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Where have Gopher smack talk and fairness ever crossed paths?

Glad I'm not completely senile. I'm thinking around the time Terry Paukert and Gary Purpur played. Those Central teams Gambucci coached were amazing. They did well against Twin Cities teams too.

I recognize the Spicer name from back in the Gambucci days, is that right?

Where's Minot?

His dad was a good promoter of college hockey.

No, Sic, I doubt he does.

In addition to his other less desirable traits, gfhockey has now turned into a version of DaveK.

I doubt very many fans with many years' experience feel that way.

I agree. Best outcomes yesterday. I'll go with the Dogs tomorrow. It's OK their fans chirp--they're NCHC and way back in the banner total. And it's been a good hockey school for a long time.

And when we get Sandy, let's cry for him to be replaced by someone else. Childish scheme, but any moron can do it, and it gets attention.

You are right to think that way, IMO.

Whether you afe 14 or 19, the Madison campus can look pretty appealing, for all kinds of reasons.

You guys are geniuses.

That guy can play.

Yeah, it's really hard to judge those situations fairly. Great players help their teams win, but some franchises . . . . Archie Manning comes to mind.

And more . . .

Part of that is the team he is playing for.

Greg Johnson played with Dixon Ward for at least two years. Were they ever linemates? If so, that line would be up there among the better ones. Almost 500 points between just those two. Gary Valk and Neil Eisenhut also played during that same general time period.

You are right. Harsh is better.

College hockey is a fickle mistress. When she picks you, everything is roses. When she picks someone else (which is usually), it's all thistle.

It's always nice to see the gophers experience adversity, especially the kind that often hurts us so much. But it is sure a treat to be able to watch players like Mittlestadt, Heatley, etc. play before they become pros. And I'm sure most hockey fans from other schools would say the same about our players likeToews, Parise, Boeser, etc.

Michigan hockey has not been elite since hula hoops.

Nice when new signees can join other alums with the big club, like Schmaltz with Toews, Boesser with Stecher, and Gersich with Oshie. I'm sure there are a lot of similar examples.

There you go. And those numbers really could not have surprised anyone going into the season, either. Guys like Boeser and Schmaltz brought us a banner, but they left holes when they left, along with others. Schmaltz is turning into a key part of Chicago's offense, and Boeser was headed for ROY. Those guys don't come along very often. Time to build back.

How many times did guys have passes from Rocco pass right through them they were not ready for?