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Which of us posted before the game hat the boys always win when he (or she) attends and that he planned to be there last night. We need to take care of that poster.

None of these guys is a waste of space. If you don't get that you have no idea whatsoever how the culture of this program works.

Fine with me.

The gophers are for real, though.

Underestimated the guy

After the goal, Cam's been very sharp

Not a BAD call, but not a dumb hit by Boeser. He's working hard.

That's the thing. When things aren't going well, we tend to accuse the players of not working hard or of not being prepared. I think this team is doing their best. Their best just is nowhere near what it was last year and not as good as it has been for many year. That's just the way it is. They can still be dangerous, though.

the boys are definitely not being outworked.

I'm a hopeless, incurable optimist. Gornall gets one and we begin the march toward Chi-town and #9.

The only way to deal with a spoiled child is to ignore it. I suggest we all do that. Block Dave and do not respond to his attention seeking posts. I've been an offender, but I'm going to stop. On this thread. Iluv has created another thread for playing with little Davie. Maybe that way we can save this thread.

9 on the hockey-stupid scale. 10s are for Dave posts.

I wouldn't exactly classify posting anonymously on a fan site as being "assertive" about anything. Extremely needy, maybe. "Assertive" is for real life matters, such as your job or your community service. Vindication? For whom? For what? What are the gophers to you, or you to the gophers (you probably get the Hamlet reference)? This is a great game, Dave, you should try to just enjoy it for what it is. Whether the gophers win 5 titles in a row or miss the tournament 5 years in a row will not change your personal life one iota. Just have some fun with it.

Possibly, but without him we don't win #8, IMO. And I know you aren't saying otherwise, scpa.

We know you need validation from us, Davie, or you wouldn't spend all your time here. There can be only two explanations for that: either you value our hockey knowledge and judgment more than other fan bases, including gophers, or you don't feel welcome over on GPL, Or both. Try to understand that it's OK that they don't care much for you over on GPL. You aren't from there and you didn't go to school there, so you're one of a large number of band wagoners, . Bt you're still a fan, and that's all that matters. You could be some old retired shopkeeper from New Jersey living in Ft. Lauderdale--you'd still have a right to brag about Mich St., Union, or whoever you want. As far as getting validation from us, keep at it. You're failing miserably now, but what other options to you have to feel like somebody cares?

And that is not a surprise, given what walked out the door last year. UND fans just haven't had to deal with it much for years. That's why it's frustrating when fans automatically conclude that when they lose the players aren't trying or the coaching staff isn't making the right decisions. The team culture hasn't changed; we just don't have the horses we had last year.

Not surprised, UMinn is good and PSU has played nobody.

Yeah. But as old as I am, there are more and more things I should know but don't. Not supposed to be this way.

I like coming into series like this one. There is a lot on the line and no guarantee we will come out the winner. Good stuff. It also makes me so grateful that for many years we have always come into the home stretch with a reason to use the spurs and whip.

And "there are people" could be thirty fans active in social media. Out of a fanbase of . . . ? As you say, that bunch will always be there.

It might very well be he's not 100%, and there are a lot of points on the sliding scale of injury. He may be dealing with a nagging problem that the medical staff determined did not present an aggravation or long term injury risk. Staff and players alike make mistakes, but I trust Berry and the staff to protect our players. They understand even better than we that UND's rep for protecting the kids' health is critical to recruits, recruits' parents, and pro clubs who own their rights.

Despite Jeff's disappointing last years, he was loved here in Wisconsin. If I remember correctly, the first hockey game I saw in the Old Ralph was the first game played there. Jeff was on the other bench for CC.

Red face. Eyes bulging. Lying on the floor by the candy display kicking his feet and crying his head off. You take Davie out to the car, I'll take care of the groceries. He'll fall asleep on the way home.

Someone should put together a failure ranking system that takes into account on-ice success and factors such as enrollment size, media revenue, and other factors that should foster success. The B1G would have to rank right near the top of the failure heap, worse even than they have been in PRW ranking the last 3 years. How do they do so little with so much? If I were a B1G hockey fan, I'd learn to like football.

In just about any rink, I like the turn. If it's community rink and I can, I will stand at the glass on the turn. If it's a high capacity rink, I like the turn on the bottom row of the second bowl. You obviously give something up when the puck is deep in the other zone, but still prefer it if I can choose whose end I'm at.