton, who was probably UMD's best player all night long. SCSU did a good job on the PK. They play pretty high in the zone and pressure the puck. Seemed like they had 3 guys working the perimeter so UMD had little time to set anything up. On the other side of the rink, UMD seemed to work a smaller box and allowed SCSU to work the perimeter at will, but still made it difficult to work it in close, except for the WIDE open cross ice pass for the PP goal SCSU scored early in the game. That passing lane was SO wide open I think Potulny would have scored 2 goals off that pass. SCSU was opportunistic, but I don't think MN will have that much trouble with them. Goepfert will need the game of his life tomorrow night I suspect. A question on Goepfert. My comrades and I were wondering, with his black pads, does he get a few extra quick whistles because the ref loses the puck in his equipment? Might not be a bad strategy.

Or.....maybe you just think of women a lot.

Very nice story. I guess this puts some conjecture to rest

I could be your counselor. I've been through this very thing before.

Well, that's a very good point. I should put that one right along with GWG are not meaningless if 2nd assists aren't meaningless. 2 good nuggets from PCM the last 2 days.

That's fine. I personally dislike the angled lines on the jerseys and long for a more classic look. Just me.

We could go over to GPL and argue incessantly about whether Sioux fans complain an inordinate amount about officiating but it would go the same way as these do here. The fan base generally has an opinion and that's the way it's going to be, like it or not.

I liked what they said and agree with a lot of their opinions. What I'd really like to see from the Sioux is to go back to the 1980's style sweater but obviously with the new logo on the front. The crossed hatchets would probably have to go but that's ok. It would be a nice, classic, uncluttered jersey. The white would be phenomenal, and the green would be sharp too, I think.

Hey, I thought that was assumed with my posts. (OMG, you used a smiley!)

Doubtful. Without traffic and with good roads that could be done, but you're talking rush hour traffic. In good weather you should plan on 1/2 hour drive time at the least. 45 minutes would be what I'd normally budget. I'm not terribly familiar with 694 traffic, but from what I understand the 94 traffic from St Paul to Mpls is not good. At best I'd say you'd be on the road for 1 hour. Getting to your vehicle, getting into the hotel, etc are extras you need to factor in. Of course, I normally drive on the west side of the cities so I'm just giving you my best guess.

That was a great time. There was a bigger crowd there than I expected. I threw a shovel into the Outback and cruised to and from the game. There was snow, but it was a good time. Kept most of the traffic down, so no real problem. I would expect tomorrow might be similar.

Oh my gosh. Amazing twist of their own words. Nice catch, PCM.

Wow. A lot of people in the witness protection program around here....

Whoa whoa whoa. Family board here.

I hope we don't hear anything about it. Then there might be a chance he could play if our season lasts long enough.

Yes, some people were.

Didn't someone recently mention how cheap it is to take the train?

TASTES GREAT!

Now we're debating something!

Maybe a sign with a picture of Curious George and a circle with a line through it.

Hey guys: TASTES GREAT!

Well, we're a step up from the worst.