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Mine was buffering so much I'm listening to Tim. Which is OK--I'll never get tired of him.

I like that this bunch does not seem inclined to take penalties. Allows them to roll 4 lines, which helps. We seem to have had some players with an appetite for the box in the past.

Any of you experience a lot of reloading on this webcast?

H factor!

Ouch. If it's a serious case of mono, it will be hard for him to come back anytime soon. The fatigue can really last a long time in serious cases.

Nobody has whispered the words Gersich and mono together, have they?

Character. I have another reason to root for this kid.

Well said, ira.

Bemidji will give some very good teams trouble this year.

I thought he carried his weight. One goal was on him.

You are so right. Over a long enough period of time, I say it's a certainty.

I don't suppose any of you would have a reason to check out the hfboards Chicago site for game threads. When the Hawks are losing, that place is pretty entertaining--the coach is an idiot and every player should be benched. It's just frustration speaking, of course, but those fans are pretty intense and the result is hilarious. Sometimes the frustration we feel makes us vent in a way that seems like "sky is falling" talk. At least that's what it looks like from where I sit. Though I have to say, if we don't get another goalie on campus, we might as well be in Madison.

In just about any rink, seats on the turn are best, and low on the second level is the pick of the litter, in my experience. Even in small rinks watching kids play, if you can stand on the glass at the turn, you can't do any better.

Yeah, I could see that on the second goal too. But some of that is probably confidence and comfort level.

Watching on TV doesn't give you a full sense of what is happening on the ice, but for goaltending performance it can sometimes be better than being at the rink when it comes to reviewing goals. I thought H played very well. Goal 1 is not on him. Goal 2, if not tipped, was. But he made some very nice saves down the stretch. Hard to complain about that performance. It is impossible to tell, this early, what any team will be like down the road, but this could be a very good Beaver team. And there really isn't a reason to think we won't be in the hunt in March. We may find ourselves thinking these early goalie injuries were a good thing, giving the backups a chance to get some valuable experience.

Parise had one very early.

Hammer is getting more comfortable with this game of hockey. Prefer some of the goofball stuff, though.

This actually a good Beaver hockey team. They will win some games this year.

Losing a lot of battles on the wall

Yikes. And the Beavers beat Duluth.

BU outshooting UW by something like 32-6.

I wouldn't put the first goal on H. Point blank range. A Sioux player was gliding on the back check and could have challenged that shot if he'd been skating. Second goal, yeah--unless it was tipped.

Pumped for tonight. First time I've had a chance to see the boys this year. Might get to see Wilbur play to boot.

Wilbur is waiting to be begged. What a jerk.

Just having fun.