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Cagguila looked like a collar bone

Who was it that said UNO is the worst team we've played since Wisco? A little out of control, but an entertaining period of hockey

I hope you are right. I realize the boys had an off night last night, but I thought UNO skated with us and beat us to a ton of pucks. Whether that is speed or hustle or just a good game plan, I don't know, but they have the look of a team that could cause trouble in late March. But if they can fall from 3 to 14 or 15 in the pairwise, I'll be happy. I just don't expect it.

Given that this team has won 20 games and lost 2 of their 3 losses against the teams you identify as the worst (outside Huntsville), together with the fact that UNO is 3rd in the pairwise rankings, it's hard to find a shred of objective support for that statement.

Is there a place to find +/- numbers for each game?

It is easy to understand frustration--we all probably feel it. But I hope the team panics less than we tend to do. We know this team has a mix of special talent and hustle. We also know they had a soft schedule the first half, that the conference schedule was going to be a dogfight, and that we would lose some games. We know Boeser is a freshman. We don't know but can probably assume that each of those players wants to win these games more than we do. Most of us probably remember that the Sioux team we place at the alter, the Circus, lost 8 games. This odds are this group will not win the Banner. They might not win the Penrose. But they will do their very best and, depending on who leaves this summer, this might be the most talented, entertaining group of hockey players we see wearing green for a while. Enjoy it. We don't even have to get up off the couch to do that. This really isn't a preach. I'm talking to myself as much as anyone. Actual hockey talk? I'm anxious to see Tomek under some fire, but you probably don't sit Johnson tonight for confidence reasons.

They need games like though, IMO. The more top ten teams the better.

New Hampshire and Minny among them

The boys aren't moving their feet as well as UNO tonight.

Stupid maybe to skate into coverage the way he did, but not lazy. He wiffed on the pass. His second giveaway was more careless. I guess we know he's not perfect.

I'm all in favor of fixing our problems in net, but only after we fix our first line problems.

Yes. Come crunch time, this will be big, especially on PP and PKI.

Put a dress on it and bring it in as an 'SU coed.

With a big donation from FFA and some used tractor auctions, they would be up and running in no time. And that would be great. I can just see the folks at UND's School of Engineering figuring out ways to get a dead Buff up over the glass.

Who but a diseased gopher fan (and what gopher fans aren't diseased) would not like that article. But it was a hack job, and if someone wrote about the Sioux using 75% unnamed sources, I'd be highly suspicious instead of tickled.

In the era of the web, when anyone can write anything without the traditional standards of reliability, I think you are right, and that is unfortunate. Don't get me wrong though; I enjoyed reading it.

It's just that I don't want someone writing about my team, my school, my family, etc. without reliable, named sources, and I think the same standard should apply when the reporting is about someone we don't like.

It may be true or mostly true, and I like seeing UMinn take hits as much as anyone, but I have a hard time with a writer who uses almost entirely unnamed sources.

It looks like Karl has done a he!! of a job with those goalies, from a mindset perspective.

I liked Gornall again last night. He works hard and seems to have some instincts.

One thing we've learned in recent years: Blais' UNO teams tend to choke. All that talent . . .

Sports fans can be the most insecure, needy people on the planet, I think. Ever read a Blackhawks game thread on HF Boards?

Wisconsin fans would definitely differ with you on that. Minnesota hasn't had a football team in forever. Michigan would be the best example of a football school (and Bball) that is consistently good at hockey.

They have been a fail then, if they have been on the board that long.

Historically? How long have they been D1?